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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
2
Dysart Iowa a town of nearly 1000 people lacks a lawyer to guide its citizens through citizenship and civic matters. An attorney left last fall for health reasons and no replacement has appeared this summer, despite the expectation of a hopeful young lawyer with a degree.
Cedar Fails Aug 8 report states Mr. and Mrs. Ike Coleman of Normal Hill fell ill after eating pork from a local meat market. Mrs. Coleman first ate a portion and became gravely ill. Mr. Coleman swallowed a mouthful. Medical aid stabilized them later that day. a second attack struck Mrs. Coleman. The exact cause remains uncertain whether the pork is to blame.
Dallas Center Aug. 6 1906 marked the 102nd birthday of Grandma Snel born at Fleet Lodge near Fleet England on Aug 6 1804. She came to America with her husband in 1850 settling at Gaines N Y then moved to Dallas Center in 1860 and has lived there ever since. Her daughter canceled a public party to avoid overexertion, hosting a small gathering of intimate friends instead.
The Gentry Brothers Famous Shows will perform twice and parade through Washington on Friday August 17 after visiting Chicago. The exhibition features over five hundred trained animals including elephants horses camels llamas zebras monkeys dogs hogs and sheep with a program of aerialists jugglers and posturers. The Loretta Trio and Okabe Troupe are highlighted acts with a grand parade at ten in the morning.
Galveston’s sea wall headlines safety while E W Goodloe of Waco testifies he used Dr King’s New Discovery for five years to cure a chronic cough. The ad claims it treats coughs la grippe croup whooping cough and prevents pneumonia. Pleasant and guaranteed with trial bottle free at Stewart’s drug store.
The second annual school for instruction of road officers runs August 13 to 1th at the College buildings with exhibits from Indiana Road Machine Co Austin-Western Co J D Adams Co and others. Experts from Iowa Illinois and Des Moines will lead sessions on concrete plans bridges and stone use for highways. Railroad rates are provided and a 2 registration fee covers supplies and instruction.
For the week ending August 6 1906 Des Moines Iowa the average temperature was about three degrees above normal The highest temperature reported was five degrees at two stations but nights were moderately warm Rainfall from Monday to Saturday was severely deficient Yet Saturday night and Sunday brought copious showers in the north central and southern districts Relief came to drought affected crops Considerable progress was made in harvesting late oats and wheat and in thrashing small grain Corn has advanced rapidly with only limited damage from firing Reports from Iowa Weather and Crop Service dated August 1 1906 show crop conditions Corn 99 per cent spring wheat 93 oats 90 flax 95 hay 79 pastures 83 potatoes 91 apples 70 grapes 94 Last year on the corresponding date corn 4 per cent wheat 95 oats 97 potatoes 92 pastures 103 apples 40 grapes 91.
A warning to households to prepare for sudden illness and keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand for immediate treatment. Sold by Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy.
Tickets for the Chautauqua are on sale at banks for 1.50 dollars. After August 10 the price rises to 1.75 dollars.
Reduced rate to Chicago via railroad lines. Return tickets from Washington to Chicago available August 4 5 6 good until August 7 and August 11 12 13 good until August 22. Round trip fare 88 38. H W Russell agent.
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