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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1901
Page
2
City commissioners approve an ordinance prohibiting burning of combustibles on certain streets. Tax levy also rises last evening, prompting updated fiscal measures for residents and businesses.
The council will decide if it can legally number residences and place numbers on all homes. Merchants may buy numbers. the city may cover costs via taxes. An ordinance bans burning paper and rubbish in central blocks and directs stricter fire prohibitions near parks.
A local council discusses street sweeping burning trash and a new sidewalk plan for Iowa Street north of the square. The measures include eight foot sidewalks in front of churches and public buildings and sewer and water main work with delays expected during dry season.
Clay Welch, a sewer worker, was buried up to his neck eleven feet under loose earth during a cave-in on East Madison Street in Washington. Rescued after two hours of frantic effort, he suffered no serious injuries and is expected to return to duty soon. Prohibition County Convention notices and various property transfers accompany the report.
Sampler offered and a guarantee promised with every package. Rectol marketed as a cure with a no cure no pay clause. The text presents a promotional sales pitch attributed to J H Stewart.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad is rushing freight business with rapid train succession and widespread double headers. It has contracted for large new engines and is distributing structural steel materials to upgrade the system. Bridges and culverts will be rebuilt and strengthened to accommodate the bigger locomotives.
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio recalls an infant neighbor saved from cholera infantum after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy per directions. The child recovered fully in two days and remained healthy for nearly a year. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
An advertisement proclaims Smith's Sure Kidney Cure as the guaranteed remedy. It promises a full refund by the druggist if a customer is not entirely satisfied after one bottle. The claim is presented in promotional style common to period drug advertisements.
A Cincinnati man recalls Frank O Connor a famed local character whose phrase that shows almost human intelligence spread nationally. He tells of O Connors job on a Ontario farm where asked about postholes he quips I m digging out mud and leaving the holes.
After the Chinese exclusion act, a Pennsylvania letter from a Chinaman claimed he met the act’s conditions and should be deported. Secretary of State ordered an investigation, confirming the entry was via false pretenses. He faced life imprisonment for a murder conviction, complicating deportation.
The article notes Icelandic nature's extreme displays with volcanoes erupting amid eternal snow and geysers roaring, showing that while landscapes seem deserted, powerful forces still shape the land.
The Allahabad principal gateway is thickly studded with horseshoes of many sizes. Hundreds of them are nailed across the gates as offerings by travelers. Similar shoe offerings are reported for the sacred gates of Somnath in the fort at Agra.
Fogg notes women wear veils mainly to keep hair in place not to protect complexion or hide wrinkles. He says this based on common reports as told to him.
A cockney man tests a trained elephant who supposedly can place money in a high box. The elephant takes a half crown and deposits it, to the astonishment of onlookers. The keeper denies a reversal trick and moves on to the monkeys and hyenas.
The New York Clipper notes Hoyt and a playwright friend observed a play production. The lead actor, known for poor study, was off his part as the prompt er spoke up. Hoyt left briefly then returned to deafening applause while the audience shouted for X the lead.
Parties of five or more may secure unusually low rates to Clear Lake Iowa by the Iowa Central Railway. A handsome booklet and full details are available from the ticket agent or by writing Geo S Batty G P and T A Marshalltown Iowa.
Miss Mazie Sprague came back to her Columbus Junction residence yesterday morning after a several day stay at the J. W. Morton home.
An advertisement by J. H. Stewart guarantees a full refund of the purchase price if the product fails to relieve piles. Each package includes a free ile pipe and miles free with purchase.
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