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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
5
In a Cincinnati Commercial Tribune vignette Richard Harding Davis relates a French theater anecdote about a hollow key used to provoke critics. Duval lends the key to a hopeful playwright who later seeks feedback on a comedy and must return the key.
A playful remark from a Washington Star quote about a buyer who claims he paid twice value and will supply feed, questioning what the horse has to kick about.
A boastful note claims the town offers the best cook stove coal and invites comparison. The seller asserts they can prove the claim and hints at a local showroom or demonstration to settle the disagreement.
The HC Society of the Senior Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church invites all society members and local youths to a Friday evening social in the church parlors with a free will offering. Also the Poinsettia club and the Woman's Foreign Divisionary society announce events and a world tour presentation led by Miss May Villa Patten and Miss Pelashava with tea on return.
Items from the fair promote new Serge suits and event dates while Vienna bakery highlights fresh cakes and “drop cakes.” Local clerks J Klein and J M Bratten swap duties. Ted Eggers advertises a sickle grinder. Foley’s Kidney Remedy is endorsed by Lemmon’s Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
A Philadelphia Press note cites a traditional remedy urging frequent glasses of cold or hot water to stave off a cold. It warns that people stop drinking early and misjudge water’s power, recalling an old prescription that even included a salt herring to provoke thirst and hydration.
A compact note reflects on artistic birth over training, asserting poets emerge from inherent talent rather than learned craft. The line “The Girl-I know. I wasn't blaming you” adds a personal aside, echoed in a Boston Transcript fragment.
The article notes that some flowers are said to emit perfume produced by microbes, a claim discussed as a curious biological possibility.
Kolosick Brothers plan to open a factory in the old Hawkeye Pump Co. building, employing 16 to 20 workers soon. They will manufacture patent dipping machines, dip tanks, stock and poultry foods, and distribute their devices regionally with expansion expected.
A regiment stays in Derbyshire. The colonel invites a favored young ensign to dinner at a country house. The ensign fixates on the lady and senses a shadowy presence behind her, leading to a sudden rush for a doctor as the servant cries that the lady has just cut her throat.
The passage contrasts the fame of great conquerors with their downfall noting Alexander Hannibal Caesar and Napoleon achieved lasting power yet ended in misery or death. It highlights mankind’s judgment of their actions and the paradox of glory and ruin in their lives.
Curious and life known facts about the house fire were mentioned by BE. Hr. Blake addressing surveyors on warming and ventilation. He noted coal arrived in London by the end of the thirteenth century and that 1306 laws punished burning coal. Tower records cite a man’s trial and execution for the offense.
A tale from the life of George Monro Grant shows politics as a science to sway independent voters. At a dinner Sir John Macdonald urged Grant for steady friendship, but Grant replied he supports him only when right, prompting a sharp response from Macdonald.
The earliest glove forms described as simple bags for the hand describe antique fashion origins. The passage notes the glove began as a basic protective covering rather than a refined accessory.
A wet week brings 2.06 inches of rain by noon today with general showers. Floods threaten crops and slow hay and grain harvests as rivers rise, Ottumwa reports three inches, and transport is disrupted by a washed out bridge near Princeton.
Local notes highlight The Fair offerings with fresh rolls and cookies from the Vienna bakery. Mrs. Edward Alger arrives from Frankfort, Mrs. W R Cambridge visits north Washington, while Charley Means travels to Garden City with C D Gorham Land agency.
Bad drinking water is a frequent sickness cause in areas with shallow wells. Diarrhoea is common and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is in demand. One or two doses will check the attack and prevent serious consequences. Remedy sold by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
The passage argues that philosophy devoid of heart and faith without intellect are empty abstractions. It asserts personal failure lies in the reader not in knowledge or faith, claiming alienation from philosophy or faith when true insight is absent.
An official notice in the English village warns the public not to use the village well for domestic purposes unless the water is boiled first. The advisory stresses health precautions amid concerns over water quality and contamination.
The advertisement urges against whiskey in sudden chills and recommends a teaspoon of Perry Davis' Painkiller in hot water or milk. It touts a 70 year reliability record and promotes 35c or 50c bottle sizes available at druggists.
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