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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1908
Page
2
C M Harden of Silver City North Carolina praises Electric Bitters as best for stomach liver and kidney troubles and general weakness backache and malaria related ailments. Sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy price fifty cents.
County Auditor Cheyne in Council Bluffs Iowa notes no warrant has been received from the state for its half of primary election expenses. The county faces 83,600 in costs and officials may seek state validation or reductions as the state audits items and may pare disputed amounts.
In Dubuque Iowa on July 21 President Weidlich of the saloon keepers association said within sixty days every member will be ready to comply with the multi law. He noted saloon men reject compromise decrees with blackmail and holdups and will forgo lawyers to pursue full statutory compliance. Weidlich warned he may be forced from business due to his location next to a church but will quit if required.
Huntington West Virginia clergyman Rev I W Williams testifies that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble. He states the remedy will do all that is claimed and praises Lemmon's Pharmacy for providing it.
In Watch the Babies Nevada Iowa July 21 a one year old boy swallowing poison from a fly killer near his home became deathly ill. His parents Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Dakins found him and an emetic was given before a physician arrived. The child survived despite ingesting a lethal amount.
A collection of brief humorous dialogues and quips from a magazine page. The pieces include a philanthropic visitor with a prisoner about meddling, a wry remark from a deaf man at a railway whistle, a ballet dancer and a masher exchange teasing lines, a father figure joke about spending, a reflective verse on seizing the day from Pacific Monthly and Boston Traveler style quips about dreams and lending money.
A humorous exchange suggests the speaker desires an ideal partner while a wiser voice notes the impossibility of finding a perfect match. The line captures timeless marriage wit about complementary traits.
A fairy tale outlines a slow moving automobile journey through the city streets. This translated excerpt from Tales from Fliegende Blatter preserves a whimsical, old world tone and playful narrative charm.
A letter threatens to detain the wife of the recipient unless ten thousand dollars is left under an oak tree at the hilltop. The note claims a trunk containing the wife’s wardrobe has already been deposited under the oak, signed J B Henpecke.
Fritz aged seven cries out a shock as he tattles of a stranger kissing the new maid. His mother rushes in to find the prank, only to learn the "stranger" is actually papa in a playful family moment.
The Temple Appeal reports a global push against the white slave trade. President Roosevelt backs the Paris agreement on imports of white slaves. U S District Attorney Sims in Chicago hunts for girls lured into resort service. Mrs Jennie Moulton jailed twenty years for luring a fifteen year old girl to a Greek resort. Authorities vow full enforcement to eradicate this crime.
Frank Porter was a passenger returning home to Ainsworth last evening, details of the trip or accompanying passengers not disclosed. The report notes his arrival and the location associated with his residence.
Special to the Evening Journal reports Iowa weather for today and tomorrow. Fair tonight and Wednesday with cooler readings in the west and central portions tonight.
Des Moines July 21 Iowa faces over 2000 deaths yearly from tuberculosis with losses exceeding 4 million. The Board of Control launches a broad educational movement using lectures literature and press to combat the preventable disease. It stresses transmission via sputum and social contact and urges community action and repressive measures to protect public health.
Local notes report Washington academy fall term begins August 31 with a request to send for a catalogue. Nearby residents arrive and depart for visits, with Miss Lillian Patton returning from Sigourney and several townspeople in and out of the city for short visits and business.
Mrs David Thompson and Miss Della Patterson arrived from West Chester last evening and returned home to Ainsworth after a few days at the home of their brother Al Patterson. Mr Patterson, who has been seriously ill for two weeks, is slowly improving.
Miss Bernice and Miss Maude Gronen have left Davenport to visit in Washington Iowa, where Miss Maude Gronen will stay at Miss Maude Gronen's home. A separate note praises Foley's Honey and Tar for lung trouble with a testimonial from L. M. Ruggles of Reasner Iowa describing relief from consumption and hemorrhages after taking the remedy.
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