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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1906
Page
3
Local News Briefs Highlight Visits and Travel
The column lists numerous residents traveling for business and visiting relatives including Milt Denison to Keota, Mrs Pat Boyd in town, Miss Florence Watterson from Muscatine, and many others. It notes shopping at the Vienna bakery and a wedding in Keota, with misc. receipts of people passing through or leaving for distant locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt Denison
Keota
Pat Boyd
Haskins
Vienna
M. J. Kennelly
Muscatine
Annie Greer
Austin Hart
Whetstone
Kan
Mabel Means
Alma
Nebr
Eliott Lyne
Lawrence Wilson
Chicago
Miss Burke
Margaret Kerber
Sigourney
Davenport
East Side Rats meet rough end in street clash
In a recent afternoon melee on the east side a group of business men and clerks attacked a rat colony using clubs and dogs. Seven to eight rats were killed while the rest are expected to relocate once weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
English Trains on Time and British Network Efficiency
Ray Morris notes in Atlantic that British railways deliver exceptional punctuality. He argues the intimate network, small isle size, and constant shop support yield clocklike service with frequent arrivals at urban hubs like Finsbury Park. Five minute margins enable crucial connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isles
England
Finsbury Park
London
Ray Morris
Atlantic
Silence After Ten P M In Rural Russia Kiev Towns
A Blackwood's Magazine excerpt describes quiet Russian villages after 10 pm where peasants fear evil spirits and avoid laughter. Moujiks unseen after 11 pm are unnervingly silent, a superstition extending to southern towns and the holy city Kiev, where streets are largely empty after ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moujik
Kiev
Russia
Blackwood
Rector’s Age Riddle Sparks Laughter in New York
A New York rector, aged not over fifty, tells a parishioner he is seventy five and will be seventy seven next birthday. He says his wife’s and his birthdays fall on the same day, so he must shoulder both celebrations to keep peace at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Presidents Timeline Through Adams Jefferson Madison and Monroe
The text notes ages of presidents relative to each other, states Washington Adams Jefferson Madison and Monroe left office at 65, says Jefferson and Adams died July 4 1826 exactly 50 years after the Declaration and Monroe died July 4 1831.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Q. Adams
George Washington
Perfect Features and Proportions in Facial Geometry
A discussion outlines ideal facial ratios where the face width equals five eye widths and the intereye distance equals one eye width. It states the eye width is two thirds of the mouth width and the nose length matches the forehead height with precise, regular outlines.
Feasts of Antiquity: Greek and Roman Delicacies
The text sketches ancient culinary curiosities from Greece and Rome. It notes delicacies like young fox, robin, sparrow, and fish caught under moonlight. It mentions the Trojan pig with eggs and thrushes and Roman snails boiled to large sizes.
Methods to reduce coughing in mild and persistent cases
The article advises how to minimize or stop coughing by taking a deep breath and filling air cells, then holding it to gain a warming soothing effect. It suggests marking the mollifying result on the cough and notes perseverance can subdue or end coughing in milder instances.
Pain Balm Provides Quick Burn Relief at Vernon
Vernon merchant and postmaster James N Nichols testifies that Chamberlain's Pain Balm eased a child's hand burn after cold packs worsened inflammation. He reports using the liniment himself and recommending it for cuts burns strains and back pain. Sold by Cook & Sherman and Stewart's pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. Nichols
Vernon, Conn
Michael Strauss
Strauss
Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman and
Stewart's Pharmacy
Items Left by Campers at Chautauqua Grounds Recovered
Campers at the Chautauqua grounds left bedding and pillows among their belongings. Owners may claim these items at the Democrat office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Democrat
Chautauqua
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Quick Cold Relief
A nostalgic ad urges treating neglected coughs and colds with Foley's Honey and Tar to prevent bronchial or lung trouble. It claims perfect security from serious effects and notes availability at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Cheap One Way Fares to Pacific Coast Announced
The Iowa Central announces reduced one way tickets to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana and Idaho from September 15 to October 31. Fares are 15.00 below regular. Inquiries to A H Cutts G P T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Utah
Montana
Idaho
A. H. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
An 1880s advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. Endorsers Walding Kinnan & Marvin of Toledo affirm Cheney's reliability. Price 75 cents a bottle. Hall's Pills for constipation also recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Ek. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
I’. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Con catenated Order of Hoo Hops gathering details
Travelers planning to attend the Con catenated Order of Hoo Hops in Oklahoma City from September 8 to 12 should contact H. W. Russel of Rock Island for full information. Round trip fare is one fare plus two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
H. W. Russel
Rock Island
Also Mentioned on This Page
Founk L. Wilson & Co
Dougherty Bros
Washington, Iowa
Miss Lucile Peck
Marion Ave
Chamberlains
Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy
Thomas Farris
Mineola, Khan
Washington Township
A. J. Nusbaum
Batesville
Indiana
Weather Forecast
Washington, D. C
the Evening Journal
Iowa
Mary Gardner
Ainsworth
Harry Wickham
Mike Dean
Chas. Needham
Florence Watterson
Meade Sigmund
Wellman
Fairfield
Ed Statler
Alberta
Canada
Owen
Stillwater, Okla
Peter Heisdorf
Mrs. McElwain
Washington State
Ella Rownd
Bk. J. Grove
George Wallace
West Chester
Bessie Hoxworth
Okla
McElhinney
Morning Sun
Rae McElhinney
John Wylie
Jessie Ed. Sage
Main St
A. B. Kendig
M. KE
Crawfordsville
Boston
Frank Wilson
L. D. Higgins
Stratford
Texas
George Griffith
Robert Nelson
John Hillhouse
Standard Furniture Company
Pratt
Moore
Wee Moores
E. J. Carpenter
Great Company of Artists
J. A. Harwood
South Side
Hawkeye Pump Co
Pacific Coast
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