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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1905
Page
5
Ingenious Block System Add-On Cuts Throttle Power
Indianapolis fireman J E Steigelmeyer proposes automatic locomotive control tied to the block system. The device uses track electricity to close the throttle when signals are ignored, recording the event in the signal tower. Advocates claim it boosts engineer vigilance and could cut railroad dangers by half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Steigelmeyer
Indianapolis Fire Department
Tridianapolis
Steigehauever
Steigelmeyer
Johnson's Bakery Line Delivers Full Assortment
The bakery line at Johnson's covers every item from crusty loaves to soft pastries with no shortages reported. Customers praise breadth and freshness across the entire display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson's
Health Lectures and Cooking School
Features at Chautauqua describe Mrs Read and her Battle Creek team delivering practical health lectures illustrated by charts. The cooking school demonstrates nutritious recipes using Granose, Nuttolene, Protose, and Melrose products, with menus for breakfast and dinner and detailed kitchen instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Read
Battle Creek
Mich
Hattle Creek
Battle Creek Sanitarium
New Piano Store Opens In Washington
Representatives from H. Schmidt & Son Co. of Muscatine install pianos at W. E. Logan & Co. furniture store in Washington. The firm, 43 years in Iowa and neighboring Illinois and Missouri, offers Favorite Blasius Ludwig and Regent pianos and invites public trials and future advertisements with bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliable Music Firm
H. Schmidt & Son Co
Muscatine
Logan Furniture
Messrs. G. W. Rockwel
EB. A. Schmidt
Iowa
Ludwig
Regent
Washington
Ilinois
Missouri
W. E. Logan & Co
Journal
How Twain Became Rich Through Indecision
Harper's Gossip notes a conversation between William Dean Howells and Mark Twain. Twain recalls thrift before fame and jokes that his last nickel was kept rather than spent, a habit he credits with his eventual wealth. The exchange highlights Twain's wit and irony about money choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
William Dean Howells
Harper's
Navy to test soft coal for warships
The Army and Navy Journal notes the navy department will conduct experiments with soft coal as fuel for ships. It argues that bituminous coal patterns quicker steam rise and greater range, and that hard coal would hinder emergency response and increase crew fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Navy Department
Army and
Navy Journal
Santiago
Iowa State Fair Excursion Tickets One Fare Des Moines 1906
Iowa Central offers round trip excursion tickets at one fare for the Iowa State Fair Des Moines August 24 to September 1, with return valid only until September 2 1905. For rates and train times, ask agents. Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised for ulcers sores and burns in testimonial from Flat Rock Michigan resident Wm Bedell. 25 cents at J H Stewarts drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Central
Wm. Bedell
Flat Rock
Mich
Bucklen
J. H. Stewart
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