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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
2
A nostalgic essay extols escaping daily life to go fishing. It describes rigging a simple bamboo pole with worm bait, walking to a stream, and seeking relaxation rather than catch. The author likens fishing to a primal impulse and a return to nature, ending with the refrain that the cure for tired feeling is to go fishin.
The Rock Island Frisco lines agricultural department presents a free exhibition car with grains fruits and farm products nearby the Washington passenger depot. F S White commissioner offers free lectures on agriculture and horticulture at 2 and 4 pm at game hall or other meeting places followed by open car viewing and free bulletins. Admission is free September 14.
Lincoln school begins Monday September 7 with Mrs Martha Eyes tone as teacher in her fourth year at the school. She is regarded as one of the county best teachers and has given the very best satisfaction wherever she taught.
Fox and Dewey present property listing notations page 8 section 5 item 8 detailing parcel identifiers and sale conditions. The short entry lists parcel numbers and price range with no further context or dates.
An old newspaper item advertises ladies garments including suits skirts jackets silk dresses and covers plus feathers and furs with guaranteed work. It also promotes Foley's Honey and Tar claiming immediate relief and possible cure for asthma with Lemmon's Pharmacy as the contact.
St James School opens September 8 with a refreshed staff. New instructors include Sister Mary Marcellina in music, Sister Mary Valenza in grammar, and Sister Mary Navierita in primary, while the high school retains its efficient existing force.
Court of Honor urges members to attend the annual election this Friday evening September 4. Refreshments will be served. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes Foley's Orino Laxative as a new, gentler remedy guaranteed not to gripe or nauseate.
A prominent sheep breeder urged focus on prevention over treatment at a livestock convention. He warned nodular disease and internal parasites resist treatment, recommending early-care lamb care, large pastures or hurdles, lambs fed first on fresh pasture, liberal succulent fodder, clover stands, and rape crops to boost growth and health.
A brief Chicago News exchange shows Biffkins challenging Miffkins on keeping promises. Miffkins replies with pride in never breaking his word while Biffkins doubts the rigidity, calling the claim too flexible.
A brief excerpt notes a grind and two melancholy stags with a sou beside the speaker in the wilderness and vows that the junior dance pleases more than other places, suggesting a humorous or satirical verse from Harvard Lampoon.
Mrs Blake hunts for the source of a Horace Walpole story among guests Henry Blake Mr Barton and Mr Markham each deny knowing or telling the joke. Blake insists he originated it, while Mrs Blake, amused and embarrassed, tries to assemble a witty anecdote without a clear author. New York Times.
Local brief items note Joe Limerman shipping a carriage of horses to Ohio and many visitors in city including Geo Eglin Fred Skola Ella Porter Leona Colthurst Harvey Matthews and Mrs James C Miller. A Yankee Regent company and Major Lacey plus assorted travelers pass through, with praise for a new Iowa City Republican edition focused on the university town.
The piece extols fluorine as a powerful, enigmatic element isolated by Moissan. It describes fluorine as a rabid gas that aggressively reacts with metals and nonmetals, bonds to form fierce compounds, and can tear apart substances including glass and water. It notes hydrofluoric acid’s corrosive reach and its unusually limited resistance, singling out platinum and lead as exceptions.
Professor Tyndall demonstrated glacier movement is not in a single block but flows within its channel. He planted sticks in a straight line across the ice and observed a crescent shape after days, indicating the glacier’s center moves faster than its edges, similar to a river’s stronger center current.
A mother speaks of her son’s future with doubt and modest ambition. She fears he may not be brilliant but hopes for at least moderate success or wealth as a measure of achievement.
A humorous Kansas City Newsbook sketch features Fion and Mrs Sleigh in a club setting. The dialogue centers on the cat and the recurring convention of Fion’s attention. The tone is playful and lightly satirical.
A New York Telegram quotation notes that some people trust only half of what they hear and consistently pick the wrong half. The remark critiques selective listening and highlights bias in public discourse.
A terse item notes RS produced 20 nights in Chicago featuring Cass Off and heated by unidentified contributors.
John Collins Mrs S Pauls and Mr and Mrs Nick Antone departed yesterday for LaPorte City Iowa after several days visiting Goo and H A Pauls homes in the area.
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