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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1909
Page
3
M L Bingham of Princeville Ill refused amputation advising doctors and used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve instead. He recovered completely though eight toes were eaten by gangrene. The salve is praised for healing eczema fever sores boils burns and piles nationwide. 25 cents at J E Lemmon's.
In New York on April 14 officers and witnesses discussed Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. defense strategy. The plan is to rely solely on insanity as the defense in the trial for the murder of William and Annis, with the trial set to begin Monday in Flushing where his brother was recently acquitted in related shooting charges.
Formal notices from the Cumberland Presbyterians in Nashville instruct members of the Presbyterian Church in the United States to surrender church property under the Tennessee Supreme Court decision. An accompanying consumer note praises Foley's Orino Laxative for constipation and liver trouble, endorsed by Fritts of Oneonta.
New York April 14 Sarah Koten a young Russian nurse on trial in the criminal branch of the supreme court for the shooting death of Dr Martin Auspitz in Harlem. She says the physician who employed her ruined her and she acted in despair. Her child born after the shooting figures prominently and she contends Auspitz is the father. She has been hospital bound on Sl825 which island since birth.
In Wheeling on April 14 Joseph White twenty eight attempts to murder Magdalene Fortune fifteen of Pittsburg by saturating her clothing with gasoline and spilling vitriol, then setting fire to her room. The victim is fatally burned and White is arrested. In San Francisco thirteen jurors will hear evidence in Patrick Calhoun’s bribery case against a former supervisor.
Historical overview of irrigation in the United States from ancient practices to large scale projects. It notes Mormon beginnings at the Great Salt Lake in 1847, California placer mining, Civil War era growth, and major 20th century developments like the Strawberry Valley project in Utah, Williston and Buford-Trenton in North Dakota, and Garden City Kansas. It cites government funding totaling over 37 million dollars through the fiscal year ended June 30 last.
German agricultural notes explain turnip fed cows produce milk with a distinct odor and flavor. Volatile turnip compounds and microbes such as coli bacillus, Actinomyces odorifer, Penicillium brevicaule, and lactic acid bacteria from cow feces contribute to the turnip taste in butter. Pasteurizing milk and aerating it are recommended to prevent the flavor.
In Riverside on April 20 at 9 30 a m Rev B Jacobsmeier of St Marys church will pronounce Albert Dann and Zetta Waldschmidt husband and wife. Local notes mention visits, Easter activities, and farm work. advertisements promote Foley’s Kidney Remedy as a spring tonic.
April notes show Mrs Ed Libe and Geneva and Mary visiting Richland relatives for a few days. Frank Rhea from Washington spent weekend with daughter Effie Porter. Dave Petersons visited Ainsworth relatives. Mabi Engle broke an arm at school last week. Many visits bundle includes Sankeys Thoma family and guests from Washington and Colorado Springs.
Miss Mae McCaleb and her mother spent Sunday at the Charles McKinstry home. Grandma Stattler and her grandson Walter Stattler were visiting the area. Congratulations to Homer Brown on his marriage. Arthur Conrad was trimming hedge yesterday.
Most rheumatism cases are muscular from cold damp or chronic rheumatism and require no internal treatment. Chamberlains Liniment provides quick relief through topical use. Internal medicines are often poisonous or too strong for chronic muscular rheumatism and are not needed. Sold by F L Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
George McCracken traveled as a passenger for Albia last evening and remains there for a few days.
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