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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
6
In Grand Forks North Dakota during the fairgrounds event cows began a forty eight hour butter fat contest. Milkmen will milk twice daily as cows are weighed and butter fat tested. A silver trophy from a Duluth Minnesota newspaper will go to the owner of the highest fat percentage.
London reports King George V plans to dispatch envoys to several nations after Edward VII's death but excludes the United States from the list. Serbia and Roumania are noted as recipients while France also receives representation, signaling tension with American relations.
Seville reports a markedly small olive crop with an expected output not exceeding 2000 hogsheads, a decline of about 90 percent from last year. Growers foresee higher prices for 12 to 16 months and curers avoid committing to sales to gain later gains.
The Philosopher of Folly calls a chafing ish party a house party with a twist saying you send for the doctor instead of the police. The remark captures a playful jab at social gatherings and improvised remedies.
Crawfordsville celebrated with a main street charity day featuring an East Side victory in a 21 to 7 baseball game. The event drew fans, croquet contests, and band music, with teams East Side and West Side delivering spirited play and several notable hits and plays.
Public rejoicing marks the fifty second birthday of Maria Christina dowager queen of Spain and mother of King Alfonso. She receives many handsome gifts from members of nearly all the reigning families of Europe. The dowager queen favors the progressive program of her royal son and remains a favorite.
The August McClure's features Sydney Brooks on George V with insights into England's king. Burton J. Hendrick details Chicago’s air reform and its impact on schools and tenements. Louise Parks Richards offers psychological portraits of Passion Play participants at Oberammergau. The installment of Senator Platt's Autobiography covers the GOP machine's long battle with Tammany Hall. William James adds a strong contribution.
A newspaper advertising blurb touts Parisian Sage as a remedy for dandruff falling hair and scalp diseases. It claims rapid, broad effects including hair growth and root nourishment backed by Lemmon's Pharmacy money back guarantee, and notes 50 cent large bottle pricing.
The August fiction section features unusually strong stories including Shiela by George Pattullo from a Western series, The Fifth of October a love tale by Mary Shipman Andrews, A Cup of Cocoa an African adventure by Micanor Stuart, The Steamer Child by Elsie Singmaster, and another John Thorndyke core story. Charles Livingston Bull provides a sequence of color drawings.
A Prentiss Mississippi resident writes that four bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her kidney and bladder ailment and saved her life. She endorses the remedy and its availability from Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
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