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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1912
Page
8
An essay on laziness as creeping paralysis affecting labor, with examples of inherited and acquired laziness. It links laziness to domestic duties, marriage, and social behavior, warning of consequences and citing cures and social judgments in a sharp, provocative tone.
James Gordon Stell, known as a convict poet and inmate at the Iowa penitentiary, dies after drinking wood alcohol stolen from a store room. Elza Dimmitt lies dying after similar substance exposure. Stell, also called Albert Chapman, was serving twenty years for car robbery and had hoped for a pardon with support from Maude Ballington Booth and other advocates.
The London Musical Times reports a break in the Wagner Liszt friendship after a failed humorous appeal for money. The correspondence ceased for 11 years, illustrating caution in comic letters among musicians.
Mothers urged to try Saxo Balve a remedy claimed to relieve itching burning and heal eczema tetter ring worm and crusted skin conditions. The ad promises money back if not satisfied and lists aberman Bros druggists Washington Iowa as sellers.
A Des Moines report states a committee of church groups will survey Iowa rural districts to assess economic moral educational religious and social conditions. Rev. C H Purmort urges trained ministers to engage farm youth in outdoor sports and social life, making the church a rural social center. The exhibit at the state fair supports the interdenominational effort.
Keokuk August 27 numerous mishaps plague the near completion water power project. Mechanical engineer Burt Hi Parsons is hospitalized with a broken ankle. Foreign laborers and large work crews have faced injuries and walkouts as tensions and safety concerns rise.
Lumber is unloaded from a car at the Illinois division lumber yard of the power company. Workers handle timber in a routine loading operation, with the scene showing stacks of logs and equipment around the unloading area.
R F Duncan received five stitches after a Saturday fall from his horse near Columbus Junction Ta. His horse tripped on a wire the saddle girth broke and Duncan was thrown forward injuring his face near the eye.
Harry Goltner a passenger brakeman on the Milwaukee Road fell faint after drinking ice water at his Perry home. He struck his face on the porch breaking his jaw and was rushed to Mercy hospital in Des Moines for surgery.
Dr. Rockwell of the state university at Iowa City testified at a preliminary hearing in Mason City. He described liquor sold by local Greek residents as containing 406 per cent alcohol and 0 per cent wood alcohol. Defendants Nick Andreopoulis and Theodore Davirras are named, with Leo Brown serving as interpreter.
Des Moines August 28 the state pure food department set up a temporary laboratory at the state fair grounds under Prof. Chittick the state chemist to detect whether hamburger contains meat cider apple juice and how much water is mixed with pure ice cream. The state laboratory handles analyses for the pure food department the pharmacy board the board of control and other bodies with heavy workload.
Des Moines reports W M Whitenton Rock Island general manager says labor is scarce after a 1200 mile Iowa trip. Harvest hands fetch 2 to 3 dollars with board while rail work, double tracking, and new lines boost demand, drawing workers away from railroads.
Classified item notice showing a want ad concept encouraging readers to use the paper to sell goods or services. Emphasizes easy insertion and broad reach for listings and sales opportunities.
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