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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1909

Page

6

Christmas Bells and Peaceful Hymns From Uncle Walt

A 1909 George Matthew Adams verse reflects Christmas joy and harmony, urging readers to forget work and worries, watch children, and cherish peace as shepherds on Eden’s plains witness the risen star.

Angeline the human snake and a strange circus tale

A fragmented poem recounts a husband revealing his wife Angeline as a “human snake” with eerie nocturnal powers and a shocking end involving an eminent bearded lady. The text shifts to a public notice praising Quaker Oats as pure, affordable, and nourishing after recent food laws.

Angeline Quaker Oats Company Yale China

Jersey Bull at Delos Dean Place

Thoroughbred Jersey Bull Wa baska located at Delos Dean place on East Second street Washington. Service fee two dollars in advance. Owner J F H Taylor and keeper Delos Dean noted.

Delos Dean Place East Second Street Washington J. F. H. Taylor Delos Dean

How to Cure Skin Diseases

A newspaper advertisement touts ZEMO as a clean vegetable liquid external remedy from the McElhinney Drug Company that cures eczema and all skin or scalp diseases by drawing germs to the surface. It claims fast relief and safety for infants and that Mr. McElhinney regards it as his best selling skin medicine.

McElhinney Drug Company Zemo McElhinney

Each smile through tears endures the trials of life

The poem contrasts easy virtue with tested courage. It praises the man who smiles while things go wrong and resists desire, implying real honor comes from strength under fire. The verse notes sorrow, cynicism, and the rarity of such steadfast virtue, closing with a Christmas library closure.

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Banks to Close Saturday for Chemical Notice

Notice states all city banks will close on Saturday December 25th 6514 Hexamethylenetetramine. The text then names the German chemical and promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic urging use at first sign of irregularities.

Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised for child safety

A Lisbon Ontario letter from Homer Krohn lauds Chamberlains Cough Remedy for saving his children from croup and other coughs. The adclaims its safety and early use to avert attacks, notes a 25 cent price and a 50 cent large bottle, and claims no narcotics are used.

Homer Krohn Lisbon W. M. Parish Palmerston Ontario

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