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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1911

Page

8

That Young Man That Young Man Cartoon Romance at Aspen Villa

Miss Dora Davis gardens at Aspen villa when a visiting Beaufort from a big insurance company teases and helps her after a sequence of stubborn pranks. She resists his guidance but he saves her when she nearly drowns after boating on the river. Aunt Sarah approves, hoping for a proposal.

Miss Dora Davis Aspen Villa Gardner Miss Dora Charlie Dora Burdock Sarah Nortons Missy Beaufort

Absent-minded Columbia Professor Uses Ladder Escape

A Columbia University professor, forgetful this summer in a Jersey town, realizes he cannot use his door key. He borrows neighbor Jones’ ladder to climb in, then returns it to avoid alarming others, ending with his wife letting him in.

Columbia University New York Jersey

Clinton's Squab Errand Delayed by Farmer's Daughter

Clinton, visiting his sister, rushes to fetch squabs for dinner from a north farm. He meets a pretty girl who runs the farm and enjoys a lively chat about squabs and future plans. He returns too late as guests arrive, prompting light domestic humor.

Girlikin Clinton Europe Jane

Genius inventor powers sewing machine with gas meter

An observation in the Houston Post notes a remarkable plan by which a man has harnessed a gas meter to run a sewing machine and an earlier quote underscores public fascination with his work.

Houston Post

Ward off a cold with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

When feet are wet and body chilled from exposure, take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and bathe feet in hot water at bedtime to help ward off a severe cold. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Lemmon

Household hack to stop mouse holes with soap and nails

A short tip instructs filling mouse holes with common laundry soap and driving a few pins of sharp pointed wire nails through the soap to deter rodents. The method relies on the soap blocking entry and nails creating an impassable barrier.

Are You Afflicted with Piles

An advertisement from Lem mon's Pharmacy promotes Merital Pile Remedy as a quick permanent relief for pile sufferers. It claims positive results whether the condition is acute or chronic and urges readers to try the product.

Lemmon

The Real Optimist Faces Setbacks with a Smile

The quote highlights resilience, stating that an optimistic person greets each setback with a smile and readiness to try again after every knock-down. It emphasizes perseverance and positive mindset in adversity.

Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised For Cold Relief

A Waverly Virginia man, B W S Hall, endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cold medicine. He says he has recommended it to friends who agree. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

B. W. S. Hall Waverly Vai Chamberlain Lemmon

Merital Rheumatism Powders Boon to Sufferers

A New Discovery claims Merital Rheumatism Powders relieve rheumatism in all forms. Advertises Lemmon's Pharmacy as a place to obtain the remedy and asks readers to inquire with those who have tried it.

Lemmon

Hotel Manager Recalled From Busy Billing Days

A nostalgic look at a round robust hotel manager known for trimming his mustache ends and wearing a white vest year round in Syracuse. The piece reflects on past routines and the impact of busy billing on his distinctive appearance.

Syracuse

Cure for Constipation Credited to Stomach and Liver Tablets

A Kentuckian, Thomas E. Williams of Middleboro, says two years of constipation were relieved after trying Bristol Tenn. doctors. He reports two packages of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured him, with the medicine offered by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Bristol Tenn Thos. E. Williams Middleboro Chamberlain Lemmon

Farm Sale Near Wayland Ta 1911

Public sale announced for December 12 1911 at 2 pm on the Rev Sebastian Gerig farm near Wayland Ta 170 acres one mile east and south pasturing and tillable land with a creek and spring providing water for stock.

Wayland Sebastian Gerig Sugar Creek Mennonite Church

Farm for sale with extensive improvements and multiple outbuildings

Partially tiled productive rolling land with eight room house and large cellar. Includes two barns a hog houses granary and chicken house plus new corn crib and windmill. Two orchards and fruit trees. fenced hog tight. central location near Su Nar Creek Mennonite church. Auction by I R Sager Wenger Bros.

Sunar Creek

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