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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1905
Page
5
A classroom game teaches head to toe awareness. Children line up with the leader's eyes covered by the follower then one player secretly noses the leader. The leader must spot the guilty player and call the phrase before catching them by the nose. If correct, roles reverse. if not, the suspect returns.
Miss Samson left last evening for her home in Wyman after spending a day visiting in the city.
An Indiana reader cites a personal tale of recovery from consumption using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The ad claims the remedy kills germs and relieves with a trial bottle offered free, priced 50 cents and 1.00 by J A Stewart, druggist.
A Brooklyn woman, Miss Ida M. Snyder, Treasurer of the Brooklyn East End Art Club, credits Wine of Cardui with restoring her health after menstrual irregularities. She notes three months to cure and recommends the paired Thedford’s Black Draught liver bowel regulator along with Cardui for similar relief.
A collection of old newspaper quips contrasts a loud villain taunting a plot with a stage audience critic and a wry statesman joke about a speech never delivered. The exchanges capture period humor and witticisms from Philadelphia and Washington papers.
A Chicago News quip notes Hiram visits on weekdays while Silas appears on Sunday, joking that Silas is a Sunday supplement to the week. The exchange highlights lighthearted small town dating chatter and a punchline about weekend visitors.
A Cleveland Leader quip recalls a malice plan against a druggist who overcharged. The speaker claims retaliation by telling local girls their freckles are becoming charming. The brief quotes reflect humorous street gossip and moralizing tone from the era.
Mr. Cumrox says his wife and daughters host many visitors this winter while he wonders if guests are being entertained or bored, a sentiment noted by the Washington Star.
A dialogue notes a morning visit to Dr Guesswell with a casual update. The doctor expresses satisfaction at the speaker’s health and a casual remark leads to a biblical reference about Ananias as a comparison to human fate.
In early 1905 the Lewis and Clark Centennial project advances with the Palace of Manufactures Liberal Arts and Varied Industries planned east of the Agricultural Palace. The new building will add 90,000 square feet of floor space, allowing all desirable exhibitors. The Liberal Arts Building will house European exhibitors and the Foreign Exhibits building will be turned over to Oriental exhibitors. Also announced is a Chester White hog sale at Thornburg Iowa with 25 bred sows and pigs from Iowa Boy 6807, Banker 12175 and Monarch 11347, plus notices of upcoming marriages in the county.
Players grip a tablecloth and follow a leader who shouts rapid phrases. The leader alternates letting go and holding fast while others try to anticipate, with those caught paying a forfeit. The line "A fish for all kinds of fish" cues the chaotic pace of the game.
A traveler notes that along the northern Siberian coast the native people commonly eat shaped wood as a staple item. They eat it because they like it and it often rounds out the evening meal, with discarded larch logs seen near huts as evidence.
An article describes a Japanese schoolboy punished for misbehavior by holding a piece of lifted punk in front of the class for a duration tied to the offense. The method replaces the corner time and paper cap with this ritualized discipline.
Six year old Theresa goes to the post office to collect her father's mail. When asked for the name, she answers that the name is on the letter, highlighting a child's literal trust in written details.
Hazel visits the countryside for the first time and sees a lamb wearing a muff in warm weather, remarking that it is unusual for summer. The anecdote highlights her humorous misinterpretation of farm life.
A simple display uses a hard boiled egg and two wineglasses. With a sharp blow along a perpendicular direction, the egg vaults into the adjacent glass. A china egg is lighter and cleaner if the egg is not fully hard boiled.
A fable in verse where the Nickel and Penny boast of superiority to Gold and Dime. The Cent and Nickel depart to find worth, while the Double Eagle notes true parity beyond bravado. The poem ends with a moral on real value versus boastful claims.
Finder who took the pocketbook containing keys and some coin from a counter in the F.B.F. Parrish store is requested to return the keys to the store or this office. The finder may keep the coin if the pocketbook is promptly returned.
Miss Mary Parker visited Morning Sun to stay with friends for a few days. She will travel to Linton to attend the 68th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Roberts. Mrs J N Jones learned of her cousin Jesse McConnell’s death in Richland from last Friday night, with the funeral held Sunday.
W H Howard of Husband Pennsylvania reports his mother suffered rheumatism for years and could barely move. After using Chamberlain's Pain Balm a few times she regained mobility and stays pain free with occasional applications. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook Sherman.
Original notice in Washington County Iowa case names numerous defendants and unknown claimants over section fourteen in town seventy five north range seven west. Plaintiffs seek quiet title to described real estate and request reform of instruments and relief. Publication ordered in Evening Journal for six weeks starting mid March 1905.
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