Passenger Delayed on the Oska loosa Branch
A midday delay affected travelers on the Oska loosa Branch yesterday afternoon with trains held briefly for unspecified reasons. Local officials advised patience as crews investigate the disruption.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
2
Dancing party lights Up Ainsworth Night
Lee McCoy returned from Mexico Missouri after business. Thirty couples enjoyed a dancing party in the opera house. Mrs James McCoy visited the county seat. Mrs C A Breed went to Washington for a visit with Mrs Henry Breed. Miss Lelia Erdice returned from Chicago after completing a nursing course at the Chicago hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee McCoy
Mexico
Opera
James McCoy
C. A. Breed
Washington
Henry Breed
Lelia Erdice
Chicago
Chicago Hospital
Two Engines Badly Damaged After Branch Collision
A head on wreck on the Oskaloosa Rose Hill branch delayed Branel passenger two hours. Freight No 241 and an extra work train collided. both engines 316 and 368 were wrecked. Engineers Sam Wilson and Joe Harper and conductors Arthur English and Joe Gravee were among the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Rose Hill
Sam Wilson
Arthur English
Joe Harper
Joe Gravee
Shotgun Attack Injures Fairfield Sleighing Party
Miss Jennie Downs Virginia Droz Obas Stansill and Clarence Spratt suffer extensive shotgun wounds while riding about two and a half miles northeast of Fairfield. Dr. A. Hague attends the injured as locals seek the mysterious assailants amid rising excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Jennie Downs
Virginia Droz
Obas
Stansill
Clarence Spratt
Drew
A. &. Hague
Elevator man driven to insanity by store women
In Chicago on December 18 James E B Fountain, an elevator operator in a downtown department store, cracked under the strain of answering endless questions from customers. He was brought to court for the insane by his brother and sister, spoke lines about asking clerks for the toy department, and was sent to Elgin for rest and treatment with possible recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James EB. Fountain
Fountain
Elgin
Chicago News
Sturdy Burlington Chicago Special Draws Big Power
A railroad man reports on the Burlington Chicago Special traveling 1406 miles from Denver to Chicago via Omaha. The six engines burn 81 507 pounds of coal and 57 250 gallons of water daily while consuming 167 pounds of cotton waste and 74 pints of lubricating oil to prevent hot boxes. Yearly totals exceed 32 tons of waste and 25 600 gallons of oil. The train runs at 50-60 mph with bursts to 65-70 mph and uses 400 horsepower at normal speed up to 1000 horsepower at peak, enough to power Omaha’s trolley cars if harnessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Chicago
Denver
Omaha
The Pride of Heroes Scratches Bruises Arnica Salve Ad
Soldiers from the war praise Buecklen's Arnica Salve for wounds burns and skin issues. It claims to cure or no pay and is priced at 25e at Stewart's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buecklen
Stewart's Drug Store
Senator Depew recounts Cleveland Adirondacks incident
Senator Depew recalls President Cleveland in the Adirondacks with guide Chick Burns. Cleveland sat with a loaded pistol against his heart. Chick warned the danger, and Cleveland admitted the gun was cocked. Chick questioned the consequences if Cleveland had shot himself, asserting his republican affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depew
Cleveland
Adirondacks
Chick Burns
Mr. Cleveland
Chick
Local student dies after self-inflicted wounds in despondent act
Mt Pleasant reports the death of Everette Harmon, a University preparatory student, found with two deep throat cuts in his bed. Doctors could not save him. authorities classify it as death by own action, believed to be due to despondency from poor exam results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Everette Harmon
Local poultry firm nets big turkey supply for Christmas
Kansas City reports a local poultry firm has nearly cornered regional Christmas turkey supplies by paying a market margin to acquire between 600 000 and 1 000 000 pounds of turkeys, aiming for at least 50 000 dollars in profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mrs Gallaugher Sought on Perjury Charge in River Junction
Dee Davenport reports Mrs James Gallaugher wife of a murdered River Junction man is sought by Johnson county authorities for perjury. She is said to be in Rock Island or Moline, sheltered by a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Dee
James Gallaugher
River Junction
Johnson County
Rock Island
Moline
Madge Bell Jailed After Revolver Incident
Ottumwa dispatch reports Madge Bell an 18 year old fired a revolver at her father when he attempted to chastise her. The bullet clipped a lock of hair and she was arrested and fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Madge’Bell
Preventing Croup Through Early Home Care
Mothers learn croup can be prevented by early use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Hoarseness signals onset, followed by a rough cough. administering the medicine at first hoarseness or after the cough appears dispels symptoms and reduces fear. Widely used and safe, it is available at Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberain
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Cure for consumption touted at West Point notice
Local notice narrates a patient with severe lung illness from West Point Iowa who was deemed doomed until using Dr. King s New Discovery for Consumption. It claims a full recovery and weight gain to 227 pounds, with a guarantee for coughs colds and lung troubles. The ad lists price 40 cents and 1 00 for larger bottles and offers trial bottles at Stewart s Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Dr. King
Stewart's
WittyTake on Love Duty and Youth in Chicago
A column samples quips on jury duty romance aging and vanity. Observations mix humor about love seriousness of intent youth aging and fortune with light social commentary from a Chicago perspective.
