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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1905
Page
7
A reader from Oaklandon Indiana shares how Dr King's New Discovery cured his wife of consumption after three doctors failed. The ad claims the medicine kills germs of all diseases and guarantees relief with trial bottles available from J Stewart.
A compact clipping notes quips about a sprinter praised for speed, a misprint by the typesetter causing confusion, and a winter incident involving a printer. It pairs humorous lines from Cleveland Leader, Life, and Chicago Daily News with wry banter about risk and mischief in daily life.
The Cleveland Leader notes a speaker's quip about failing a personal resolution, saying it finally yielded last night to fulfill a broader humane aim.
In Brookline Life a joke about a chafing dish as a wedding present to Isabel surfaces as Mrs Mason asks Mrs Jason about gifts. Meanwhile a servant deflects a collector by noting Mr Skinner is dead and no longer present, shaping a brief domestic tableau.
A young preacher at a funeral opts for a fresh line about viewing the remains, telling the congregation to pass around the bier, breaking a hackneyed ritual with humor. The exchange features quips from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Chicago Tribune snippets.
Advertorial piece from a period publication touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for nervous exhaustion during the change of life. It features testimonials from Mrs. Mary L. Koehne of Chicago and claims of broad female health benefits and free advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
The piece recalls an anecdote from a Cannon dinner about the meanest rich man in Illinois named Crust, a Vermillion county bachelor who refuses cemetery lots reasoning he might not recoup money, and a humorous exchange about a ticket signature on a Chicago limited train. It notes a funeral supplies line at a north side furniture store with J. M. Harris overseeing Undertaking.
Reading fragments show the couple Dyer Higbee and his wife described as deeply devoted. A sharply voiced interruption follows with the line No, sir, roared the incorrupt, indicating a dramatic courtroom or debate moment.
The Brotherhood of St. Paul at the First Methodist Episcopal church held a January gathering at 412 West Fourth Street hosted by Mr. and Mrs. E L Scott. Rev J B Schreckengast of Washington delivered a well received address on By the Sweat of Thy Face, with musical interludes by Mrs E Pierce, Mrs George Porer, Grant Keyhoe and Alice Haw.
Arch McCulley is on the sick list. Prof. Davis and Paul Hinsch of Davenport were business visitors in the city today. Benn visited at Mrs. Mc Creedy’s home in Ainsworth. Chocolate bisque cake at Johnson's tomorrow. Vienna bakery advertises salted peanuts as the finest in the city.
W H Howard of Husband Pennsylvania says his mother suffered rheumatism for years. After using Chamberlains Pain Balm a few times she could walk again and remains pain free with occasional applications. For sale by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook Sherman.
The Rock Island will offer one way second class colonist tickets on January 17 February 21 and March 21 1905 to points on the Rock Island and Frisco Systems. Destinations include Homeseekers regions in Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma Indian Territory New Mexico and Colorado rated at half the regular one way fare with limited duration. Agent H. W. Russell listed.
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