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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
6
Farmers delayed by a late season may still buy Washington Chautauqua Association tickets at $1.50 until Saturday. After that date price rises to $1.75 and tickets are unavailable below that amount. Tickets sold at every bank and by the association’s boys and girls.
A light exchange turns into a joke about holding hands in luck at cards and love. The scene shifts to a diner order for a cutlet and a dog bone, with a waiter confusion over the bone amid a humorous moment. An advertisement quotes S Jemison praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, sold by Cook & Sherman in York County, Pennsylvania.
The sermon outlines Leviticus themes from Moses to Jesus Christ, stressing God's dwelling with Israel, holy living, and the offerings as types of Christ. It compares Nadab and Abihu’s fire to warning passages, urges obedience, and calls for sanctification by truth and Spirit.
The fragment hints at Schmidt and Mueller trading lines about a woman named Mrs. Henpecker who has lost three husbands, with a fourth mentioned melodramatically. The source lacks clear context or full narrative.
In a Parisian mood, Angeline tells her admirer she will wear a veil at the next meeting. He asks how to recognize her, and she hints that the hat with pink ostrich feathers will identify her at the fashionable millinery window.
A four year old leaves home after a scolding threat. His mother finds him at a girl's house and says she will spank him if he goes back. He returns shortly after and when asked, acknowledges the threat, saying it is worth it.
Maurice Hudson and another boy watched a small fire balloon rise until a red spark lit the sky. Maurice then told his companion in a grave tone that God would likely laugh when he saw the spark drift toward heaven.
A four year old named Raymond warned a rescuer about an unbuttoned stair carpet left during housecleaning. The carpet caused difficulty for him climbing and he warned to be careful coming down.
A girl asked where we go when we die says her mother went to heaven and her father went to Boston. The remark highlights a child's naive view of afterlife and distant parent. The line circulates as a light anecdote in church or local humor columns.
A four year old named Robbie brought apples and a knife and fork and said he would deceive an apple or two. He used the word dissect after being corrected and joked the apples would feel foolish after he ate them. In another moment a physician's son asked if there are many germs in Germany after hearing adults debate a trip.
A four year old boy catches a chicken to please his mother and argues that suffering makes it easier to kill. The hen escapes as the mother intervenes and lectures him on cruelty to animals, while the child contends that Jesus suffered children.
Lawrence Long is on the sick list. Miss Christina Reese arrived from Lake City to visit the Amos Durst home. Ham Burns visited Washington after arriving from Missouri. Clyde Warner spent Wednesday in Kalona and Muscatines on business. Lloyd Bickford staying with friends in the city. Miss Ella Warren enjoys a vacation from Roth child dry goods. Earl Birney bought a Thompson piano from Charles Saling delivered last week. Johnsons bakery offers coffee cakes and various pies today and tomorrow.
City residents report shopping at the New York Store for rugs carpets and linoleums. Miss Dade Shearer traveled to Colum bus Junction to spend time at the Chautauqua. Several residents return from trips to Fairfield Oskaloosa Denver and Newton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Farris left for Bloomington Illinois to visit C. J. Riddle. Mrs. Charles Lovelett and Addie Carson departed for Gladwin to visit R. B. Hancher. David and Samuel Gordon left for Crawfordsville after a short stay with O. H. Turner in Sigourney.
Banks in the city will close at noon each day during the Chautauqua period. Citizens are urged to note the schedule and plan accordingly to avoid delays and confusion.
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