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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1907
Page
2
A doctor tells a boy he is very ill but will be well enough for school on Monday. The boy, thinking today is Friday, questions the date but soon declares himself healed and goes to school. The humorist clearly knew the boy well.
Fred B. Smith, a YMCA worker, told a friend he would end his world trip with Australia. The friend replied that Americans feel at home there. Smith asked why, and the friend explained that Australians brag about being homegrown just as Americans do.
Dr. William Osler mocks European breast decorations as meaningless without the gift’s reason. He cites a Paris medical journal noting one doctor’s cross came from cholera visits, claiming fifty six patients died in that epidemic.
Mark Twain revisits his old Hannibal Missouri home and tells schoolchildren a story about a schoolboy who wakes with pains in his side and head. The tale is presented as a truth not needing heavy guarantees, according to the speaker.
A single company from a sparsely populated Vermont district arrives as reinforcements during the Wilderness fighting. The captain addresses the men urging bold action with only forty rounds, noting his own lameness as he starts the charge and signals retreat once ammunition is spent.
The New York Press describes Edwin and Lisa as close cousins who share their treats. Edwin gives Lisa a larger cracker piece, while keeping the buttered half for himself, prompting Lisa to remark she received the biggest bit but he kept the buttered portion.
Des Moines Iowa July 24 The week was seasonable in temperature and humid with daily thunder storms causing heavy rain and wind. Flooding damaged lowland crops delaying farm work while corn oats spring wheat and barley suffered losses yet rapid growth on well drained lands boosts potential yield. Hay crops down but pastures up. weather cleared to brighten outlook.
In Lay Cornerstone Fairfield Iowa July 24 a large crowd gathered for the cornerstone laying of Saint Mary's Catholic church after high mass. Bishop Davis of Davenport led services with Rev Sueppel of Washington and Mayor Jones introducing John Galvin of Council Bluffs who spoke. The stone contained parish records trustees names mayor and councilmen and copies of local papers and the Catholic Messenger.
Oliver Startsman, longtime Iowa City businessman known for his jewelry firm, died Sunday morning at his home 110 Bloomington Street after a long illness. His wife passed away two years ago. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the family residence.
The W C T U will meet at the First U P church on Thursday July 25 at 2 30 p m The lesson is Sabbath Observance Ex 20 8 9 Discussion topic Narcotics Leaders Mrs Ida Ward and Miss E B Scofield Reports from district convention 34 21 Mtew
A New Era Women’s Club report from Pittsburg warns that social pressure drives homeowners to mortgage their houses to buy cars. It highlights mothers neglecting children and husbands strained by lavish displays, with mortgage schemes and rising auto obsessions as central concerns.
A local promotional notice claims catarrh is constitutional, not local, and advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as the remedy. It promises a hundred dollar reward for any failure and instructs readers to contact the company for circulars and testimonials. Druggists sell the product for 75 cents.
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