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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1910
Page
2
Local notes list frequent visits, customers and deliveries to Vienna bakery in town, promoting fresh homemade cookies caramels nougets and assorted candies. Several residents travel for business, school or family visits, with mentions of Harpers Ferry Ames Keokuk Des Moines and Chicago connections.
Miss Eva Allen of Wayland arrives for a few days with her sister Mrs. Carl Hedges before she proceeds to Cedar Falls to attend school. In Havre, Poinsettia club members tour Will Stafford home and a big noon dinner is served.
No 11 Literary society presents a program at the No 11 schoolhouse on Thursday night January 6. Participants include Solo Onieta Palmer Recitation Mae Swift Select Reading Everette Palmer Solo Jake White Reading Faye Weigman Grumble Mae Cocklin Solo Ethel Waters Recitation Cecil Beville Jokes Mrs hk Famer Solo Faye Weigman Recess Music Miranda Bros Extempo Debate Paper Irma Palmer.
Darius Ogden Mills a New York philanthropist and director in many corporations and father of Mrs Whitelaw Reid died at his winter home in San Francisco today of heart disease at the age of eighty four Also in France Leon Delagrage a noted aviator was killed today when his aircraft failed during a flight at Bordeau.
A reader excerpt describes Finland summers as endless days with midnight sun. The sky stays bright, plants surge in growth, and shadows are rare except briefly in June. The article notes the tranquil atmosphere and the unusually large foliage, attributed to abundant light and natural processes.
Cordova Alaska rapidly grows as the Copper River and Northwestern railroad nears the Chitina mouth by July linking to Kennicott copper mines. The port town advances with streets blasted from tundra, electric light, water, sewers and two daily cables from remote Alaskan cities, positioning Cordova as a gateway to coal copper and goldfields.
The ad touts Pape's Diuretic as a fast remedy for kidney and urinary issues. It claims to heal backache, bladder misery, and rheumatic pains in a few days, urging a fifty cent treatment from any drug store. It cites Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati as a trustworthy firm.
A quotation from the Louisville Courier Journal contrasts American leisure with a park scene noting that benches limit the number of people. The exchange pokes at social class and public spaces in a concise urban snapshot.
Reader guidance recommends using Chamberlain's Liniment for back pain or lameness. Apply twice daily with a five minute palm massage, then apply a flannel binding over the painful area. Sold by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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