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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1912
Page
7
Entry shows second class mail matter designation for Washington Iowa. Filing details indicate office at 108 East Main Street with mailing window times from 10:40 to 4:00.
Rev. U. S. Smith of Washington Iowa delivered a sermon at the Muscatine Methodist church during the dedicatory services. His address to young people emphasized reverence for God self mastery and service to humanity with a call against wealth worship. The large audience praised his clear direct message centered on the biblical figure Joseph and lasting impressions were reported.
Martha Chalmers, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Chalmers, suffered painful burns to her right arm after dropping a lit match into a vessel believed to contain water that held gasoline. The blast caused the injury at the Chalmers home on the Heights. doctors expect no permanent scars, and the injuries remain confined to her arm.
Local veterinarians reported yesterday that a statewide equine epidemic has not appeared in the county. They noted horses in pastures only show mild effects from moldy grass and warm weather ending, with little danger remaining. Dr. J J Gibson, state veterinarian, confirmed pastures as the primary affected area and predicted improved conditions.
Antoine Deloria Postmaster of Garden Michigan cites personal experience in endorsing Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney trouble. He states his father was cured of kidney disease and many neighbors benefited, with the endorsement attributed to Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Sunset Joyce recounts a wild Kansas tale in which a claim, a buffalo, and a double bow knot tail twist propel a sprint across prairie. The two brothers flee a charging buffalo toiling through a dugout and a wall of chaos ending with the elder battered but alive.
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