Bilious Colic Prevented by Chamberlain’s Remedy
Advertisement notes that a double dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy taken at first signs can ward off an attack. It claims hundreds of people prone to bilious colic successfully use it and lists Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
City bus line order line prompts calls to Frank Rogers
A clipped item instructs readers to call Hotel Allen at phone number one to place orders for a city bus line, with services to be promptly attended by Frank Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Allen
Frank Rogers
Upholstery Services Advertised by Frank Wesson
First class upholstering and repair work offered by Frank Wesson. Shop in the rear of James Cowger blacksmith shop. Specializes in upholstery with a fine line of samples. Will call on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wesson
James Cowger
Bankruptcy filing by Bigher & Sons cattle owners
Bigher & Sons of Poweshiek county file a federal bankruptcy petition through S&S W. & J. L. Brookhart. They had made a general assignment in state court on November 18 with assets of 110000 and liabilities of 150000. A creditors meeting is set for December 29 in Grinnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigher & Sons
Poweshiek County
Iowa
S&s. W. & J. L. Brookhart
Higier & Sons
Grinnell
Electric Bitters credited with saving life and health
Mrs. H Newsom of Decatur Alabama says Electric Bitters saved her from years of severe digestion and stomach troubles. She reports gaining 35 pounds after three years of misery and endorses the medicine as a cure for indigestion loss of appetite and liver and kidney issues. Sold at Stewart's drug store for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Newsom
Decatur
Ala
Stewart's
Be sure and secure Brinton Entertainment tickets for Dec 27
Beacon coal deliveries via telephone or Columbia Pharmacy. Mrs Mary Russell aged 182 fell yesterday evening breaking her hip and will be crippled for life. Jim Russell resides on the heights. Tickets on sale Carris drug store for a Chautauqua lantern slide advertisement next summer with free admission for those over seventy five and modest prices for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Russell
Jim Russell
Brinton
Wwe
Mec
Carris’ Drug Store
Christmas cake orders from John the Shaker bakery
Advertises cheap, good Christmas cakes and Sunday baking supplies from John the Shaker. Encourages calls for orders tonight. Mentions Rocky Mountain Tea as a relief product. Notes George and Jennie Young visiting relatives near Pilotsburg after trips to St. Louis and Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
George
Jennie Young
J. R. Young
Pilotsburg
St. Louis
Kansas City
Choir Practice Time Change Notice
J. T. Beamer announces a time change for choir practice to 8 o clock sharp Friday evening instead of Saturday. 60 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Beamer
Holiday Rates On Burlington Route for 200 Mile Trip
One and one third fare for round trip with a minimum rate of fifty cents. Tickets sold December 24 and 25 and January 1, 1908, valid to return January 2. Travel distance 200 miles from selling point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Rock Island Sells Round Trip Tickets Within 200 Miles
The Rock Island offers tickets to any point within two hundred miles for one and one third fare for the round trip on December 24 25 31 and January 1. A minimum ticket price of fifty cents is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercer & Chilcote
Postoffice
Savings Bank
Wisconsin
BIG Chief
Oska
Loosa
Columbia Pharmacy
J. BF. Lemmon
Ainsworth
East Side
Papa
West Side
Sterling
J. H. Stewart
New York
Eve
Bigler & Sons of Poweshiek Co
John Shields & Son
Garfield Beacon
Furnace
Presbyterian Choir
Harwood
South Side
Graham Theatre
Warren, Moore
America
Lady Musicians
C H. Wilson
Wilson Hardware Store
SOL Rich & CO
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