Baker Returns Home From Brief West Visit
Baker arrived home after a short trip to the West, returning to daily routines and resuming activities at home.
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Baker
West
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
6
Low Round Trip Rates To Western Points Advertised
Advertised air fare sale offers low round trip rates to destinations west of the Missouri River. The promotion highlights travel on the first and third Tuesdays of February and March with reduced prices for many western routes.
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Missouri River
San Francisco
Los Celes
San Diego
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Vancouver
California
Lgon
Washington
British Cumbia
Nevada
Idaho
Arina
New Mexico
Weather forecast for Iowa issued from Washington
Special to The Evening Journal reports a forecast for Iowa today and tomorrow. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with gradually rising temperatures.
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Washington, D. C
the Evening Journal
Iowa
The Golden Calf and Common Sense
A satirical meditation on self delusion boosters and grafted hypocrisy. The author riffs on personal vanity solo ventures and the urge to profiteer through clever schemes. He calls for candor yet notes its disconnect from candied appearances.
Vinol Cod Liver Extract Promises Stronger Health
For centuries cod liver oil faced criticism for its oiliness. Two French chemists developed a process that removes the oil, yielding Vinol with medicinal and body building elements. Promoted as superior for pulmonary troubles and strength, offered by Cook & Sherman in Washington Iowa.
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Cook & Sherman
Washington
Iowa
King rewarded for kind deeds saves suffering kingdom
A fairy shows a king who lamented famine and plague the fruits of his generosity. Each grain he fed to birds sprouted into a harvest for his people, and the famine and disease vanished. The king is praised for his care of all living things and all live happily.
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Philadelphia
North American
Mummy Conversation Hints at Dead Languages
Dialogue playfully notes a mummy’s silence and suggests testing him with dead languages. The exchange hints at linguistic curiosity and the eerie charm of antiquities, delivered in a lighthearted, period voice.
All Round Beef Jokes Spark Tea Room Banter
In a light tea room exchange two patrons debate a man’s abilities with humor. One teases he’s not a success, the other defends him as an all round good man, joking he is “all round a beef” and listing steak as a virtue.
Why Rain Falls In Drops Not Sheets
The Chicago News explains rain forms from water vapor in air condensing as it cools. Droplets grow by collision with other particles, then fall due to gravity. higher clouds yield smaller drops due to air resistance. Even if rain formed as a sheet, air would break it into drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago News
Farmland Auction Near Washington and Brighton
A closing out sale by J. F. Abdill and Austin Sutherland lists a February 15 1908 auction of the Miller farm holdings. The sale includes horses cattle hogs farm equipment and household goods with terms credit over 12 months or cash for smaller sums. Also advertising Dr Shoops Restorative with a health testimonial.
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Abingdon
Washington
Brighton
Verdi
P. C
McCormick
Jones
Garret Bros
J. F. Abdill
Austin Sutherland
al McCoy
Money Grants Freedom to Moody Gentlemen
A poem contrasts the ease of the rich with the workaday life of the employed. It asserts that those with money can exercise whims, travel, and indulge moods without consequence, while workers cannot. The piece ends with a blunt moral: having a bank account lets one flaunt authority and dictate mood.
Forced to Learn
A remark on a student who must have been educated abroad, noting she has had a procession of hired girls from various European countries. The dialogue underscores exposure to multiple languages and a cosmopolitan upbringing through hired help rather than formal schooling.
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Europe
Odds of a Good or Bad Man in Gold's Eye
A reflective line contrasts fate and fortune as it ponders whether wealth defines virtue. It weighs whether one is sad or glad based on having or lacking gold, questioning moral outcomes.
Double Love Affair Sparks Duke and Heiress Match
A witty exchange hints at a romance between a well-born heiress and a duke. One speaker notes true love on both sides, while another questions fairness as both seek social advantage and wealth. The dialogue suggests a union driven by titles and money rather than pure affection.
Proposals of marriage from one suitor stir talk
A discussion notes that a girl has received fifty proposals of marriage. The remarks tease her popularity and point out that all proposals come from a single man, hinting at a singular admirer behind the count.
Satinwood Bridge At Kandy Spans River In One Arch
Visitors in Kandy Ceylon view a satinwood bridge over the Mahavilla Rauge river built by Major Skinner the military engineer. The remarkable feature is that no bolt screw or nail is used and despite temperature changes all parts stay in order and position.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Skinner
Nina Alena Ann Isadore Jackson’s Colorful Wish
A whimsical verse from Woman's Home Companion tells of Nina Alena Ann Isadore Jackson who dreams of turning pale and appearing frail with flaxen hair yet remains bold and red haired. The poem plays on identity and self perception with playful rhyme.
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Nina Alena Ann Isadore Jackson
Nina Alena Ann Isadore
Practice on Love and Marriage Advice
A dialogue about marriage asks if a girl should marry for love. The widowed older woman cautions that she might first experiment, suggesting caution in choosing a spouse for affection.
Surely a Dream. Tommy-What would you do, Sam my
A playful dialogue imagines a rattlesnake, a tree‑bound panther, and a wild man ready to shoot. Sammy jokes he would wake up at that moment, illustrating a humorous nightmare sequence.
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Tommy
Sammy
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