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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
2
The humorous piece satirizes cosmetic trends with lines about weather proof and non combustable complexions and drug store patterns. It contrasts antique natural complexions with modern varnish like methods and ends noting social remarks and local social updates.
Prairie Center Iowa August 22 1912 Mr and Mrs John Adams and family attend West Liberty fair. Arthur Ruebsam and Rob Maxwell report success fishing Skunk River. Walter Duke learns of uncle Hugh Dukes death at Osceola. Numerous visits unfold in nearby towns including Keota Fairfield and Washington with plays and family reunions planned.
The County News reports on various community events and daily life across the county. It highlights gatherings, visits, and small local developments shaping the day for residents and nearby towns.
Ainsworth hosts Tri County old soldiers reunion with W A Walker and others. Mrs W T Trotter hosts a noon dinner for visiting Miss Swift Cruz Barnes and Rowan. Twenty five ladies quilt for Benson family and deliver quilts and gifts. Visitors include Harry Wickham of Chicago. School openings announced and farmers deliver oats. Ivy poison cases noted.
Anderson Mills who lived north of Richland in Hopewell neighborhood died Sunday night after a lingering illness. The funeral was held Tuesday. Miss Lula Green visited Marshalltown Sunday. Miss Elizabeth Barrett of Burlington will trim for Miss Lottie Bailey in the millinery business next season.
An exchange notes that Knocker wrote a spring poem but was not published as editors who received it were his friends and did not print it.
An advertisement proclaims Merital Hair Tonic as the unrivaled remedy authorized by the American Drug and Press Association for its members to guarantee. Lemmon's Pharmacy offers a trial to prove its claims.
McAdoo is doomed for nomination as New York governor. Pepper declares Cummins Republicans will back neither Taft nor Roosevelt, predicting Wilson carries the state. The Progressive party mails campaign literature nationwide as Roosevelt plans a forty state tour. Taft administration pressures refrain from resignations to frame local election issues. Governor Wilson's letters preempt questions on opposing topics.
President Taft has considered appointing prominent scholars to service overseas. He offered the London ambassadorship to former Harvard president Dr. Eliot, who declined. Miss Mabel Boardman of Washington leads the national movement for Taft’s election and is active in the International Red Cross, noted for her organizing power.
The notice advertises Saxo Salve as a skin treatment for eruptions and scaly patches. It claims deep penetration to cure eczema barber’s itch ringworm and other conditions with a money back guarantee. Produced by Sherman Bros Drugists in Wareington Iowa.
Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell University, named United States minister to Greece succeeding G N Moses. Age 58, native of Prince Edward Island, holding A B A M from London and Ll B from Columbia Yale Edinburgh Williams Dartmouth Harvard. Previously Sage professor of philosophy at Cornell since 1886 and later president.
John T D Archibald told the Senate committee investigating the last two presidential campaigns that the Standard Oil Company gave 125000 dollars in 1901. He said Cornelius Bliss, then Republican treasurer, assured Roosevelt would pursue a conservative tariff revision and avoid safeguarding business interests.
Market commentary shows mixed cattle and sheep activity with large receipts. Prices vary by grade and region with strong to higher expectations for sheep and overall market strength noted alongside dull cattle opening and mixed hogs.
A Maine man from Bearsport credits Foley's Honey and Tar Compound with easing an asthma attack after a few doses and a bottle leading to a complete cure. The note promotes the product as prompt relief for August suffering from fever and asthma.
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