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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
2
An old advertisement extols Egg-O-See Wheat Flakes as a light yet strengthening breakfast aid. It claims wheat provides essential body elements and urges choosing Egg-O-See due to its original process, with E-C Mark on packages for identity and quality.
Local brief items list purchases such as a blue and white Duch ess kettle at The Fair and various social notes. Mentions include Mrs. Cubbins and son Bob visiting Brindley home from Chicago, Miss Madge Scott arriving from Des Moines to stay with her sister, and Grace Hunter attending the Hulse Helscher wedding at Keota. Several residents, including J B Carpenter from Des Moines and Bert and Miss Stuff from Davenport, were visiting local households.
See the Fair offerings and small town updates as residents like Mr and Mrs Will Dupuis Clyde Maxwell and Gisa Conard are listed among visitors and locals. Students, teachers and families including Ethel Hayes Belle Jay Nellie Bowman and Lora Bowman are noted visiting returning from Pelia Keota Cedar Falls and Ft Dodge. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea sells as a summer tonic at Lemmon's Pharmacy with 35 cent price.
Commentary on Hebrews eleven faith through Abraham, Noah, Enos and others. Discusses belief as trust in God’s promises, the necessity of sacrifice and obedience, and how faith endured amid weakness. Emphasizes living by faith, not sight, and the hope of rewards for those who walked with God.
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