Kenyon Predicts Pension Increase
Kenyon forecasts an upcoming rise in pension benefits citing fiscal projections and policy discussions. Analysts note potential impacts on retirees and state budgets as lawmakers weigh adjustments.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1911
Page
7
Kenyon Seeks Pension Increase After Senate Talks
Senator Kenyon returns and canvasses the senate on the service pension measure. He says a pension bill will pass the senate but may be scaled down from the house’s dollar-a-day level. He expects a substantial increase for veterans, likely near the Sulloway bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Kenyon
Senate
House
Iowa selects 99 boys for state fair guest program
Des Moines reports plans to choose one boy from each Iowa county for the 1912 state fair. The 99 youths will receive a free special course of instruction, housed on the fairgrounds under the guidance of a professor from the State Agricultural College at Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Fair Board
State Agricultural College
Ames
Suffragists Launch Iowa State Campaign
Des Moines reports the Men’s League for Woman Suffrage has started a state campaign to organize Iowa for woman suffrage. Officers say the time is right to push nationwide reform and seek broad local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State of
Iowa
Men's League For Woman
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Containing Mercury
Warnings against mercury based catarrh salves. Reputable physicians should prescribe. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo claims mercury free and acts internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents per bottle. Also Hall's Family Pills For constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Janus and the birth of January in Roman history
The tale explains January named for Janus the two faced gatekeeper god. It recalls Rome’s peace under Augustus when the Temple of Janus gates were closed three times, the shift from war to Christianity, and the calendar reforms that gave months their present names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Evelyn
Janie
Janus
Rome
Numa
Augustus
Jesus Christ
Italy
Manger of
Bethlehem
Tiber
Campaign to Form County Clubs and Pledge Women’s Rights
A vigorous campaign aims to create clubs in every county of the state and to secure pledges from candidates to the legislature. The pledges would bind lawmakers to grant political rights to women.
Sioux City Wins Freight Contest Against Twin Cities
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in favor of Sioux City Iowa over St. Paul and Minneapolis regarding class freight rates. The Sioux City Commercial club had challenged Chicago and Northwestern and other railroads for unreasonable rates to Northwest destinations. The commission ordered a rate reduction to match the prevailing rate from St. Paul to similarly distant stations in the same region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sioux City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burglars in Mt Pleasant Have Very Poor Luck
Mt Pleasant reports a persistent burglar since last Friday night. In five to six entries he has netted at most five dollars, even taking a single dollar bill on one occasion. Aiming for Christmas money, he triggers house lights and escapes before being caught. He even entered the Beta Theta Pi house and took the remaining pocketbook cash of one dollar. Local talent is suspected but no arrests yet as Christmas visitation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Beta Theta Pi
Delicacies of ancient cooks Apicius noted
The raised meat pies loved by the English and the deep pies baked in pastry bowls were well known to Apicius who even advised leaving a hole in the upper crust for steam to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apicius
Death Brings Relief After Eight Years of Tubercular Suffering
Elmer Sickles, 31, died at 11 this morning in Washington after an eight year battle with tuberculosis likely set off by a fall on ice in childhood. Born September 38, 1880 in Knox county Illinois, he lived with his mother Mary Ann Sickles at East Second street and attended local schools. Survived by three brothers and two sisters, he was a Methodist church member and was well regarded in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Sickles
Elmer
Ilinois
Hiram Elmer Sickles
Knox County
Washington
Washington Academy
Mary Ann Sickles
East Second Street
Methodist Church
Frank Sickles
Collins
Iona
Ira
William Sickles
George Gillette
Driscoll
North Dakota
Frank Kephart
Women Labor at Suez Canal Construction Described
Engineering Magazine recalls workers on the Suez canal, many of them girls, digging sand with bare fingers and hauling twenty to thirty pounds up a bank in woven baskets carried to the top and dumped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez
Suez Canal
Engineering Magazine
Foley Kidney Pills Tonic for Kidney Bladder Disorders
Foley Kidney Pills promote quick relief for kidney and bladder issues and promise cures available through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Merital Pile Remedy Promoted by Lemmon's Pharmacy
An issued advertising note claims Merital Pile Remedy easily overcomes both nenate and chronic disease and provides permanent relief where others fail. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the product to readers seeking cure and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon
Two Years of Constipation Cured by Tablets
It had been troubled with constipation for two years and tried all the best physicians in Bristol Tennessee without relief. Two packages of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured me. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Tenn
Thos. E. Williams
Middleboro
Chamberlain
Lemmon
Merital Hair Tonic Promises Healthier Scalp and Fuller Hair
Advertisement notes Merital Hair Tonic keeps the scalp healthy prevents hair loss restores natural color and, used regularly, keeps hair soft and fluffy. Lem
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Remedy Promises Cure for Skin and Scalp Ailments
The McElhinney Drug Co promotes ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP as instant remedies for irritated, inflamed, itching skin or scalp. A warm bath with ZEMO and one application claim swift, sure results and a cure in sight, sold nationwide including Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McElhinney Drug Co
Public Auction Sale of Home and Property in 1911
Will sell at public auction on Saturday December 23 1911 at 2 30 p m. My residence on corner of East Madison street six blocks east and two blocks south of Square featuring nine room house with furnace and bath new barn summer kitchen good well cistern cement walks chicken yard and fruit trees plus two East Jefferson street lots with barn corn crib both fenced. Also a three year old Ganzoo mare pacer two milch cows to be fresh soon buggy harness saddle bridle fly nets. Easy terms explained sale day. M W Thompson Ruby L Thompson Austin Sutherland Auctioneer. 16 19 21
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Madison Street
Jefferson Street
Prairie Flower farm closing sale near Washington Iowa
Closing out sale at Prairie Flower farm six miles northwest of Washington and half a mile south of Prairie Flower church on Thursday January 4 1912 starting at 10 am. Items include twelve horses and mules several brood mares and foals plus cattle sheep and swine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Prairie Flower Farm
Washington
Prairie Flower Church
Farm auction listing for Lamb and partners in Washington Iowa
Auction notice for J. C. Clendenning Chas. Clendenning and D. F. Macon in Washington Iowa offering ewes bred two bucks about 1200 bushels good sound corn machinery including Studebaker wagons a nearly new setup of farm implements and tools with terms twelve months on sums over ten dollars cash on smaller amounts Notes to bear ten percent interest from date and Ralph Dougherty as clerk 15 838
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