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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1912
Page
5
Various residents visit, travel, or return home after short trips. Fay Yerger of Sigourney visits the city. many others travel to Chicago Cedar Rapids West Chester Oskaloosa and Fairfield for work family or leisure.
Local brief notes several families traveling to Brighton for Sunday visits with relatives in town and nearby areas. Health concerns include Mrs. Palmer Schilling critically ill. other residents travel, illness updates, and a nurse training student returns to Iowa City. An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Ointment for rheumatic pains with Lemmon's Pharmacy as the seller.
The government thermometer peaked at 90 today marking the high for the day. Citizens noted the unusually warm spell as officials urged hydration and sun protection.
Household economic department announces a Tuesday afternoon picnic at Sunset Park. Ladies are asked to bring their baskets and necessary dishes.
Dalton announces private sale of household goods including coal stove range a nearly new kitchen cabinet and other articles. Call 615 East Second Street or telephone 598 Black. 17116 L D Dalton.
Mayor J. D. Glasgow orders city officers to stop the practice of burning papers in alleys behind Central Park and surrounding blocks. The warning notes ordinance violations and potential insurance trouble and nuisance to residents.
TAN NOTICE informs that this is the final month to complete the second tax payment for the year, overseen by J. A. McCoy, the treasurer.
Sunday Sept eight schedules include Sunday school at ten in the morning preaching at eleven and a Young People's Society gathering at two in the afternoon.
The article argues suburban living offers superior social and practical advantages over rural life. It urges live improvement associations and women’s clubs to pool resources, buy magazines and household goods at reduced rates, and promote cooperative efforts for success.
A discussion on ideal street tree selection emphasizes ornamental value drought resistance and cleanliness. It argues for trees that are attractive easy to care for and water efficient with strong roots and rapid growth avoided if short lived. It stresses planting for future generations and considers litter and maintenance in selecting species.
Holdrege Nebraska September 7. State veterinarian Dr A Boostrom reports hundreds of horses in western Nebraska and Kansas felled by cerebro spinal meningitis in epidemic form. Farmers and veterinarians gathered as postmortem tests on a late stage case supported the meningitis diagnosis.
Copies of Hanley s Revised Political Primer are on the press and ready for sale. The author expands his original primer to cover political subjects more exhaustively and argues from a Democratic perspective praising Woodrow Wilson s supporters while sharply criticizing his opponents.
The piece likens advertising to pushing a swing. Each ad adds momentum, pushing public sentiment toward buying. Stop advertising and momentum fades. keep the pressure steady to maintain demand.
Traveling readers note that well planted, cared for homes signal occupants’ intelligence, education, generosity, and affability. The idea that a home’s exterior serves as an index to the inhabitants’ character is discussed.
Asa Patton of Springfield 22 publicly apologizes in Chicago for winning June 1910 high school honors via uncredited quotations and teacher tips. He returned a $20 valedictorian medal after entering Moody Bible Institute.
Minneapolis veterans honored the oldest Civil War drummer David Hancock of Red Wing age 100 who celebrated his birthday with the Third Minnesota Infantry in Richmond halls. He recalled how he misled officials about his age to enlist as a private after being recruited for music.
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