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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1907
Page
5
Sabbath school at 9:50 Public service at 11 Christian Endeavor at 7:30 Evening service at 7:30 with teaching by Archie Johnson of Beayer Falls Pa.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 and class at 10 30. Due to the series at the Chautauqua grounds there will be no preaching or service.
Morning service at 11 with sub let. Evening meeting at 7 30 on Wednesday. Golden text from I Peter 4 1. A cordial invitation is extended to every one to attend the services.
Sabbath school at 10. Preaching at 11 by the Rev. W. R. Sawhill.
The note lists a Sunday schedule: Sunday school at 9 30 morning service at 11 B P U at 6 30 and no evening service. It records a church program for the day.
The notice lists services: Sabbath School at 9 45 morning service at 11 09 Junior Christian Endeavor at 4 45 and Senior Christian Endeavor at 6 15. The timing sequence reflects a church day outline with activities for all age groups.
Crawfordsville visitors report activity at the Standard Land Co. with a special bar leaving Tuesday at 9 42 a m for Stratford Sherman County Texas under resident director L D Higgins. Round trip fare is 23 dollars. J M McDonald and party from Chicago arrive to visit. Mr McDonald plans Davenport trip early next week. Washington Brick Tile Co. new owners C Long and associates report strong business and expect a busy fall with competitive pricing and skilled staff.
The article recalls a grand series between the Boston and Providence Grays clubs in 1884 with Charley Radbourne dominant on the mound. Providence swept the four final games, Radbourne pitching nineteen straight games, and a late 1 0 game featured Arthur Irwin's defecting fly into a hole in the boards for a decisive fourbagger.
An Atlanta Journal excerpt argues work combats worry and illness, describes worry as often imaginary, and claims hard, focused work heals body and mind. It states right living and right thinking alongside work as cures, warning that dissipation harms.
A historical note claims English speech reached a Pacific coast beach near San Francisco forty one years before Plymouth Rock. It asserts Francis Drake claimed Nouva Albion in 1579 after a month’s stay, naming the region New England due to chalk cliffs resembling Dover.
A Tailor and Cutter article notes that Birmingham hats are smaller on average than in other towns. England averages about size 7, Wales 6 and a half, Ireland a full 7, while Scotland runs around 7 1 4. The piece suggests Birmingham is notably smaller than the rest of the kingdom.
A man crossing a disused coal field at night fell into a deep pit but grabbed a projecting beam and clung all night. Dawn revealed his feet were only four inches from the bottom, showing ignorance was not bliss.
A compact quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson urges that no hour is trivial and every day holds decisive weight. It emphasizes personal discipline and constant readiness, framing daily life as the ongoing test of character and learning.
A compact reflection on human relationships noting that harm can come from both ill intentioned rivals and well meaning friends, highlighting the ambiguity of who causes more trouble in life.
A London Telegraph note describes the Bhattee tribe famed for stealth and training youth to imitate animals and crawl like beasts. A cavalry sentinel once mistook a moving head rope stump for a thief, watched a mock tree stump reveal the ruse, and lost his helmet to the cunning talent.
A collection of parish clerk humor features a sleepy clerk mistaken end of sermon, a vicar smoke routine, and the quips of a squire praising the clerk. In Caistor and Holton Clixby, a curate’s pipe and gown antics spur brisk humor about church customs.
A survey of famed authors and their attire notes Lord Lytton and Dickens as fashion minded dandies, with Disraeli praised for splendor. It recounts Stevenson in a pea jacket and lady sealskin cape, Nerval in green sea color garb, and other writers in flamboyant outfits plus cases of deliberate untidiness and working costumes.
A noncommissioned officer entering a Dublin barrack gate saluted a sentry. Mistaken for being next to the colonel, he returned the salute, surprising the colonel. In court, he explained, I always return everything I am not entitled to. The colonel laughed and dismissed him.
A quotation from Henry Drummond extols kindness as the greatest act a man can do for Heaven. It ponders why people are not kinder, noting how easily and instantly kindness spreads and pays back, as love remains the most honorable debt.
Quotation from the Philadelphia Press features a clerical tourist from the east declaring a plurality of wives unspeakable while a jovial Mormon retorts he has not heard of an unspeakable wife.
A Pittsburg Post passage quotes a dramatic admission as one man recalls saving another’s life after repeated peril. The exchange underscores the perilous moment and the hero’s actions that averted a tragedy.
A quotation from Lowell emphasizes that constant business provides the best ballast for a steady mind.
A Russian physician profiles memory disorders in several patients. A literary man cannot recall recent events despite detailed recall of past actions, while another patient recounts travels repeatedly with identical phrases. A third patient plays a card game well yet denies having played recently, and forgets the doctor's daily visits.
The notice proclaims coal prices are at season lows and urges buyers to purchase early to avoid higher costs later. Contact Marion T. Anderson at phone 176 for details.
Local notices feature Johnson's bakery boasting fresh baked goods and the Vienna shop as the best in town. A parade of visitors and travelers arrives from Havre Des Moines Sigourney Crawfordsville and other places, with many residents stopping by Chautauqua events. An ad promotes Dr Shoop's Pain Tablets offering a free trial by mail.
An old warning style advertisement promotes Foley’s Kidney Cure as a guaranteed remedy for all kidney and bladder diseases. The pitch urges immediate purchase from druggists and warns readers of consequences if they do not use the product.
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