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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
4
Notice of an ice cream supper fundraiser for Pleasant Hill church to be held next Tuesday evening at Havre. also mentions a 3 degree noon temperature reading and a seizure at Narrow Gange with potential disposal. Local laundry advertises shirt waists pressed at Washington Steam Laundry, phone 48.
The post office department orders September first establishment of rural free delivery at Clarkesville Georgia and Leroy Tennessee with additional service at Princeton Minnesota Evansville Indiana Davenport Iowa. The Republican convention for the Second district nominates Captain J N W Itumple of Marengo for Congress to succeed Joe R Lane of Davenport who declined another run.
Governor Wingree directed the transfer of 810 781 dollars from the general government to the state general fund for Michigan's Spanish war expenditures. The move affects state accounts in Detroit on August 18.
James Boyle an engineer and Chris Kimin a fireman were seriously injured in a train collision near Goddard Kansas with several passengers bruised. The report notes multiple other deaths and corporate and local notices across the country.
Lamont Brady, 2nd child of Mr and Mrs Newell Brady, was killed yesterday afternoon about 3 o clock when a felled tree fell and crushed his skull as he played among timber east of Kalona. Funeral set for 1 o clock tomorrow at Catholic cemetery in Richmond. Three siblings survive.
A Heights boy named Nathan Hale escapes a make believe dungeon after his friends pretend to keep him until their mother returns. He tricks the house line by asking to connect to Mrs Washington in Sigourney prompting a humorous exchange and his eventual release.
Harve McGuire fourteen year old son of Jas McGuire from five miles northeast of the city had his hand crushed while grinding corn at a feed mill Thursday evening. The first finger was amputated below the second joint. Other notes mention visitors and local arrivals in Ainsworth including Mary Hunter, Myria Moreland, Effie McCready, Archie Stone, Ora Rowan, Maud Morrison, Mrs Wallace, Nellie Rowann, and local business updates.
An article extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming it cures stomach and digestion issues, purifies blood, and strengthens the body. A testimonial from J. F. Kidd of Parmleysville KY describes recovery after taking five bottles. The piece also notes a cave-in death in Joliet and railroad shop moves in Marion and Frankfort.
Aug 18 Kaukauna Wisconsin reports engineer George Nichols stayed at his post as the northbound Northwestern train derailed entering the city. The engine and tender toppled, fireman escaped with minor injuries, passengers unharmed. The incident follows a Minneapolis report of a lightning strike on St Andrew Catholic Church in Richmond Indiana and a Des Moines man named William S Mattlock taking a university chair in Oklahoma.
First Church of Christ Scientist holds 10 30 services with Rev Zingler in park at five in case of rain to be moved to Baptist church. Second church morning preaching by Rev J R Logue on The Drink Habit and Our Present Duty Toward It. Sunday school at 9 30, preaching at 11 by Rev J K Schreckengast on Profit of Godliness. No evening services due to park preaching. Local marriage and health notes mark Squire Folger turning sixty, plus a letter recounting races and early aircraft gun innovations seen in Cleveland and Washington youth planning Cedar Falls Normal attendance.
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