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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1909
Page
3
Six month old daughter of E N Dewey of Agnewville Va suffered cholera infantum. Camberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her and is praised for bowel complaints in children when used as directed. Sold by F L Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Bad drinking water is a common sickness cause in areas with hollow wells. Diarrhoea is frequent. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is in demand and can check attacks after one or two doses. Remedy sold by F. L Lee and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
The text describes the Guardian Angel arch at 150 feet above a marble building and the large Creation scene as among the grand exhibits at the Jiverview Exposition. It mentions elaborate visual effects with electric and water displays, forest life imagery, and a resonant musical atmosphere drawing joyous crowds and diverse pageantry to the expo gates.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage hair restorer now sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington for 50 cents a bottle. It claims to cure dandruff in two weeks, stop hair loss, relieve itching, and produce soft glossy hair, with a testimonial from Elizabeth E. Anderson of Mechanicsburg praising its effectiveness after 15 years of dandruff.
A carpenter faced a 2 by 12 foot hole in a wooden floor with a 3 by 8 foot board set aside as useless. He cut the board into two pieces and rejoined them to cover the entire hole, creating a perfect fit as shown in the described figures.
A description explains turning a printed numeral 3 into a perfect 5 by drawing a continuous line from the top of the 3 to complete a square and finish the 5. The method preserves the original lines without scratching.
The text explains atmospheric lapse rates: cooling about 1 degree per 300 feet of ascent and warming per descent. Mean temperatures quoted: North Pole near zero, equator around 80 to 90 degrees. It suggests a 1 degree change per 70 to 80 miles north or south.
A playful exchange of questions and answers about common sayings and puns. It ponders what is caught but unseen a passing remark why a wise man resembles a nail due to a head that stops overreach the patience of statues and the foolishness of rigid laws about necessity.
The piece recounts colonial wars from 1689 to 1745 between England and France, noting massacres, frontier sieges, and pivotal battles. It highlights Deerfield, Port Royal renamed Annapolis, Louisburg, and King George's War, ending with a harrowing tale of Haverhill farmer Thomas Dunstan fending off attackers after his family fled his burning home.
A mysterious murder surfaced near Greensboro when Miss Lida Newman was found dead about 300 yards from her home. Her skull was crushed and robbery appears to be the motive, as the victim was wealthy.
Passengers arriving from Shanghai describe great floods in the Yangtse region with many villages washed away and heavy loss of life. Famine is feared to follow the disaster.
The battleship Michigan after return from trial trip is reported to have broken speed records for its class with a fraction over 19 knots an hour. The report comes from Philadelphia dated July 26.
Philadelphia July 26 report notes John P. Rodel avoided self harm after climbing a barrel and tying a noose to a wall spike, dying of heart disease as the rope pulled tight.
A step by step craft shows cutting leather strips and holes to form a puzzle with a linen string and two leather end pieces. The puzzle asks who can remove the cord without cutting or untying, with a solution of looping the cord through a square hole to release the string. The article also notes a rocking horse trick with a viewing method.
Patrick J. Lynch steward of the Elks club was murdered last night. His body was found in the morning by the porter with nine gashes on the head.
Grandfather Stubbs jokes that bee stings may help forget rheumatism, while the Buffalo News notes the quip as a humorous aside. The line reflects a playful take on self treatment and common ailments with a local newspaper voice.
A playful ad card promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a safe sleep aid. It claims calomel crater oil and aloe pills disrupt rest while King’s pills cleanse the system and cure colds constipation malaria, priced 25 cents at J B Lemmon’s.
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