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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1912
Page
4
The Presidential Postmasters association plans its annual meeting in Ottumwa from May 6 to 9 in the new federal building expected to be ready. The executive board set the dates previously.
Frank A. Nimocks is a member with President W. R. Law of Waterloo and Secretary Frank Hoye of Perry on the committee. A good number is expected at the convention and local post office staff will handle delegate convenience. Badges have been sent and plans are rapidly completing for the meeting.
Des Moines April 22 reports informal conference of seven Iowa churches at the YMCA led to tentative plans for an interchurch federation. A constitution was adopted and future meetings will finalize the organization as state church bodies consider endorsing the effort.
Ceril Louise Deaton two year old daughter of J B Deaton motorman for the Street Car Co died at home Friday afternoon from injuries suffered in an accidental fall down cellar steps Tuesday The death follows two other losses in the Deaton family within two years including the mother and a sister.
Frank Le Fevre, a Mystic French coal miner, mourns the loss of his wife and four children who were aboard the Titanic. Names of the survivors are not released and Le Fevre believes all five perished after receiving a last letter from his wife ten days earlier.
Grinnell April 22 senior girls may entertain callers on Sundays for the rest of the college year. They may also go buggy riding with lunch baskets left home. The Women's Self Government league granted these unusual privileges with the restriction that young men cannot visit both afternoon and evening.
Des Moines reports the 26th annual Iowa Bankers Association convention will meet in Cedar Rapids on June 5 and 6. Distinguished speakers include Hugh L. Cooper builder of the Keokuk dam ex Congressman Adam Bede Elbert Hubbard William J Burns detective B F Harris president of the Illinois Bankers Association and Prof C F Curtiss of Ames.
A state agricultural corps will conduct an orchard demonstration at Corneil Bluffs on Thursday April 25. Apr 22 date noted for the event confirms the gathering of local farmers to learn pruning planting and management techniques.
A demonstration on spring orchard culture is planned in Ames with a pre‑event at Glenwood on April 24 and a conference in Council Bluffs the next day. Ames horticulturists Professors Bliss Laurent Greene Beach and Cunningham are expected to attend along with other experts. The day will feature lectures, talks, demonstrations, and practical problem solving for fruit growers.
A vintage pharmacy ad urges readers to use Merital Hair Tonic to keep the scalp clean support healthy growth and maintain soft lustrous hair. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes the product.
An old time remedy Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur is advertised to restore hair color, quell dandruff and thinning hair. The ad claims quick scalp relief and a noticeable difference within a month, selling a fifty cent bottle with a money back guarantee through McKininney Drug Co.
Cook and Sherman druggists promote Adler-ika a German appendicitis remedy for constipation sour stomach and gas. They claim a single dose provides almost instant relief and that the prep antisepticizes the digestive system drawing out impurities.
President Taft calls for a national non partisan body to unite commercial groups from across the United States. About a thousand chambers of commerce are invited to send delegates to organize a central board with headquarters in Washington to advise Congress and administration on business interests and legislation.
Dr Clotilde Luisi becomes Uruguay Brussels legation attaché with educational focus. Job E Hedges touted as potential New York governor candidate. Roosevelt era university leaders influence politics. Milwaukee socialist victory contrasted with later repudiation. Excelsior Minnesota women push to keep village dry amid saloon licenses. Newlands seeks drainage bill to curb floods by diverting upper watershed waters. critics say flood prevention requires reducing rainfall or increasing stream capacity.
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