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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
5
Mrs. Sarah Huber departed for Denver to join her husband who is en route home from the coast. Mr and Mrs E P Foss and daughter Della left Milwaukee for Wisconsin after learning of Miss Minnie Blaisel s death, a niece of Mr Foss.
Huntington West Virginia minister Rev I W Williams testifies that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble, stating it does all that claims. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the product with the testimonial.
A dated verse warns readers about April first pranks. It uses playful imagery of a foolish man, a brick hiding a pocketbook, and chances to grab a frost. The piece cautions readers to be wise and mind their eyes to avoid being an April fool.
The air ship fad is hot with flying machines breaking speed and distance records. In the best for the money races, we lead in coal sales, offering Pana Washed Nut Coal well screened and ideal for cook stoves. Marion T. Anderson, phone 176.
Mrs. William Carson of this city learns of the death of her sister Mrs. William Carson of Eskridge Kansas while visiting her son John R. Carson. Survived by three children J R Carson Eskridge KS Mrs Jennie Twinam Colorado and F O Carson Wyman and four brothers and four sisters. Funeral arrangements pending.
July 15 S W Neal returns home to Washington after visiting relatives here. Burlington's Tim Riley arrives this morning and spends the day on business. Dr S W Huston attends the medical meeting at Washington yesterday.
Miss Eva Jones returns home to Wyman after visiting friends in Keota. Architect Nelson from Burlington arrives to draft improvements for the courtroom. Charles Nash and Bert from Ainsworth visit, Bert on vacation from Iowa City. Mrs. Thompson and Miss Patterson travel from Ainsworth to West Chester due to brother Al Patterson’s illness. David Crawford travels from Ainsworth to visit his son John, health improving.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It is taken internally, targets blood and mucous surfaces, and builders constitution. Proponents offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A seasoned laundress shares shortcuts to color preservation and fading prevention for summer frocks. Alum in rinse keeps greens, salt fixes blues, ox gall aids gray and brown, hay water brightens tan linen, and pepper in the first suds prevents color run. Sugar of lead baths set pinks blues and lavenders, with half an hour soak before sudsing, though drying in air can still cause fading. Delicate colors dry indoors. vinegar revives color. ammonia may restore silk colors after fruit stains. Brown Holland dresses wash with bran water, rinsed twice, then wrung and dried on the wrong side.
A suburban reader can prepare a fast setting cement by dissolving orange shellac in alcohol to form a paste. Keep in a corked bottle with side mouth to prevent evaporation. To use, ignite the paste and allow the alcohol to burn off. the cement sets quickly, is waterproof, and strong for joining metal fragments and wooden handles.
A London jeweler outlines simple tests to verify real diamonds. He warns buyers and pawn brokers may be misled and describes methods: single hole through a card seen through the stone, single versus double reflections, and showing skin grain through a watchmaker’s glass.
A dialogue line contrasts a man’s bravery with a lack of leadership in a wartime frame and questions a marriage proposal fate. The exchange hints at expectations and social pressure surrounding commitment and courage.
A fragmentary verse celebrates March arriving and March weather shifting toward April. The speaker foresees April’s smiles and musical hints of spring. Birds such as the red robin and the wren are noted as heralds of the season.
In a whispered exchange, a narrator notes that Fiis property sits in his wife's name and hints the pattern extends to many others. The dialogue suggests a broader scheme of concealed ownership, implying financial maneuvering behind marital titles.
Blythe boasts a strong tale while a reviewer notes the piece is distinctive mainly for its spelling. The exchange highlights a humorous twist on literary praise and critique.
A witty exchange contrasts fondness for children with a grim joke about cooking. The lines imply a character warns others to keep children quiet while revealing a macabre sense of humor about their presence inside a stew.
A collection of brief quips on temper, questioning, dust in cellars, cheerful giving, and work ethics. Observations on laziness, morning misery, cherry picking, fleeting trends, and gendered notions of manliness. Wry humor ties these fragments together with social commentary.
Mrs Harrie Horne left this morn for Davenport to spend the day. Harvey Coates arrived home last evening from a brief visit at Muscatine. Mrs Isaac Wagner left this morn for Muscatine for a brief visit with relatives. Mrs D E K Cocklin left yesterday for a visit with relatives and friends at Winterset. Mrs Ben Cole arrived this morning from Haskins to attend the funeral of little Dorothy Caner. Mrs H Keck left this morning for Des Moines to spend a few days visiting. Mrs Ada Suter arrived last night from Muscatine and will make this her permanent home in the future. Jake Bardo and William Florey of Williamsport Pa arrived last night for a visit with H E Bardo. Mrs Gilmer Vincent and son Homer were passengers this morn for Keota to spend the day with relatives. Miss Pearl Shaw, visiting the Misses Jet and Leora Taylor, left this morning for New Sharon. W W Sigler returned home to West Chester this morning from Denver where he has been spending the last two or three weeks. J H Harley is home from Oklahoma City. He has nearly recovered from last winter’s accident and walks with difficulty but is improving. Two sisters of St Mary’s order from Portland stopped with St James school sisters last night. They departed for Harper to visit the old home after twenty years, then to Boston in search of new volunteers for the order.
Mr A A Felton of Harrisville New York says IT has used Dr Kings New Life Pills for years and finds them just exactly right The pills relieve without discomfort best remedy for constipation biliousness and malaria 25 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy
Two local comedians entertain this evening in a lively musical comedy act. Fans are invited to join the crowd and share in the merriment at the Star venue.
Jake Kaska a Prosperous Pleasant Plain farmer attended the social held on the St James school lawn last evening with other local residents in attendance at the community event.
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