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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
3
In the Oxkla thoma Indians game last Wednesday Arlo Jones, the home team's shortstop, delivered a notable home run. His performance stood out as a key feature of the contest.
A Lemmon's Pharmacy promotion declares Foley's Kidney Remedy cleanses impurities from blood by making kidneys healthier and able to strain out waste.
A collage of short gags and lines including a knightly rescue oath, a bishop’s buried wife joke, a taxidermy quip about feathers, a cemetery line about turning stones, a medical kitchen refrain on boiling items, and a dog sale pun. The items showcase light verse and social quips from an antique humor page.
A suffragette proclaims women have been wronged for ages and suffered in many ways. A meek man in the hall responds that there is one way women have never suffered, and asks what that is, prompting a sharp exchange about silence.
A hurried customer asks for a dozen eggs at the grocer. The clerk jokes about pricing options before the customer settles on the twenty cent eggs for use at a political meeting.
A guide on a Seeing London tour shouts the house of the Duke of Dea as the car passes Piccadilly toward Hyde Park. An American woman aboard asks who landed him, her interest sparked by the grand, high walled town house and the Duke’s status as a major land proprietor.
A London bus driver trying to pass a brewer’s dray finds an opening blocked by a dilapidated four wheeled cab. The driver exclaims in frustration calling the other vehicle a bloomin rabbit hutch in a heated street exchange.
A humorous exchange about boarding houses highlights how walls are so thin one could hear the person next door write and another change his mind. The quip spotlights ears for gossip and memory in shared living spaces.
In a household exchange a wife recalls dreaming of a shop full of beautiful bonnets while her husband interruptively dismisses the dream. She notes he bought her a bonnet, turning the moment into lighthearted banter about perception and gifts.
A small man vows to kill a printer after a foreman asks for specifics. He explains he must make a show at a fight or face leaving home because the paper called his wife's tea party a swill affair. The exchange hints at domestic strain and local press conflict.
A line of dialogue shows Chrissie reading a letter that speaks of pleasing someone by penetrating the pathless forest and traveling through unseen regions. The fragment suggests a theme of devotion and exploration.
Special to the Evening Journal reports a weather forecast for Iowa. Local showers are expected tonight and in the east portion Tuesday with a slowly rising temperature.
In a letter, a devoted suitor declares he would cross oceans and scale the highest peaks to reach undiscovered Polo. He vows to brave Arctic ice and raging torrents, promising to visit the beloved tomorrow weather permitting.
Local notes report price cuts at Foley gallery and a catalogue offer from Washington academy. Social items list visits by Mrs. Cannon and daughters, Miss Marr, Miss Little, and others, plus travels of Brinton family, Beard, Wilson, and Chas Chance party. Dr. Jones to take August vacation on the Atlantic coast with Mrs Jones accompanying him.
C M Harden of Silver City NC says Electric Bitters does all claimed for stomach liver and kidney troubles. He finds it an excellent medicine for weakness lame back and run down conditions and best for chills and malaria. Sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy 60 cents.
Local note lists Washington academy fall term starting August 31 with request to send for catalogue. R D Daugherty is principal. Various residents are mentioned leaving for Blairstown Iowa illness of father and visits in Crawfordsville Delta Havre Albia and related travel by Mrs Oliver Rice Mrs Minnie Burgess Miss Martin Mrs Elizabeth Dawson and Mrs John McConacey.
A reader from Reasner Iowa reports doctors said consumption but after using Foley’s Honey and Tar the hemorrhages and lung pain stopped and the lungs grew sound again. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the remedy as a cure and strengthener.
Tom Schilling left this morning for Rubio to set up a camp on the Skunk River bank. His family will join him in a day or two once he has the camp ready for visitors. He arrived armed with fishing gear and is likely to add more laurels to his fishing record during the coming week.
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