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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1910
Page
5
Bowman's low prices on percaled dresses and updated coat lines anchor a string of local notices. Keota residents visit, travel, and shop while a residence fire on Dudley Street and weather changes color daily life with sales, visits, and community events.
A Paris league against seasickness reports no real cures yet. It promotes preventive methods such as swing exercises, riding merry-go-rounds, camel rides, toboggans and rocking chairs, arguing Americans and English suffer less due to rocking chairs.
The piece notes strong superstition around the number thirteen among drivers in events like the Isle of Man and Paris races. It cites fatalities and mishaps linked to 13 while contrasting calm outcomes for the Fram expedition crew of thirteen, and dates tied to Aug 18 1896 and a Dec 13 1893 pups birth.
Superintendent Norman of the George W. Westinghouse estate in Lenox Massachusetts sponsors a nature tale about blooded Jersey cows ceasing milk production. A carp pond incident led to the fish gulping milk and, when netted and opened, yielding tiny balls of butter instead of milk.
The French government considers making Greenwich time the compulsory standard instead of Paris local time, shifting from the current practice of using local Paris time for civil life and official matters.
A life insurance agent urges Mr Nevermuch to insure for his wife. He quips that early death would leave her able to marry a newer breadwinner, while long life would only fund a pianola. She chooses the piano and her chance.
A humorous exchange features Sandy Pikes recounting his past as a tattooed man in a circus. He notes colors ran in a rainstorm and recalls getting a new job in melodrama as a deep dyed villain the same night.
A chronic teacher and an old friend trade a playful exchange about a five-spot borrowed last fall. The friend jokes that every time he thinks of the loan he also recalls the comet, noting he has searched for the comet for months but has not seen it yet.
Absente explains a string tied to his tooth to remind him of its removal while Hamlar jokes about tying a string around a finger instead. Absente refuses finger removal, insisting he does not care to have his finger removed.
Edith tells Edward that their father approved the next visit and was not afraid of him. The exchange hints at family tension and forthcoming contact.
The manager said the show went like a breeze and the backer asked if a draft would have been needed to make it go.
A rush hour car scene shows the conductor blocking forward movement while the passenger cites the motorman’s refusal to let them advance. The exchange captures weekday transit tension and crew authority on board.
The Rev A S Smith will begin his fourth year at the local Methodist pulpit as appointments were announced at Pella on Sunday. Changes include Ainsworth Glendenning and Muscatine First Grigsby, with many nearby charges listed and former presiding elder W G Thorne retiring to live in this city.
The experiences of years assure us these are indispensable in every home. We note Perry Davis Painkiller as valuable for internal and external use, especially for colds and fresh wounds, as recommended by Christian ra.
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