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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1909
Page
4
An old style medical ad promises treatment for sexual weakness and private diseases. It boasts cures of long neglected cases and claims no experiments or failures, inviting those exhausted and despondent to seek its methods.
An old advertisement asserts Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and prevents pneumonia. It offers refunds if ineffective and warns against substitutions, noting the genuine product comes in a yellow package and that all druggists are authorized to refund. Sold by Lemman's Pharmacy and Methiney Drug Co.
Bradstreet reports a strong holiday trade week with unusually heavy spending in most cities, only some southern areas lagging. Labor unrest is easing as the switchmen strike winds down and cautious wage requests appear. Weekly failures total 264. Wheat exports reach 3,769,028 bushels and corn exports 1,852,314 bushels.
Washington reports that Midshipman Joseph E. B. Austin of the battleship South Dakota was dismissed from the naval service for marrying without department consent. The marriage in Honolulu violated a Roosevelt era order prohibiting midshipmen from marrying without approval despite completing Annapolis training.
Colonel von Kotten named to succeed Colonel Karpoff, head of the jet police, after Karpoff was assassinated December 22 in St. Petersburg. The change follows Karpoff's death and names von Kotten to lead the agency.
Susan Walt hall Peck, a renowned Colorado pioneer woman aged seventy six, died in Denver. Born in Danville Illinois, she moved to Colorado from Charlton Louisiana in 1860 in a covered wagon.
In Shelburn Indiana a passenger train on the Evansville and Nashville railroad struck two Hungarian miners near town during a heavy snowstorm. The miners were killed, authorities reported no further details at press time.
Ailing woman in poor health with digestion trouble and fatigue is said to improve after taking seven bottles of a remedy sold at Lemmon's drug store. She advises others to try the tonic though she declines to publish her name for social reasons.
Oklahoma teachers dispute inviting Prof. I E Page of Langston A M College to speak on Negro education at the state association meeting. George Wilson opposes his inclusion, while letters from Kansas and Missouri officials show divided opinions. Northwest teachers condemn Wilson, urging Page’s continued role in the program.
San Francisco reports Bob Fitzsimmons will challenge Bill Lang for the Australia title in Sydney. Lang earned the crown by beating Bil Squires on Oct 25, with Squires knocked out in the 20th round. Fitzsimmons declares health and strength, vowing to defeat Lang and meet any challenger. He is guaranteed 5,000 cash plus travel expenses for the Sydney bout.
At the California Teachers Association convention opening today plans to unite the four largest education groups in the state. The consolidation includes the Northern California and Southern California teachers associations, the San Joaquin valley teachers group, and the California Teachers' Association.
The Explorers Club voted unanimously to expel Dr Frederick A Cook after a committee found no evidence supporting his Mount McKinley summit claim. The report relied on scientific testimony and cited Cook's failure to provide data, with members bowing in solemn acknowledgment.
Entries close today for Boston's fourteenth annual poultry show which begins January 11. Early indications point to a record exhibition with entries from the west, the south and Canada. Clubs are setting prizes and planning annual meetings during show week. Departments include poultry pigeons pet stock cage birds and cats.
Shawnee Oklahoma December 25 Five men are thought dead and seventeen injured when an engine exploded in the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad shops. Officials say three dead but wreckage fragments indicate five fatalities. Names include Robert Kerr R F Karry and John Johns. The blast occurred at midday, reducing a wall and shattering town windows.
Miss Ora Henderson left for Clarinda after learning of her brother Bert Henderson’s death in Denver. Formerly in Ainsworth’s Walker Drug store, he later ran a drug business in Clarinda and later moved into real estate.
Uncle W. A. Downing leaves Washington for Oklahoma to winter with his sons Harold and Ralph. Grandson Harold Downing of Minnewick accompanies him. Also: Edgar McWilliams of Farmington Iowa visiting Chas J. Downing and family. Miss Sarah Rinehart to spend winter here. Maude Carson and Dow Mehaffey wed at M E parsonage in Washington. Kalona barber Don Mehaffey weds well. friends wish them happiness.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment for deafness caused by inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. Claims nine of ten cases cured, offers $100 for any uncurable case, mentions druggist price 75 cents and hall family pills for constipation with circulars available.
The Presbyterian Sabbath school youngsters held a brief Christmas program in the Kindergarten room with songs and a talk by Rev. Abels, followed by Santa delivering candy bags. At the German Evangelical church a four to five pm program included songs and recitations, with candy for the young and Bibles for the older members, drawing many visitors.
A farmers institute meeting scheduled for Friday to elect next year’s officers was postponed due to low attendance. The session will reconvene Saturday January 8 in the city hall to elect officers and conduct related business, with hopes for a larger turnout.
A pie supper will be held at the Boyd Foster home Wednesday evening to raise funds for Bethel church. Everyone is invited and ladies are asked to bring a pie.
W J Atkins of Banner Springs Tennessee battled a severe cold that settled in his lungs while working as a night watchman in a damp saw mill. After failing various remedies he used Dr King’s New Discovery and reports returning to work healthy after one bottle. Sold by J E B Lemmon with trial bottle free.
Call up phone number 589 and leave orders. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to requests. Provide street and number for delivery or service.
A vintage advertisement touts Qores West as a beauty remedy for pimples skin eruptions sores and boils. It claims Jackson's Arnica Save heals pimples sore eyes cold sores cracked lips chapped hands and piles and sells for 25 cents at J B Lemmon's store.
A remedy recommends Chamberlains Liniment to ease back pains. Apply twice daily with five minute massages, then cover the area with a damp flannel bound over the pain. The ad notes sale by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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