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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
3
Dr. Jean Williams outlines seven resolutions in Woman's Home Companion January issue. They include seeking better air for each breath, gentler treatment of digestive organs, more sleep, concentrated daily work, regular exercise, and supporting health improvement efforts.
Mrs Miles Bradford announces she is authorized to continue writing insurance for the companies represented by her late husband. Policies taken out under Mr Bradford can be renewed by Mrs Bradford. Companies include Iowa Town Mutual Iowa Tornado Mutual Assessment Mutual Mercantile Mutual See Mrs Bradford for Insurance 6912.
Few men become conscious-stricken before it appears they are likely to be found out. The sentence suggests people only realize guilt or exposure after discovering their own behavior.
A health appeal notes how forty somethings should look well and suggests female vitality depends on feminine organs. It promotes Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a cure and vigor aid with no alcohol or habit forming drugs. Letter consultation offered free from the World Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo NY.
Paris dispatch reports Aviator Laffort and M Paula killed when a passenger monoplane from Issy to Brussels overturned after a motor failure. The two seated craft crashed to earth. both men died within minutes amid a crowd at the scene.
Fire in Dresden Canada destroyed multiple downtown businesses including Jeffery's millinery store Edward Watson's grocery Masonic hall Robinson's millinery and Adkins billiard hall. An explosion in Aikens store killed ex mayor C V Kicks and wounded several others. total losses around 100000 dollars.
Montreal Central Terminus company applies to the board of control for leave to build a great central railway terminal. The plan includes a St Lawrence river tunnel for the New York Central and Delaware and Hudson lines, with use from Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk systems. Canadian Pacific reportedly not interested. The project is capitalized at 30 million dollars.
A humorous note on a nuisance who constantly introduces people. De Chappie recalls meeting someone named Goodheart who connected him to a creditor he owed for long. The anecdote reflects small town social friction and debts.
Young Mr. Struckett-Ritch enjoys his first restaurant meal in Chicago. He asks about finger bowls and suspects they might be cut glass, while the waiter explains they are used to wash fingers. The moment reflects a child's poised curiosity at dining etiquette.
Detective Chief William J Flynn of New York is credited with organizing efforts to dismantle kidnapping rings. The article highlights his role in coordinating federal and local authorities to pursue and prosecute racketeers.
A collage of light items including a doctor teased by a pupil over a cane incident and a door sign reading Wines. A comedian etching jokes off a play manuscript angers the author. Mamie the dull pupil surprises with original work. A Paris boulevards anecdote ends with a pricey dog grooming bill and a preacher’s daughter notes a sermon’s varying emphasis.
Secretary Nagel reports on the value of corporation publicity and ongoing investigations into lumber, International Harvester, steel and tobacco industries, water power, and taxation. He highlights immigration issues, family separation, and a predicted rise to near 1907 levels with 1,285,000 expected entrants.
Chicago appoints Seyferlich as fire chief following Horan’s retirement. The new head takes command of the department and its firefighting and safety operations, with city officials praising the transition and experience.
Witness recalls at the time of the accident his maid was in his boudoir arranging his hair while the lawyer presses for the location. The terse exchange highlights a tense moment in the proceeding.
Football enthusiasts, especially in smaller colleges, expect the Intercollegiate Athletic Association to endorse the reformed game with some rule modifications at its annual meeting in New York. Speakers include Capt Palmer E. Pierce, R. Tait McKensie, Arthur G. Smith, and Rev. Charles F Aked from the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church.
A grandfather teaches a child to recite the Lord’s Prayer and the baby mishears the daily bread line asking if God would put jam on it. The roguish line reveals a humorous, affectionate moment.
Lexington Kentucky December 29 conventions will elect delegates to a January general meeting in this city to curtail next year's tobacco crop. Burley growers from Kentucky West Virginia Ohio Indiana and Missouri have agreed not to raise crops in 1912 with 1911 crop pooled. More than 100000 growers producing over 400000000 pounds annually will be affected by the new organization.
Hospitals and charities warn in year end appeals that hospital care costs have surged. Frederick D. Greene notes daily patient costs climbed from about 1 to 2.96 dollars since 1900, as the Saturday and Sunday Hospital Association seeks 200000 dollars to cover next year's expenses.
An old warning against Mercury containing catarrh remedies promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as mercury free and effective. It claims the cure works internally on blood and mucous surfaces and warns against unsafe prescriptions from doctors. Includes testimonials and medication branding from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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