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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1904
Page
7
Mr. Kidder jokes about a distressing news item from the evening paper noting a crush at a necktie sale at Seller & Doomore's. Two women injured and several fainted as shoppers pushed to buy neckwear this morning. The couple exchanges wry comments on propriety and posterity.
A collage of playful dialect and vintage quips mixed with scattered newspaper bits. The piece pivots on humor about Santa, nebulae, and a dinner with a professor, interlaced with brief street observations and an odd roast-order anecdote.
A man wipes cinnamon from his moustache and admires his reflection in a bar mirror. The barkeeper ponders the drink’s name, joking it would be Thomas and Jeremiah if the man had four or five. The crowd roars while one sober man remains silent amid the uproar.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications as the disease lies in the blood. Internal remedies are urged, with Hall’s Catarrh Cure marketed as a blood purifier acting on mucous surfaces. The ad claims a physician endorsement and promises testimonials, urging purchase through Druggists and F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo.
Local residents report morning departures and arrivals in Crawfordsville with business visits and social trips. Licenses to wed issued for John H. Witting and Margaret Herzog. Visitors include Rev Yard of Pella and Dr Pratt using an electric magnet for eye surgery.
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