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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
4
Local notes show the Village Post Master Will Lane promoting bakery supplies and candies at the Vienna. Readers learn about Vienna treats and items, upcoming post card distribution, and various residents traveling to Chicago and Defiance while several locals visit Winfield and Keota.
A fragment from a journal page notes an upcoming reading of Lord Loveland’s Discovery of America in the local Journal. Personal notices list Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Carden visiting Winfield, Mrs. J. E. Kunath returning from New London, and C. M. Maxwell with son Leland returning near Havre after a city visit.
A father narrates a fable about a pond of frogs seeking a king. First a log king proves useless, then a living king arrives, but the stork king proves far worse, devouring frogs until nearly none remain. The moral warns that change can worsen conditions.
Cut prices on suits overcoats pants shirts hats caps underwear flannel shirts duck coats. Three months of winter yet. Dougherty Bros.
Extracts from old records show how residents earned honors in Canterbury. Ex-mayors received the freedom of the city. One citizen earned it for cooking at every mayors Michaelmas feast. Another for caging Nicholas Johnson's leg. A third for marrying a widow with a large family.
An ad warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It claims the product is mercury free, taken internally, and effective on blood and mucous surfaces. The note urges buying genuine Hall's products from druggists and mentions a 75 cent bottle price.
Camel flesh is eaten by Bedouins and Mohammedan peasants and city people in Jaffa and Gaza. A camel is slaughtered as a mark of distinction when a noted guest visits. Skins are used as rawhide to sole shoes worn by peasants.
The notice highlights DOUGHERTY BROS offering a range of apparel including pants shirts hats and caps and mentions underwear as part of the selection.
The fragment hints at a moral balance where personal faults exist alongside commendable traits, suggesting a view of human judgment that weighs multiple qualities before forming an opinion. The text appears as a reflective aside on human character and fairness.
During the first week of the year First United Presbyterian Second United Presbyterian and Reformed Presbyterian churches hold union prayer meetings each night with two services per church led by laymen. Special services at Second Church follow led by Rev. E C Little of Tarkio Mo with further services planned at First Church the following week.
Corner of Iowa Avenue and Jefferson Street invites all to Sabbath School at 10 and Morning service at 11 with subject God and text Jeremiah 16 6 10. Wednesday 7 45 pm meeting. Free reading room Mon Wed Sat 2 20 to 4 30 pm over Crail's store.
Sabbath School at 9 40 Morning service at 11 with Dr C Boyd of Chicago preaching on The Picture Gallery of the Mind Junior Endeavor at 3 30 Senior Endeavor at 6 00 No evening service due to American Bible Society union meeting at First U P Church Rev H V Comin to preach on Value of Devotional Bible Study
A small church announces Bible school at 9 30 with quarterly report cards for each pupil and a morning service at 11 featuring a special message by the pastor. A Young People's meeting follows with a welcome extended by the homey church.
A man nicknamed the auto crank boasts of a ride through parks and boulevards in his car. After a formal spin, friends cheer the speed as others scoff, then disperse as the car earns unexpected public praise.
A physician notes rising cases of minors attempting suicide, not only in the United States but in Europe. He cites artificial lifestyles and parental pressures as key factors, and cites Dr Berillon of France who links personal crisis tendency to diminished sense of smell and urges expert examination to prevent future tragedy.
The article notes Nicolas Joseph Cugnot as the first automobilist a military engineer who built a road locomotive preserved at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers. It states he died in 1804 and received a pension from Napoleon and compares him to Fulton praising Napoleon's policy.
A railroad man recalls early sleeping cars with scant bedclothes. In a late night moment a passenger asked for a corkscrew, then clarified he merely wanted a pillow dug from an ear near a berth, prompting the porter to protest drinking rules.
The crow s beak was a horseman s weapon once common among Persian and North Indian elites. It features a broad curved dagger blade fixed to a shaft with a pickax style design. The shaft contains a concealed dagger that unscrews at the butt end, a standard feature in Indian arms and Persian battleaxes.
A humorous note from Lippincott's responds to Geraldine about celery sounds. It endorses a milder approach by cutting stalks into medium pieces and holding them to dissolve in the mouth. The writer invites further queries.
A light exchange between Mr and Mrs Newlywed about the 50 million babies born each year. Mrs Newlywed praises their baby as the smartest and prettiest among them, while Mr Newlywed questions the implication. The snippet appears from the Cleveland Leader.
First Untped Presbyterian invites worshippers to a union service with Sabbath School at 9 45 morning service at 11 junior and senior activities in the afternoon and an evening service at 7 00 The sermon will be delivered by the Rev HV Gomin D D of the Presbyterian church A election of officers and collection will be held
A Rochester resident reports severe back pain and irregular kidney action improved after using Foley Kidney Pills. The testimonial states the user, once weak and tired, regained energy and feels stronger than in years. Lemon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug are noted in the excerpt.
A discount promotion offers one-fourth off on all suits overcoats pants shirts underwear hats and caps for men and children. First come first served.
An amendment notes a health tip advising against bolting meals. A comedian counters with the quip that using a padlock is much better. The exchange appears in the N xchange.
A lighthearted dialogue between husband and wife about a dinner invitation as a joke. The wife suspects the guest list, while the husband denies and tries to keep peace in a humor-filled exchange.
A quoted remark by Burke labels bad laws as the worst of tyres, reflecting a satirical or opinionated stance on legal rules and their effects.
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