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Newspaper
Postville Review
Location
Postville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
3
Reporters recount candid interviews with Mrs William Borah wife of Idaho's senator and other attendees. Roosevelt backers wager on candidates, photographers clash with officials, and a party atmosphere mixes with fashion and trivia amid Chicago convention hubbub.
Washington dispatch reports that Major General Leonard Wood could be removed as chief of the general staff when the term ends on March 4. The article traces Congress friction, adjutant general disputes, and political maneuvering linking Wood’s fate to broader army politics and a possible veto fight over the army appropriation bill. It notes Pershing’s possible appointment to the Military Academy and surveys the army’s aviation efforts and foreign interest in the coming presidential campaign.
A light anecdote unfolds in a congressional cloak room as senators recall their happiest moments. Bailey recalls wearing trousers for the first time, Howland remembers driving a pony show cart, and Redfield cherishes mastering long division in school. A prank ensues with a paper wad aimed at a yawning boy, followed by a shipboard mishap where a platter of beefsteak splashes a pompous passenger.
Mrs. H. Albrecht describes her three year old Gilbert’s severe eczema beginning as pimples and spreading across the face. After two Chicago doctors failed, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with complete clearing in four weeks. She praises the remedies and offers samples by mail from Boston.
A juvenile class overheard a playful exchange where a boy named Tommy defines a swan as an animal with a turkey's body a giraffe's neck and a goose's head prompting the teacher to seek clarification. The moment captures the charm of early learning and a child's creative interpretation of wildlife.
Advertises Paxtine tablets as a cheaper and better alternative to liquid antiseptics. Claims usefulness for toilet and medicinal uses. Sold at druggists for 25 cents a box or mailed postpaid on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston, Mass.
A witty remark notes that airship development will succeed financially, with the joke that it always makes the money fly. The exchange highlights aviation optimism and money sense in a concise, period-appropriate line.
The notice promotes Cole's Carbolisalve as a superior cure for itching and skin ailments including mucous membrane distress. Priced at 25 and 50 cents, it invites free samples from J W Cole & Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin.
A fragmentary note mentions a possible powder trust and suggests action. Garfield Tea is cited as promoting health. The piece includes a dialogue about belief and exerts a brisk, satirical tone with a Chinese proverb about women.
A Hooper Nebraska testimonial recounts a five year struggle with female troubles. After taking seven bottles the writer reports restored health and renewed ability to work, urging others to try the medicine.
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