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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1906
Page
8
A vintage ad claims Dr Kings New Life Pills ease digestive issues by regulating stomach and bowels. It warns neglect leads to chronic problems and promotes the product as a gentle remedy sold by Stewart the druggist at 25 cents.
Notice states Prince of Lakewood will stand for service at residence in Cedar township with mares. Prices listed are Ari Tempest at $12.50 and Mammoth Back at $10.00 to insure a live colt. Forfeiture of insurance if mares are parted with or removed from county. Care not guaranteed. service will be a lien on mare or cost. No business on the Sabbath.
The Parker Amusement Company is lauded as the premier carnival outfit traveling for the Merchants' Midsummer Carnival in Washington. It showcases a costly fleet of attractions, hand carved fronts, and a vast electric presentation heralded by the queen of the carnival.
Annie Redline features in Verland's entertainment lineup with horse ride and comic feats. Katven jammer castle amusements and a Ferris wheel ride for children are ready for tonight. Several performances will span multiple sessions, with 6 shows planned and some taking longer than others.
Walter Ayres and Fred Jardon, emigration officers for Rock Island and Frisco railroads, toured Raymondville Texas and Gulf Coast country aboard the private car Raymondville. They praised the climate and early harvests with truck farmers earning from 100 to 500 per acre annually depending on cultivation effort.
A bustling week of entertainment arrives with the Sunflower Belles at the opera house offering electrical and musical spectacle by 40 performers. The Parker 810,000 attraction features innovative effects, toe and buck dancing, and a large chorus plus a wild animal tent show nearby. Stars Ella Louise Blake and Cora May Benson headline, with Hale's Tours and Ragtime Village also advertised.
The article notes alluvial deposits and vegetable mould enrich soil and promise a second corn crop on the same ground. Fred shows matured corn to illustrate quality. The Rock Island and Frisco Systems push development into the newly opened country as Gulf Coast homeseekers flood trains into the district.
Mr. Ayres calls the Gulf Coast region the new Callifornia, signaling a bold claim about growth and opportunity. He emphasizes shifting development and economic potential across the coastal states.
The M B A will host an ice cream social at their ball on Tuesday evening June 26 for social enjoyment. Every member is earnestly requested to attend.
Rainfall measured by government officials through 3 PM this afternoon totaled 1.27 inches, signaling continued wet weather. Weather agencies track localized totals as storms move across the region.
Ha Downing arrived yesterday morning from Des Moines. W E Whetstine of Columbus Junction Safeguard was in the city between trains. C C Gardner, wife and daughter Anet, returned from Mt. Vernon and Cedar Rapids where they attended the Eyestone Laughead wedding and Cornell college ceremonies. They say they had a delightful time.
London June 10. Thomas Chares Aga-Robartes the Liberal MP for Bodmin division Cornwall has been unseated by the election court. The principal complaint cites entertainment of voters at a garden party as the main irregularity.
The final trial in the Dreyfus affair opens in Paris with charges surrounding Alfred Dreyfus. Prosecution and defense prepare postures as public interest remains high in the political case.
The Pennsylvania Railway company arranged a 50 million dollar loan at 3 percent in France to fund betterments. Colonel W W Loumpkin enters South Carolina senate race against Senator Milman. Deputy sheriffs kill General Williams and Exsom Lawson at Williamsburg Kentucky during arrest attempt. English Evangelical Lutheran synod of the northwest opens annual convention in Minneapolis. Saloonkeeper Frank Kelly shoots and kills his wife at Weston Missouri, mistaking her for a burglar.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth and Mrs Longworth stayed at Wrest Park the country seat of Ambassador and Mrs Reid in London June 18 and rode there in an automobile with the Reids. Evansville reports two self inflicted deaths on June 1 a Pike County farmer Blas Chambers 45 and Princeton resident J B Holmes 65 both by suicide.
Freddie Muth a boy about ten years old was kidnapped in Philadelphia last week and has now been recovered. His kidnapper John Joseph Kean was arrested. A serial attacker nicknamed Jack the Slasher has appeared in Wooster Ohio, slashing the garments of men he encounters.
A compact extract notes that persistence and intense effort shape success. It emphasizes bending toward goals with full force to reach achievement, illustrating a mindset valued by Success Magazine.
Mrs Newcast muses on taking a short holiday to visit ancestral scenes while Mrs Bleu Blood candidly critiques the idea, calling slumming outdated in a playful exchange.
A brief exchange from London Tit-Bits features a pastor asking Johnny why he plays with bad boys and Johnny replying that their mothers won’t let them play with good boys. The quip captures a cheeky response in a light urban humor tone.
A brief comic exchange from Clevee land in the Plain Dealer features a shopper requesting a week long refusal of a band. The retort promises a lasting refusal, adding a sharp humorous note to the slice of local tone.
Billy a black Jack bred in Kentucky by James I. Hamilton of Lancaster Kentucky, grandson of Old Napoleon, stands 15 hands high and is praised as the best styled Jack in the county. I offer a colt show and 850 dollars prize for the best weanling mule from this Jack each fall. Terms 810 dollars to insure living colt. care to prevent accidents but not responsible for any that occur. Service fees due at once when mares are parted with.
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