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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1905
Page
4
The court adjourned proceedings and will reconvene Monday morning at 10 o clock. The adjournment affects the ongoing big case and delays a scheduled decision. The next session sets a new timetable for filings and testimonies.
Judge Preston adjourned court to Monday ten oclock for the Wells versus Hocking Coal Co and E H Gibbs case with about 110000 involved. Wells represented by Guernsey Lacey Greason Brookhart. defense by Blanchard Seevers McNett and Wilson firm. Trial likely lasts weeks with numerous related cases on docket from Oskaaloosa and local courts.
Attendance at the Methodist church shows rising interest with full houses each night. E A Hulse leads the music and his solos are noted as impressive. Barrett preached on Amos 4 12 urging readiness to meet God, with five people seeking salvation at the altar after the hymn Almost Persuaded. Afternoon sessions grow in popularity and draw large crowds.
A Talladega Springs man testifies that after two doctors failed, Dr King's New Discovery cured his pneumonia. The product relieves sore throat bronchitis and colds with a guaranteed offer at J H Stewart's drug store and a free trial bottle.
Last evening in the Commercial club billiard tournament Class A featured H R Hull defeating M C Slocum 100 to 75 and 75 to We also had Edw Bowman losing to B Dewey 100 to 87 while Geo Rodman fell to F L Wilson 100 to 108 The program for tonight lists Maxwell versus L Wallace Hull versus Neal and Friday includes Dewey versus Rodman Bowman versus Slocum P Wallace versus Sproule Neal versus Maxwell Saturday matches include P Wallace against Rodman and Dewey against Hull
Mrs Fisher will demonstrate angel food cake and warm biscuits using Pillsbury flour at Wilson Heating Co store in the old Schneider building near the square. The free session runs Saturday from 2 to 4 pm and invites all local ladies to attend.
The article contrasts the historic Greek with heroic legend and the real Greek polity. It highlights Athens as a model of democratic discussion and collective action, notes Spartan military discipline, and traces how many famed figures turned corrupt or betrayed, with Timoleon as a rare honorable exception. The piece surveys Greek political life from Ithaca to Thebes, emphasizing Athens and Sparta as the core of Greek history.
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