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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1910
Page
3
Advert promotes The Royal market with lower prices on meats, Libby canned fruits and Jersey butterine. Trade for savings at this large market selling top quality goods to Washington shoppers.
Local contractor advertises sidewalk and curb work, coping, cement, and cistern building as a specialty offering large scale concrete services in the area.
A husband believes he is a natural weather prophet after his wife forces him to wear goloshes and a storm follows. He learns to doubt his own forecasts as the weather unfolds unexpectedly.
Washington Iowa approves Ordinance No 95 setting curb lines on East Washington Street and elsewhere at fifteen feet from center, allows parking to curb lines, mandates stone or cement curbs five inches top six inches bottom eighteen inches deep, and orders repeal of conflicting ordinances. Mayor Dixon signs April 5 110.
Clarence Hazelett a DePauw university student living in Greencastle Ind was seriously burned by a benzine explosion during a laboratory experiment. Doctors fear he will lose an eye.
A fragmentary exchange features Patience expressing sympathy for a woman who is hard of hearing while Patrice questions why. The quip suggests she dislikes hearing herself talk and frames a lighthearted, domestic moment.
A hair tonic Parisian Sage sold by Lemmon's pharmacy and druggists nationwide claims to turn dull hair lustrous in two weeks with a money back guarantee if it does not banish dandruff halt hair loss or relieve itching. It is advertised with testimonials and a 50 cent price with mail orders possible from Giroux Mfg. Co. Buffalo NY.
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO Quintin Tablets claiming to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee if ineffective. The copy notes a signature on each box and a druggist refund offer.
Daddy shares a bedtime tale about a family pony that nearly faced wartime seizure. Soldiers take horses. a neighbor hides the pony in a cellar before moving it far away. The pony grows into a horse, becoming the grandfather of the narrator's own horse. Evelyn asks for a pony story while Jack presses for one right away. The tale ends with bedtime signals.
Six men were wounded in Danville Illinois during the local option election as clashes broke out between wet and dry factions. Governor Deneen was asked to mobilize troops but the request was countermanded after clergy mediation. The wets carried the precinct by about 500 with rioting centered at Grape Creek. Deputy sheriffs and deputies were deployed to restore order.
Moran seized control after an even start, turning the bout into a clear contest in his favor as Baldwin faltered. Moran's decisive rally defined the outcome from the second round onward.
The Boston Revere Beach and Lynn employees were notified of a voluntary wage increase of about 20 percent, the first rise since 1908. The raise, effective March 31, lifts wages to roughly 20 percent higher than seven years ago.
Instruction suggests applying one coat ofMor. paint to burlap to revive color. Spread evenly to achieve glossy finish with two coats.
An interurban car wreck in Warren Ohio left one man dead and several seriously hurt. Motorman Ian Dickinson sustained injuries from which he is expected to die, and fifteen passengers were injured.
Andrew Carnegie arrived in New York from Pittsburgh aboard the cat Constitution. He was accompanied by a friend and his butler on each side, showing a halting but cheerful step and keen awareness of world events.
Owena Moran of England showed his best form in a ten round bout with Matty Baldwin at Peston at the Fairmount Athletic club in New York. Moran led in early rounds and dominated the later stages to secure a decision. The Boston crowd noted Baldwin’s early shade periods but Moran’s superior pace and accuracy defined the contest.
A long endorsement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a century old standard remedy for female illnesses. It cites a Corry Pennsylvania letter praising relief from pain before childbirth and urges women to try the product and write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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