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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
4
A New York fashion note urges caution in selecting styles this season with a shift toward polonaise overgowns and Joan of Arc overblouses. It highlights tunic silhouettes, lace trims, and sprigged muslin for summer wear while stressing simple lines that suit individual figures and preserve practicality.
Mayor Gaynor president of the Sons of Oneida will preside at the society dinner at the Waldorf tonight. Born in Skeeterboro Oneida county he values homelands honor and received a schoolmate letter from Oneida county. Metropolitan Sons of Oneida plan to spread word that Gaynor has long served as New York mayor.
Fifty years after April 24, Farragut's ships passed Forts Jackson and St. Philip, facing Confederate gunboats and fire rafts. The engagement dispersed the flotilla and reports reached Washington in early May. Official word of Farragut's actions arrived May 10.
Several railroad officials blame speed craze for the Titanic disaster noting the public demands faster ships and trains. They compare the wreck to a bad railroad accident and say railroads push high speed to attract business, while the public bears responsibility for seeking quicker travel.
Public health urged households to kill flies and clean up breeding grounds. Washington physicians endorsed a spring sweep, urging screens, clean yards, and rapid swatting to prevent disease and protect families from pests.
Graceful Sweet Peas praised for color form and fragrance offered by Edgar A Higgins. Mail 25 cents for eight packets including three orchid varieties and extra asters. ten packets for 50 cents. Special offer before March 1 adds Charming Spencer Apple Blossom White Pink. Address New York.
P. L. Baker of Waterloo Iowa testifies that a severe kidney attack caused intense back pain and irregular kidney action. He says Foley Kidney Pills relieved the pain quickly and restored normal kidney function. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Robert Stevenson of Council Bluffs Iowa reports severe kidney trouble and rheumatism. He says after taking Foley Kidney Pills the pains diminished within days and he is now cured of kidney trouble with rheumatism fading as well. Lemmon's Pharmacy supplied the product.
Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes Meritof Tonic Digestive as a health product. It claims to act on the stomach first, strengthen digestive organs, create a healthy appetite, and produce rich red blood while imparting life and strength to the body.
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