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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
4
The Week of Prayer is urged as a duty and privilege not a mere custom. Christians of all denominations should unite in humbling and supplicating, seeking spiritual renewal, stronger fellowship, and a new life in Christ. Washington churches are called to unite, attend services, and pray for divine quickening.
The Weather section from Wasuaineton D C for January 12 forecasts partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions in the central area. Highland Park skating rink is in good condition and 100 skaters are expected tonight. High School Friday morning talks include an educator’s aim of education. Reverend Stark spoke on the topic to New High School pupils. Pearl Elder arrived from Galesburg to be with her sick father William Fulton. Miss Mame Elder returned from Pittsburg and Allegheny. Elder also shows no improvement. Mrs Lewis of Nira is with her ill father. A bright, honest young man is sought to learn printer's trade at the Journal office tomorrow morning.
An advertisement touts a product weeks break up a cold tab with no cure no pay and a 25e price. Stewart's Pharmacy is named sole agent. Also notes Kemble's flowers and ordering direct from Fausta Fronzyn Co. in Oakalonea Iowa.
A brutal scene unfolds as Bonaparte tortures a boy named Waldo in a fuel-house, binding him to a post and cutting his clothes with a penknife. Waldo endures a long, painful night while Lyndall and others react with fear, despair, and faint hope for eventual resistance.
In a tense sequence at a remote farm, Bonaparte Blenkins schemes to be with Trana as Tant Sannie stalks a trapdoor. Waldo tends to Doss and the injured dog while Bonaparte slips away in the night promising Waldo farewell and a keepsake before disappearing for good.
The excerpt contemplates how time fractures into eras within the soul, tracing a child's first year through vivid recollections. It recalls infancy joys and fears, the wonder of nature, and early prayers, then shifts to how material life gives way to spiritual and intellectual growth as self-awareness awakens.
C A Overholt of Burlington expert piano tuner is in the city. Those wishing him to call may leave orders at arms drug store. Iowa Central will sell round trip Homeseekers excursions Jan 16 Feb 6 20 Mar 6 20 Apr 3 17 1900 to many western and southern states for fare plus two dollars. Inquiries to Geo S Barry GP tA La Centry Marshalltown La.
The Towa Bottlers association met in Des Moines on January 12 with about 100 attendees. They opted to seek no current legal change though they desire broader laws. Elected officers include President M Ingverson of Clinton and Secretary Treasurer Fred Harbach of Des Moines.
Bloomington Illinois January 12 A second exhumation of Vanatta the traveling man who died in Chicago and was buried in Bloomington was followed by removing the stomach for chemical analysis at the State Normal University Normal The coroner jury had ruled perforation of the stomach from chronic ulceration or corrosive poisoning but doctors differed on the exact cause and embalming fluids complicated the test The Traveling Men’s Protective Association insured Vanatta for 5000.
For sale a good hotel property in Crawfordsville with fourteen rooms and furnace heat. The only hotel in town. Call or write H. Allen Crawfordsville 77 6teod. For rent three large pleasant rooms suitable for light housekeeping three blocks from the public square. Cheap to a small family. Enquire at Journal office. 7616
An April 17 Herald editorial notes Sunday ad pages reached historic highs while The Chicago Tribune on April 16 printed the most advertising in a single main edition. The Tribune exceeded the Herald by over 10 000 agate lines, with figures: Herald 77 823 lines, Tribune 88 450 lines, even after Herald supplements. Over four Sundays, Tribune total ads surpassed Herald by 23 383 lines, an excess of eighty one Herald-style columns.
Muddy complexions and nauseating breath are linked to chronic constipation. The ad claims Karl's Clover Root Tea is an absolute cure sold for fifty years with an absolute guarantee at two shillings and sixpence. offered by J H Stewart, druggist.
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