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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1904
Page
2
Des Moines reports that about one third of district court divorce filings are illegal and could void hundreds of decrees. Lawyers are accused of seeking quiet divorces by merely alleging cruel and inhuman treatment without detailing specific acts, violating the code which requires stating the defendant’s acts as facts.
Walter Shaw, a night mailing clerk, was arrested on charges of robbing the mails with about 200 dollars missing over six months. He claimed innocence, held on 1000 dollars bond, and was found with marked money in a decoy letter. Davenport reports describe a deadly Turnout boiler accident and its wreckage with grim detail.
Dr A A Sandy departs Monday from Marion county to locate in Washington Iowa after a three year tenure in Harvey. He sold his large practice to Dr F B Agier and brings advanced equipment including a Statatic X ray unit and galvanic and Fatadio outfits. Washington welcomes him to the Roberts building and expects him to form strong ties with local physicians.
In San Francisco on December 21 a 35 000 strong crowd watched Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt. Both fighters were in peak shape and at weight in the bout. The referee ruled Britt the winner on points in the twentieth round.
Cobbs for kind ling purposes at HABAXTERS. Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications, need internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Prepared by F J Cheney & Co Toledo. Sold by druggists 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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