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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
2
When a sufferer from stomach trouble takes Dr Kinks New Life Fills Dyspepsia and Indigestion fly. He is mighty glad to see his appetite nerves vigor improved as stomach liver and kidneys work right. 25c at J M Lemmon's.
A riddle attributed to the Louisville Herald asks why a man on his way to work keeps his seat in a street car and, on the way to the theater, relinquishes his gem to a woman he allowed to stand in the morning.
A fragment advises that wavering shows weakness and urges individuals to seize resolve and decide quickly in any task. It frames decisiveness as a practical habit to cultivate and reinforce through action.
Pittsburg celebrates the June 30 dedication of Forbes Park, Barney Dreyfuss’ million dollar ball field. The park seats 25,000 with plans for 10,000 more, named after General James Forbes. Fred Clarke’s Pirates host the Cubs as business houses grant half days.
A collage of humorous quips and drawings from periodicals. An exchange on Cromwell criticism shows a mix of wit and schoolyard flippancy. A breakfast table quip reveals childlike excuses and earnest honesty.
A poem notes a rose near a garage struck by wind and gasoline spillage. In the morning a bee drinks the altered nectar and loses its buzz, now producing a horn like honk instead. Harper's Weekly.
The article argues doctors freely prescribe proprietary medicines in Latin until advertised, then condemn them for ethical reasons. It notes some physicians with standing who continue to prescribe Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, despite advertising concerns, as a valuable remedy.
A letter signed Edith Howarth found in the killer's bungalow reveals Mrs Edith May Woodill's emotional attachment to her slayer Lame Bob Eastman. The missive, in Woodill's handwriting, hints at a year of acquaintance and a sentimental tone.
The Antarctic ocean is colder than the Arctic. The Dead Sea is one third solid matter, mostly salt. The Irtysh river in Siberia runs 2,200 miles and drains 600,000 square miles. The Paraguay river in South America is 1,800 miles long and widens to five to fifteen miles in its lower course.
National Audubon Societies launches a campaign to enlist twenty million school children across the United States as a bird protection army. Led by T Gilbert Pearson the effort seeks a $100,000 Peabody fund endowment, expanding education on birds to combat habitat loss and nest predation nationwide.
A falcon that left Fon tainebleau near Paris in pursuit of another bird was found the next day off Malta in the Mediterranean. Another falcon reportedly flew from Andalusia Spain to the peak of Teverife in six hours.
Experience proves time tells which is best and most reliable. For 70 years Perry Davis Painkiller has relieved sprains burns bruises rheumatism neuralgia and colds cramps and bowel aches. Take prompt doses from large bottles 36 cents or larger 0 cents
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