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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1911
Page
3
Aug 8 reports from crop correspondents indicate patchy gains due to variable rainfall. Eastern counties see late corn in fair to good condition with more rain needed. western areas suffer drought with limited yields. Potatoes and pastures improve in some regions but overall rainfall remains critical for a better harvest.
Local advertises a cooling healing compound for itchy skin using mild cleansing oils and thymos to stop itching. Claims instant relief and protection against further trouble with a familiar prescription remedy cited as D Dp. 1. Preecription. Sold by Ook & Sherman for five cents.
The article explains how demographers locate the U S center of population by calculating moments from grid squares. It traces the center’s movement from 1790 to 1960, noting a net westward drift of 31 miles since 1900 and a total travel of 600 miles, with latitude up 19 minutes and longitude 9 1/2 degrees.
The speaker recalls cold blasts and snow sheeting the world as a furnace warms a house. A memory of Nellie in fur, urging hurry to avoid freezing, and past winters with snowdrifts, pipes, and living room scenes. A reflective mood ends with praise for earlier, pleasant winters.
Fragmented OCR reads time and naming garbled figures about Bob Filvaiin and a smashed auto incident. It hints at a Sports world note with terse allusions to Mer Fitzsimmons and a Denver Republican reference but provides no clear facts or coherent events to summarize.
A garbled exchange in a finance meeting recounts a mistaken identity between Indy and his brother during a tense session. A lawyer debates allegiance while a disguised figure questions loyalty, leading to a cryptic end about right side alignment.
A business aviator recounts fear during a fitene encounter and mentions chatter that the money offered for an exhibition was counterfeit, as reported in Washington Styr.
A fragmented quotation references mosquitoes, dynamite, and patience to quiet a skeeter in New Jersey. The garbled text includes misspelled names and unclear attributions, resembling OCR noise from a newspaper snippet.
A brief Chicago Journal line quotes dialogue about worry and opportunity. The speaker notes someone is poor and may find a better chance later, while expressing mindset to deal with issues only when they arise. The excerpt reflects casual banter over future prospects.
A brief quip notes love as a disease not unique to first exposure with a playful tone. The line suggests love can spread repeatedly like a common ailment and remains catchable anew in social or urban context.
In a collage of quips the clipping cites a joke on freedom and Kosinske, a quip about a girl leaving school with four options, and a line from All the world’s a stage. The items appear in Atchison Globe and Pittsburg Post style humor sections.
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey plans dissolution by December 1 with distribution of about 220000 certificates representing 35 subsidiary companies. Shareholders will receive fractional shares in subsidiaries based on five shares of parent stock, with several minor companies allocated per holder. The move aims to reallocate holdings across the group, with the largest owners including John D. Rockefeller and other estates.
Ireland's population stands at 4 281 951 reflecting a decrease of 76 824 persons since 1901. The far reaching change marks continued demographic shifts across the island.
The verse paints Morocco as a frazzled land ruled by bushy haired tribes and sultans amid holy war. It notes European powers craving its limited resources, stirring anxiety in France and Germany while ships of Pagtana monitor perilous events. Tom W Jackson.
Fragmented readable text recounts a court case involving children and a man named George Bur, with details of sentences including years and months. Names such as Fenn Horeet Herratt and George Starlett appear, alongside mentions of Malfale and Niagara. The OCR text is garbled and difficult to interpret but indicates a historical legal matter with multiple individuals involved.
The young people of the city plan a Chautauqua gathering at a meeting held last night to outline arrangements for a Sunday event. An evening session invited all youths to join and further notices will be issued.
The New York World notes the coroner’s origins date to 1104 with wider powers in earlier times. Coroners supervised royal revenue, handled felon forfeitures, and could seize property and even animals tied to crimes. The office evolved to focus on death investigations and justice.
In Paris on August 8 Aviator Rensux flew 431 miles in twelve hours setting a new endurance and distance record. He aimed for the Michelin prize awarded to the aviator with the longest yearly flight.
North bound Adirondack passenger train from Utica struck a wagon at a crossing seven miles away. Four persons were killed outright and one or two were injured.
Testimonies from Mrs Christina Rice and Mrs ity Peynous claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved them from surgery and relieved long standing female ailments. Letters offer to provide proof and request readers to write for testimonials.
A wind storm moving through northern Missouri reached high speeds and caused widespread damage. Savannah suffered the most, with tracks blocked by fallen poles and trees, while Fillmore and Overton also reported harm. A later train incident near Utica left four dead and two injured in a wagon wreck.
A quip from a humorous exchange about a sick man forced to sleep outside. A friend consolingly notes the situation is acceptable only until the landlord objects, reflecting a lighthearted note on poverty and housing.
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