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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1911
Page
5
Local notices report aviation flights at Winfield during the fair on September 12 and 13. City residents, visitors from Kalona and Brighton, and social rounds at West Chester, Sigourney, Ainsworth, and Keota fill a day of travel, visits, and business.
Miss Vera Alberson has come home from an eleven week journey to Europe. The party traveled from Antwerp to New York via Boston and included lectures on art sculpture and history. Accompanying leaders provided lectures with one lecturer per fifteen travelers for nearly a hundred people.
In a bedtime tale a father recalls how he earned a circus seat as a child. After toiling for a ticket, he faced a harsh ticket man until Mr. Barnum intervened, granting two front-row seats and kind guidance. The narrator honors Barnum as a true man.
Tomatoes for sale at Melinsky's greenhouse priced at $1.00. A list of visitors from Oregon City and Los Angeles includes J. J. Burgess, Mrs. A. F. Parker, and Ms. Parker's husband. Pauline Langenberg and Tom, along with Miss Alice Weidenbeck, spent the day in Sigourney. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Benz returned from a trip east via Albany New York, joined by Mr. and Mrs. Otto Stichter. County insurance losses reported: Marcus Kuhn horse $200, William Ruebsam colt $60, A. M. Bales mare $150, Nancy and William Brinning milk cans $5.
An OCR fragment advertises Merital Pile Remedy as a new preparation claimed to be a world beater sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
An old classified note proclaims a finance promise urging readers to try a journal style want ad, claiming earnings each time the ad yields results.
A verse warns of a coming comet provoking fear and hype. It satirizes anxious predictions and fraught bets on real estate as prudent people stay calm, sell possessions, and await the comet’s misfire, then reflect on future frightful dates.
Dialogue shows a performer with a minor role as the curtain rises. A quarrel hints at rumors and old friendships strained by gossip about personal character.
An odd short notice notes a sale at Finestock Maple & Masson with sacks priced at 1.90. The fragment references 721 Seed Of Course and a witty quote from the Smart Set about flattery. It also mentions The Chiropractic in Fenton and a confusing line about Noctis and experiments plus a phone number.
A light dialogue unfolds as a man explains he has asked Mabel to marry him and expects her answer tonight. He remains unfazed, saying she has already indicated what the result will be.
The passage argues progress requires focused effort and heavy lifting. It emphasizes that constant drifting won't advance a person toward achievement and that successful outcomes come from disciplined work and perseverance.
A playful exchange features Lucy praised as busy like a bee and revealing her goal of planning a honeymoon. The dialogue hints at domestic charm and ambitions within a lighthearted scene.
Quoted aphorisms on life work and relationships offer blunt advice about living earning honestly facing truth and handling criticism. The piece reflects on divorce court trends peck by peck and fear fading in battle.
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