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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1908
Page
6
Advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as a safe ideal remedy for the elderly and frail with inactive bowels and liver, promising a guaranteed cure or no cost if unsatisfied. Claims include a soothing tonic effect, natural bowel movements, and absence of griping or diarrhoea. Cook and Sherman sell 36 tablets for 25 cents and 12 tablets for 10 cents.
The Alberta hotel in Grannis burned after a kerosene lamp exploded. George Trammel of Greenwood died trapped in a small second story window. Guests fled by leaping from the flames as rescuers watched. Fred Willis of Deirks suffered likely fatal head injuries from a fall.
Orville Wright has departed Washington for his Dayton home, accompanied by his sister Catherine Wright and cousin William Dennis. Surgeons report his condition is exceptionally good, but full use of his left leg is not expected for several months. There is practically no shortening of the leg after the thigh fracture.
Chicago area results include Wisconsin 9 over Milwaukee 6, Chicago 25 over Minnesota 0, Iowa 11 over Nebraska 0, Indiana 10 over Champaign 0, Princeton 6 over West Point 0, Harvard 6 over Cambridge 2, Carlisle 16 over Annapolis 6, Wabash 6 over Lansing 0, Vanderbilt 6 over Ann Arbor 4, Purdue 28 over St Louis Rose Poly 6, and Washington 11 over Fort?
The president issues the annual Thanksgiving proclamation noting steady growth in strength power wealth and population. He says our average individual comfort is higher than any country and calls for progress in moral and spiritual matters.
The weather bureau predicts generally fair conditions for election day in the United States. Only the North Pacific coast into the northern Rocky Mountain region may see unsettled or cooler weather.
Navy officials announce official adoption of vanadium to strengthen steel armor and reduce weight in warships. Tests show vanadium chromium nickel alloy plates outperform Krupp by improving strength, reducing hull wear, and mitigating erosion. Orienteering research notes Peru’s Andean vanadium mine as future supply.
A fragmentary prose piece traces a broad range of human experiences from labor and fear to love, faith, and war. It juxtaposes workers, soldiers, poets, and religious devotees, asserting that heaven and hell exist in everyday lives. The tale shifts to a local rival, Joe Biggs, whose pride is bruised by a bold new figure.
Ernest F. Crummel recalls Orville Wright in Dayton high school during a literary program. Wright spoke of airships and predicted manned flight, facing laughter from classmates who thought riding airships was foolish. His youthful enthusiasm led to success in aviation.
The Charleston News and Courier urges builders to ensure roofs are airplane proof when constructing new houses. It stresses rigorous structural standards to withstand high winds and potential impact from aircraft debris.
A New York Times letter from A. W. Mitchell Jr. weighs which bills will pass on the third and which on the first, framing a national debate over legislative timing and voter impact. The author contrasts the urgency of different bills and the public’s desire for timely action.
An old man now Joe Biggs was once a county figure famed for entertaining lies rather than farming. He boasted boldly to amuse listeners, never aiming to inform, and pursued public attention through clever fiction. A hired man with real speed outshone him, shaping Jim mie’s view that publicity was all.
The essay envisions an American literary awakening born from living reality not copying the past. It argues for originality, urges exploration of nature and everyday life, and calls for workers, empathy, and fellowship to birth a fresh national literature at the dawn of a new era.
The author criticizes reliance on legal reform and urges inward change. He argues that temperance and honest leadership come when individuals elevate their own ideals. With collective personal reform, government and society will follow, beginning at the hearthstone.
A critic dismisses unfamiliar ideas with a muttered hum bug, illustrating a tendency to snub the new without understanding. The remark reflects a quick, dismissive mindset when faced with the unknown.
A speaker criticizes stuffing ballot boxes and advocates jail time for those who stuff. He muses on spirituality heredity and ethics, noting gratitude he is not descended from horse thieves. The sense mind reverses truths and many men are smaller than their self view.
A concise reflection notes that the owl seems wise by appearance even if not truly so, and that people often judge by looks as life continues largely unchanged.
A humorous maxim notes that when a man overestimates his importance it is time to trim excess. The saying uses cheese imagery to urge modesty and self restraint.
Newswire style letter from James A Edgerton of Cold Spring on the Hudson expresses caution about speaking when unsure. The brief appears as a signed notice or correspondence in a historical newspaper fragment.
If constipation and liver trouble distress you Foley's Orino Laxative promises a permanent cure by triggering natural digestive action. It does not gripe, tastes pleasant, and does not require continual use after taking Orino. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Miranda of Hillsboro Ohio arrived on the Burlington Saturday evening for a visit at the home of Mr and Mrs John Steen.
Wayne Critz arrived Saturday evening and spent Sunday at home, according to the brief transit note.
City banks will be closed all day for the election. Deposits should be made the day before to ensure guaranteed coverage.
Notice calls a regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias this evening with work in the third rank. A full attendance of the brothers is requested. J C Ford C C
Mr and Mrs C R Wells of West Chester visited Wesley Smith at his home on Saturday.
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