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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
4
Patrons hear a sequence of impressive stage pictures in The Flaming Arrow a welcome relief from loud noisy plays. The show is set for Friday December 4 at the opera house. Leysley’s Pharmacy promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds promising relief and healing.
Mrs. George W. Reed of Jackson township won a five dollar pair of shoes offered by Fox & Dewey for the best three ears of field corn exhibited before December 1. Judges W. A. Gibson Samuel McCleery and Samuel Thompson awarded the prize yesterday.
In Crawfordsville on December 2 a nine months old boy nearly poisoned himself by tasting powdered bronze found in a drawer. The physician used a stomach pump, and the child’s life was saved.
A evening of splendid entertainment is announced at the Star theater with a varied program. Performers, dates, and ticket details are advertised for local audiences seeking cultural events this season.
A local ad highlights the North Side Shoe Store in Washington county offering the largest line of men and boys high top shoes and a broad selection of rubber goods freshly from the manufacturer.
The National Dairy show opens in the Coliseum with plans to make its divisions standout. General Manager Glover notes efforts to entertain and educate attendees. The headline attraction is Colantha's Fourth Johanna, a $16,000 world's champion mild cow, insured for $15,000. A dairymaids chorus features costumes representing countries that produced notable cattle.
In Vienna for Emperor Francis Joseph's diamond jubilee the city lit up brilliantly. A deadly rush at the Hofburg crowded area left three dead and over sixty injured, with twenty five seriously hurt. Parliamentary Deputy Holz and a woman were crushed in the crush.
The children of the Princess de Sagan are guarded in Paris today to prevent kidnapping as M. Albert Clemenceau presents the third installment of Boni de Castellane's custody suit. The mother, formerly Miss Anna Gould, limits visits to the tutor priest and closest family friends.
Governor Fort announced the withdrawal of two militia companies remaining in Perth Amboy after the Trenton battalion was sent home. He said the militia were deployed at the request of Middlesex county sheriff and urged arbitration to settle strike troubles.
The state filed suit against the estate of late United States Senator John son N. Camden to recover 1 770 452 93 dollars under the new tax law. The act allows forfeiture of 20 percent of the withheld value when property is under reported.
New York aldermen approved a measure banning movement of cars on surface and elevator lines during repair if it causes unnecessary rumble. The action marks a first important point for anti noise advocates.
Sergent Kentucky December 1 Allen Wellston fifty-year-old Baptist minister files for divorce claiming his wife refuses to accompany him to church The case centers on marital strain and religious duties in a small town.
New York friends of Timothy Woodruff discuss his possible appointment as ambassador to Vienna. The report notes speculation about a diplomatic posting and Woodruff’s qualifications and connections.
A special musical program is scheduled at the Star tonight. Various local residents and travelers are noted in city news including stops by John Strouse, Mrs. Hillhouse, Miss Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Carris, and others visiting Havre Ottumwa Farmington and Chicago, with local theater advertising for Lincoln J. Carter's The Flaming Arrow and Buckskin performances on December 4.
Crawfordsville is electing Miss Emma Wonderly as assistant principal of Crawfordsville High School. She will begin duties January 1 following last night’s school board meeting.
A local court found guilt in a counterfeiting case involving Lemmon's Pharmacy. The defendant passed counterfeit money as part of a scheme linked to a fraudulent substitute claimed to be Foley's Honey and Tar, a well known cough remedy.
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