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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1906
Page
4
A speaker recalls visiting Napoleon’s tomb and the fields of Waterloo. He contrasts the emperor’s genius and empire with the sorrow of widows and orphans, preferring a peasant’s peaceful life over Napoleon’s bloody greatness. The reflection centers on fate, ambition, and human cost.
Medical experts stress gentle nose blowing to avoid forcing air and microbes into the middle ear. They advise blowing one nostril at a time and warn against blowing hard during a cold, a habit some authorities once forbade. London Mall.
Wil lam Goodman aged 73 of Elwood Nebraska is in Moultrie County after a gang attacked him on the Chicago route, breaking his jaw and leaving him with extensive bruises. He had been seeking his grandson and was robbed of all possessions. found after a week in a hospital.
The Berlin Grenzboten urges the German people to abandon what it calls Carthaginian British finance and embrace a Roman German policy of power. It argues that historical Rome conquered Carthage through force and that Germany must follow a similar path to achieve Weltpolitik and global influence.
Spain hosts about ten million migratory sheep called transhumantes. They travel from plains to mountains up to 200 miles, guided by regulations dating to the fourteenth century. The rules control grazing rights and travel along certain open routes, restricting nonessential travel on specific paths.
A playful exchange from the Philadelphia Press notes a traveler asking if American girls influence men’s attire. A native replies that influence exists only slightly, with occasional rouge brushing onto a coat that is easily removed.
A London Saturday Review essay argues that top chess players are not necessarily men of exceptional intellect or large brains, noting that greatness in chess does not prove general mental superiority.
In this fragment from the Meveland Plain Dealer a couple exchanges a question about marriage with playful hesitation. The awkward OCR yields unclear names and phrasing but centers on a marriage proposal inquiry and a tentative response.
Madame scolds her servant for not sweeping while lifting her skirt to spread dust and keep microbes at bay. Paris Armules notes the hygienic reasoning behind her action.
Special report: a boiler explosion at Vincennes Paper Mills killed two men and injured twenty others. The blast hurled the boiler through the roof and caused severe damage to the Harrison mansion, home of former governor Wm. Henry Harrison, during the Northwest Territory era.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet next Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Louise Ronaldson. The Queen Esther circle meets this evening with Miss Bertha Brown at her South Iowa avenue home. The Bachelor Maids will meet this evening with Miss Verne Ashby at her South Iowa avenue home.
A surprise party was held Friday the 27th at Miss Besse Jones home in East Washington for her birthday anniversary. Guests enjoyed light refreshments and reported a good time. She received a gold brooch and a salad bowl from friends.
Washington fans paraded to Richmond to watch Riverside play Richmond in a charity ball game. The Riverside team led by strong offense, final score Riverside five to Richmond two, with the Riverside band performing throughout and split receipts among players and teams as a fundraiser.
George Adams of Nira died at the county farm from typhoid fever. A cripple who had lived in a small Nira shanty for years, he was about 60. He was taken to the county house yesterday. funeral plans are set for tomorrow in this city with burial here. He leaves a brother in a Missouri county house.
Foley's Honey and Tar affords immediate relief to asthma sufferers in worst stages and if taken in time will effect a cure. Sold by all druggists.
There will be a gathering of those interested in baseball at the Commercial Club tomorrow Tuesday evening to attend to important business matters. Fans are urged to be present.
The W. I. C of the Baptist church will hold a spread at the J. W. Lem Jey home next Thursday afternoon and evening. All members are urged to attend for important business.
The Burlington Route plans a line from Spearfish to Pierre South Dakota to open up land for homesteads. Prospective settlers lack cash but may acquire 160 acres at nominal price. Inquiry through Peck and Taylor. Cheap excursion rates offered by the line.
An old advertisement touts Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a water word product that cleanses and stimulates the bowels without irritation. It states it is sold by all druggists and aims for a gentle action.
A clergyman recalls a tale from Ceylon where a prince wore a black leather charm called a hyena's snout. It supposedly softens hard foods by the hyena's nose, curing indigestion for those who keep the charm.
A Swiss dairy professor analyzed cheese microflora from Emmenthaler and cream cheese. He found 90 000 to 100 000 germs per gram in fresh Emmenthaler, rising to 800 000 in two months, while cream cheese held 750 000 to 2 000 000 per gram in the same periods. He notes center cheese hosts far more bacteria, up to 5.5 million per gram near rind. He estimates vast totals in typical portions and suggests many microbes may aid digestion.
A worn Nelson letter on display recalls historic calls for rope and blocks to defend Britain. Dated to the Armada era, the message shows requests for 200 fathoms rope and 100 fathoms rope for ship needs, noting ship shortages and procurement delays.
The piece explains that milk souring is accelerated by electricity. Bacteria in milk react to electric current, becoming energized and souring milk much faster than normal. An electric blast or bolt is described as intensifying this effect, turning minutes into hours.
A literary woman asks Norah to fetch a book from the library. The girl returns with a large Newfoundland dog blocking the doorway. Norah recounts she fought the dog along the stairs, saying the task was a man’s job and she was almost bitten.
A poetic reflection on how young children calm mood and soften hearts through pure innocence. Their soft voices are described as flute like and capable of banishing gloom, wielding a magical influence that even gates of brass cannot resist.
A Paris Gaulois critique calls the silk hat a ridiculous fashion, comparing its shine to archaic rites. The remark notes future generations may view such adornments as strange as bone lips or nostril rings.
In a tense exchange, one party scolds another for using a casual abbreviation to address Burroughs as Dr Sir. The reply defends the form, noting the honorific is acceptable here as the debt remains unpaid.
A portrait of a countess described through dialogue: a sixty year old woman who looks fifty thinks she is forty dresses like thirty and behaves as if twenty.
Miss Charlotte Parker leaves for Chicago after a two week stay with Miss Ava Mathews stopping in Davenport for a few days to visit friends along the way.
J. B. Shearer and family received invitations to the wedding of Miss May Black of Aledo Illinois to Mr John Wilson a promising young attorney. Also Crawfordsville men White and Rhea took out auto seating driving wagons from the Hervey Bell carriage factory showcasing home manufactured vehicles.
Thousands of men are needed at once to harvest crops in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Low rates from all points on the Iowa Central Railway. Tickets on sale daily August 1 to 31, 1906. Wages range from $1.75 to $3.00 per day including board. For rates contact agents or address A Cutts G P T Minneapolis Minn.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease best treated systemically. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 cure promise. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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