Antiquated Inventions Precede Modern Tech in Story
Alfred Lang notes early devices hint at modern innovation. He cites a tin foil recording on a brass cylinder with a weight and butterfly regulator, and recalls a 18th century Academy report describing a typewriter by Leroy of Versailles with ivory type bars under Louis XIV.
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Edison
Journal Des Savans
Academy of Sciences of Arts
M. Leroy
Versailles
Tierlogeur du Roy
Louis XIV
Alfred Lang
Engineering, Magazine
Presbyterian Choir Practice At Church Saturday
The Presbyterian church choir will meet for practice at the church Saturday evening at 7 30.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Public sale on Henry Berdo farm near West Richmond
A public sale on the Henry Berdo farm on West Richmond road eight miles north of Washington and three miles south of Richmond will be held Tuesday January 22. The sale lists horses cattle hogs corn hay implements chickens and miscellaneous articles with sale starting at noon. C R Stubbs Teeter and Lathrop are the auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Berdo
Richmond Road
Washington
Richmond
Plains Church
Poland
China
Plymouth Rock
C. R. Stubbs
Teeter & Lathrop
Relief for Grip With Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Advert says the grip causes severe physical and mental agony and claims prompt use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy prevents pneumonia and ensures recovery. Sold by Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy.
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Cook & Sherman and
Stewart’s Pharmacy
Washington Pella Debate Set for Friday Evening
The Pella debaters, fresh from an Oskaloosa victory, will visit Washington next Friday January 25 to face our high school team in the auditorium. The winner advances to play Iowa City for southeastern Iowa championship. Admission is twenty five cents. A short program starts promptly at 8 o'clock before the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Oskaloosa
Washington
Iowa City
Iowa
Foley's Kidney Cure Brings Complete Recovery
James Donahue of New Britain Conn reports after trying remedies and doctors for diabetes he improved after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He credits two to five bottles with curing him and says he now uses a rigid examination for life insurance.
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James Donahue
New Britain, Conn
Foley
Athiophoros
Athlophoros Fre Company
New Haven
Conn
Unclear fragment on an attack motive
A cryptic line suggests an attack aimed to seize all the honey. The text references young folks and implies no other explanation for the assault.
Composite Pictures Game And The Ermine Tale
A children's game explains folding and drawing to create combined figures with heads bodies and legs. The ermine section describes seasonal color change and its royal symbolism, noted for its valued fur and cunning traits. A brief dialogue implies a breakup with Jack and a quip about a mop.
Would you want to die rich What is your objection
A reflective exchange questions wealth and mortality, with a line about riches and its effect on desire for life. The dialogue implies a philosophical stance on money and existence, suggesting inner conflict over material wealth and the value of life.
Hen talk in old jest sparks punchy pun line
A brief quip plays on hens laying eggs and men as professionals. The exchange contrasts the idea of "lay" in poultry with a joking nod to workers, ending with a playful pun about lay men.
Centipede Opens Shoe Store To Meet Family Needs
A poor centipede faces hardship with a thousand legs and a large family. He buys a shoe store to provide for his many feet, but ends with no money left though his heart remains generous. The poem-like tale centers on resourceful thrift despite hardship.
Snow shovel inventor earns a piece of my mind
A cryptic verse exchanges barbed remarks about snow shoveling and resilience. A Hammer Gang member quips on managing without an uncle while favoring action over patience, revealing a streetwise, sardonic tone.
Fragmentary Quote Reflects on a Woman's Silence
A terse dialogue hints at a male author who never met a woman and claims words failed her, suggesting gendered perception in literary critique. The fragment implies a protective or dismissive stance toward female voices.
Humor and Philosophy By Duncan M Smith
A short humorous piece by Duncan M Smith features a speaker recalling a London suit and a gag about marriage and language. The dialogue follows a grumpy bachelor and a bright girl discussing how a man sounds when mentioning the marriage altar, ending with a playful quip.
The Bachelor and Married Man Quote
A humorous exchange from the New York World contrasts views on women's dress and men’s finances. The Bachelor suggests women dress to please men while the Married Man argues dress aims to impoverish men.
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New York World
Talent Versus Genius Says Talent Often Earns More
A Detroit Free Press remark notes talent tends to generate income more reliably than genius, framing talent as the practical path to financial success.
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Detroit Free Press
Bird and Bee Chase Through Branches in Quick Flight
A bird and a bumblebee darted among white blossoms in a tree as a narrator mirrors their rapid chase. The hummingbird pursued the bee with swift, flashing moves, the bee fleeing but not leaving the tree, ending with the bee escaping and the bird resting on a twig.
320 Acre Boone County Farm For Rent In Iowa
320 acre black land farm with 1 corn house big barn and outbuildings 240 acres fine corn land 80 acres pasture and hay land. Rent to good tenant for cash or crop rent. Located northwest Boone county Iowa near three bankings towns on three lines of R R within 3 to 5 miles. For full information see L D Higgins Washington Iowa. Wise counsel from the south I want to give valuable advice to those with lame back and kidney trouble Electric Bitters cured me completely says J R Blankenship Beck Tenn Sold under exactness at Stewart's pharmacy 50c.
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Boone County
Iowa
R. R
L. D. Higgins
Washington
J. R. Blankenship
Beck, Tenn
Esa
Stewart’s Pharmacy
Rice
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Presbyterian Choir
Washington-Pella
Panama
Culebra
Per
Jack
Chas. H. Keek
Carl M. Keek
Prank R. Sage
Citizen's National Bank
Hingtonw, Iowa
Kaw, Jenkins & Co
Wm H. Jenwine & Washington Branch
State Bank of Iowa
Firet National Bank
Citizens National Rai
J. J. Kellogg
South Side Square
W. MH. Butterfield
Cral's
Schuyler W. Livingston
Law Money Abstracts
PFICE
Northwest Corner
Washington County Savings Bank
Eicher & Eicher
Washington, Iowa
Charles A. Dewey
Notary Public
W. A. White
Akmerks & Merchants State Rank
Northeast Corner Square
J. Wilson
Wilcom Wilson
Wilson
W. M. Keeley
Gentleman
Hammer Gang
Edmund D. Morrison
West Main Street
Henderson
Thorne
Court House
D. C. & Harper
Osteopath
Klein Klothing
Dr. W. M. Terry
West
Washington Street
Dr. D. Arthaud
Kirksville
D. G. Knottnerus
North Side Square
J. W Teeter
J. 4. Lathrop
Dally
Golly
Iam
A& m
Sun
Knoxville
Maitland
P. J. Hanley
J. B. Crail
Vhone
By Duncan M. Smith
London
British
BANKS
Citizens Savings Bank
J. A. Cunningham
A. A. Anderson
Arch McCully
B. PF. Brown
Moore
Anderson
D. J. Palmer
Gc. B
Beens
Bam
Washington County
Bird and Bee
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Sutherland Bros. Farmer Auctiongers
Mason
Sutherland Brros
Lowsa
Chas. Brown
Brown
Casey Bros
D. F. Macon
St. P
Pass
Southwest
Chicago
Moise
Milwaukee
Brighton
It. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Peoria
Vinson City Mail
P'win Cities Limited
Pan
East Bomn
Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
Ed Pullman
Chichester’s
Chichester
Ur Vv
Chichester Chemical Co
Phila
Sether
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