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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1907
Page
6
Des Moines Iowa reports a warm September week with five hot days and drying winds followed by colder days. Light frosts appeared in northern central and eastern districts while rainfall remained ample. About 70 percent of corn crop is ripe for cutting. pastures are unusually good.
Iowa City reports the biggest university attendance to date as I U I begins registration. Registrar Dorcas adopts a new system and expects total enrollment to reach about 2300 students, with freshmen outnumbering prior years. President MacLean’s leadership is praised as the campus welcomes Mrs. W G Canfield Taylor visiting from California.
William Randall came home to Crawfordsville last evening after spending the day in the city.
Lemmon's pharmacy backs Hyomei with a money back guarantee if it does not cure catarrhal troubles. The complete outfit costs $1.00 and claims to reach all air passages to disinfect germs. Reading testimonials from Washington area towns supports its effectiveness though the guarantee remains the key claim.
A historical voice recalls brutal college football eras with vivid imagery of injuries. It contrasts rough past rivalries with a calmer present where violence has softened and players often suffer only minor injuries like broken bones.
A short exchange shows a wife asking for money and her partner questioning whose husband she should ask, reflecting intimate household dynamics in the period. The lines imply financial dependency and relational negotiation within a marriage.
In New York the Austrian Hungary consul general Baron Otto von Thoenning O Carroll refused to stand for a Hungarian song at Terrace Garden. The audience, mostly Hungarians, reacted with protests and counter demonstrations as the "Kossuth song" faced official ban.
Danville, Sept 24. Tenis Trueman, accused of owning and renting machines displaying images illegal to show, was fined 500 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 90 days in jail. Judge Love ordered raids on saloons housing the machines and fined saloonkeepers. In Allentown on the same date, Rev Walsh and Father Gaffney urged parish women to avoid close association with Lehigh University students.
Blincts and Indiana generally late with lower Michigan and Wisconsin showers. Brisk southerly winds. Low near fair.
A dramatic exchange questions whether a man can love more than once. The unnamed speaker doubts a man of that type could experience repeated affection or loyalty.
A reflective piece muses on stars revealed as suns and the solitary orbits of fate. It ponders life breath purpose and the afterlife while contrasting earthly doubt with hopeful glimpses of light beyond darkness.
In a startling scene residents misread a passerby who asks about a watch. The man reveals himself as the assessor, turning fear into official duty as neighbors digest the odd confrontation.
A fragmented dialogue parodies marriage and praise with sly humor. The speaker notes that a wife is treasured and guardingly valued, then questions her cooking, joking that she excels at opening canned goods rather than kitchen mastery.
A playful piece on wisdom, courage, and social quirks. It comments on discouragement as fuel for renewal and jokes about married life, manners, and conversation. The tone is witty and observational with light satire of everyday behavior.
Quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade futures and cash markets show mixed movements across wheat corn oats and hogs with prices range bound. East Buffalo dealers report slow cattle receipts strong hogs and lambs firm at week’s end reflecting export demand and regional supply shifts.
Iowa City September reports hazing marks term at the University of Iowa. Sophomores target first year men with penalties including watering troughs and barefoot street parades after refusing to speak from boxes. Also notices free trials of Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy mailed by request from Racine Wisconsin and sold locally by J H Stewart.
Walter Paris of Oskaloosa Iowa became insane after a fall from a large truck wagon last week. He was taken to Mt Pleasant for treatment and suffered a hallucination that he had planned a world tour in a three seated auto and even ordered a car from a local garage.
Pain anywhere can be stopped by Dr Shoop's Headache Tablets a safe candy tablet available from drug gists. The remedy claims to relieve pain by equalizing unnatural blood pressure at the pain site and urges writing Dr Shoop Racine Wis for a free trial package priced 25 cents for a large box.
Dixon & Co report the sale of the C. N. Stewart residence in west Washington to Wesley Smith of West Chester. Mr. Smith will move to the city and occupy the new property.
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