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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1912
Page
3
A dealer invites customers to visit their showroom for room planning and to see durable furniture in person. They warn against mail order catalogs, arguing that true value comes from inspecting goods locally and avoiding promised economies that hide poorer quality.
Chicago woman known as the woman of death is under arrest for alleged arsenic poisonings in a string of deaths from 18 years. She purportedly killed two husbands a son a stepson two stepdaughters two male friends and sickened a police officer who was engaged to her.
A brick castlelike building sits on a hill above Port Townsend Washington overlooking Puget Sound. Built long ago by an eccentric English hermit during boom times it looms 300 feet above sea level offering panoramic views of the bay and Olympic range. After the hermit’s death the property was acquired by the United States for military use and the structure remains well finished inside.
Mr. Priestly of Bristol University highlights high tension electricity boosting crop yields and earlier fruit ripening, notably strawberries. Electrification uses wires above crops, intensifying thundercloud effects, replacing the older method of watering from charged cans.
Captain C G Rawling of the British expedition detailing what he calls the greatest unbroken precipice. It stretches 80 miles from Mount Carstenz to the Charles Louis mountains with a perceived height exceeding 6500 feet and a perpendicular rise not less than 10500 feet.
A vivid description of the sea dragon of Australia, a deep sea creature with elaborate loose ribbons of skin that evokes the feared Chinese national emblem and highlights its ornate appearance as a remarkable oceanic spectacle.
The Times of India notes that Burman culture prizes gems such as ruby diamond crystal pearl coral topaz sapphire cat s eye amethyst and emerald. Spells accompany stones and water dipped therein is drunk to gain immunity from evil, with cat s eye believed to grant invulnerability in war. Rubies are used in amulets to resist wounds from weapons.
Arthur Lindquist, 28, a fisherman from Stonington, admits fatally striking Alvin Fogarty with a brick during a quarrel at Escanaba. Fogarty's body drifted five miles to the fisherman's cabin shore after a storm. Pinkerton agent J. C. Fielding aided the probe.
Police uncover a bootlegging scheme using fake Bible boxes in Arbuckle mountains mining camps. A crippled man with a Holy Bible prop appeared multiple times, as empty Bibles and a cardboard bottle box hid brown sugar liquor laced with arsenic and pepper.
Jewel experts worldwide report a remarkable 243.1 pound beryl 18.9 inches high and 16.7 to 16.5 inches wide, color a greenish blue and impurity free. Found by a Turk in Minas Geraes, Brazil and sold by the finder for about $25,000.
A reminiscence by Mr Dustin Stas recalls time on his father's farm. He describes rope handling with bull calves and the mischief of the animals, noting a memorable day when ropes burned his hands and calves trampled him. The piece reflects rustic life and family ties.
Descriptive ailments include nervousness, despondency, weakness, morning fatigue, lack of ambition, irritability, and fatigue. Mentions blurred vision, facial blemishes, restless dreams, weakened back, urinary issues, distrust, low confidence, and drained strength.
A practitioner claims mastery by refining neglected cases with no experiments or theories, asserting he cures thousands deemed incurable and offers no speculative approaches. The period rhetoric notes emphasis on skill and proven results.
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