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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
3
A jeweler from Indianapolis tests Foley's Kidney Remedy after kidney trouble left him weak. He reports his complexion cleared, backache vanished, irregularities resolved, and he can work daily. He endorses the remedy after other doctors failed. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises.
Clark Carson arrives from the east while residents from Crawfordsville Sigourney Wellman Keota Muscatine Pon tiac attend social visits. A sale ad promotes a nine room home with bath, cellar and outbuildings by auctioneer J. H. Lathrop and O. W. Farris with the highest bidder prevailing.
Portland Maine family credits Vinci with restoring a six year old girl after a severe measles ordeal that led to pneumonia and extreme emaciation. The remedy supposedly increased appetite and rebuilt strength, with a local druggist selling Vino.
A committee of Dubuque division railroad workers presented C. M. Aughey of La Crosse with a diamond ring valued around 200 as a farewell token upon his transfer to chief dispatcher of the Southern Minnesota division. The letter accompanying the gift praises his fair treatment, strict schedule adherence, and square dealing.
Mr and Mrs Fred Martens of 1625 Franklin Street left this morning for Washington Iowa to visit at the home of their daughter Mrs S Walser.
Arthur Wilcox arrived on the Burlington last evening, signaling the latest passenger movement and local railway activity noted in the transit column.
A classroom style game where players recite a story weaving titles of famous books such as Little Dorrit and The House of the Seven Gables. Participants guess the author as each book title appears, risking a fall to the foot of the class for wrong answers. Suitable for a rainy day.
A crowd forms a ring of boys and girls to reenact Lochinvar’s raid from Marmion. The bride sits center as the guests sing the ballad, the groom on a broomstick mounts a chase, and the ring rules the fate of the elopement by crossing a border.
A London scientist analyzed suburban snow and found mineral matter carbonaceous matter free ammonia and albuminoid ammonia among its contents. Snow acts as a broom sweeping suspended air particles to the earth, reducing atmospheric pollution and enriching the soil.
The text notes roses and mignonettes wilt each other in a shared vase while other flowers stay fresh. Lilies of the valley kill nearby flowers, whereas carnations and heliotropes show strong mutual affection.
A practical pastime described for players to throw cards into a hat from ten to twelve feet. Use a standard deck and count prizes for the player who lands the most cards. After practice, skill improves noticeably.
A bamboo blow pipe in the tropics could serve as a large popgun for boys. The stem runs about an inch and a half in diameter yet reaches fifty to sixty feet tall with joints fifteen feet apart.
Dr King’s New Life Pills praised by N H Brown of Pittsfield for relieving stomach liver and bowels without fuss. Sold for 25 cents at Lemmon’s drug store. Also notice of Mrs J R Doig death two weeks ago at her daughter’s Kansas home. remembered as wife of the former college president here.
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