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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
9
A town legendary tale explains how a towel maker earned profits by a backward running loom. The tale says the machines briefly ran in reverse, producing an especially fine towel design, leading workers to celebrate the unintended quality.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease affecting blood and mucous surfaces. The firm offers $1000 for a cure that fails, urging readers to obtain testimonials and to ask about Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
W LARSON of Red Oak resigns as secretary of the state pharmacy commission. He accuses board management of faulty accounts and friction, cites discharge of Keltz and disappearance of Russell, and says he aimed to reform the office for square dealing across party lines. Possible replacement is Rep. E J Moore of Eldon.
Johannes Scheiwe of Ottumwa is honored for discovering Iowa rising artist David Edstrom. The modest painter urged the youth to study abroad and gain exposure in national art centers. Scheiwe, a Berlin native, grew up amid art and music, shaping his belief in Edstrom’s talent.
The artist began at the Royal Academy at eighteen and studied in Dresden Italy Venice Florence Rome and Naples then toured Switzerland and Paris. He taught at Iowa Wesleyan Mt Pleasant for fifteen months before moving to Ottumwa in 1876 and was twice sent to Europe for further study. In 1900 he attended the Paris exposition and spent eight months in Italy visiting the former Ottoman David Edstrom, the famed sculptor.
M. J. Furry, a well known politician, died in Alden from paralysis. The death ends a career marked by public service and local leadership.
The text presents a wordplay puzzle about a palindrome revealing a line of oath taking men. It mentions removing letters to reveal a line, and a motherly figure counting digits and objects as she contemplates a robin and a return home. The piece reads as a quirky riddle with numeric placeholders and periphery comments.
Spo kane Spokesman-Review reports King Stolemy plans to add a fourth piece to his three piece pyramid to create a larger structure. The article outlines a method to arrange all four pieces for a stable expanded pyramid and notes practical considerations for balance and alignment.
A fragmentary verse collage links dress, sky, root and speed with a nephew of a great king, a famous bridge, a western lake, and a traveling poet known as a Youth’s Companion. The lines suggest a name appearing in primals and finals, recognized at home and abroad.
A fragmentary quotation list mentions eight girls and scattered lines from Gray Bryant and others. It references wandering near a secret bower and a damsel of Peru with phrases about grace and virtue. The text preserves old poetic selections without transposing letters.
A puzzle describes a game where a player picks a number between 2 and 10 and then players alternately add a number not exceeding 10. By forcing sums of 12 23 34 45 up to 80 the solver shows that you can reach one hundred first, despite the opponent choosing the starting number.
Answers pawpaw pahn. A riddle style line asks about a tree that could call its father and what tree one might carry in hand. The fragment hints at pawpaw as a play on words or pronunciation.
The clipping lists numerous word puzzles and variants such as Charade Beheadings and Curtailments, Numerical Epigna, Pyoken Words, and Split Words. It notes patterns like Harbinger, be just and fear not, and hints at formations spelling Hiawatha and a hidden states list. The tone mirrors a puzzle page with multiple itemized challenges and playful wordplay.
Idleness leads to health issues and Dr King's New Life Pills are advertised as a quick fix for liver trouble and general malaise. The ad promotes a 25 cent price at J E Lemmon's. The text also references Kaffirs of Africa and the Zulus as warlike tribes linked to British costs and a historic death of the Prince Imperial of France, with notes on their dances in a show.
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