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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
7
W. A. Ennis praises Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets claiming they strengthened his stomach in one week and restored his ability to work after a year. The ad says a 50-cent box is available at Lemmon's pharmacy with a money back guarantee if it fails to deliver the promised cure.
Thirty native workers walked out at Mason City Brick Tile company over foreign labor with Austrians brought in as laborers. The company supplied fuel and homes but says it cannot secure other help. The firm employs 300 men.
New York April 14 Jury selection began before Justice John Lo Lambere in Buffalo in the supreme court for the quee warranto proceeding brought by Attorney General Jackson to contest Mayor McClellan's election. Jackson represents the state while William R. Hurst and McClellan are each represented by multiple lawyers.
Washington April 15 special reports John Sharp Williams and his followers use delays and frequent roll calls to obstruct bills in the House. The Philippine tariff bill looms as a key issue. Taft seeks action while beet sugar interests pull strings. Edmund Plumb, Morgan aide, and various congressmen with newspaper ties appear in a portrait of legislative life.
The piece lauds Doctor John Merritte Driver as a broad, deeply moral leader with wide knowledge and a strong sense of beauty and justice. It describes his compelling sermon presence, magnetic eloquence, and potential to inspire a new following among seekers of spiritual renewal, noting he is not a political preacher but a bringer of hope and happiness.
O S Woolever of LeRaysville New York declares a twenty year health sentence ended by Bucklen's Arnica Salve which cured bleeding piles. He adds the salve heals sores boils burns wounds and cuts quickly and costs 25 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Canon City Colorado April 15 Giuseppe Alia condemned for killing Father Leo Heinrichs at St Elizabeths Denver last Feb 23 has caused no trouble since jail placement for July execution. Self harm wounds have healed he spends long hours in bed and shows no desire for spiritual guidance.
The court refused to issue an injunction against Josephine Moffitt of Chicago, stopping her from claiming she is the prince's wife and that he fled to the U S to evade creditors. The judge found Moffitt not responsible for a London newspaper publication copied from a U S paper. Moffitt's counsel said she claimed a form of marriage and that the prince abandoned her to settle his debts.
Mr. Wm. Henry of Chattanooga Tennessee suffered rheumatism in the left arm with loss of strength. After using Chamberlains Pain Balm and nightly flannel wraps the pain faded and strength returned. In three weeks the rheumatism disappeared and has not returned. For sale by Cook & Sherman.
Fairfield April 15 Twelve years after the disappearance of Mrs Florence Hooper’s husband rumor and fear of foul play persisted. Six years of Mayberry's attentions culminate when a dream convinced Mrs Hooper her husband was dead. She summoned Mayberry by phone and hurried to Evansville to wed him.
In Flint Michigan on April 15 two members of the recount board ruled George McKinley won re election by six votes while a third member backed Horace C Spencer. The majority cited City Attorney Varley after finding fourteen Second ward ballots illegal due to missing election inspector initials. The contest is expected to go to court.
Milwaukee April 15 Judge Tarrant upholds Wisconsin telegraphers eight hour law in a test case against the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road The ruling declares the United States nine hour limit on telegraphers and train dispatchers unconstitutional as a trespass on state rights The case will be taken to the supreme court.
The forecast shows generally fair conditions with cooler temperatures in the north. Indiana may see partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and cooler air in the north. Lower Michigan expected increasing cloudiness with possible showers and cooler temperatures. Wisconsin and Iowa remain partly cloudy and cooler.
Quotes from the Chicago Board of Trade show mixed futures for wheat corn and oats with a range of May July and Sept values. Cash sales list winter and spring wheat prices while cattle hog and sheep receipts and prices are noted alongside live poultry hay and prairie ratings from Dunning Stevens East Buffalo.
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