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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
7
A Washington Iowa druggist touts Vinci a modern cod liver oil alternative. It claims superior extraction from fresh cod livers with iron peptonate, offering body building and lung health benefits for all ages and after illness. The ad promises a money back guarantee if no benefit is seen.
Geo W. Stewart advertises the Cole Hot Blast heater promising lower fuel costs by using soft coal to do the work of hard coal.
Regular Washington Masonic Fraternity session announced for Friday evening October 4 at 7 o'clock for business and work. Full attendance expected as George W. Brown W M notes.
The Pilotsburg M. E. church ladies announce an oyster supper this Tuesday evening October 4 in the church. Everyone is invited for what promises to be a pleasant social event.
A humorous vignette about Pat and a lakeside talk with a driver on church tithes. The piece shifts to a Browning poem praising idealized love with lofty, almost celestial feelings and a closing attribution to Mrs Browning.
A colored farmer visits a town seeking a safe place for his money. He is directed to People's Bank for colored patrons, learns a white man has been replaced, and is promised good service. The bank later fails and depositors lose their funds, illustrating cautionary humor from Lin Pincott and Ladies' Home Journal.
A man rushed to hospital for appendicitis was found healthy after urgent diagnosis. The surgeon apologized with a note to the wife saying he opened the man by mistake and sent him home.
A Chinese editor writes a hyperbolic, deferential拒 manuscript rejection. The letter praises the work as unparalleled yet declines publication, invoking ancestral oaths and imperial standards to justify returning the manuscript with apologies.
An English boy observes a bowlegged man standing by a hot fire. He cannot restrain himself and exclaims, Hey, mister, you'd better get away from there. You're warpin'.
A woman enters a car with a five cent piece in her hand. The nickel slips from her grip and slides down the stout gentleman’s spine provoking a startled response. He apologizes and asks for the coin’s return as the scene leaves both flustered and concerned.
A string of light anecdotes shows everyday scenes from Boston and Chicago. A well known Boston clubman marries a Wellesley girl, a husband plans a rabbit surprise, a rabbi yields a seat, and onlookers react to manners in crowded transit and streets.
A traveling husband jokes about mail delivery in a telegram exchange about twins and a dead letter office reply. A tired man endures three polite ladies on a trolley who mock gallantry until he bows and they study window ads. A telescope pitch glitches with a sharp heckle about a bald gent.
A farmer in a hardware store declines a salesman’s offer of a bicycle for 35 dollars. He says he’d rather invest the money in a cow, while the proprietor notes riding a cow would look just as silly as milking a bicycle.
A 1920s advertisement urges relief from indigestion through Miona stomach tablets. It claims widespread stomach troubles, lists symptoms, and promotes Miona as a tonic and digestive aid. Lemmon's pharmacy offers a 50 cent box with a money back guarantee if it fails to deliver.
Ife fell ill and his deejor prescribed rest, roast beef, beef tea, a month at a quiet watering place, and one cigar daily. A month later the doctor praised his improvement, but Ife revealed the cigar nearly killed him as he had never smoked before.
A teacher asks students about observing February 22 as a holiday and questions why Washingtons Birthday should be celebrated more than any others. A boy answers, "Because he never told a lie."
A playful exchange unfolds as a guest notes the hostess daughter seems to suffer from the heat. The hostess corrects that the girl has just returned from college and is troubled by the family grammar.
Maud Ballington Booth, famed lecturer and orator, tops lecture fees in America to support two Hope halls for paroled prisoners. Her offices are in New York City and she lives in Montclair New Jersey with Commander Ballington Booth and their two children. The public is urged to buy season tickets at the Democrat office or Lemmon's pharmacy. 300 tickets are needed for a Washington lecture course.
Notice to customers announces Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended for children and adults Sold by all druggists.
Good paying shop and one of the best equipped in the state for fine machine and repair work. Located in Washington. Reason for selling is owner’s salaried position. Terms to suit purchaser. Inquire at this office.
An ad touts Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup at 50 cents promising to cure constipation, sick headache, and stomach trouble for the entire family. Sold by all drug gists.
Mary J. Holmes novel Tempest and Sunshine inspires a Graham production. W F Mann presents a first class stage revival with elaborate staging. The show opens Thursday October 10 with strong material and notable theatrical care.
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