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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1912
Page
2
Meritol Rheumatism Powder Promotion in Washington Iowa
An old advertisement promotes Meritol Rheumatism Powders as the best remedy to "get the uric acid out of your system" and cure rheumatism. It lists distributors including Lemma Pharmacy and references the American Brand Press Association in Washington Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meritol
American Drand Press Association
Lemma Pharmacy
Cat and Mouse Friendship Tale Ends In Danger
A gray mouse and a gray cat form an unlikely alliance to watch the dairy and pantry for Tom the cat. Tom hides potted meat in a church cellar and later eats Mousie after the mouse discovers the theft. The tale ends with a caution to children about befriending cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weelyn
Jack
Daddy
Mousie
Tom
County News Happenings and Community Doings
Local notes cover county happenings across communities with brief items on residents events and day to day affairs. Short mentions flag changes meetings and social happenings across towns and villages.
Noble Iowa Fair Notes And Local Community News
Reports from Noble Iowa include W T Leeper winning premiums at Mount Pleasant Fair, heavy rains benefiting pastures, family visits and travel to Emporia Kansas and Burlington, new house construction, ongoing threshing, and record oat yields. Local events mention Chautauqua attendance, town park improvements, a fly-killing contest with prizes, and social visits to residents and fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Roth
Baby
East Wayland
Emporia
Kan
Margaret Teicher
J. A. Frey
Burlington
Fredia
Ruth Frey
Noble and
Henry County
Girl Leaps Clear as Aircraft Falls in Mineola Crash
Miss Bernetta Muller, 22, of Canton, Ohio, and living at 89 West Sixty-seventh Street, New York, narrowly escaped death when a tampered elevator released a monoplane at Mineola. The craft rose 20 feet before she jumped free and landed away from the wreckage, saving her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bernetta Muller
West Sixty-seventh Street
Canton
Mineola
L. 1
Local Happenings From Crawfordsville 1922
Elizabeth Harkness of Creston arrives to spend winter with her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson. John McCleary returns from Robstown Texas. Ellis Congable of Winfield visits. Numerous locals attend Chautauqua in Washington and a United Presbyterian address on Egypt. Birth announced for Grace Marie Anderson of Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Elizabeth Harkness
Creston
Iowa
Elizabeth Thompson
John McCleary
Robstown
Texas
Ellis Congable
Winfield
Will Huston
Wyman
Mahion Huston
Greenfield
United Presbyterian Church
Luther Gormley
M. Haff
John Cunningham
Miss Grace
Joseph Murphy
Maude
Frank Taylor
L. L. Nelswanger
Victor
J. G. Maxwell
W. T. Ewing
Jane
W. P. Davidson
Washington
Ida Paisley
Egypt
Dora Bolding
Burlington
Dollar Lease
Social notes from Keota and nearby towns
Keota and surrounding communities feature several visiting and returning residents. W C Farmer and son Francis stay with his father in Richland, while James Adams family visits the Shrader household in Cedar Rapids. Harriet Smock visits relatives in Alexis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
W. C. Farmer
Francis
Mr. Farmer
Richland
James Adams
W. H. Shrader
Cedar Rapids
Charles Smock
Harriet
Alexis
George Williams
Cheyenne
Wee
Daiber
Maud Dawson
Des Moines
Clarke Wright
George Bolton
Waltham, Minn
Emma Durbin
Yount
Ottumwa
Eilen McFarlane
N. 8. Miller
Fairfield
Alice Smyth
Muscatine
Pirates Seize Italian Bark Off the Bahamas
The Italian bark Genee was attacked by over 100 armed men in small boats near Juanagua Bahamas while aboard the Allemania. Pirates forced surrender after a fierce fight, crew endured dehydration and forced abandonment into small boats for two days before rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahamas
Allemania
Notices G A OR Regular Post Meeting
Regular post meeting tomorrow Tuesday evening. All comrades requested to be present. We will complete arrangements for our trip to Muscatine Wednesday. J H Stewart P C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
J. H. Stewart
P. C
Swedish girl seeks rain to wed amid farm chores
A Swedish girl hopes for rain to marry, then milks the cow and feeds the calf before donning wedding attire. She also steals a breast feather from the den to gain life’s necessities and luxuries.
The Voice of Real Estate Ads in the Wilderness
A quoted line from the Atlanta Constitution criticizes modern advertising as a loud push to claim mansions on earth. The image portrays the pervasive push of real estate marketing shaping public attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Chicago Market Mixed Receipts Signal Varied Week Trading
Chicago markets report Aug 19 1912 with 26000 receipts and daily totals. Cattle and sheep outlooks vary with prospected gains for beef while sheep are weaker. hogs show strong prices and mixed grades. Week totals include receipts 92679 and shipments 27729, with heavy shifting in western cattle and Texas steers.
Sheep Receipts Press Market Through Week
Sheep receipts today total 35 000 with market steady to lower. Native sheep 3 125 at 4.30, Western sheep 3.80 to 4.25, yearlings 4.20 to 5.40, lambs 4.25 to 7.15, Western lambs 4.25 to 7.15. Hog: strong to five above Friday. Bulk prices 8.10 to 8.50, light 8.05 to 8.65, mixed 7.75 to 8.65, heavy 8.65 to 8.55, rough heavy 7.65 to 7.85. Cattle slow, sheep weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Unclear OCR Summary Cards Readout
Fragmentary data from an OCR snippet shows mixed numbers and terms like Wheat Corn and percentages. The readable items include references to weights 97 percent and 204, 106, 19, and 11.12. No coherent event or names emerge.
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