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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
6
Notice that the annual election of officers of the B. E. will be held Sunday morning. All members are urged to be present. Mr. Mary J. Scranton and children left yesterday for Oklahoma City for an extended visit with relatives.
Of Interest To Women promotes Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a tonic for demanding duties and pregnancy. It stresses known composition, non alcoholic ingredients, and endorsements from medical writers. Also notes Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets for constipation and overall health.
A twelve year old, William E D Stokes Jr of New York, built a receiving box that captures and reproduces spoken words from wireless transmissions. Demonstrations on a hotel roof showed clear words from Philadelphia and near New York, with weaker traces from Boston and beyond. He designed the device solo, studies electricity, and will not reveal further secrets.
A silver typewriter with mother-of-pearl keys has been made for the empress of Russia. Her latest hobby is to type all her personal correspondence.
Mrs K Kramer of Toledo says Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills cured her nervous sick headaches and neuralgia after a rundown system. The ad touts a portrait and signature of A W Chase M D on each box and lists 50 cents price at Buffalo based Dr A W Chase Medicine Co. and J E Lemmon druggist in Washington Iowa.
A collection of wry thoughts on merit, disappointment, safety and wealth. It humorously contrasts caution with ambition and mocks social choices such as wealth, appearance and voting while pondering the inevitability of death and personal focus. The tone resembles a playful editorial aside.
A poem on valor in sport and war contrasts the fighter who stays to win with the runner who flees. It honors those who endure bumps and troubles, remain undaunted, and are celebrated by readers even in defeat, while questioning the fate of a coward who evades risk.
A quip about John proposing to May and her delaying decision by accepting him on an installment plan. She dines on candy and ice cream with him while she ponders her response.
A playful exchange highlights a vaudeville bit where a performer wins laughs by shattering a crate of dishes. The banter also jokes about stagecraft and relationships, noting the act's emotional pull is limited to comic chaos rather than sentiment.
A skeptical exchange notes a boy dismissed from a ball team for not stealing bases, framed as a grim joke about sports corruption and honesty, then shifts to a unrelated question about a beauty goods sales pitch.
In a brief playful note a character arrives in town and reveals Brown is feeling blue yet painting things red sparking a lighthearted exchange. The fragment hints at a visual gag about colors and mood.
In a witty exchange, a Slimkins note their piano is moved upstairs and hint at possible music. A sharp comeback jokes about tuning the daughter as well, reflecting light newspaper banter about domestic life and humor.
A light exchange as Maud approves a fresh haircut, stating it is perfectly bully and showing cheerful approval of the stylistic change.
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