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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1912

Page

4

Johnson Died This Morning

Johnson died this morning while caring for her husband. The cause of death is not specified in the surviving text.

Wash County Pioneer Mrs Johnson Dies After Prolonged Illness

Mrs. KE Johnson of Brighton road near Washington died at 1 50 pm after a week of illness from blood poisoning contracted while caring for her husband who died March 20 from erysipelas. She aged nearly 70, survived by two children Walter Johnson and Mrs Elizabeth Mickey, plus a sister Miss Ella McKinnie. Walter manages the family farm. Mrs Johnson was a Presbyterian.

Johnson Walter Johnson Elizabeth Mickey Mickey Washington Encampment Wyo Walter McKinnie Montgomery Ind MccKinnie Washington County Brighton Township McKinnie

OsKaloosa Fears Typhoid Epidemic

Os kal oosa authorities asked Secretary Sumner of the State Board of Health to dispatch Surgeon General Bine to investigate local conditions amid fears of a typhoid epidemic. A testimonial from CA Glassner of Roches ter New York touts Foley Kidney Pills as curing kidney trouble and backache.

Oskaloosa G. H. Sumner State Board of Health Bine

Man Receives Baby Brain In Radical Johns Hopkins Operation

At Johns Hopkins Hospital Dr. Harvey Cushing performs a rare brain transplant using a portion of an infant’s brain on William Buckner of Cincinnati. Buckner, long in a coma, recovered consciousness after surgery and is expected to live. The infant brain came from a newborn who died of inanition and was transplanted while medical observers watched.

Johns Hopkins Hospital William Buckner Cincinnati Baltimore Buckner Johns Hopkins Harvey Cushing Cushing Dr. Cushing Mr. Buckner

Banker Studies Farming at Cornell Three Days a Week

James L Buchanan, president of the Pittsburgh Trust Company, admits attending Cornell University farming courses. He travels to Ithaca weekly, remains two or three days, and aims to become a farmer by learning through classes and lectures.

Cornell James L Buchanan Pittsburgh Trust Company Buchanan Ithaca

Russian Railways Profit Soars Amid Prosperity Signs

The net profit of Russia's state railways rose by about 125.9 million dollars over the last four years. Additional signs include a 100 million dollar excess of revenue over estimates in 193?.

Russia

Carpenters Injured In Scaffold Fall At Factory

At Kolosick stock food factory two carpenters fell eleven feet from a scaffold around 11:20 AM. R. A. Bell suffered painful internal injuries but likely no broken ribs. John Moorman had less severe injuries and returned to work later. Bell was taken home by auto with a doctor summoned.

Kolosick Bell

Fragrant Merital Hair Tonic Promises Healthy Growth

Merital Hair Tonic promotes a clean scalp and healthy growth of beautiful hair. It keeps hair soft and lustrous, encouraging buyers to try the product at Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Merital Lemmon's Pharmacy

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Thomas KE. Johnson Brighton Road Wash Ington Tre Glassner Ontario St Rochester N. Y Gells Oxfords Atchison & Finney KR. A. Belle and John Moorman R. A. Bell O. F. McNamara & Son South Side Furniture Alfred Peats L.L. Moothart
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