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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1911
Page
7
Crawfordsville residents and guests visited churches and homes around town. Notable entries include Nick Roth and family from Wayland at United Presbyterian, J B Crooks and Dr W B Crooks from Washington visiting, and several locals traveling to Washington for events.
Local correspondents report various community events and daily happenings across the county. Highlights cover civic meetings, social gatherings, and notable incidents shaping the day's local life.
Ainsworth welcomes a baby daughter born yesterday afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rabenold. Miss Eva Neiswanger of Davenport visits her uncle G. C. Neiswanger while Miss Mollie Church of Columbus Junction stops at the Lewis Duncan home. Ray Linder of Wellman is a guest at J. M. Stone's home. Martina Swift and Celeste Critz, teachers here, visit Washington with parents. Andy Nicholson of Centerville arrives to visit friends and relatives. M. L. Miller installs a new switch board and cable.
Rubio urges community support for a lively newspaper push and civic effort. The new minister Rev. Jackson and his family arrived last Thursday amid a snow flurry, greeted with well wishes for their time in town.
A satirical observation contrasts old fashioned virtues with modern habits of young women. The piece mocks expectations of housework, social duties, and dating life, noting pressure to entertain suitors and keep up in fashion and flirtatious social scenes. It questions why men marry amid shifting gender roles and consumer culture.
After exposure and at the first signs of a cold take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It checks and relieves. No substitute. The genuine in a yellow package. For sale by All Druggists.
A well decorated room makes its impression as a whole a beautiful piece of color and unity where all parts relate to each other. These ideas are from a school arts book noting room design and harmony.
Hon. Ark. J. E. Freeman says he suffered kidney trouble and could not work. After taking Foley's Kidney Remedy a large bottle cured him and he has not been troubled since. He recommends it. For sale by all druggists.
A concise quotation from Thomas Carlyle declaring that no external force can compel a man to believe or not believe, affirming the soul's indefeasible right to its own judgment and the primacy of personal grace.
The article calls residents to support local progress in the burg with affordable housing as a smart investment. It notes Bern Luithly and J. J. Pleig drawing claims in South Dakota and reports on local railroad supervisor efforts and a winter road prep. A crane accident causes a leg injury and a minor rail switch mishap delays some trains and aids hotel breakfast service.
A humorous dialogue pits a question about marriage against a joke about baldness. The man replies that he is not married, claiming he became baldheaded through natural causes. The exchange relies on wordplay and implied self-deprecating humor.
A sharp exchange quotes a doctor recommending a silence cure for nervous women, and a counterpoint calling the idea foolish as most women would rather endure poor health than comply. The dialogue highlights gendered notions of health and behavior.
A light exchange in Yonkers Statesman where a husband searches for his safety razor and the maid reveals the wife is out in the garden tending flowers. The brief vignette captures domestic humor in a concise conversational exchange.
Fragmentary exchange notes a monitor named Puritan offered for sale with a remark about a wife being the true monitor. The readable text suggests a personal, informal context without broader details.
Dialogue fragment shows a visitor and a resident at an inn garden exchanging lines about a bee sting. The visitor promises swift action while a host complains of a bee sting during a mistaken confrontation. The snippet captures comic or tense interaction in a domestic setting.
George Jackson the Boston outfielder rose from Elam Texas, learning to hit with a leg as a bat and to catch by rebounding balls against a barn. He formed a local team, found weekly games, and earned carfare to try out where Billy Hamilton signed him after evaluating his play in Memphis.
Wrestling champion Frank Gotch may face Stanislaus Zbysco the Pole for the world heavyweights title if financial backing and a suitable purse come together. Zbysco, the European star formerly strong in Greco Roman, now pursues catch as catch can and could meet Gotch in a November tour return.
Mrs T J Adams of Columbus Kansas reports her children suffered coughs and colds for years. After using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound she states it cured their coughs and colds and she keeps it in the house. Refuse substitutes. For sale by All Druggists.
Nathaniel Hawthorne reflects on a fleeting sense of coming autumn during midsummer. The observer notes a paradoxical mix of sweetness and decay as a subtle, almost prophetic mood.
Patent medicine claim describes ingredients to build up strengthen and restore natural kidney and bladder action. Targets back ache headache nervousness rheumatism and urinary irregularities. Sold by All dealers.
Reports describe lightning leaving carved images on tree bark and leaves. Witnesses claim a silhouette of a man killed by lightning appears on a nearby wall where the event occurred. Researchers seek explanations for these reported feats of nature.
Cautionary health note endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds in children. Describes safety and effectiveness and notes sale at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
The fragment speaks of sorrow amid uncertainty, noting luck lies in what remains unseen. It hints at absence as a pathway to relief, suggesting an ironic balance between loss and unknown remainder. The tone is reflective and somber, with no clear events or names.
A 19th century notice extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted cure for colds for all ages. It claims no harmful drug content and notes it is sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy with implicit confidence.
A New York magistrate ruled cucumbers are fruit and may be sold on Sunday like green apples. The decision notes their similar appearance and consumer expectations, implying Sunday sales parity with fruit items.
A dampened flannel bound over the affected area with Chamberlain's Liniment is described as superior to a plaster and costs only one tenth as much. Sold for sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A brief anecdote from the Washington Herald describes a man praising good wine and deciding to bring home a few bottles for his wife who avoids wine. He plans a small present to avoid waste, highlighting a humorous domestic dynamic.
An eczema remedy named Meritol Eczema Remedy is advertised as giving rapid relief for all forms of eczema. Lemmon's Pharmacy is cited as the exclusive agent for the product.
The American Bowling Congress announces the twelfth International tournament in Chicago from March 2 to 24, 1912. Twenty four alleys will be used, with over 600 five man teams expected and more than $40 000 in cash prizes. The International Amphitheatre seats 6000 with a palm garden annex for the event. Chicago bowlers form the entertainment committee to assist visiting players. Charley Comiskey may lead the ABC next year.
The article questions who prompted Wisconsin officials to block a planned match between McFarland and champion Ad Wolgast. It notes McFarland gained relief by dodging the Michigan fighter and casts doubt on a future bout with Wolgast despite ongoing talk of a rematch.
Yale reports 216 candidates for crew positions signaling strong interest in rowing. Princeton also records higher than usual numbers seeking shells, suggesting a robust season outlook for both universities.
New Orleans pursues the 1912 all around athletic championship. The Stockholm Olympics run June 29 to July 22, 1912, with the Intercollegiate cross country at Brookline Country Club on November 25 and Juarez Jockey Club winter meeting opening on November 0, racing planned for about a hundred days.
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