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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1907
Page
3
Notice from Superintendent R. B. Crone states grade school students must complete makeup work and be prepared for exams at the High School on August 28 and 29. Transfers and first time entrants should meet at that time to arrange schedules.
W Cherryholmes departed last evening for Mediapolis to conduct business.
Testimonial from Sam H. Gwin of Concord Georgia praising Chamberlain’s remedy after a measles and rain illness. He credits the product for saving his life and states it is for sale by Cook & Sherman.
A township trustee outlines stone road construction in Ohio with step by step layering, grading, and rolling. It covers grading, half thickness stone layers, costs per mile, roller use, donation drives, and bid processes for crushed stone. The article notes limestone usage, freight costs, and project scale from three miles built to a main road sixteen feet wide.
The Puget Sound navy yard at Port Orchard Kitsap county Washington lies 150 miles from open sea and 2 400 miles from Honolulu It is said to be the best situated naval station with two entry channels Forts Flagler Casey Worden Fort Lawton and Fort Ward protect it The yard spans 200 acres with a 650 by 150 foot dry dock costing 700 000 and three main shops plus a robust internal transport system powered by rail and cranes.
A London railway station lunch counter follows a habit of dating boiled eggs to show freshness. A late arriving American party asked for eggs of that day, only to be told the current day’s eggs were gone. The clerk offered eggs dated for tomorrow if they could wait a few minutes.
An advertisement promotes REN GAW as a harmless yet effective headache medicine. It claims quick relief from headache with no aftereffects and urges purchase at local drug stores, noting two sizes 10c and 25c.
The excerpt from The Land of Nod features witty vaudeville style banter about show folk and backstage life. J X Lewis signs off with sly lines about promoters and rakes, while chorus girl quips poke fun at born status and Welsh rarebit.
The remark recalls a New York paper that once printed shipping news beside obituaries. A mistaken headline swapped captions, listing a long row of names under the marine heading Passed Through Hell Gate Yesterday, delighting readers with a comic transposition.
Mrs. Arthur Chilcote, visiting relatives in the city for a week or two, departed last evening for Winfield then plans to return to Hannibal Missouri.
Miss Mary Hyeck of Ft. Dodge visits Ed Grayson home. Eri F. Brockway arrives from Letts for a short city stay. Jasper Neiswanger awarded a six dollar monthly pension with back pay to 1905 via Kellogg agency. Misses Jessie Stirlen and Margaret Nivers from Muscatine plan a few days with Vera Rogers. W. F. Brinton and wife travel to Granville for Old Settlers and Old Soldiers events. Brinton may perform live pictures in Washington before winter tour.
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