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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1907
Page
7
A London Graphic piece critiques a visual scene of a rigid colonel and a swordless captain, revealing a comic misperception about authority and dress. The anecdote turns to a broader note on critics and Rembrandt, contrasting fleeting praise with enduring art.
The article notes a divide among readers about portraits and appearance. It discusses liberal views suggesting a preliminary step before deep discussion, hinting at differing standards for judging likeness or character in images.
Diner complains the napkin is dirty but waiter explains it is merely folded the wrong way in a Soper’s Halt Holiday snippet.
The excerpt traces ale as a symbol of English heritage from ancient banquets to rustic home brews. It notes terms like alebush and ale conner and explores ale cost as a tansy flavoring with Greek kostos roots, then mentions alegar as part of the evolving language.
A description contrasts two local committees, urging members to resign from the Citizens' Committee and join the General Progress Committee that handles new buildings and town development. It emphasizes practical community impact over idle watching of construction.
A brief note from Cornhill Magazine discusses an ale described as either eager or sour and used as vinegar.
The excerpt quotes Heine praising Wellington's luck at Waterloo, noting how the victor emerges as Napoleon's defeat overwhelms the opposing power. It frames the paradox of a general’s fortune and the seeming triumph of stupidity over genius in the clash of Wellington and Napoleon.
Vintage account notes flogging practices at carts enduring into modern times. It cites Saltash and Olney cases with beadle officials feigning severity, while officers sometimes mitigated pain or exaggerated wounds, as described by Cowper and reported by St James' Gazette.
A fragment from a sketch or verse portrays a puzzled gentleman named Maris who resists being forced to drop anything. Dialogues touch on danger and pride as the speaker challenges his stance. The piece hints at performance or theatrical narration within a rural or traditional setting.
The New York American outlines a three stage life arc with roughly twenty-five year spans for youth from birth to 25, man from 25 to 50 or 55, and old age after. It notes growth, equilibrium, and eventual decline as governing forces across these periods.
Naturalists note glow worms glow more brilliantly as a storm nears, a striking phenomenon with no proven explanation. The cause remains one of nature’s enduring mysteries.
A New York clubman and a Minnesota friend camps in British Columbia during a hunting trip. The NYer wakes his sleeping companion by kicking him to stir the fire, only to reveal the gag as the Minnesotan had already done the same to wake him. They then work together to rekindle the fire.
Stomach troubles and heart and kidney ailments are claimed to be quickly corrected by Dr Shoop's Restorative. The remedy is said to act on the nerves controlling these organs and is offered with free mailed samples from Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. Sold by J H Stewart.
A 12th century tale cited by Ralph de Coggeshall tells of a fish near Oxford in Suffolk in 1180 that resembled a wild man. Bartholomew de Glanville, governor, kept the creature in Oxford Castle for six months, it spoke not, ate all foods and raw fish eagerly, and never displayed reverence at church before returning to the sea and vanishing.
To stop a cold fast buy Preventics from your druggist. Safe and prompt they have no quinine or laxatives and work if taken at the sneeze stage to prevent pneumonia bronchitis La Grippe and feverish symptoms. 48 tablets cost 25 cents trial boxes 5 cents sold by J H Stewart.
A headmaster warns Vincent in his monthly report for constant talking. The father receives the note and the reply reads You ought to hear his mother in red ink, highlighted in School Board Journal. The anecdote illustrates parental humor over classroom discipline.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised as one of the best in use with broad appeal and high sales. It targets acute throat and lung diseases including coughs colds and croup and is described as pleasant and safe to take. Sold by Cook and Sherman.
One morning William Clerk, Sir Walter Scott's close friend, found the young Scottish bar in high spirits over a tale they believed he told privately. Scott replied that the baronet merely alters stories by transforming them with a cocked hat and a cane to suit company.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney and Co of Toledo endorse the remedy and claim a 15 year reputation for honesty. Internal cure claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. price 75c per bottle. testimonials free. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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