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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
8
Miss Stacie Putnan traveled to Brigh ton this morning to spend a few days, staying at a local residence and planning a light schedule of visits and shopping during the trip.
A prominent clairvoyant named Mme Celeste, described as the world’s greatest, offers readings on present and future topics without questions. She claims to aid business, love, and marriage, with satisfaction guaranteed. Only available briefly at Swiss Cottage parlors, 3008 Marion Avenue.
The Red Band Brand emphasizes new lines and guarantees top quality. It notes self-packed products with a satisfaction guarantee and announces special prices and extra bargains for the week.
The jury convicts John W. Neff ex auditor of Erie County on grand larceny charges connected to the North street cemetery deal. Ten indictments allege theft and false claims totaling about 100000. Prosecutors say a 1920s conspiracy robbed Erie County and Neff took a bribe to aid the cemetery arrangement and divvy spoils from the Conover contract.
A Detroit News Tribune interview notes the latest cigar fad favors long thin sticks resembling lead pencils. Smokers seek style and character, with many choosing pricey, slim imported cigars over traditional larger forms. One older buyer dismisses tiny cigars for a manly, sizable smoke.
Columbus Ohio August selection lists Auge chairman Harvey Garber appointing Democratic members from cities like Springfield Cinelpath Columbus Lancaster Wapakoneta Zanesville Elyria Napoleon and Youngstown to attend the W J Bryan reception in New York on August 2.
In Carmi on August 3 Fred Haddon while playing Indian on a straw stack with companions leaped to the ground to show bravery and sustained injuries that likely will cause death.
Speaker of the House Joseph G. Cannon, hailed as the stout secretary, was interviewed at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. He declined to discuss politics or his Coney Island visit. A secretary recounted an amusing scene as a bystander mistook Taft for him and greeted him as the former president. A new fad named Eye Spy spreads at Newport and New York social events, with guests guessing who eyes photographed belong to among luncheon crowds.
The forecast warns Illinois and Indiana will see fresh southerly winds turning west. Lower Michigan will be fair with storms in the north. Wisconsin expects thunderstorms and cooler conditions with fresh south winds shifting to the west late tonight.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show mixed movement for wheat corn and oats with nearby Sept contracts fluctuating. Cash markets in Buffalo East stockyards report dull cattle slow hogs and steady lambs，with Hogs at 6.85 and lambs at 7.75 for top lots as receipts vary.
The Columbia Herald reports Howard county buyers have spent two years gathering walnut lumber for export to Hamburg Germany. A shipment loaded at Fayette totals $18,000, with logs for one tree fetching $150. The practice undervalues local landmarks, critics say.
The New York Tribune reports a geisha girl rode a mare a mile in 1 minute 50 seconds on May 21 in Japan. The piece notes geisha girls are light and may become successful horsewomen while suggesting Japanese men are poor riders and could be displaced as jockeys.
A poem markets a department store selling a vast, diverse range from sea to sea. It lists foods and goods including cotton, fruit, silk, beef, flour, cider, apricots, cranberries, sugar cane, salmon, buckwheat, metals, oil, gems, furs, and sealskin, with shipments from many states. It credits Uncle Sam and a bygone national sign. It appears in Leslie's Weekly via Anna Irving.
Mrs Alice Berryhill of Chattanooga Tennessee writes of ulceration and inflammation of female organs. After refusing operation she uses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and improves within days, with others cured through her testimony. Mrs Pinkham offers free confidential advice to women.
Decatur reports chain of misfortune as referee in bankruptcy C Starr case suffers illness. Harry Starr dies. J R Mills killed in Wabash wreck. PLC Roby collapses. judge S P Wheeler senously ill amid proceedings.
London reports at the half yearly London and Southwestern railway meeting, Sir Charles Cotter states the Salisbury wreck was caused by excessive speed. Schedules allowed under thirty mph through Salisbury, but the Plymouth express exceeded sixty mph, making disaster inevitable. The company had not lost a passenger since Jan. 1, 1889.
A small white pony, bought days earlier by W. I. Law of Columbus from a Council Bluffs man, broke away and rode about 94 miles in under two days. The horse crossed through Omaha in a gallop arriving at noon at its old home in Council Bluffs, Iowa, covered in mud.
In District Court Washington County Seber Term 1906 a broad group of defendants and unknown claimants are notified that the plaintiff seeks to quiet and establish fee simple title to described lands in the South Half of the West Half etc and North Thirty Four acres in Township 74 North Range 7 West. The petition asserts exclusive possession for over twenty years and seeks reform and relief. Appearance required by September 12, 1906 or default and decree will be entered. Attorneys S W and J L Brookhart.
In Washington County Iowa the District Court is informed of a petition by T Henry asserting fee simple ownership of described real estate. Unknown claimants are named as surviving spouses heirs devisees or creditors and barred from any adverse interest unless they appear by September term 1405 to defend. Attorney W M Keeley represents the plaintiff.
Advertises Orino Lasative Fruit Syrup with a positive guarantee to cure constipation headache stomach trouble or indigestion. If it fails manufacturers refund your money.
Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway offers a 26.10 round trip from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Minneapolis for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Tickets on sale August 11 to 14, final return August 31, 1906. Extension possible for a small fee. Information from F A Miller, General Passenger Agent.
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