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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
7
Mr and Mrs Will VanAtta and daughter Clara of Telluride Colorado arrived yesterday from Chicago to visit Mrs Dr Mc Clelland and other relatives. Mrs J B Randle arrived on the Firefly from Ainsworth Tuesday evening.
David Parker of Fayette New York a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health after costly unsuccessful medical treatment. He praises the tonic as life changing and keeps taking it as a general health booster. Available at J E Lemmon's drug store for 50 cents.
Mrs Bisse arrives from Colorado Springs for a visit at the home of Mrs J H Stewart along with other relatives.
Mrs Guy Mintle and her infant came back to their Grinnell home yesterday morning after visiting her father Johnson Ross. They were joined by Miss Nellie Ross who will enroll in local school.
A vivid meditation on building a modern steel structure shows a derrick lifting beams to the fourteenth story, emphasizing that great tasks are achieved piece by piece. The piece urges readers to see large work as many small tasks and to be brave to begin.
A legend from Applegate England explains a law that the mayor has the best of everything. A stranger dining at the inn proclaims the best dinner in the country but is fined for breaking town laws. After paying, he comments he is the biggest fool except the mayor.
Advice from a farmer urges starting poultry with a few high quality birds when funds are limited. Emphasizes years of study, careful selection, and gradual improvement rather than large initial investments. Warns that expected income from poultry is rarely enough for a family.
A concise aphorism-style reflection urging simplification of life by removing burdens and focusing on what is truly essential. It analogizes to math, advising to reduce problems to their simplest terms and discover core roots in daily choice.
In a London Tribune snippet a woman notices a man climbing stairs and exclaims about his tie and foiled golf approach. The scene mentions an early June morning with a thin ice crust on the top step and the man striking each subsequent step as the woman calls out Treavens and foozled his approach.
A brief cartoon dialogue features Little Sammy asking what Willie’s father does for a living. Willie answers he is “an artichoke” who draws houses, presenting a humorous misinterpretation of labor. The exchange reflects light entertainment in a London Express item.
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