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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1911
Page
3
Advice to prepare a pregnant woman's body for childbirth emphasizes self care during pregnancy. The advertisement claims Mother's Friend supports tissues and breasts, aiding a smoother delivery and healthier baby, and invites readers to obtain a free book from the Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
Boston reports President Taft received two notices about a western manager planning a Minn esota revival of Way Down East with Pauline Wayne in a star role. The herd owner with a cow in the White House would be staged without lines, but mourning for her late son and propriety may keep Taft from approving.
When ordered to stop work you feel weak and run down yet must toil. Electric Bitters are pitched to restore tone and vigor from the first dose, with guarantees of satisfaction at 50 cents a bottle from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A Freeville New York man reports a dreadful sore that plagued him for years was finally healed with Bucklen's Arnica Salve, leaving scarcely a scar. The ad claims it works on burns boils eczema cuts bruises swellings corns and piles and touts a 25 cent price at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A long tale recounts a famed joke on J M Langford known as Joe. Albert Smith and others staged relentless notices and stunts asking who cut Joe's hair. Langford finally confesses the barber in St Martin's Court did the trim for threepence.
In a joke about Rome public penances a confessor orders a female penitent flogged. Her husband volunteers to endure the penance for her, and she urges the flogging to be harder, claiming she is a great sinner.
An unexplained engine failure on a Scottish express near Y leads a passenger to ask the guard what is wrong. The guard, annoyed, reveals the driver is a countryman and has used all the hot water to mix grog, while another insists the chief is not a Scot, sparking a wary exchange about the water and trouble.
A New England bishop seeking an episcope appointment in winter Maine is aided by six lumberjacks. Their swift rescue through a blizzard saves him from a night on the road. They had bet on his arrival and, after he reached the meeting, the men shared part of their pool to fund a new schoolhouse.
At a supper party before a Duke of York's production in London a guest asks Sir W. S Gilbert about Henry Arthur Jones' new play The Princess Nose. Gilbert, William, and others trade quips, noting the odd title and hoping it will run.
Dr Abramowski of Mildura Australia reports experiments on white bread showing clear decline in intellect and strength after five days on an exclusive white bread diet. He notes whole wheat bread superior and warns fresh white bread with meat and little activity may cause intestinal fermentation and appendicitis. toast benefits invalids.
In France amid food shortages a Brittany Burgundy riot swelled into St Quentin where a mob smashed shop windows and troops charged the crowd injuring twenty soldiers and about a hundred protesters. Eighteen thousand women met at Dunkirk to demand price limits on essentials.
A public sale will offer 76 head of 2 year old cattle and 50 head of high bred Duroc pigs from the J W Shotts farm. Sale near Keota Kinross and Harper on Tuesday September 5 1911 at 1 PM. Cattle about 1000 pounds weight and pigs 100 to 125 pounds. Terms include 12 months with 7 percent interest. Transportation furnished by R L McGraw. Auctioneer A C McNuren. Clerk C A Lacey.
Classified notice states a journal offers to place want ads to help buyers and sellers reach wider audiences. It outlines simple steps for submitting text and selecting ad duration while promising prompt publication. No personal details are included in the readable fragment.
In Highwood on Sept 2 burglars blew open the village post office safe and stole $150 in cash and stamps valued at 754. They attempted to rob town treasurer Alf Walsh and fired shots at Walsh, wounding none, as armed constables pursued them.
Minot North Dakota reports 18 807 registrations with two more days planned. Officials predict total registration may reach 20 000 to 22 000 as the Bertheld reservation drawing day approaches on September 6.
Report states Redford Lyon and Oliver K ilapgeed engineers on the intercepting sewer were suffocated in the sewer chamber while at work in Syracuse New York.
Alabama Republicans name delegates and support for Taft at the state convention in Birmingham. The faction backing Dr Barker of Mobile appears to control the convention, with Truman H. Aldrich among those inducted for leadership roles.
Clifford Pinchot and Soander Miles Poltilexter of Washington arrived in Seattle en route to Alaska to investigate conservation problems and planned to sail for Cordova aboard on September 2.
Reports from first postal savings depositories show early deposits totaling over 200000 nationwide with New York at 116000. Boston and St Louis report more than 50000 and 95000 respectively as of August 1. Washington dispatches note steady public uptake.
A curious old method suggests tossing corks into water to lure a dog into a bath. A child should pretend the “fish” is a bath and the process ends with an easy wash.
Workmen unearth Roman era pottery ten feet below surface while preparing a foundation in a London street. Foreman notes embossed brown basin fragments, glazed pieces, several urn heads, a bull's horn handle, and a large Roman tile. Archaeologists may examine the site for further artifacts.
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