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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1907
Page
2
Six years ago Juincy dams Sawyer a tale of New land life by Charles Felton_pid_n gained wide popularity in book form. It drew attention for stage adaptation with social play potential though the project lapsed before completion.
A dramatic adaptation of a popular novel drew packed houses as audiences praised its realistic character portrayals and multiple love stories. Quincy Adams Lawyer journeys with a blind partner to the country with a string of six entwined romances, while manager Lemmon earns credit for securing the production for October 15. Also note a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from a Brooklyn resident.
The Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance association itemizes last week's losses, including Sk. A. Mayhew of Washington with three hogs valued at 27 dollars and C. Brown of Winfield with house contents damaged by fire worth 4 dollars. Trial catarrh treatments are mailed free by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin, promoting Dr. Shoop's Catarrh Remedy, sold by J. H. Stewart.
Lead pencils and red cedar underlie a broader article on pencil production. The piece explains how 110000 tons of cedar wood are used yearly, the dependence of the pencil industry on red cedar, and the Forest Service recommendations to cultivate and conserve cedar in southern forests for future supply.
A local critic lauds W. B. Patton as a singular comedian akin to Sol Smith Russell and Tim Murphy. He praises Patton for writing his own plays, elaborate yet apt settings, and an excellent supporting cast. The piece notes tears turning to laughter and the lesson taught, calling the Thursday October 3 engagement memorable.
Freshmen triumph over Sophomores in the push ball game held as a substitute for the old class scrap. The event drew almost all students, and receipts will cover the ball’s cost. The contest is treated as the likely replacement for future class scrapes.
James Speed visits local schools from October 4 to 17 with illustrated talks and matinees at the Graham on October 16 and 17. Tickets cost 35 cents for the public and 25 cents for schoolchildren. one ticket admits to all events. The evening lecture titled The Haunt of the Great Blue Heron features over one hundred color slides of a nesting roost and environment.
A large delegation will travel from the local Baptist church to Keota to attend the association meeting scheduled for Wednesday of this week.
Guarantee promises cure of itching bleeding blind or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Advertises PAZO Ointment at 60 cents with refund if ineffective.
A verse fragment tells how Nature promises a rarer fruit than any on Earth and unveils the watermelon as a celestial fruit fit for immortals. Old Earth challenges Nature after fruits are laid in a row, while Nature showcases an emerald with frost and dew and roses from a garden.
A boy, tired from play, resists washing as his mother calls him inside. He complains that starchiness makes the stiffness scratch his bare knees, illustrating a youthful moment in domestic life.
A boy claims yesterday’s wooden wedding provoked neighbors to send shingles, reflecting a rural, tense reaction to a family celebration. The line suggests community friction and a domestic event becoming local chatter.
A brief quoted exchange notes a mother limiting Emily to playing with girls while excluding rougher boys, and asks whether a calm boy could be acceptable. The fragment reflects social norms and gendered play expectations discussed in Life.
A Topeka Journal item observes a goat that eats only the cans not the contents, noting the animal appears prudent and wise in its behavior.
A Cleveland Leader blurb recalls a runaway match between Smith and an unnamed opponent. The bride and her father intercepted the groom’s nighttime escape, ending the attempted elopement with the couple’s reunion.
A Yonkers Statesman dialogue between Patrice and Patience humorously notes the challenge of finding shoes that fit. The exchange highlights how often shoes run too small for Patience and the search for properly sized footwear.
The exchange questions whether colleges should teach independence noting a girls college teaching dressmaking and asking if a boys college for sockmending exists, reflecting a humorous club discussion in the Yonkers Statesman.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt shows a blunt exchange where a worker asserts his sons should not smoke cigarettes, insisting a pipe suffices for their manhood, while an elderly city boarder respectfully concedes the sentiment.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Weber and their son of Clarion Iowa returned home this morning after visiting her brother Hugh McCleery. Mr Weber is cashier of the Clarion Savings Bank.
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