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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
3
Washington D C June 1 Appecial to The Evening Journal The following is the weather forecast for Iowa for today and tomorrow Fair tonight and Friday steady rising temperature
Local brief items record various visits and travel from Oskaloosa to Ames Davenport Fairfield Winfield and Chicago. Notables include Judge Dewey visiting on business Mrs Nelson from Ainworth and several residents purchasing pianos organs and wallpaper.
Local items note George Dempsey visiting Columbus Junction and Grace Barl Anderson returning from Omaha. Many residents travel to Chicago and Fulton for events, church meetings, or family visits. Robert Patterson funeral guests include J T Stanley of New Sharon and Mrs. Patterson’s sister Mrs. Stanley.
A reflective piece contrasts harsh branding practices for horses with a wartime anecdote from the ship Delaware. It recalls how branding wounds horses emotionally and physically while noting a historic naval warning to protect paint work amid crisis. The writing blends animal cruelty critique with maritime discipline and risk.
A French journalist claimed authorship of an experiment where twenty ducks were used to produce the last duck containing the others inside. The tale was printed across European newspapers and the term canard, meaning a duck in French, grew into a word for a fabricated news story.
Friday evening the Rathbone Sisters hold their regular meeting. After the business session the husbands are invited to a social. Three other temples are to be represented. Sisters, remember the hour 73:0.
The musk ox skull shows eye orbits projecting beyond the frontal plane to compensate for horn obstruction in vision. Hearing is limited as ears are small and fur covered. Scent organs appear highly developed, aiding the hunter’s tracking.
The passage argues Finnish grammar is exceptionally difficult. It notes fifteen cases and twenty four infinitive forms while claiming no real distinction between parts of speech. The author contrasts Finnish with Hungarian and Turkish as easier.
Desperate families in remote areas rely on Bucklen's Arnica Salve for wounds ulcers and burns after accidents. Stewart's Drug Store advertises the 25 cent remedy as the best on earth.
In a Sewell Ford tale, truck driver Tim Doyle and his horse Chief Tain share a deep, evolving partnership. Three years of companionship soften tempers, reveal mutual longing for freer pastures, and show how both man and animal mature through patience, restraint, and understanding.
J T Trowbridge recounts a remark from an Atlantic dinner about architecture first misquoted by Underwood. The exchange, involving Emerson Holmes and the line One is for death, one is for life, and one for immortality, reflects a witty moment on character and longevity.
A Mexican meteorite catalogue by M. Antonio del Castillo notes a single meteoritic mass exploding in the air and scattering fragments across three points forming a triangle with sides of about 55 and 35 miles. Two stone plates found 250 yards apart likely formed one block, with combined weight estimated at eighty tons. The event allegedly yielded at least 3,000 tons of rock.
A reflection on gifts of intellect and charity, urging social, moral, and intellectual progress to help despairing and starving people. The piece calls for ambition to awaken souls and improve society, and to strive for the growing good.
The article notes English beliefs about birds, describing the stonechat as gossiping with the devil and ravens as omens of death. It explains the raven is linked to evil and death in common lore, reflecting era mood and superstition.
Fragment from a mix of quotes notes about rural life and humor. Contains remarks on cows bees flowers and watermills with a humorous aside about self made pedestals and menus. No identifiable people places organizations or dates.
A Philadelphia Press item notes Worldly has been researching his family tree, describing it as busy and complex. The excerpt hints at a figurative noose on a branch and his attempts to saw it off, reflecting a wry, cryptic tone.
Thousands claim relief from sick and nervous headaches using Dr King’s New Life Pills. The advertisement asserts they purify blood and improve health, costing 25 cents with a money back guarantee if not cured. Sold by Stewart, Druggist.
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