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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1910
Page
5
A 1910 verse laments ghosts of once celebrated thinkers, noting William daimes and other writers fail to convey meaningful messages from the afterlife. The poet jeers at spectral communication, calling it stale, trivial, and absurd, while expressing longing for tangible insight from the other shore.
Claiming to boost health and endurance Electric Bitters is praised as a universal tonic. A testimonial from W M Sherman of Cushing Maine credits three bottles with restoring vitality after kidney trouble. Available for 50 cents at Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
Local and personal items from the city describe shopping at Bowman's with new blankets Persian silks and post cards, visits by Misses DeVoe Waters Stevenson, and returns home for several residents. The Fair features denatured alcohol advice, vacuum cleaner rental, lanterns, and many notices of visitors and travels plus job ads and a public lecture by Miss Garibaldi with a reception committee listed.
Two foxes, one clever and one greedy, raid Farmer Robinson’s hen house after planning to avoid overeating. The fat fox eats more than the other and gets stuck trying to escape the hole, while the wise fox flees, leaving the glutton to be captured or blamed. Local notes follow of residents traveling for business, visits, and social moves, with several short notices and ads.
Rural potatoes are on track for delivery with a special price if taken from the car. Visit J A Cunninghams Sons for the deal in St2.
Lord Ampthill recalls Hismarek reading Andersons story about a duck hatching a swan eggs and enduring mockery until swans acknowledge him. Bismarck notes his mother doubting she hatched a goose rather than a boy, highlighting misjudgment and identity.
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