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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1909
Page
3
A 1909 verse contrasts a medieval romance with modern romance. The speaker recalls Arabella in her father’s tower while a lover sings by moonlight and a later, cynical image mocks the guitar and motor car era.
Aurora and Magnet literary societies presented a well received evening program at the Academy chapel. Miss Corette Miss Jericho and Mr Beard aided preparation as students delivered piano duets soliloquies and original stories. The debate on postal savings banks favored the affirmative with Bruce Cowden and Hill Mec Cleary presiding.
A physician notes most illnesses link to bowels and liver and condemns harsh laxatives. Rexall Orderlies are promoted as a gentle, non purging remedy with no major side effects, sold in Washington at The Rexall Store Cook & Sherman, 8S. W. Cor, Square, 25 cents for 36 tablets and 10 cents for 12 tablets.
An old belief in blood cures eczema is rejected by scientists. Topical salves clog pores and do not reach the inner skin where eczema germ cells reside. The article endorses D D D Prescription oil of wintergreen as a penetrating cure, offered at a discount for trial bottles to convince sufferers.
The railway offers excursion tickets to Chicago during November and December at one and one half fares for the round trip. Expositions include the Chicago National Farm Land Congress November 16 to 20, United States Land and Irrigation Exposition November 20 to December 4, and International Live Stock Exposition November 27 to December 10. Contact the local agent for ticket costs, sale dates, and return limits.
The match pits C. H. Runyon against Ike Hall in the skating rink Thursday evening November 18 at eight o clock. Hall, a local colored lad, is described as a husky fighter under trainer Dutch Menafee who notes Hall's considerable wrestling experience.
The Bogessof islands in the Aleutian archipelago Alaska have been set apart and reserved by order of the department of agriculture as a preserve and breeding ground for native birds.
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