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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1910
Page
6
In a Chicago quick lunch room a small man with earmuffs meditates over a broken egg. He mutters it is doubtful about money a sick friend or Cubs pennant chances. Bystanders prod him with questions, but he remains absorbed as he reveals the egg’s breakage.
North Side Jewelry displays the new HIG BEN alarm clock in its window. The promotional note invites customers to see the device on display and learn features.
An old rosebud tucked into a book travels through time from a June morning to a lifelong reunion. A returned reader recalls the lover who kept the secret, hid it in poetry, and later claimed the book in a city bachelor room.
Mrs Stubb reproves John for late return from the club. He says business men were there discussing business. Maria jokes about women gaining suffrage and staying at clubs discussing business. He asks whose business everybody’s.
A tall man narrates with horror as two burglars who just stole a locomotive whistle plan to attach it to Freddy's new motor car. The scene is described in eager, sly tones within a railway town setting.
The passage recalls Tewksley who lived in a suburban town and for twenty years ran each morning to catch the 7 30 train to the city. His tomb reads At Rest, reflecting the life story in a compact obituary style.
Two senators discuss duty and tariff, noting one senator speaks at length while the other comments on the duty of addressing the issue. The exchange centers on tariff policy and congressional responsibilities.
Readable lines show Cora speaking of becoming an old maid and a playful retort about a wishbone. The two characters stop speaking on parade, leaving a fragmentary scene with gendered social expectations.
A reader describes young Tomkins as a remarkable lover for wooing a certain young woman over six months without ever quoting Omar Khayyam. The exchange highlights his restraint and persistent affection in a witty social moment.
An author declares a work will attract the common man yet acknowledges it cannot succeed because no reader will admit to being average. The author argues self-perception blocks broad appeal.
In antiquity Diogenes carried a bathtub on his back declaring he did one night stands on the lyceum circuit. He joked hotels cost a dollar less when you bring your own bath. Some doubt his wisdom remains.
A playwright notes his latest work is a society play about a villainess who marries a hero for his money. He acknowledges society plays fading but plans a melodrama version with a villainess striking the hero with a lead pipe.
A stranger questions a workman laying a carpet from the church door to the curb. The workman corrects him, saying the carpet is not the high road to heaven but a bridal mat.
Quote contrasts Domingo’s failure for Europe with his desire to travel sparked by viewing his own country in moving pictures. The exchange hints at a character’s wanderlust rooted in cinematic exposure and a sense of national identity.
A Kentucky fort under siege in 1777 saw 16 year old James Ray risked his life to fetch game and evade Indian fire. When he and another hunter were fired upon near the fort Ray fled, hid behind a stump for hours, then prompted the garrison to dig a hole under the wall to bring him inside.
Claim notes deafness due to catarrh of the Eustachian tube can be cured by constitutional remedies. Offering one hundred dollars for any deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Details by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An advertisement cites a patient’s recovery from a severe cold and lung issues after using Eckman’s Alterative at home. The letter claims long lasting health restoration with weight gain and return to work, and promotes availability through McKiinney Drug Co. and local druggists in Washington and Philadelphia.
The Panama Canal area suffers malaria with chills fever and debility. A Texic remedy failed but a user, Wm. A. Fretwell of Lucama NC, claims three bottles cured a malaria attack. Cure stomach liver kidney troubles and prevent typhoid. Guaranteed by J Lempifp Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Albert Morgan files suit against Lucius Hopkins and many others to quiet title to specific Washington County Iowa tracts. The petition seeks partition by sale, appointment of a referee, and a general equitable relief, naming unknown claimants and asserting heirs of Henry Morgan as owners in several fractional shares. The case requires appearance by September 6 1910 with publication authorized in the Evening Journal.
In District Court of Washington County Iowa Oliver M Gray and Edgar W Gray sue Jonathan Wilson and others unknown claimants to two parcels of real estate in Washington County. The petition asserts the Grays own the land in fee simple and seeks to bar any claims by unknown parties while asking for quiet title and equitable relief. Defendants must appear by September 6 1910 or default will be entered.
The iKivening Journal in Washington County Iowa will publish required notices weekly for four consecutive weeks. K. Be. Willockson serves as Judge of the Court and orders publication.
One day only service note indicates Dr Shallenberger will return every twenty eight days with office hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This brief advisory lists a single visit and standard daytime hours for the period.
Der. Schallenberger, a renowned doctor, treats chronic conditions without charging fees to incurable cases and visits yearly. He claims rapid diagnosis within two minutes and offers cures for catarrh, throat, lung, eye, stomach, liver, kidney, rheumatic, nerve, heart, blood, skin diseases, epilepsy, and more.
A sensational medical ad touts cures for nervous debility sexual weakness and private diseases including syphilis gonorrhea and spermatorrhea. It claims to treat eyes memory dizziness and fatigue with guaranteed results and appeals to those given up to die.
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