Cook Investigation Involving Doctor Sparks Claims
An investigation is opened amid claims involving a doctor named Cook. Officials report ongoing review and potential procedural steps as details emerge from undisclosed sources.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1909
Page
3
Minnesota Prohibitionists Hold Annual Banquet Tonight
Water to be beverage topic dominates Minnesotan prohibitionists as they gather for their annual banquet in Minneapolis. Wisconsin delegation attends to support temperance goals and share strategies for statewide reforms.
Red Cross Reorganization and Cook Polar Records Debate
Copenhagen awaits official ruling on Dr. Frederick A. Cook polar claim as 30 000 word record packet is reviewed by Prof Elis Stromgren. Lonsdale guards documents aboard ship and affidavits about Mount McKinley accompany the data sent to Copenhagen amid circulating rumors and defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
University of Copenhagen
Elis Stromgren
Astronomical Observatory
Walter Lonsdale
Cook
Atlantic
New York
Pole
Harry Whitney
Utah
Mount McKinley
Montana
Tacoma
Barrill
Prohibitionists prepare for drive on rum demon in Minnesota
Minneapolis dispatch reports the fourteenth annual Minnesota Prohibitionists banquet drawing hundreds who pledge to drive the rum demon from the state. Quincy Lee Morrow of South Dakota will describe how prohibition has prevailed there as others advocate a dry agenda. A dawn conference will outline plans for the upcoming legislative campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Quincy Lee Morrow
South Dakota
Washington remembers abolishment of Red Cross branches
A Washington dispatch reports that on December 7 the American National Red Cross society abolished all its branch organizations. The move centralizes control at the national level and reshapes local relief structures across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American National Red Cross Society
National group reorganizes by forming chapters
The national organization in Washington approved a plan to replace subdivisions with chapters. State governing boards will directly supervise chapters, with resolutions from existing subdivisions directing formation. The change aims to improve efficiency of the central body as a working force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Government to press peonage cases in Mobile and Monroe counties
Government attorneys prepare to press peonage indictments against Mobile and Monroe County Alabama residents. The cases, returned by the U S Grand Jury months ago, are slated for Mobile District Court soon with Attorney General Wickersham directing U S District Attorney Armbrecht to pursue to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mobile
Monroe Counties
Alabama
United States Grand Jury
United States District Court
Monroe County
Wickersham
United States
Armbrecht
Bridge for Charity Opens Big New York Event
One of the largest bridge tournaments in New York opens at the Plaza hotel second floor. The charity event will be the season’s first society gathering with all receipts devoted to tuberculosis prevention and cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Plaza Hotel
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Deafness Remedy
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It pledges 100 dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, selling at 75 cents with Druggists, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Cartoonist James R. Barkley to Appear at Local Church
James R. Barkley chalk talker cartoonist and clay modeler will perform at the M E church Monday night December 13 under Epworth League auspices. Barkley is tied to a major lyceum bureau and slated for top Chautauqua tours. He was part of a twelve attraction lecture course costing 1400 with 1000 season tickets sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Barkley
M. E. Church
Epworth League
Barkley
Lyceum
Health Is More Expensive Than Any Cure
A vintage appeal notes most illnesses arise from neglected colds and urges using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad asserts many seek cures across the continent and can avoid serious disease by treating early. Sold by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. L. Stolte
Lemmon
The Perfect Feminine Face Proportions Described
A historic note outlines ideal facial ratios: face width five times an eye, eye width two thirds of the mouth, ear length twice the eye, and the intereye space equal to one eye.
ZEMO Claim Promises Instant Itch Relief and Cure
An advertisement touts ZEMO as a clean external liquid that stops itching instantly and permanently cures eczema and all itching skin or scalp diseases. The McElhinney Drug Co. says ZEMO is their most successful remedy for prompt relief and cure and invites readers to ask for a sample and view cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
McElhinney Drug Co
Remarkable Harness Firm Transfer Marks Washington History
Charles Ohngemach sells his harness business in Washington to John Yockey after 52 years in the same city. Yockey, Ohngemach’s longtime associate for over four decades, will continue operations with a full harness goods line. Ohngemach plans travel to Chicago and California, while Yockey maintains steady methods and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Ohngemach
John K. Yockey
Yockey
Ohngemach
Connor & Schilling
Washington County
Foley's Honey and Tar Credited by Nashua Policeman
Nashua Iowa night policeman Je N Paterson recounts a bad winter cold and lung trouble. He tried multiple advertised remedies and two doctors before using Foley's Honey and Tar, which he credits as the greatest cough and lung medicine. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Je N. Paterson
Nashua
Iowa
Foley
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Free Trial Guarantee
An offer guarantees Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets will relieve indigestion and dyspepsia or the medicine is free. The formula blends Bismuth Subnitrate Pepsin carminatives and other agents, with a strong warranty and Washington availability at Cook & Sherman Rexall Store. Three sizes 25 50 and 100 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Washington
On Vre
Cook & Sherman
S. W. Cor. Square
Petit and grand jurors listed for January term 1910
A roster lists the January term 1910 petit jurors including Clifton Smylie Bennett McKeon Lytle Kirkpatrick Walker Brumback Klopenstein Timmons Hotle Rodebeck Skipton Stransky Marbourg Polton Chalupa Malichky Geaber Reiner Gerot Wilson Longer Moore and others. Grand jurors for the year are then enumerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Clifton
Washington
W. J. Smylie
Ainsworth
C. C
W. M. Moore
Crawfordsville
Local Township Names List Of Voters
D. B. Hart in Clay Township John Brownhousen in Dutch Creek Township John McGee Iowa Township A. L. White Lime Creek Township George Peck Washington second ward W. A. Anderson Franklin Township W. E. Brown Jackson Township J. C. Edmondson Oregon Township Chris Sommer Crawford Township C. C. Bell Seventy six Township Sherd Wilson Highland Township Marnest Felzke Kalona English River Township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Hart
Clay Township
John Brownhousen
Dutch Creek
John McGee
Iowa
A. L. White
Lime Creek
George Peck
Washington
W. A. Anderson
Franklin Township
W. E. Brown
Jackson Township
J. C. Edmondson
Oregon
Chris Sommer
Crawford Township
C. C. Bell
Seventy-six
Sherd Wilson
Highland Township
Marnest Felzke
Kalona
English River
Error of Form Stuns Paris Hostess in Paris Theft
A Chicago woman visiting Paris robbed her hostess of money and was jailed. The report notes her lapse from proper etiquette and the antiquated idea that good form excludes coins and minted souvenirs from visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Paris
In the Olden Days Handkerchief as Social Sign
The article notes that the handkerchief traces its name to an era when a rag carried by ladies and gentlemen signified wealth and importance. It compares this display to glimpsing a folded glove in a coat pocket as a subtle status symbol.
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Arctics
Frank L. Wilson & CO
Nco & Hoon
Nortil
Photography
Frey’s
Afi
Gilde AU
Dougherty Bros
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Capital
Ss. A. White
Sam’l Thompson
R. L. Coulter
W. A. White
DR. Cook Soon
Minne
Apolis
RED Cross
History OF
Ohnge
Mach
Edy
Electropode CO
Dept
Lima
Ono
Harwood
J. A. Harwood
Stuart & Son
Postoppice
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