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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
7
An aged promotional essay extols the blood cleansing effects of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and All Healing Salve. It links impure blood to brain fog and skin diseases and urges use with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. It includes ordering details from Buffalo New York.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a 100 dollar reward for incurable catarrh. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and states the product is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists price at 75 cents per bottle.
Friday October 30 a pie social will be held at the Young America school house three miles northwest of town with a short program. The notice urges attendance and invites the public. Foley's Honey and Tar promoted as a trusted cough and lung remedy from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
O T. Smith arrived on the Branch last evening, the report states, noting his passage through the station and the timing of the stop.
A story about Kenniboy who is mindful of others sleep yet wake early to whisper questions. He awakens his father at 5 twenty and insists on a whisper, narrowly sparking a playful misunderstanding about talking versus whispering during his papa’s cherished morning rest.
The article describes three sleigh types used in Switzerland: the Swiss sleigh for one rider often with a lady for races, the skeleton sleigh steered by toe tips with iron spikes, and the Swiss sleigh steered by hand or iron tipped sticks aiding navigation over obstacles.
Nero the dog limped to Mason's lumber mills and offered his injured paw to a worker who discovered a deeply embedded safety pin. The man removed it, Nero winced, then licked the hand that helped him and left as if nothing had happened.
In summer 1900 friends recount a white albino robin seen among grove trees in southern Ohio. The bird, pink-eyed and fully white, was cared for by its parents until it died. researchers note albinism results from pigment absence and often correlates with weak development.
A collection of tongue twisters offered as good public speaking practice. Readers are invited to attempt rapid reading of lines such as Six little thistle sticks, Flesh of freshly fried fish, and Give Grimes Jim's great gilt gig whip.
A fragment shows a street scene with a nervous woman and a bold outside voice in a noisy outdoor setting. The dialogue hints at ashes on a hill and runners seeking a better place to shine amid a lively crowd.
DIY guide listing a harp inspired cushion project and a suit case set for men. Step by step craft ideas and shopping notes for creating gifts suitable for both genders. Aimed at creative crafters seeking budget friendly holiday presents.
The article describes a hatpin cushion crafted from pompadour ribbons and vallace tied with baby ribbon and notes a dainty needlebook suitable for both men and women. The shown design uses a conventional primrose pattern in ribbons, offering a practical yet attractive travel gift.
Listed items include a quarter yard of taffeta silk and two yards of baby ribbon. The note specifies fabric and trim needs for a sewing project.
A historical pattern describes three coarse linen articles for a suitcase set: an envelope shaped shirt receptacle with braided edges, a circular pasteboard bottom bag for collars, and an oil silk lined linen bag for sponges. A large monogram can be embroidered on the outside. It also outlines steps to sew spacers and reinforce the collar bag, plus instructions for a baby slumber robe using plain silkoline, ribbons, Shetland fleece, and cotton.
Instructions describe layering cotton with ribbons, tying in tiny bows, threading Shetland floss, and making knots and tufts along edges. Edges are turned, buttonhole stitched, then a crocheted shell border added. Right side features a feather stitch row for a dainty cover in blue or white silkoline.
A teacher asks a small class where the home of the swallow is and a boy named John answers. He says the swallow’s home is in the stomach, sparking a brief moment of clever humor in a simple classroom exchange.
A young man named Tom vanished for a long period before returning home. His mother asked where he had been and he replied he had been playing under grandma's Christmas trees, a remark noted by local youths.
Eight and Nine wander a woodland path and find nuts on a tree. Eight claims the first nuts because he is Eight and Nine is Nine. They walk to a meadow with horned cows and then Eight asks Nine to go first through the gate while he follows.
A brief note suggests safety pin holders as practical gifts to accompany baby baskets for young mothers, describing them as useful and suitable presents.
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