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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
7
A brief catalog label for All Good Druggists, a preparation prepared by the J H Wagner Company based in Fort Madison Iowa U S A.
Next Friday night the Presbyterian church hosts Prof Edward A Steiner Ph D a lecturer from Austria in the Slavic life and thought. Admission is free and the talk promises new light on the rising power of that vigorous race. Steiner is a renowned speaker who has befriended Tolstoi Nordau and others and is known for engaging, entertaining discourse.
A 100 reward is offered for an uncured case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad features endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists and Termonials testimonials. It states the cure is internal and improves blood and mucous surfaces and sells at 75 cents per bottle with half family pills for constipation.
A box supper will be held at the Glendale schoolhouse northeast of the city on Friday evening. The program promises entertainment and is open to everyone. Amy Folger, teacher, extends the invitation.
A brief notice suggests households will need papers for walls as part of fall cleaning. It notes many ladies will redecorate by papering one or two rooms soon.
A circle game where one child stands center and answers tree related prompts to win a seat. A speaker asks where a tree waves and quick correct answers earn seating. wrong or slow responses keep the center position. Lists common trees and notes regional study for North American species.
An old Goat hides from a storm in a cave owned by a Lion. The Goat boasts of hunting lions and tricks the Lion into fleeing. A Jackal and the Lion’s search end in a chase, but the Goat escapes by feinting a larger hunt, returning home safely to Nanny and the kids.
A mother cat climbs to the top of a cherry tree and calmly teaches her frightened kitten how to descend. She pauses to focus the kitten’s attention, then carefully descends, encouraging the youngster to follow and return to the ground.
A humorous verse laments a stocking with a big hole and teases Susie with playful slang. The quip reflects lighthearted domestic humor and a breezy tone from a Philadelphia Ledger snippet.
A group forms in a dark room for a magic lantern show. Children sit for photos then the photographer displays about a dozen comic slides to create humorous, grotesque results. Indoor fun suits a long wet afternoon.
A fulgurite forms when lightning strikes sand melting silica into glass. The heat creates a glass sheath or tube varying in depth and diameter. Some specimens extend thirty feet below the surface with diameters from a quarter inch to several inches, often preserved as curiosities.
A poetic fragment describes the night falling over a sleepy town as the moon rises above heather and stream. The refrain hushes the listener with soft Gaelic inspired chants and musical imagery.
A testimonial from Mr Filkins and others claim Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills restored health, steady nerves, and sleep after long nervous exhaustion. The ad promotes relief from care and insomnia and sells at 50 cents a box through Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
The article explains making strong clear after dinner coffee using two heaping tablespoons of coffee per cup of water. It notes avoiding cream or milk and describes Turkish coffee as labor intensive with a brass mill and tiny pot, requiring repeated boiling and careful froth handling for two servings.
An advertisement warns that kidney trouble is an insidious disease that can lead to fatal illness. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Cure at first signs to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes, noting it is sold by all druggists.
400 head choice native cattle feeding on cattle at Gladwin Iowa weighing from 1000 to 1200 pounds all reds and roans. Come and see them Oct 3 Blanchard and Giesler.
Cheap weekly rates to rich stock country advertised by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad. The new extension is completed and excursion tickets to Oskaloosa for ten dollars and to Brighton for fifteen dollars are valid for fifteen days. Descriptive folder available from Central Agents Calon Iowa.
Slowa Central Railway offers daily one way tickets at $15.00 below regular fare for California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana Idaho and Mexico through October 15. Inquiries to agents or address A. B. Cutts G P A Minnesota.
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