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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
7
Valley Forge Camp No. 868 meets each Thursday evening in a hall on North Side Square. All neighbors are welcome to attend.
A bomb exploded in the plaza Oriente beside the Royal Palace in Madrid. The great cathedral entrance was shattered but no injuries occurred. Report notes a monarchist revolution near Chaves Portugal and a hurricane wrecks with twenty bodies recovered.
A short humorous column by Duncan M. Smith humorously contrasts private secret thoughts with public behavior. The piece notes secretive people clever but unreliable, silent women showing pressure, and clever men grappling with conscience often tied to spouses.
George R. Peck resigns as general counsel of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Burton Hanson to succeed him as general solicitor. Peck began as counsel in 1895 after earlier service with Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. He moved from Wisconsin to Kansas in 1871 and was briefly a U S senator appointee who declined.
A brief dialogue features a character praising a husband described as a “white washer.” The exchange uses humor about whitewashing basements and fences and shifts to a political jab suggesting statesmen in Washington require whitewashing.
The dialogue threads through remarks on a woman's role, family status, and a political race shaping up next year. Characters debate appearances, home life, and the idea of leadership as a lawyer explains law. optimism and gold promises color the talk.
A physician notes pulse and temperature while asking questions about alternating fever and chills. The patient responds with faint humor about hot days and ague days, illustrating their conflicting sensations and difficulty forming an opinion.
Traveler asks about a unspecified journey next week with no fixed destination or duration. The message discusses uncertainty and intent to travel by water, proposing a plan to ride a water wagon without details of route or length.
A brief biblical excerpt from Proverbs 15 16 contrasts value of wisdom over wealth stating wisdom and understanding are superior to riches and silver in choosing a life of virtue.
The narrator weighs summer escape to inviting places shown in a book. He recalls the lure of leaving city life for a carefree, paper dropping, train ride getaway. Despite warnings, he remains drawn to the comforts of travel and the promise of relaxation. The printed pages tempt like a siren, promising easier living away from home.
The judge presiding, with the grand jury deliberating, adjournment planned after a busy day. Defendants include Kiwi and Elmer Miller for larceny, Weinsead for entering a Brookburns property, and Dave Smith related theft cases. Additional defendants are held on separate charges.
Chinese physicians and Johns Hopkins researchers describe toad parotid secretions as a heart stimulant named bufagin. Experiments milking sixty toads yielded a vaso constrictor and cardio inhibitory center effect, likened to digitalis.
A fragment shows a dialogue snippet in a playful slang exchange about a dance and language misunderstandings. The speakers reference a hop and mispronounced French terms, with questions about how long someone has been in a close relationship.
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