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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1910
Page
3
Theodore Roosevelt delivers a lecture at Oxford on how biology informs history and the rise and fall of civilizations. He discusses paleontology, climate, extinctions, and the death and transformation of peoples, ending with a call for self mastery and democratic duty amid birth and decay.
The passage argues that moral law binds both individuals and nations, condemning aggression and exploitation. It calls for patience with progress in character and ethics, while urging balanced foreign policy based on honor, rights, and fairness toward others across civilizations.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach and nutrition disorders. It links good digestion to health and citizenship and warns against substitutes sold for higher profit. The notice promotes the Common Sense Medical Adviser and provides mailing details for the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, New York.
A veteran statesman recalls eight years at the helm of a great nation and its foreign policy. He argues for steadfast national achievement, warns against failure harming smaller efforts, and urges passage of a "lighted torch" to future generations.
A short old advertisement touts Bucklen's Amnica Salve as the quickest, surest healer for wounds burns sores skin eruptions eczema chapped hands and other ailments. It lists 25¢ at Lemmon's Pharmacy J Bb Lemmon.
Burke argues that large reforms require receptive minds and popular will. Opponents will seem contrary to Providence rather than resisting human plans, driven by fear and hope toward the inevitable current of history.
A historic hair treatment touted as darkening and stimulating growth uses sage and sulphur. Once brewed at home, now sold ready to use by druggists or by Wyeth Chemical Company, with bottles priced at 50c and 1.00, via Mc Elhinney Drug Co.
A biographer casts Victor Hugo as a shrewd business figure skilled at contracts and bargaining. He is described as the only author to turn a fortune from his books while publishers reportedly faced losses.
A woman’s health and beauty claims are linked to constipation and toxins, with pimples and skin issues blamed on weakness. Electric Bitters are praised to regulate stomach and liver, purify blood, improve eyes and complexion. 50 cents at J Smon Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
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