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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1912
Page
3
A Cairo lunch anecdote shows Sir Thomas Lipton refusing a cigarette while claiming to be the world’s biggest smoker except for bacon. The clipping shifts to a political and social plea stressing saving a boy’s soul and sunshine in a mother’s heart as more vital than tariff battles or party victories.
An advertisement claims MI O NA Stomach Tablets end upset stomach indigestion and gastritis with a money back offer through Lemmon's Pharmacy Buffalo NY. It markets a free trial and a postal request for dosage guidance. The piece also includes a temperance sermon urging women to lead abstinence efforts and join reform groups, citing Ella A Boole PhD.
Washington High School dominated Keota with a strong backfield led by Knauss and Buckley. Scoring included five Knauss touchdowns and two by Biscamp, with Washington regardless of Keota’s weak defense dominating the line and capitalizing on turnovers.
A humorous Harper's Bazar vignette notes a colored woman asking a doctor how her husband contracted a severe gastritis after insisting she only used coal oil in the house. The doctor’s diagnosis triggers a punchline about the unlikely cause.
Mrs Paul Wehling of 216 Smith St Peoria Illinois reports kidney and bladder trouble with back pain hip pain and dizziness. She says Foley's Kidney Pills cured her ailments and she will always recommend them citing relief from headaches and nervousness. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the product.
Funeral services for Mrs. Logan Ahrens who died Friday at her home near Fremont Iowa were held yesterday at 2 pm at the Methodist church. The service was led by Rev A S Smith with a large congregational attendance and numerous floral offerings. Pallbearers—Dave Clendenning Cloyd Knupp Wilbur Knupp Walter Kyle Lloyd Humston Tom Olds—were all cousins of the deceased. Interment followed at Pim Grove cemetery.
The piece portrays Jean Jacques Rousseau as a brilliant yet vicious figure. It traces his early life in Geneva, erratic career, shifting religions, and a string of patronage quarrels. It notes his controversial works, exile periods, failed home life, and death on July 2, 1778.
Philadelphia marks a week of celebrations in Fairmount Park with scenes at Belmont Mansion. The events honor the 125th anniversary of the Constitution framing in Philadelphia and the centennial of the War of 1812, as the city hosts its largest pageant in years.
A terse note describes a wife leaving and asking her spouse to set the table before she departs. The exchange conveys implied loneliness and routine domestic detail in a concise domestic vignette.
J F H Taylor offers 425 head of young selected breeding ewes for sale and 8 extra Shropshire rams available for sale or to share in flocks. Located at 1027 E Main St with phone 603.
Regular Chicago specialist Dr Shallenberger will be in Washington at the Colenso Hotel on Friday October 11, 1912 for a one day visit with a recurring 28 day return. He claims rapid cures for chronic throat lung stomach liver kidney and nervous diseases plus remedies for alcohol tobacco habits and sexual weakness.
A dated advertisement touts cures for numerous conditions including blood poisoning syphilis gonorrhea gonate or seminal issues and nerve debility claiming wonderful results. The text emphasizes robust cures and improved vitality but uses sensational language typical of early 20th century medical ads.
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