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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1906
Page
8
Miss Jones spotted three suspicious men at a vacant Howell area home and guarded the cellar. She alerted the sheriff, kept watch by sitting on the cellar lid, and helped capture the intruder with two accomplices soon after.
The McKinley syndicate gains a secretary of state license to incorporate the Danville and Eastern Railway Company. It plans an electric line from Danville through Vermilion county forming a feeder for the Illinois traction system and linking to Indiana railroads toward St. Louis.
News brief reports Reading railroad clerks revising passenger tariffs across the system on a two percent per mile rate. It notes the international suffragists conference will meet in Copenhagen August 7 to 11. Also mentioned is word that two men adrift in the Gulf of Mexico on scows lack food or water, received in New Orleans.
Forecast issued for Tilmois Indiana shows partly cloudy skies with light variable winds mostly from the west. In Lower Michigan expect thunderstorms with fresh southwest winds. Wisconsin will be cooler with fresh northwest to west winds. Iowa remains fair with rain possible in the western portion while conditions are otherwise comfortable.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show wheat and corn at near stable modernos with Sept oats and cash sales across several grain grades. Hog prices range from 5.40 to 6.75 for good heavy packers and cattle and sheep receipts mirror steady demand with lambs bringing around 7.50 to 7.75 for prime, and calves trading higher near 7.75 to 8.90. Dunning Stevens Buffalo quotes note slow cattle, strong hogs, and steady sheep with various grade distinctions.
A compilation of cattle feeding guidance discusses abundant late fall to early spring feed for beef steers and hogs, with gains of five pounds per bushel of corn. It covers hay once daily, older animals needing more food, and profit in fattening favoring young cattle. Notes on silage, oats, and ground alfalfa hay show strong brood sow gains with corn and barley, plus efficient use of roots in winter rations.
The Bacon curer notes bacon material is scarce as demand outruns supply with hogs selling near 7 dollars per hundredweight in Chicago. Light hogs gain popularity as producers push for cheaper, leaner stock while cannery and Canadian markets show higher prices. The Breeder's Gazette warns heavy weights become risky but profitable up to certain limits.
The first Interstate live stock and horse show will be held in St. Joseph Missouri from September 24 to 30. Premiums total 10000 to 12000 dollars and the event will run on liberal lines with reduced railroad rates. Correspondence may be addressed to M B Irwin at Stockyards South St Joseph Mo.
G Dun and Vos Weekly Review of Trade reports seasonable dullness in wholesale departments but strong overall activity. Autumn and winter preparations underway, July crop progress favorable, northwest and agricultural regions driving gains. Labor scarcity cited, furnace and steel mill orders exceed years past. Domestic failures rise to 180 this week, Canada mail tolls at 16.
Williat Bh. Wileher was hanged at Lexington Virginia for the murder of Henry J. Smith in August. Admiral Train of the U S Navy, commander at the Pacific station, is dead at Chongqing China. The Harvard eight to row Cambridge University on the Thames in September.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages. It is taken internally and said to affect the blood and mucous surfaces to remove causes. Proponents offer 100 dollars to any failure and urge sending testimonials. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Trusts and combinations in the isthmian canal zone raised prices for meats vegetables and fruit by over 100 percent. The Panama commission adopted a resolution authorizing its agents to dig supplies in the open market without advertising for bids.
A British education bill clears its second reading in the Lords without a division. Baltimore lithographers, about 150 strong, strike for eight hours work plus nine hours pay. Henry Russell’s Albany flour house suffers $300,000 loss from a wire fault. King Edward and Emperor William II to meet at Friedrichskron near Hamburg on Aug 1. William H. Belcher, a Paterson embezzler, sentenced to twelve years in prison.
Lord Kelvin tells students 3000 volts can kill but 800000 volts is harmless. He plans a self test but students demand a dog. He calmly uses the apparatus and safely grounds the high voltage, turning it into himself.
A playful scene at a depot platform as Bob introduces his club chums to Katharine the bride. The crowd questions why they fear illness and the bride jokes about a sober, social gathering lasting into the night with friends staying up.
In a brief dialogue Mr. Cumrox dismisses envy for men of genius, saying he would envy a monument to a person who provides him three square meals a day. The remark reflects humble, practical concerns over lofty aspirations.
A nostalgic exchange recalls a past engagement ten years ago when a partner keeps insisting their arm has not grown longer, sparking playful reflection on old closeness and changing times.
Advertisement urges use of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for acute colic diarrhoea and dysentery to obtain prompt relief before a physician arrives. Claims it never fails even in severe cases and should be kept at home. lists Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy as sellers.
A historical promotion for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery lists ingredients such as Black Cherry bark Golden Seal root Broodroot Stone root Mandrake root and Queen's root. It cites endorsements by Prof Bartholow Hare Ellingwood King Scudder Hale and others and claims efficacy for chronic stomach liver and catarrhal diseases with bronchial throat and lung involvement. A booklet of extracts from medical authorities is offered by mail from Dr. R. V. Pierce Buffalo NY.
Nickel Plate Road offers summer tourist fares from Chicago to Canadian and New England destinations. Tickets on sale August 8 and 22 with one fare plus 4 dollars for a round trip and a 30 day limit, or one fare plus 2 dollars for a 15 day limit. For sleeping car berth reservations and details, contact John Y Calahao, General Agent, 107 Adams St. 2twaug 20.
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as immediate relief for hay fever and inflamed air passages with a yellow package. Also notes Nickel Plate Road sale: Chicago to New York City round trip fare one fare plus $2.00, return by Sept 4, via agent John Y. Calahan, 107 Adams St., Chicago.
Promotional notice offering a low rate excursion to New York City via Nickel Plate Road from Chicago on August 28 and 29 with return tickets from NYC on September 4. Departure from Cartenio depot La Salle Street Station. Further details available from John Y. St. Chicago.
6.10 to St Paul or Minneapolis and Return via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway for the Grand Army of the Republic Encampment in Minneapolis August 13 to 16. Tickets on sale August 11 to 14, final return by August 31 1906. Extension possible with small fee. For rates, routes or service contact the nearest CMStP agent or F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago. aug13 arr
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