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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
2
A Cleveland Leader quip portrays a hungry man warning of lemon pie, while a Brooklyn Life scene shows a stern father scolding his daughter for overspending against allowance. The dialog highlights petty domestic tensions and humorous reproach in two distinct papers.
Twenty five Iowa Bible class members toured Washington Sunday to visit the Methodist Sunday school. They praised the large school, enrollment of 1300, and the warm reception with 796 in attendance. The group noted connections to local editors and publishers among the staff and teachers.
In a station exchange a tall man laments that prohibition has dried up the town’s commerce. A coffee-milk drummer asks about past ventures and suggests prohibition pushed out a Turkish bath business. The dialogue captures small town economic sting from the era.
Chicago News profiles Wedderly as a judge who has brought happiness to thousands while noting he has granted more divorces than any other on the bench. Singletop calls him a philanthropist.
A fragmented Baltimore American passage references a demitassy at the program’s end and a disharmony over alcohol, with a light dialogue about not drinking stronger than tea or coffee.
A Columbus Dispatch quip notes the likeness of an American heiress to a pugilist. The joke: when she takes the count she loses, implying a humorous parallel between high society and boxing terms.
A Friday night program features contestants and singers plus Rev. D. McMasters speaking on the Temple. Miss May Brookhart will recite The New Church Organ, likely swaying Covenanters with organ praise. A top county speaker, Miss May, is urged to attend.
Willis T. Morgan, a retired U.S. Army Commissary Sergeant from Concord New Hampshire, recalls two years in Cuba and two in the Philippines and credits Dr King’s New Discovery for avoiding lung sickness. The ad proclaims it best for coughs colds bronchial trouble and lung diseases with guarantees at Stewart’s pharmacy and a free trial bottle.
Physicians declare catarrh a germ disease and Hyomei offers a simple inhaler based treatment. The complete outfit costs one dollar with extra bottles at 50 cents. Columbia Pharmacy guarantees its cost only if it cures, with air inhalation resembling mountain balsams.
Farmers and horsemen in eastern Iowa report an unprecedented swarm of gnats attacking horses. The insects cling to ears and bite under the skin, causing pain and welts. Several horses have suffered injuries from barbed wire fences amid the frenzy, while veterinarians scramble to explain the strange outbreak.
A mothers meeting will be held in connection with the normal institute at the High school building on Tuesday June 14 at 3 p.m. Mrs tattie Moore Mitchell of Des Moines will give a lecture titled The Mother We'd Like to Be. All are invited to attend and help make the meeting a success. Cora Eli Porter County Superintendent. 96-3¢
All members of the A O U W and Degree of Honor are asked to meet at the A Q O U W hall on Sunday June 10 at two o'clock for memorial services per the committee.
Mrs. R. F. Riley returns from California and will be at the old place to greet her old customers and many new ones.
Many users praise Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy though reluctant to give testimonials. The medicine is described as a trusted household cure for diarrhoea and bowel troubles, sold by Cook & Sherman and Stewart's pharmacy.
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