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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1907
Page
6
A spirited Southern comedy drama Tempest and Sunshine unfolds with a romantic thread and clever plot twists. The production features a remarkable cast and realistic scenery and is set to be seen at the Graham on Thursday October 10.
Advertisement states Foley's Honey and Tar is an effective cough remedy all druggists can refund money if it fails. Claims to stop coughs, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia and consumption, with no opiates. Mentions genuine product in a yellow package and urges refusing substitutes. Sold by all druggists.
Local items include Nicola on the sick list and Frey's Studio advertising portraits. The Marsh and Ball sale is slated for Wednesday the 9th. Dr McCreary visits city while various residents travel to Chicago Cleveland and Texas. Tempest and Sunshine staged at the Graham October 10 with a two girl lead and romantic drama set in Kentucky. Cheap land excursions and Dr Shoop headache tablets offered with local agent promotions.
Deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and catarrh. Nine cases out of ten caused by catarrh, an inflamed mucous surface. Hall's Catarrh Cure offers $100 for any death caused by catarrh not cured, with Druggists selling Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A satirical verse imagines farmers resisting union demands. It casts a farmer and hired men debating union rules influencing chores from milking to plowing. The speaker mocks labor organizing as a fate that would reshape daily work and table fare under a union schedule.
A fragmented quote set shows a character debating safety and employment. The speaker asks about looking for work and answers they aim to dodge it, indicating a tension between seeking security and evasion within a cautious, terse exchange.
Court hears a marriage dispute where the wife says her husband locked her in the house and took the key. The judge calls it extreme cruelty while the husband cites a bargain ale as extenuating circumstance.
A traveler and a hotel clerk clash over sarcasm as the traveler asserts it is as cold as July. The traveler reveals being raised in South Africa and expresses a desire to be back there, highlighting cultural contrast in a brief exchange.
A playful pageant showcases bold stunts with gymnastic feats and quirky wordplay. Performers perform looping dives and dramatic dips while a troupe repeats light hearted scoops and skips for a lively, family friendly crowd.
A playful exchange jokes about a professor supposedly squaring the circle and improvising a method to “square his wife” at 2 4 m, hinting a clever but domestic punchline about timing and audience.
A remark on ancient history feeling natural to her suggests a personal connection to the past. The speaker reflects that revisiting familiar scenes from youth can feel like renewing childhood memories.
A collection of scattered maxims on finance, patience, conflict, and social conduct. The speaker notes greed, virtuous patience, and the tension between personal desire and social expectations, with advice on flattery, responsibility, and family honor.
Editorial notes from Tur Eclectic Medical Review praise Unicorn root Helonias Dioica and Golden Seal root as key ingredients in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. They claim Unicorn root invigorates the reproductive system and aids women’s ailments, while Golden Seal supports womb disorders and general debility.
The W C T U will meet with Mrs. Wilson Dougherty Thursday October 10 at 2 p m. The lesson is Psalm 27 14 How to Gain Strength Reports and review. 1002 Mr and Mrs Merton Teeter left last night for Chicago where he will undergo an appendectomy surgery and recovery hopes are voiced by friends.
Mr W C Bott of Star City Indiana praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a ten year proven cure for croup in his family. He notes it has relieved severe attacks and provides safety at night. The remedy is sold by Cook and Sherman.
In a wartime tale a Danish soldier tends a dying Swedish foe with water. The Swede shoots at him, yet the Dane forgives and shares the last drops. The king learns of the mercy and knighted him, praising his noble mercy.
A Philadelphia Press item discusses counterfeit money and the challenge of passing it without detection, highlighting a back and forth between a counterfeiter and a confidence man.
Essay show displays humorous errors by children. Entries include claims that young horses have long legs to keep up with mothers when lions and tigers pursue them, that fowl are alive for cock fighting and dead for feathers, and that pigs shed wool in summer and are thus bad creatures.
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