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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1907
Page
3
The United States courts indicted Sears Roebuck & Co the large mail order house for alleged use of the United States mails for fraudulent purposes. They must answer in court like any criminal. Uncle Sam protects the public from deception through advertising. Sears Roebuck & Co. faces three counts.
Misses Rose and Stella Naugle spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Ashington, according to Fairfield Journal reports from November.
A Bluffton Banner column advises returning home for guidance and shows a humorous moral, then promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for a bad cold with quick cure, available from Cook and Sherman.
D Ward King explains first dragging for road building with a long term view. He details hitching technique, chain adjustments, clevis positions, steel cutter placement, and operator stance. Regular dragging over years yields a solid, higher center road with less mud and dust.
At Bement Missouri the state highway commission tests compacted earth as a durable, low cost road. A half mile section was excavated to twenty inches and backfilled in layers with water and thorough rolling. Drainage and top dressing with a drag are to keep the surface solid and smooth.
The Good Roads Magazine reports Ontario townships shift from labor based road tax to cash payments. Commissioners supervise road work using labor saving machinery and better bridges to create durable highways. From 1896 to 1905 Ontario county roads spent about 21 million dollars with roughly half in cash and half in statute labor. The movement spreads across Canada with cities and towns adding to totals.
Minnesota State Engineer George W. Cooley says there is no reason good gumbo roads cannot be built. He cites a gumbo road laid last year near Crookston now in excellent condition and remaining sound throughout the year of use.
The Long Island motor parkway is slated for quick start and completion about a year hence. The route will run over sixty miles and be 75 to 100 feet wide with an estimated cost exceeding 3.5 million dollars, per Good Roads Magazine.
Local readers describe babies and children posing for photos at Freys. From Crawfordsville, Prof Tom Davis visited on business and returned home Saturday evening. A string of residents including Tom Brown, A C Peterson, Iss Armstrong, William Lindauer, Susie Morton, Mona Stapp, and Ross Whitlock travel and visit relatives in nearby towns, with notes of weekend departures and arrivals.
Testimonies from C A Patterson of Charleston West Virginia Chas E K Rogers Elkton Kentucky and J F Bradley New Brunswick New Jersey praise Vinol as a superior cod liver oil preparation. Vendors claim Vinol uses fresh cod liver elements with iron and no excess oil, selling widely with a money back guarantee from Cook and Sherman Washington Iowa.
R W Bishop patent attorney reports issued patents on the 26th. Listings include 871 773 shovel by A E Baum Waterloo 871 837 rotary blower Herman Walther Davenport 871 485 manure spreader D K Wilson Waterloo assignor to The William Galloway Co 871 846 riding attachment for harrows D K Wilson Waterloo assignor to The William Galloway Co 871 847 velocipede D K Wilson Waterloo assignor to The William Galloway Co 71 867 manure spreader William Galloway Waterloo assignor to 871 868 tire cleat William Galloway Waterloo assignor to William Galloway Co 871 878 liner for centrifugal cream separators W W Marsh 71 882 centrifugal cream separator T W Morgan Waterloo assignor to W W Marsh $71 933 sight for firearms J E Harker Milford 872 000 manure spreader E C G Litchfield and Dudley Garst Waterloo assignors to The Litchfield Mfg Co 71 028 railway gate F J Stein Davenport 872 083 harmonica M J Reidy Mechanicsville
Brown's Tennessee Minstrels entertained a good sized audience with lively dancing and singing praised by many. The cornet band and orchestra provided excellent music as the troupe staged a humorous show and announced another performance the following night and a December 5 date.
The Washington County Farmers' Mutual Insurance association adjusted one claim last week for E. J. Kallous of Washington. Contents of house by fire valued at $3.00.
A mother recalls two months of measles leading to bronchitis in her baby. After eight stores failed to provide relief, a storekeeper recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which helped the child recover. The product is praised as safe and pleasant, with sale noted at Cook and Sherman.
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