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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1907
Page
3
A humorous Chicago Journal cartoon caption shows Dr Pillsbury declaring a cold cure by striking at the cause. Mr Wise responds that the baby is in the next room, delivering a light pay-off in a kitchen-table style medical gag.
The piece argues that Greek sculpture often elevates ideals over exact likeness, claiming sculptors act as careless historians and poor reporters. It notes Venus de Milo as emblematic of how art transforms physical reality into enduring ideal beauty.
Perriton Maxwell argues that Venus de Milo would be rated unfashionable by today’s critics despite fixed nature of beauty. The dialogue shows a tailor urging meticulous fit for a new suit, implying a parallel between enduring standards and changing taste.
May Humston returns to Washington from the Clay Humston home while Clay Humston served on a federal jury in Keokuk. Roy and Charlie Schiebel visit Davenport relatives. The Vinton Simpson wedding and groom family reception at Eureka are noted. Mrs Will Cherry travels to Chicago for daughter Mary ill with pneumonia. Charlie McMullen’s boy Jimmie is sick. Floyd Green returns from the Simpson reception at Keota.
December items report Will Augustine returning from Chicago on Thursday morning. Hattie Shuman and Mrs. Frank Swickard visited J. L. Mayer's home Thursday. Will and Nannie Brinning traveled to Washington on Friday. Mrs. Jesse Harvey is on the sick list. Roy Stevenson stayed overnight at Will Augustine's Wednesday. Ella Augustine visits her brother Andy Augustine northeast of West Chester. Floyd Singleton stayed overnight at Arthur Conrad's Friday. W. R. Augustine and Mrs. Augustine went to Washington Saturday. J. B. McCaleb butchered for Safe Corpman Friday.
A December 7 report from Eureka highlights a Sunday service by Rev James Priestnas, local visits by the Latchem and Essley families, and a Colorado trip return of Mr and Mrs Elmer Carmichael with son Clarence. A Eureka literary society organized with officers and a Moonlight club box supper planned for December 12 to support a church benefit.
Tomorrow night December 10 the Graham opera house hosts a free lecture on Christian Science inviting local residents to attend and learn about the faith.
Special services run all week at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Rogers delivering sermons on love and obedience and Mr. Davidson leading singing. Eighteen have signified faith confessions this week as meetings draw large crowds and orchestral and Sunbeam chorus performances join tonight and Tuesday.
Sufferers report better sleep and rest after applying Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. Available for sale by Cook and Sherman.
Walter Smeetson, a wealthy Nebraska farmer, offers to buy an automobile for farm hands to use, advertising riding plow and duties while promising meals and care. After the ad runs in a local paper, a dozen applicants apply but insist work begin only after the automobile arrives. He plans to rent a touring car from an eastern maker until the larger vehicle is delivered.
Trial catarrh treatments are being mailed out free on request by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. These tests prove the value of this scientific prescription known to druggists everywhere as Dr Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy. Sold by J H Stewart.
In Washington County Iowa Anthony Lukavsky sues to quiet title to the south 100 acres of the southeast quarter of section 24 township 76 north range 7 west. The petition alleges more than twenty years of possession and clouds from unknown claimants whose identities are not known. The defendants are notified to appear before noon on the second day of the next term beginning January 7, 1908.
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut reports severe kidney and back problems improving after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He states after two bottles he felt better and five bottles cured him completely and enabled passing a life insurance examination. The remedy claims to cure back-ache and all kidney and bladder ailments. Sold by all Druggists.
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