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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
2
Mrs Madeline Force Astor gives birth to a son named John Jacob Astor in New York Aug 15. The child is a direct heir to 3 million dollars from Col John Jacob Astor's will, which provides 2 million dollars for each surviving child, with provisions for multiple births.
News of local social visits and travel around Washington Crawfordsville Keota and Wayland. Families attend Chautauqua events, visit relatives, buy cars, and attend church gatherings. Local residents promote gatherings and share weekend plans and recent trips.
The second annual Clay Township Picnic association met at Black Hawk on Aug eight with large crowds despite bad weather. Rubio band played, Alex Miller spoke, program largely completed. Clay beat Rubio 4 to 2 in a local ball game. Various residents and visitors attended events and travels noted including Booster's Day at Brighton and trips to nearby fairs.
Washington reports from Minister Weitzel and Commander Terhune say Nicaragua has passed the crisis with little danger to foreigners in Managua. Bombardment stopped and rebels appear to respect warnings near the coast cruiser Annapolis with 350 Marines nearby.
Brighton and Route One notices report J R Ingham visiting Keokuk for a Mississippi dam viewing. Fairfield Fair drew many locals and the Black Hawk homecoming attracted an unusually large crowd. Mr and Mrs Baxter Ingham were Pleasant visitors. a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs D R Turnipseed on August 8. Mrs Ingy Waldyich is ill.
An odd verse mocks extreme health fads with absurd tips such as eating clover hay green, bathing in gasoline, wearing cheesecloth and ventilated boots, frying water, and overzealous dental care to suggest the absurdity of certain wellness trends. It parodies cautionary health campaigns and the idea that bizarre routines guarantee vigor.
The first religious book printed in the Americas appeared in the City of Mexico in 1645 by order of the local Roman Catholic bishop. It marks the earliest movable type publication in the New World. The Catholic Church in the United States stands as a major collaborative work with about six thousand co authors linked to the American hierarchy.
A collage of vignettes from American life including a trolley conductor praised for kindness and generosity, a boy asking for rubber boots with a moral tale about a boy in Baltimore, and an irate farmer’s wife venting about civil engineers versus plowmen and conductors in Philadelphia.
Dr. Edgar E. Brandon reports on higher education in Latin America after a yearlong tour. Professors are practicing professionals who teach few hours weekly, with strong links to their fields. Brazil lacks a true university system, while many nations invest heavily in campuses, labs, and staff, and student associations push a regional peace movement.
President Taft vetoed the Legislative Executive and Judicial appropriation bill denying funds for the Commerce Court and seven year clerk tenure clause. The veto marks his third in three days, striking 84.6 million dollars for current fiscal year operations.
Chicago markets show receipts and prospects for cattle and sheep steady to slightly higher with varied ranges. Hog and light stock prices move around 7.70 to 8.70, while cattle slide to weak and sheep hold at steady to lower levels as of August 15 1912.
A Fleming area farmer Mr W H Gunsalus reports fourteen years use of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in his family. He endorses it as excellent and recommends it. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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