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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1911
Page
2
A lighthearted advert offers overhauls to prevent breakdowns and promises reliable auto repairing. It contrasts pleasant service with dangerous acts like knocking down walls or derailing trains, asserting a guarantee beyond ordinary breakdown fixes.
The Louisville Courier Journal weighs male female roles amid the suffrage movement. It argues for cautious reform, warns against universal equality, and stresses dangers of sex antagonism and political power over homes and morals. The piece endorses limited progress while urging prudence and responsibility.
The government thermometer kept by W. A. Cook showed 27 degrees last night with freezing temperatures all day. A noon reading was 30 degrees as a piercing north wind recalled last winter’s chill. Forecasters predicted the coldest night of the fall and continued cold weather with 0.31 inches of rain Sunday night into Monday.
The funeral of Samuel W. Hout was conducted at his North Avenue residence with Rev D I Coon officiating and a Baptist church choir. Forty two city firemen and forty A C U W lodge members attended. pallbearers included John Beatty and others. Interment followed at the city cemetery. The fire department adopted resolutions expressing sympathy and sent copies to the family.
A reflective fragment notes indifference in society and the search for relatable people. It argues that minds align like water finding level, and that a genuinely sympathetic person attracts others while complaint reveals personal fault.
Fall stains removal tips for linen and glass care. Practical kitchen ideas include stuffed onions with sausage and bacon, ginger in rice pudding, hyacinths in October, parraffin cheese storage, and using delicate paper doilies to save hand work while decorating and cleaning.
Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises Meritol Tonic Digestive as benefiting the stomach and digestive organs, boosting appetite and blood quality, and imparting new life and strength to the whole body.
An advertisement for Merital Hair Tonic from Lemmon's Pharmacy touts a clean scalp, healthy hair growth, and soft lustrous locks. It urges readers with or without hair to try the product.
The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as safe for all ages including delicate women and children. It claims they aid digestion, regulate bowels, and strengthen weakness in the elderly. Sold by Lem.
An amusing item notes a pretty girl, described as a charming sight, riding on a motorcycle, with Detroit Free Press reporting the scene as a playful headline.
Quote from Houston Post about courage under danger focusing on a person’s steadiness and readiness. The remark hints at composure and quick feet as key traits in a crisis. It reflects newspaper culture valuing decisive action and resilience.
Chicago reports opening hogs trading lower than yesterday with light, mixed packers and heavy shipping grades. Cattle and sheep strengthen after big Iowa and Texas receipts. grain prices show modest shifts with wheat corn and oats moving within narrow ranges. Official receipts and shipments for yesterday and today noted.
Backache headache nervousness and rheumatism signal kidney trouble in men and women. Stop progression with Foley Kidney Pills to regulate urinary organs. Tonic in action and quick in results. For sale by all druggists.
In a reflective line the speaker notes a private chamber where no others enter except himself. A blessed memory sits on a regal throne, central to his life and thoughts, illustrating intimate devotion and personal reverie.
There is little danger from a cold or grip unless pneumonia follows, which never happens when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is used. The remedy has earned a great reputation and extensive sale for its remarkable cures of colds and grip. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Joseph Gannon, a blind inventor, presents a new harp with violins attached. The strings and mechanism are arranged on a single board above the usual position, during an exhibition this afternoon at the reading room and library for the blind in San Francisco.
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