Fragmented line hints at racial phrasing and whiteness
A damaged OCR fragment references a family and a black shoe used to make whiteness more noticeable among others. The text is incomplete but suggests a discussion on race and perception.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment references a family and a black shoe used to make whiteness more noticeable among others. The text is incomplete but suggests a discussion on race and perception.
A May 1910 diary recounts travel from Damascus through Bashan to the Sea of Galilee. The party observes Bedouin life, camel markets, and a vivid Arab wedding in Deraa area, then travels by boat to Tiberias and on to Capernaum. They note local people, mosques, and a lively mixed-faith procession with guests from Greek Catholics, Muslims, and Jews.
Public health notice warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury and urges prescriptions from reputable physicians. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as safe, internal medicine affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Includes caution to obtain genuine product and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Gilad of Kokomo Indiana says after using Foley Kidney Pills his backache eased, kidneys grew stronger, secretions normalized, and bladder pain vanished. He urges others to try Foley Kidney Pills from Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
The piece argues posting Franklin’s Poor Richard maxims on deposit cards and bonds to spread practical wisdom. It lists many proverbs such as God helps those who help themselves, Time enough proves little enough, Early to bed and rise, and For want of a nail the shoe was lost, highlighting thrift, diligence, and self reliance from the 1758 Pennsylvania almanac.
A compilation of sayings on financial caution and vice. It warns that debt leads to ruin, pride invites contempt, and small acts compound into larger troubles, with lines about borrowing, credit, and the value of foresight.
A Chicago Record-Herald opinion piece critiques readers who confuse routine conduct with faith, arguing true religion requires inward devotion beyond habitual actions.
Mesers, Davis & Davis report the grant this week to citizens of this state of several patents. Names include Oliver E. Adamson for cultivator attachment, Gustaf M. Anderson for a centrifugal cream separator, Bettendorf for a draft rigging, Devore for a clothes pink, Gabel for a veterinary obstetrical instrument, Good for a pulsating milking device, Kenyon for a pump handle, Mudd for a hip strap supporter, Ramsden for a school desk, Sutton for a plow attachment, and Wilson for an electric valve controller.
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