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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1909
Page
7
A 1908 column by James A. Edgerton expresses humility about farming knowledge and invites reader letters. He recalling boyhood escapades with his friend Jimmie, including dormitory mischief, a dramatic alligator prank from a university roof, and playful college memories.
Kidney complaints stem from impure blood and weak nerves affecting kidney function. DeBell's Kidney Pills claim direct action to strengthen kidneys and purge poisons, promising rapid, thorough cure and renewed energy and happiness.
A chaotic night at Trembe College ends with a professor punished, a student expelled, and faculty chairs painted reddish brown that spring to life when the president reads. Chairs across the platform rise as the mathematics professor intervenes, while students flee. One boy loses three terms for paint stains.
A nostalgic lyric invokes winter winds and a warm fireplace to recall boyhood days and deceased faces. The speaker contrasts comforting memories with a stark subway scene that electrifies the senses through torture imagery and sensory offense.
The writer argues nations need a soul to grow and stay on a divinely appointed path. He notes telegraph and flight prove progress, but living without work remains unsolved. He contrasts winter with farming happiness on his slanted farm in Cold Spring on the Hudson.
New York Jan 11 discussion of tariff schedules is forecast to play a prominent part as the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers association holds its fourth annual convention opening today. More than 70 percent of the country’s total output valued at 400 million dollars will be represented at the meeting.
In Flushing New York on January 11 the Hains trial moves toward defense closure after brief witness testimony. Prosecutor Darrin pledged to finish presenting evidence in about an hour. A second item from New York reports on a plan by John Enright of Canton Ohio to use compressed air to blow pedestrians off surface railway tracks.
An exchange questions whether pursuit or possession brings greater pleasure, with a witty line from a man with a motor car noting the police may get more fun from his machine than he does.
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