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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
3
C O Eldridge of Empire Georgia praises Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. He claims seven years of use prove its effectiveness for his children’s croup attacks. Sold with guaranteed satisfaction at Stewart’s Pharmacy priced 60 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
Garry Jurgens of Carroll angered locals with a public critique at a Deloit home talent show. He was egged and expelled from town after an incident at the Latter Day Saints church during a class meeting. A mass meeting followed as residents chased him toward the Illinois Central tracks.
In Davenport Iowa on Monday Captain Oliver W Kulp was restored to command of Company B after suspension. Lieutenant Mason led the unit in his absence and Kulp said he plans to push ahead. He noted they expect fifty eight men by January twenty one and need nine recruits. He declined to comment on Governor Cummins reprimand.
Des Moines reports the real work of redeeming Iowa from tuberculosis is beginning. A. E. Kepford of the state board of control is outlining the plan and completing campaign details while physicians and interested citizens watch the pioneer state’s efforts.
In Des Moines on January 8 neighbors aided after a cow kicked during milking, causing a milk pail accident. Five members of the Adam Schaffer family were injured, two possibly fatally, amid a knife fight that followed before physicians arrived.
The W C T U plans the first 1908 meeting at Miss Mary Parker’s home Thursday at 2 30 pm with devotional on The First Temperance Society and a paper on What Has the Woman's Christian Temperance Union Accomplished After a dinner and supper in the Methodist church basement items from the bazaar will be sold at 25 cents each.
A reader who disrupted church last Sunday by coughing is asked to purchase a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar.
A note cites an event titled A Modern Ananias at Graham on January 25th. The reference indicates a performance or talk set for the venue, with limited accompanying details available in the fragment.
Archaeologists locate the Birs Nimrud in Babylonia as a probable remnant of the tower of Babel. The oblong ruin spans about 762 yards in circumference with a conical western end rising to 198 feet and a brick summit with inscriptions. Fire-scorched vitrified brick fragments and a large central fissure mirror ancient tradition of the tower’s fall.
A party game involves two lines of players facing each other with a blindfolded participant between them. One side names vessels and the other ports, directing the blindfolded player to move ships to ports, creating a scramble for empty spots as the “wreck” seeks a seat.
A witty pair of phrases likens thrift to appetite and commerce. A Detroit baker seeks the hour’s greatest knead while financial views scan cash as a broker eyes the market. The text playfully notes theatergoers in tiers despite mirthful performances.
A performer asks the audience to match domino blocks so adjacent numbers correspond. While they work, he leaves and returns to announce the total pips on the two end blocks. Solution notes the trick hinges on secretly removing a non double block.
A Washington Star note explains a card trick where the number of spots on a block corresponds to end numbers on a set. The presenter suggests changing the block to avoid detection when repeating the trick, and cites an illustration where an ace and a trey end are shown as the abstracted ends.
A nostalgic verse recalls a grandmother guiding a child to extinguish candles and gas as night falls. The parent teaches the same care with electric light emphasized, capturing family bedtime rituals and a city newspaper tone from Omaha World-Herald.
W E Walker returns to Crawfordsville after a day in the city. Lee Thompson and Spinnie Nichols head home to Ainsworth after spending time in town. Mr and Mrs H M Shellabarger return from Fredonia. Pauline Ferguson Jessie and Blanche Stewart come home from Ainsworth. W B Matthews travels to Winfield from Columbus Junction on business. Citizens Savings Bank depositors urged to present passbooks for semi annual interest. A church basement meal priced 25c offered tomorrow.
Special to The Evening Journal reports Iowa weather today and tomorrow with fair skies tonight and on Thursday. Temperatures are expected to rise Thursday as a warming trend continues across the state.
Davenport Times reports on January 7 that Academy students plan to stage A Modern Ananias at Graham on January 25. The item notes local names and dates, including visits by Chris Wenger of Wayland and J A Crawford traveling through Ainsworth.
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