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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
4
A business transfer occurs with Atchison Bros assuming ownership and taking possession immediately, signaling a prompt change in operations and management. The sale transfers control to the new owners without delay.
A Washington shoe store with a fifty year history changes hands from J. A. Work & company to A. K. B. Atchison and J. R. Atchison. The new owners plan a permanent stay, with A. Je won handling operations until year’s end and his brother joining later. The transfer follows a long period of steady leadership and the community welcomes new ownership.
A reader from Lucama North Carolina describes malaria’s toll on canal workers and endorses a liver and kidney remedy from Lemmon Lemmons Pharmacy. The note claims complete cures of malaria fever jaundice and debility after treatment.
Dade Shearer will take the chair of Latin at DePauw University Greencastle Indiana this year succeeding Prof. Post who is on a year’s leave of absence due to ill health. Prof Post is renowned as one of the nation’s greatest Latin professors and Miss Shearer is chosen to relieve him in this absence.
Theodore Roosevelt argues that modern ships and costly weapons are useless without properly trained sailors and officers to employ them effectively, stressing the link between equipment and disciplined instruction in national defense.
A compact note discusses a clear-voiced instrument used in Humanity's Concert enabling others to join in on a single note. The piece emphasizes collaborative sound and accessible participation through a simple vocal or instrumental line.
Harry H. Thompson chairs a committee panel developing the framework for postal banks. He oversees a group of officials and staff as they work out policies, funding, and operational considerations for the envisioned postal banking system.
A Shelburn raid led Sheriff Wible and deputies to confiscate several barrels and about 4,000 to 4,800 pints of beer. A mob of about thirty attacked as barrels were rolled away from the storehouse. Officers arrived, dispersed the crowd, and beer was reloaded for transport to Sullivan. No beer found on a refrigerator car in Shelburn.
A fragmentary quotation notes Mee Lapeting praising a woman as the most egregiously beautiful in the room while referencing Mr Wingold and Mr Vege in an informal social moment. The passage lacks full context and clear event details.
A ponderous plea argues that farming sustains newspapers more than editors and advertisers. It contrasts harsh job-pricing, rising costs, and agency rates with farmer independence, urging a return to rural life and simpler sustenance over press industry pressures.
A destitute Arab spends his last barn on dates and, on a cliff, dies. A lean hand below catches the stones and learns the other man has eaten nothing for three days. Both declare Allah has saved them, then go to the city together.
The naked throated bell bird is noted for an exceptionally loud voice that travels about three miles. Its call is described as piercing and comparable to a blacksmith striking an anvil.
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