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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
6
A dubious claim reports that King Alfonso XIII of Spain plans to marry his thirteen year old cousin with no date set yet. The item mentions many speculative stories about the king lacking foundation and suggests the engagement is not imminent.
Madrid reports King Alfonso XII plans to marry his cousin Princess Maria del Vilar of Bavaria, aged 12. Details on timing are unclear though ceremony is expected to occur soon given Spain's royal customs. The king, 17, has led the government for over a year and a half. health rumors persist but lack strong backing.
San Francisco reports the Sherman neared dangerous Wake Island rocks en route to port thanks to the captain timing. Second Officer Jones kept watch as the ship veered off course. Captain Brugiere relieved him and Jones behaved erratically after.
Mrs. Adam Lacer was shot and killed at her supper table in her home at Cabbage Corner. A coroner's jury charged James Aerosmith, former husband of the dead woman’s daughter, with the crime. A warrant is out for his arrest but he remains at large.
Sioux City Iowa December 23 A gift from John D Rockefeller rescues Charles Austin from mortgage distress on his seven acre Meson farm on Walker's Island in the Missouri River near Sioux City. The two were close friends in boyhood and Rockefeller learned of the mortgage and stepped in to help.
Deputy Prosecutor Cassius McMullen and Mayor Matson traveled to Cincinnati to obtain more information on the Elizabeth Gillespie murder from two weeks earlier. They visited the victim’s mother and expect to provide proof of a conspiracy in the case.
Hamilton Ohio mayor Charles Bosch warns that a failed special election on January bonds could place the City of Hamilton in receivership. The council has called for a $55,000 bond issue as the treasury is empty and debt mounting.
Mrs Reuben J Bullard wife of a prominent printer and publisher in Wheeling West Virginia was instantly killed by a Wheeling and Elm Grove traction car in front of her home at Elm Grove a suburb of the city
The United States cruiser Topeka weighed anchor at 10 30 a m and sailed for Colon via Key West in a routine departure.
Iowa boy Adelbert T. Stewart heads the University of Chicago glee club on a business tour through Iowa Nebraska and Kansas. Stewart from Washington Iowa organizes the trip with seven Iowa stops including a Christmas visit to Washington Iowa.
Beall of Beall Mississippi cites his wife’s recovery from consumption after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He says four bottles cured her and praises the remedy. Guaranteed by Stewart’s Pharmacy with trial bottles free. Prices 50c and 81 00.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as effective for burns, cuts, sores, eczema and piles. It claims quick relief and urges purchase at Stewart’s Pharmacy for 25 cents.
Judge Preston ruling blocks Cedar Rapids and other special charter cities from taxing property at full cash value. Assessments must use one fourth valuation under sections 1370 to 1373 of the code, aligning them with other municipalities. The ruling ends decades of higher levies amid state tax limits. Three square meals every day at Meuns & Stichter's, 56-106.
Reserve seats at once for C. H. Wilson and the University of Chicago Glee Club at the Graham on Christmas night. One price for all and all seats reserved. Concert opens promptly at 7 p.m. Be on time.
A bad case of smallpox on the Audubon branch train of the Rock Island Saturday morning caused excitement in Atlantic. The patient, a boy named Reynolds, about fourteen or fifteen, was traveling with four companions from the west toward Brayton, where relatives awaited near Oklahoma.
Church invites all to a service in Woodman Hall next Friday at 10 30 oclock. Jacob Simmering president of the board signs the notice and extends the invitation.
W T Foster offers to share calculations and advice on what and when to plant for 1904 crop weather. He seeks orders and will tailor forecasts to readers crops, asking buyers to specify their best producing crops. He notes need for clerical help and provides Box 132 Washington DC contact.
The Brown Buggy Co. building will be sold at 1:30 o'clock Saturday December 26 at the Court House. A public sale notice appears in this issue.
Advice urges rapid treatment of a child with hoarseness or croupy cough using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It claims to prevent attacks and notes the product is pleasant and safe, available at Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman.
On January 7 8 and 9 1904 the Iowa Central will sell round trip tickets to Portland Oregon at one fare for the round trip return by January 31 Tickets good going via St Paul and returning through Ogden Denver or vice versa Privilege of return via San Francisco and Los Angeles at a small extra charge See agents or address A Watts Minneapolis Minn 62 jan 6.
Holiday excursion rates apply between Rock Island stations within 200 miles on December 24 25 31 and January 1 Return by January 4 1904 Details at Rock Island ticket offices H W Russel Agent Beware of quinine preparations they may harm hearing Use Bromo-Lax 25c druggists The quick cure safe cure
An advertisement extols Dr King s New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headaches liver and bowel troubles. The copy promises gentle yet thorough relief and notes a price of 25 cents at Stewart s Pharmacy.
The University of Chicago Glee Club performs at Graham Christmas night with a large house expected. Admission is 75 cents. Secure seats from AH Wilson at 61 31.
Mrs Laura S Webb of Toledo Ohio promotes Wine of Cardui as a remedy for the change of life arguing it relieves menstrual pain and restores healthy function. She cites personal relief after three months and urges others to begin treatment now to prevent suffering.
December reports from the town note Brinton Entertainment Co at the M E church drawing patrons. Miss Birdie Crayne arrives from Toulon to teach music and spend holidays. Baptist meeting closes. quarterly services led by Elder Thorne at the M E church. Mary Allen of Lenox visits relatives Munro and Lewis. Local hog shipments by Munro, Lewis, Fisher, and Augustine. McReynolds sells dusters and window washers. Prairie Flower youth return from Washington school for vacation, including Clendenning, Smith, Bishop, and others.
Simpson of Des Moines Business College visits by family. Mrs D H Allenhouse returns home after three weeks with sister Mrs A N Westphal of Des Moines. Ed Nicholson assists by a steam wood saw when a stick of wood strikes his hand. no bones broken and he will be out of work for some time.
Adelaide Thurston stars in Polly Primrose described as the season’s most appealing play since The Little Minister. She brings complete scenery and furniture. performance set for Thursday December 31 at the Graham Opera House. Also note church mass times for Christmas at St James and St Joseph Pleasant Plain.
The Glee Club concert will start promptly at 8 o'clock on Christmas night. Attendees are urged to arrive on time as the group will not wait for late arrivals.
Nashville reports the final missing body from Walden university dormitory ruins has been found, leaving only two identified among thirteen total dead from Friday morning’s blaze. In Riverhead, Austin Corbin’s fortune, once over 4 million, has dwindled to thousands due to ongoing legal disputes over his will.
A quotation highlights Gladstone's vigorous rule, literary output, language study, social reach, mail duties, and nightly Homeric reading. It contrasts with a life event about following a bride before her wedding, as mentioned in Life magazine.
A quotation from Maxwell's Talisman notes that cheerfulness shines without measure, accessible to all households without restraint, and can be treasured as a lasting, universal virtue.
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