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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1912
Page
3
Truth editor risks gossip and bank scandal for public good
George Warren editor of the Truth learns Lilley is in trouble for forged notes tied to the Suburban Real Estate company. Warren faces pressure to print the story but is advised by Theodore Sanger to protect Lilley’s creditors and avoid public ruin. Lilley later repays debts, but Sanger’s bank collapses. Warren races to stop a wider disaster and proposes marriage to Emily Congreve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Warren
the Truth
Warren
Mrrtie Street
Emily Congreve
Jim Biddle
The
Truth
Miss Congreve
Riddle
Jim
Theodore Sanger
Sanger
Biddle
Jerome Lilley
Ed Warren
Middleboro
Winsted
Lilley
Union Presbyterian Church
Dames
Biddie
Emily
George
Stockton
Union Church
Charley Stockton
Sanger’s Bank
General Blair
Blair
Jim Ge
Examiner
Emmy Congreve
Retired Sharpshooter Recalls Saline River Battle
John D Crabdelaugh, 65, Chicago gunsmith and former Civil War veteran of the 40th Iowa, recounts the Saline River fighting near Little Rock on April 30 1864. He describes crossing floods, a rear guard action, a hard won battery, corn pone feast, and pontoon bridge destruction as refugees moved toward the ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Cradlebaugh
40Th
Iowa Infantry
Buffalo Bill
Wild Bill
Chicago
Saline River
Arkansas
40Th Iowa
Autograph Deductions Describe Kaiser's Signature
A Berlin graphologist analyzes the Kaiser's autograph, noting a crochet and vertical dash signaling audacity and energy, an acute angle for firmness, and the W stroke implying superiority. The final letters suggest diplomacy, ego, and a flourish showing suppleness of spirit and desire to be loved, with defiance and imagination indicated by two terminating points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Pretty and Novel Device Reveals Engagement Secret
A young hostess invited 16 friends to dinner in Japan themed style. A forget me not bird hid a phonograph that sang a message announcing the engagement of Marie and Philip, with an invite to the wedding, surprising guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Marie
Philip
New York
The Otter a Wanderer in the Open Air Ad
The otter is described as a restless wanderer cursed to move continually, with voyages of great distance noted in the text. A homekeeper’s health advice urges daily outdoor time and sunlight, plus Chamberlain's Tablets to maintain digestive health, offered for sale at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon
Careful watching for diarrhea in young children
Mothers are urged to watch for unnatural looseness of the bowels in summer. Prompt attention at the first signs may prevent serious trouble. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is recommended and available at Lemimon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Lemimon
Thief Sends Forgiving Note Over Recovered Bicycle
A Peoria postmarked letter offered four fifty as pawn to reclaim a stolen Arrow bicycle in Indianapolis. The anonymous writer urged the dealer to compare wheel numbers with records to locate the owner. The store located the rightful owner and redeemed the wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Peoria
Sly Gent Clashes With Moonlit Garden Intruder
A Black man accused of meddling in a neighbor's fruit is confronted in a moonlit garden. He raises his eyes and prays aloud, exclaiming that law and order prevent him from praying freely. The scene emphasizes racial tensions and religious defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darkey
Benefits of Royal Academy pensions and family aid
The Royal Academy of London functions as a generous benefit society with a strong pension fund at Burlington House. Royal Academicians can claim pensions during illness or hardship, sometimes up to 2000 dollars per year, and widows and children receive substantial support and charitable acts from fellow Academicians in times of bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Academy
Royal Academy of London
Academy
Burlington House
The
National Magazine
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American Press Association
Sean
Little Rock
Kaiser
Otter
Vudorize
J. F. McNamara & Son
South Side Furniture
Illinois
Iowa
Canada
Saskatchewan
Land & Development Company, Ltd
Paul
Minnesota
Southwell & McCulley
Washington
Iow
Southeastern
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