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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1907
Page
6
The September Bohemian excerpt shows a man comforting a young woman who declares she is an orphan. His sympathy grows bold as he considers kissing her for her mother, a gesture she accepts yet finds insufficient. She adds that her father was married twice.
Caspar Whitney critiques the push to classify animal tales as natural history. He argues readers seek entertainment over factual accuracy and laments authors being labeled for fable status. The piece contrasts the genuine pleasure of fiction with the demand for verifiable detail in children’s tales.
In Outing September, William Faversham recounts a how he avoided dismissal as a utility man during a Western war play. A missing dispatches scene forced a quick fix he concealed with a plaster, delivering the plot by pretending to be wounded and earning wild applause. From the September Bohemian.
Rock Island agent H W Russel announces daily special trains between Washington and Des Moines during the fair week from August 26 to 31 inclusive. Depart Washington at 5:00 am arriving Des Moines at 10:00 am. Return from Des Moines at 6:10 pm arriving Washington at 10:45 pm. Local rates apply with half fare for children ages 5 to 12.
Grant J. Ross, city health officer, endorses a theory that meat eating increases criminal tendencies. He cites John F. Geeting of Chicago proposing a vegetarian reform colony. Ross notes meat eaters are aggressive while vegetarians are more vigorous and virtuous. Earl Warner traveled to Ainsworth.
Forty six years after the Washington Rifles later Company C, 8th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, left home for the Civil War. Captain W B Bell and Lieutenants Rankin and Rodman led the unit. Only Bell survives to tell the tale as Major Rankin and Colonel Rodman have died. A farewell dinner was held in the southeast corner of the square with Reverend VanAlia giving the parting address.
A reflection on walking delegates in labor history notes their human side. The piece highlights how personal duties like buying Christmas gifts reveal workers’ tenderness and sincerity, contrasting with views of them as impersonal economic actors.
An offer promotes a free trial size box of Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy claiming instant and lasting relief for nasal and throat catarrh. The ad lists ingredients such as eucalyptus thymol and menthol and urges readers to request the sample from Dr Shoop in Racine Wisconsin, noting large jars priced at 50 cents and availability through J H Stewart.
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