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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
8
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a remedy for burns cuts wounds piles boils eczema skin eruptions chapped hands and sprains. It promotes fast, soothing relief and lists 25 cents at J B Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
Schuyler Livingston will offer at public auction ten lots in block 31 of Simouse's Highland Park Addition, Washington. The sale is set for two o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday September 3 1910. The property lies five blocks north of Button Factory.
Figures from multiple sources show English railway safety records with 1.265 billion passengers last year and only one train accident death. Ninety-nine rail workers died and over two thousand were injured while passengers faced few injuries, aided by fenced lines and strict trespass laws.
San Francisco Aug 19 Preparations have been made for a large celebration in Oakland next Monday as the Western Pacific inaugurates permanent passenger service with the arrival of the first passenger train. Oakland will suspend business and join with thousands from San Francisco and other bay cities in a civic jubilation.
Chicago reports the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines opens next week. With prosperity in agricultural regions, central West and Southwest displays are expected to be bigger and better than ever, supported by an optimistic tone and growing exhibits.
William D. Haywood secretary of the Western Federation of Miners is to be the American representative at the International Congress of Socialists opening in Copenhagen August 28. He plans a four month European stay delivering many addresses after being acquitted in the Steunenberg murder case.
St Louis hosts the start of a convention with the advance flocks of Eagles arriving today. Sessions extend through the week as twenty five thousand dollars in prizes will be distributed for degree team contests competitive drills and other events.
Trotters expect New York public backing for racing with no gambling, noting the forthcoming harness session as an important test. Officials label the event the Gov Hughes meeting and anticipate strict suppression of all wagering.
New York Aug 19 report says Vice President Sherman has consented to lead the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee through a speaking tour beginning next week. He will spend most of his time in the West especially Oklahoma Nevada and the Dakotas.
Washington August 19 Capt Celwyn B Hampton of the Twenty first Infantry was placed on the retired list after being found incapacitated for active duty He has been on leave due to illness and is a West Point graduate from the class of 1896.
Boston reports evangelist Dr. R. A. Torrey will conduct the third annual Montrose Bible Congress. The conference opens today and runs through August 28 with Torrey leading sessions and preaching across the event.
Boston reports evangelist Dr J Wilbur Chapman will marry Miss Mabel Cornelia Moulton. The ceremony is planned for August 30 at the bride’s mother’s home near Providence. The couple will work together in their ministry.
By local applications they cannot reach the diseased part of the ear. There is one way to cure deafness, constitutional remedies. Deafness results from an inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. Inflammation closes the tube, causing hearing loss, often from catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure offers a $100 reward for a cured deafness case not helped by the remedy.
More than a hundred leading business men sign up for the San Francisco excur sion to China. The party departs next week and will spend six weeks in the interior to extend trade relations with Chinese merchants.
In Wausau Wisconsin on August 19 members of the Wisconsin Betthers Association urged stronger protection for mayors and governors amid renewed concerns after New York Mayor Gaynor's shooting. They cite alleged threats to Milwaukee Mayor Seidel due to reforms opposing the city’s tough element.
New York horsemen discuss plans for next week’s Grand Circuit racing meet at a major venue in the city. The event draws prominent owners, trainers, and jockeys amid expectations of competitive stakes and strong wagering interest.
Sacred concert at St James Church offers morning services at 10 and afternoon at 3 with Rosewig Miss M Lorrain and H Quinn as soloists, plus Trinity quartet and choir. Offertory includes Jesu Del Vini, Te Deum performed by quartet and choir, with Benediction by Rev J A Glenn. One ticket admits both services.
A collage of anecdotes including a nearsighted sportsman near Loch Carron who shot at a seal and missed, a London Telegraph quip about eagles in churches, a Philadelphia doctor’s asylum tale on opinions and madness, and light dialogue from a wedding era set with a servant’s savings and a mother’s question about marriage.
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