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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1912
Page
7
A minister speaks softly to a distressed child in a parlor while the mother upstairs readies for guests. The boy laments that both God and he bear blame for every mishap in the house, from large disasters to small errors.
A terse aphorism notes that an enemy’s sneer often informs more than a friend's flatteries, implying sharper truth can come from hostile critique than from praise. The line suggests vigilance against insincere praise and the value of critical voices in judgment.
A Boston estate visit turns into a live museum tour as a blue uniformed guide narrates battle relics. He reveals flags with shells, wounds, and heroism from Appomattox to Lexington while a magazine writer listens, learning the soldiers’ names and fates in vivid detail.
A historical passage recalls Holmes as a Boston born jurist with Harvard Yale and Oxford degrees. It notes his Civil War service and later tenure on Massachusetts and U.S. Supreme Courts. The address on wartime memory and patriotism reflects enduring tribute to fallen comrades and the call to renewed action.
FE W LIGHTNER argues the Civil War was divinely inspired in its moral purpose to end slavery. He recalls revolutionary era conflicts, abolitionist struggles, and the Union Army's sacrifices, noting the enduring memory of veterans and the fight for freedom and equality.
In 1866 Mrs Mary A W Howard urged a day for decorating Confederate graves inspiring April 26 observances. Gen John A Logan later set May 30 as Memorial Day for Union graves. The piece urges reconciliation and joint tribute by both sides to honor their fallen soldiers.
A memorial essay urges patience and kindness to the living over ceremonial rituals. It emphasizes telling loved ones of affection and pride, appreciating children's efforts, and enjoying family time now before loss, urging fuller holiday observance and warmth in daily life.
Grand Army posts show a humane practice by sending flowers to the sick after each meeting and including a five dollar bill for those in dire financial need. The ritual honors comrades and highlights the order's duty to support members during illness and hardship.
Eastman laments being broke as the bank suspends operations. Alkali Bill jokes about suspending the banker, prompting a grimly humorous exchange on rough justice and financial distress.
A persistent cough weakened the system and threatened lung problems. Earl Fair of Waukesha Wisconsin says the stubborn cough did not respond to ordinary treatment until he used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, after which less than two bottles cured him at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Large Stone Age bas-reliefs were uncovered at Lanosel in Dordogne France. Carved on a grotto rock they depict only animals including reindeer oxen bisons and a huge prehistoric horse. The absence of human figures may reflect an ancient taboo on depicting people.
J A Adleman of West Plains Missouri lay in bed with kidney trouble and rheumatism before Foley Kidney Pills boosted his health. He reports immediate benefit and says he was out of bed in days and discarded his cane in 16 days, recommending the remedy. Lemmon's Pharmacy distributes.
The remark argues that improving confidence between employer and employed would address social problems and remove many evils present today. It suggests harmony as a remedy to widespread issues.
In Rooks County Kansas a man charged with murder fled during a trial and has not been seen since. Five minutes after his escape the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Mr George Jackson of Johnshaven Kincardin shire Scotland found a copper coin dated 1677 while gardening. The coin shows a crossed sword and sceptre with a crown on one side and a Scotch thistle with Hib Rex overtop on the other. It measures about the size of a sixpence and is in excellent preservation.
H. I. Blomquist of Esdaile Wisconsin says his wife considers Foley's Honey and Tar Compound the best cough cure on the market. She has tried various kinds but Foley's gives the best result of all Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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