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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1911
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a locality and individuals but lacks clear event details or dates. The readable text hints at a local notice or notice-like item without defined actions or outcomes.
Advertisement claims a one day cure for colds with laxative bromide quinine pills. Druggists refund money if it fails. E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Price 25 cents.
Notice offering a 10 percent discount on complete stock of single and double driving harness and full line of saddles. Encourages immediate purchase to save money. All goods guaranteed. Hous Hyink & Hokkflin invites patronage.
Public auction on the premises at 10 a m Saturday December 6 to settle the estate of Adam Genkinger a 1 acre farm four miles northwest of Washington on Welman road with a house barn cribs and other outbuildings suitable for small farm or pasture ownership terms available J W Teeter and Frank C Beatty administrators 11 15 18
Public sale set for Thursday December 28 1911 at 11 oclock on the farm seven miles southwest of Washington one and a half miles southwest of Titus six miles north of Brighton selling 25 horses including work and brood mares ages eight to ten years six three year olds six two year olds three spring colts one stud sixteen years old a good feeder with papers 66 head of cattle including twenty steers weighing around 1100 pounds and twenty more steers about 1000 pounds all black all listed for sale
A detailed sale catalog lists livestock including 19 head of black steers, 6 red steers, 140 hogs with brood sows and fat hogs, 12 tons hay, 1500 bushels of corn, seed corn, and farm implements. The 200 acre farm features a 7 room house, barn, granaries, fruit trees, and hog fencing. Terms require 10 percent down day of sale with various note options. possession after Jan 1 1912. Auctioneers: Cline Brothers, Austin Sutherland.
A 19th century advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a superior color restorer and scalp tonic compared to traditional sage tea. Sold for fifty cents a bottle with a money back guarantee, it’s promoted by McElhinney Drug Co as a Special Agent.
The Rev Frank W Sandford leader of the Holy Ghost and Us movement faces sentence today in Portland Maine after being found guilty of causing six deaths aboard the schooner Coronet during a seventeen month cruise. Penalty ranges from 10 000 fine to ten years imprisonment or both. Sandford vows the Shiloh work will continue regardless.
Fifty years ago on December 18 four regiments of Indiana and Iowa volunteers under Colonel Jeff Davis surprised and captured 1,800 Confederates of General Rains division at MiXord Missouri. Twenty five years ago on December 18 De Lesseps announced the Panama Canal would open to ships in 1889 in Paris.
In Lafayette Indiana on December 18 attorney Grant Hall argued the theft motive behind John Poole in the Kemper murder case. He stated Kemper carried $22 on his person and Poole took it, portraying Poole as a desperate killer with no regard for his family and a propensity to shoot to protect his theft.
Mrs Carrie B Sparling widow of John Wesley Sparling was arrested on charges related to Cyril Sparling s death as Dr R A McGregor bound over for murder in the same case The case centers on the Sparling family with four men dead under mysterious circumstances and the mother facing the arrest and possible blame for the deaths
Indiana fair today with increasing clouds tomorrow. Illinois fair with local snow in the north today and unsettled tomorrow. Wisconsin snow today with moderate fair conditions tomorrow and light northerly winds.
An old ad explains middle age brings reduced physical strength and urinary issues and praises Foley Kidney Pills as a regula tor and strengthener offered by druggists.
The Rev. David J. Vaughan of the First Methodist Episcopal church arranged telephone wires to deliver services to ill parishioners. A sound transmitter in the pulpit transmits sermons and hymns to those at home. Auto Falls Sixty Feet Kills Owner in Cleveland. A. C. Jackson, president of Johnson Roofing, dies when his car veers through a guard rail and plummets sixty feet to the street.
Dec. 18 at his Fifth Avenue residence Cornelius Vanderbilt had an appendectomy performed by Dr. Austin Flint Jr and assisting surgeons. The procedure took place at his home in New York City.
William C. Reick with financial supporters has gained control of the New York Sun and the Laffan news bureau along with the real estate at 170 Nas Delhi Durbar Ends. The Delhi Durbar festivities concluded in Delhi India as the king emperor and queen empress wrapped up the event on December 18.
An earthquake rocked Mexico with the capital reporting no loss of life. Initial tremors were felt across the country but authorities confirmed no fatalities as of press time.
Maccabees from northern Indiana and southern Michigan plan a large meeting in South Bend on January 23 with an expected attendance between 1 500 and 8 000. In Exeter on December 14 Thomas Halpin and Clarence Wortman were seriously injured after falling 30 feet from a barn roof while shingling.
The article claims eczema is a skin disease not blood related and states Meritol Eczema Remedy applied directly to the skin yields marvelous, permanent results. It urges readers to try Meritor Eczema Remedy at Lemmon's Pharmacy without delay.
Advert says when you have a cold use Chamberlains Cough Remedy to fix you up and ward off pneumonia. Claims no opium or narcotics and safe for babies. sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A vintage ad-like note warns that small car repairs can grow into serious failures under strain. It urges customers to overhaul before trips to avoid breakdowns and the infamous cry Get a Horse.
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