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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1912
Page
6
A summer tale unfolds as Mayor Bedight courts Mae Andrews on Arrow Island. Their boat outing ends in comic peril when a warden tries to arrest Bedight for illegal tackle. After a slapstick escape and wet mishap, the pair seek privacy on the leeward beach, planning to dry out and drift toward a quiet conclusion.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages, a constitutional disease treated by internal medicine. The ad promises $100 for any case it fails to cure, urges sending testimonials, and lists Toledo, Ohio as the address and the price of 75 cents. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An ad from Washingtena Iowa promises an on the spot overhaul for cars to prevent ordinary breakdowns. It touts high quality supplies, low prices, and urges customers to deal with them for future service.
Arthur L Bascomb electrical inspector fainted after his fiancée Ada Powers called off the wedding planned in a Copley Square hotel parlor. Guests, including the aunt and minister, were present as Powers spoke to Bascomb, who collapsed. Bascomb, 38, had a May 18 license listing his Commonwealth Avenue address and prior divorce.
London report says Ra Nefer at the Royal College of Surgeons is the oldest mummy. Prof Elliot Smith cites 3700 BC, but newly found Sakkara remains suggest end of the second and start of the third dynasties about 4000 years ago. A female skeleton wrapped in bandages with corroded cloth indicates early natron preservation.
John Henglinker of Erie Pennsylvania loses 300 dollars in Chicago his wife disappears in a Dallas bound trip he then fights a passenger and sustains facial injuries. A telegram reveals his wife eloped with another man prompting more telegraphs for funds and a plan to reach Dallas despite bad luck.
A young swimming instructor in Helsingborg Sweden suddenly went mad during a class of thirty girls. She led them out to sea toward Elsinore Denmark five miles away. All but one followed. Motor boats rescued the group while the instructor was caught as she sank near the Danish coast and taken to an asylum.
Chinatown observes a safe and sane Fourth of July with parades orations and banquets. Celebrants mark Independence Day as the birthday of the republic without firecrackers as festivities proceed with scheduled precision and enthusiasm.
Rail timetable lists departures and arrivals for multiple trains including Nos 12 22 4 60 23 30 88 and 49 21 11 36 29 89 and local freight Nos 81 82 88 89. Indicates daily operation except Sundays with agent H W Russel noted.
Train timetable fragment lists westbound and eastbound passenger services, times like 12:44 am 8:30 am 9:07 am 12:15 pm 1:31 am and 7:18 pm, with references to Chicago Madison Milwaukee Broadgate and an agent note for F L Broadgate.
No. 3 Passenger and No. 9 Passenger cars along with No. 91 Accommodation are identified in the rolling stock list. The entries reflect standard coach and secondary seat configurations with corresponding duties.
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