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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1910
Page
6
An old advertisement extols S S S as a universal blood purifier curing rheumatism catarrh skin diseases sores ulcers scrofula and blood poison. It claims weak impure blood causes many ailments and touts a book on blood from The Swift Specific Co Atlanta Georgia.
Auction of sixteen horses and mules, cattle, hogs, sheep, and farming machinery to be sold at public sale starting 10 o clock. Property located 30 miles south of Washington on Eureka and Coppock road near Eureka church. Terms include 12 months on sums over ten dollars with bankable note, ten dollars and under cash. Lunch on grounds. Auctioneers D H Miller Frank Macon Clerk Arthur Therion.
A Social Exchange note hints that a young woman raised to seek pleasure may resent needing to heed a husband. The quip reflects tensions in marital roles and independence during the era.
Frederick W. Plaisted of Augusta, elected governor of Maine, is the first Democrat to hold the office since 1880. He led Augusta as mayor from 1906 to 1908, with a strong ward showing, and is editor of the New Age. Born in Bangor, he studied at St Johnsbury Academy and is active in Freemasonry and the Elks.
The article profiles Woodrow Wilson and notes his long career as educator and political economist. It also details a Soils Special tour by Professor Stevenson highlighting Iowa soil fertility, rotations, manure value, and fertilizer questions for southern Iowa farmers, with focus on gumbo and hard pan soils and practical methods.
A French art patron M Durand criticizes a young artist for depicting Olympus with a waistline too slender. He argues goddesses must be noble like queens, praising the artist’s skill but noting Mme and Mile. Durand accepts the scene after polite explanations about ancient standards.
A Wide World Magazine account describes Arran’s geologic raised beach features with wave carved caves now high above tides. In a remote corner a family shelters in a large cave used for whelk gathering, living there with beds, shelves, and a rudimentary fire passage.
A Victorian style meditation on death features John Sherman of New Ihaven a preacher and almanac maker and father of twenty six reflecting on Jonathan Mitchell Harvard pastor striking lines celebrate a life cut short near forty seven. Thomas Dudley ancestor of Anne Bradstreet is cited in the South Atlantic Quarterly noting how a daughter’s talent emerged amid his deathbed remarks and echoed in farewell couplets about dissolution.
Advertised salve claims perfection for cuts burns bruises sores scalds boils ulcers eczema rheum sore eyes cold sores chapped hands and sprains with infallible relief for piles, available at Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
A Minnesota reader, Anna Anderson of Black Duck, reports relief from a backache and weakness after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges women to try the herbal tonic before surgery and notes Mrs. Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn, Massachusetts.
Advertisement lists symptoms including nervousness despondency weak memory irritability sunken eyes pimples disturbed dreams and night losses. Mentions weak back urinary deposits and drain at stool and general distrustful mood loss of confidence and energy.
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