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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
6
Wabash County Illinois residents push for native earth roads using road graders harrows and drags. Tests compare drag designs with solid and open bottoms while winter freezing shows rapid improvement and centered soil building to shed surface water.
The speaker vent pours over a day’s dull talk, wishing to end the bore who occupies time with stale views. He imagines drastic acts to end the interruption and reclaim reading time, fearing his patience aloud will not bend.
A dialogue snippet shows a husband described as highly sought after while a person remarks on surprising debt levels. The exchange implies social appeal contrasted with financial strain within a domestic context.
A short poem exalts St Valentine with spring imagery. It evokes western winds sunbeams and violets beneath mold. Bluebirds sing while maidens ponder romance asking 80 maidens to be theirs in a season of love.
A playful exchange questions leap year proposals and the imagined bragging that would follow. One character denies having proposals while another teases about the expected boastfulness. The dialogue hints at social pressure and humor surrounding marriage timing.
Dialogue notes that a wife appears to love her husband as she accepts his sick friend stories in good faith. The exchange questions loyalty and belief in the partner, implying trust within the marriage.
A brief dialogue questions a twenty year old woman's betrothal to a much older man noting possible motives. The speaker hints the groom’s wealth as a key factor guiding the decision.
A collection of wry maxims notes money power time and human behavior. Observations on conflict leadership aging and social conduct mix humor with caution as the author reflects on practical ethics and personal restraint in public life.
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, long time ally of William Jennings Bryan, chairs the Democratic National Committee. A native of Canada aged fifty three, Mack moved to the United States as a youth, built the Buffalo Times into a Daily Times publishing empire, and is regarded as a leading Buffalo citizen and wealthy figure.
A Pacific coast senator urged the White House to appoint a constituent to a local federal post. The president mocked the idea, noting the man’s jailed past. The senator claimed innocence, calling the conviction a miscarriage of justice, but the effort collapsed after the exchange.
John Palmer, herd supervisor at the University of Illinois, details hands on methods to raise a prize beef calf. He outlines breeding, timing births, feeding regimes from birth to show, grooming routines for hair, horns, and hooves, and show ring handling to maximize judging prospects.
General Ulysses S. Grant joked in New York about women at war saying they would not make good soldiers as they would never grow old enough to be placed on the retired list. The remark reflects 19th century attitudes on gender roles.
A thoughtful note argues smaller flocks can earn higher net gains than bigger ones if they are well managed and free of loafers, potentially outperforming larger herds despite lower gross income.
Traveling auditor Mitchell of the Rock Island reported a first class freight operation. Milwaukee pile drivers will drive two hundred pilings each side of the embankment five miles east to prevent slides and wire connections will lock dirt in place. The Milwaukee iron gang will add an iron span to the bridge trestle west of town, enlarging the eight foot driveway beneath it.
Lexington visitor Mrs Bartholomew and Davenport businessman I Klein are in the city for matters. Brinton couple G P Judson and wife visit friends while Chautauqua continues. Wayland sisters Stella and Baja Wenger attend Chautauqua. Kuhn returns from Junction Chautauqua. Burnside visits between trains at aunt Etha Steck’s home. Bertha Young arrives from Columbus Junction for Chautauqua duties. Mrs Harry Downing and daughter Beatrice of Stuttgart Ark pass through en route Madison. Ferne Parks and grandmother Mrs M B Reed travel from West Plains Mo via Delta to resume homeward journey.
Dyeing and dry cleaning ladies or gents clothing. Shella Barger's pantatorium. Phone 342, 54-5t.
For sale a steam power hay baler in repair with portable pulleys scales and new items. Five year guarantee offered. Seller: E. A. Kennell, Keota Iowa. Phone 193. 54-1f. Also a Toledo business notice about Hall's Catarrh Cure claims and a $100 payment offer backed by J. Cheney & Co. Page includes notary oath from 1886.
Starting Wednesday August 12 the lumber yards will close at noon each day for the Chautauqua event. The change affects all locations and remains in effect for the duration of the festival.
No personal claim is made against any defendant. Appear before noon on September 2, 1908 term of District Court at the Court House in Washington Iowa. If you fail to appear, default will be entered and judgment and decree rendered as prayed in plaintiff's petition. Publication ordered by law.
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