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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1920
Page
5
Mrs. Fred W. Trost of Milwaukee credits Tanlac with curing nervous gastritis and related symptoms after months of deterioration. She says gas, heart pains, insomnia, and low energy improved, and she recommends the remedy. The ad lists local stores selling Tanlac in several towns.
The bureau of census cites Dr. John Brownlee suggesting influenza recurs in cycles of 33 or 66 weeks. It notes that 66 weeks have passed since Chicago’s mortality peak, and the same interval applies to New York and Washington, with influenza described as epidemic in all three cities.
Paris reports a surge of new babies with maternity wards crowded across the city. Some hospitals stacked mattresses on floors to cope. The year 1919 brought 30,008 maternity cases, up 19,481 from 1918, amid a waning sense of national hardiness and no spike in maternal instinct.
Washington announces start of the industrial census on March 1 covering manufacturing plants quarries oil and gas wells forestry and forest products. Sam L. Rogers says 1200 enumerators and 98 special agents will oversee SS districts and gather data on workers hours and wages. The census will occur every two years rather than only at the decennial count.
The article explains the term clove derives from the French clou meaning nail, reflecting the dried bud’s resemblance to a nail in part real and part fanciful.
Mrs. W E Acheson hosted a hearts and carnations gathering for Miss Maude Stone, a bride to be, with gifts and merriment. Nearby, A L Young hosted a farewell chicken dinner for neighbors, with music, gifts, and a noted absence. A Mothers Club birthday surprise for Mrs. A B Ross followed, then Miss Stone’s mixed shower hosted by Mrs J D Clancy included gifts of silver and china. The Mary Classes of the Methodist church enjoyed a pink and white dinner, and Mr and Mrs Tom Dewis marked their shared birthday and wedding date with a convivial surprise party, featuring music and a seal skin cap and silver knives as gifts. Charles Mattison attended from Keota.
The note urges a balanced life of severity and happiness at any age. It advocates enduring disappointment philosophically and choosing kindness generosity and forgiveness. The passage reflects a mature ethic toward aging and personal growth.
A concisequote on government science noting it as the study of combinations applications and exceptions influenced by times places and circumstances.
Emerson contends that morality should underpin all legislation and government. He argues that free institutions or democracy are only means to an end, and the true object of government is to establish a moral order where crime is unprofitable and liberty is maximized without harming others.
A simple foot rest or accelerator extension can be built from a normal strap hinge. Attach one half to the floor boards and let the other half rest on the accelerator. A light press on the free half of the hinge activates the device.
The peanut’s origin is traced to Brazil where it spread to Spain Africa China Japan and India. It was known as pindar in India and goober in Africa and cultivated as a valuable crop in those lands long before commercial farming began at home.
Moscow wireless dispatch claims Esthenia authorities arrested General Ba akeevitch a former Rus sian northwest army officer who allegedly captured General Yudeniteh. It also reports a Polish division in Siberia mutinied killed officers and joined the bolsheviks and that General Semenoff s troops have joined the reds.
A Rome dispatch to Central News says three people were killed in an explosion at a powder factory in Trieste Istria, blamed on Yugoslav workers. The blast occurred amid tensions over wartime labor duties and border disputes.
Advertising copy touts Dr King's New Discovery as the standard remedy for grippe and throat coughs. Claims include reliable relief for old and new colds and croup, suitable for the whole family, with prices 60c and 1.20.
Mild comfortable and reliable Dr. King’s New Life Pills advertise as gentle purgatives from a local druggist. The copy emphasizes reliability and ease of use, presenting the product as a safe remedy.
Mrs Katharing Kurzbacker of 1086 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn shares a testimonial about Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She says it helped her during pregnancy and after childbirth and hopes publishing her letter will aid other women who suffer from ailments.
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