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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1913
Page
6
Des Moines, Jan 25. Edward H. Cunningham says rural school consolidation is the main question before the Thirty-fifth general assembly. He ties school reform to permanent roads and argues consolidation improves education and keeps rural children connected to farm life.
Mesers, Davis & Davis report the grant of several patents to Iowa residents this week. Names include G. C. French Eldora Flue Cleaner R. E. Green Fairfield Latch R. H. Groff Cedar Rapids Egg tester W. & Rint Cedar Rapids Silo G. A. McClleanry Van Meter Variable speed gearing Db. C. McLeod Cedar Rapids Framing tool or protractor H. Petersen Mount Auburn Cultivator G. C. Russell Hudson Waash boiler strainer T. Slattery Perry Farm gate J. S. Witte Melbourne Animal poke.
An old advertisement promotes Booths HYOMEL as a cure for catarrh and sore membranes. It urges frequent inhalations with a small inhaler included in each $1 outfit and a nighttime vapor treatment. The product is described as Australian eucalyptus with antiseptics.
A humorous critique of the full dress suit as an annual burden for men. It lampoons its discomfort and expense, the ritual fear of divorce over attire, and the awkwardness of tuxedos versus the traditional swallowtail coat. The piece notes changing pant styles and social expectations, ending with a jab at the tuxedo's flexibility.
The Rev. H B Speer of Omaha defended Nicodemus as courageous, urged belief in Jesus Christ as essential to salvation, and explained the new birth as a life change through divine grafting. He appealed for faith, preached at 2 pm, with more services and communion planned.
Senate committee on foreign relations hears privately that Mexico faces a violent upheaval akin to a French Revolution driven by land reform for landless peasants. Report claims Madero’s regime clings to lands, slaves persist on Yucatan plantations, and radicals including Magon and Sarabim fuel revolt while civil rights are withheld.
Five year old Cecil Fry, son of a Denver moving picture operator, is described as a mental prodigy. He reads English fluently and can figure large numbers.
Iowa City Jan 25 A new element in good roads talks by Dean William G Raymond head of the State University of Iowa College of Engineering. He explains that grades dictate road size for permanent roads and that lowering grades is necessary to gain the full pulling power of teams on concrete or macadam roads.
An 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure, praising Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. It cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and endorsements from local banks. The copy promotes internal use and blood system action with testimonials free and pills for constipation.
Alexander Bisson's famous Madame X unfolds at the Graham on January 29 with Laura Frankenfield in the title role. The production features elaborate scenery requiring two baggage cars and a strong company. Curtain at 8 15. tickets 25 50 75 and 1. boxes 1 50. Tickets on sale at McElhinney Drug Store Monday morning.
A vintage ad promises a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromos quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. The box bears Dr. W Grove signature.
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