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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
8
New York life report notes women wrestle with hair trends as edicts against padoures rats and fat puffs fail to yield easy transitions. Grecian effects and Psyche treatments promise style, but many styles remain awkward and hard to gain.
Attorney General William Howard Wickersham collapsed during a cabinet meeting in Washington. Dr. de Laney, Taft's physician, was summoned from the War Department. reports said Wickersham was not in serious danger.
In the era marking fifty years since December 7, military authorities from the United States and Confederate States discussed possible prisoner exchanges for captives held during battle. The item notes other historical milestones such as a New York electric street railway franchise and the death of comedian John B. Owens in Baltimore.
Public advisory warns against catarrh ointments with mercury as dangerous to smell and overall health. Recommends Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo. claims no mercury and internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. testimonials available. also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In Hancock Michigan on December 7 a premature blast at the Mohawk mine killed miners August Johnson and Frank Fojala.
Stockholders of the American Cotton Oil company will hold their annual meeting today at the refinery office near Guttenberg New Jersey. Directors will be elected and plans discussed to promote cotton oil as a substitute for olive oil and lard. The past year saw weak business as farmers used less oil for salad due to high gasoline costs. The firm recently paid two percent on common stock and maintained the preferred dividend.
The funeral for Lewis EK Brinning was held yesterday at 11 o'clock at the Brinning home in Dutch Creek township twelve miles southwest of the city. Rev C T Rasche of the German Evangelical Church officiated. Interment followed in the German cemetery in Dutch Creek township with pallbearers Henry Waldrich Henry Luers Henry Blattner J L Mayer A L Mayer and J H Mayer.
The Pleasant Plains Missionary society hosts an oyster supper at the home of John Genkinger on Saturday evening December 9. Music will be provided by Mrs. Martha Eyestone and assistants. All are invited.
Work to Save Buried Miner at McAlester Oklahoma reports rescue efforts after a mine explosion. Miners and volunteers work from the rescue station to free Tom Cazzaro a shetfirer entombed by a rock fall following the blast.
A post holidays meeting drew fifteen to twenty students to discuss basketball. About sixteen players are expected to practice next week at the Commercial club gym. Returning players Dokes Clapper Barrows join Harry Palmgren as manager. Principal Churchill aims to schedule games with West Liberty Muscatine Oskaloosa Fairfield Morning Sun.
Carlton Guy stars in The Cry Baby a melodrama of the far west praised for realism and strong morals. Prices are 25 35 and 50 cents with curtains at 8:15 on weekdays and 8:30 on Saturday.
A historical note recalls bachelors bearing taxes during the reign of William III of England, marking enduring public displeasure with bachelorhood taxes and social expectations of marriage.
Cook and Sherman druggists recommend Adler-ika the German Appendi citis remedy for constipation sour stomach and gas. A single dose purportedly brings relief instantly and antisepticizes digestive organs by drawing off impurities.
The note promotes Peck's Bad Boy performing at the Graham theater on December 12. It promises light entertainment with a lively showcase of new and funny acts intended to lift spirits during a season of ups and downs.
The Wisconsin annals note Hon. George W. Peck once governed the state and his fame endures mainly through the play Peck's Bad Boy. It is set for presentation at the Graham on December 12.
Paris dispatch reports Senor Canalajas replying to Infanta Eulalie about her attitude after she published a highly talked of book. The premier says the cabinet regrets her stance and supports the royal family head’s warning. Taranta asked Canale jas to intercede with King Alfonso on her punishment.
In Los Angeles on December 7 the latest bulletin reports light heavyweight Ad Wolgast improving and showing no setbacks as he aims for a return. Other dispatches note Pleasantville’s state bank ordered closed by state authorities and Governor Harmon planning multiple speeches en route to San Francisco to pick a site for Ohio's Panama-Pacific Expo building.
The saying emphasizes inner mastery as the ultimate win. It attributes the idea to Plato, framing self control and discipline as superior to external triumphs.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Reformed Presbyterian Church placed one hundred Bibles in four Washington hotels. Each guest may read the Scriptures if desired. Some Bibles were purchased by the society, others donated by the American Bible Society and private individuals.
An advertisement extols TIZ as a universal cure for tired aching feet and related problems. It claims relief from corns callouses bunions and odors, with a testimonial from A F Creutzer of Chicago. The product is sold for 25 cents per box at druggists or by mail from Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago.
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