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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
2
Special forecast for Washington D C notes fair weather tonight and Sunday with a colder spell tonight and a rising temperature on Sunday.
A Thursday 2:30 a.m. fire in Letts Iowa engulfed the W H Snyder general store and W S Griffin hardware building, destroying two blocks of main street and causing nearly 30 000 dollars in losses. Plate glass windows shattered and surrounding structures scorched as flames raced through the two story and one story frame structures. The blaze marks the town's second major fire within just over two years.
Congress hears call for 100000 dollars to fund arms training for schoolboys with a nationwide program backed by the National Rifle Association and the War Department. New York City hosted a recent tournament where junior marksmen earned medals. teams from Columbia, George Washington, Cornell, Harvard, and Yale competed. Curtis High School won the school boy team match with 569 of 1000. about 200 boys earned Junior Marksman medals as roughly 22,000 shots were fired nationwide.
William Schantz an 11 year old boy walked from a Rock Island passenger train two miles south of Enid in a somnambulistic trance. He rode in an emigrant car with his parents bound for Hydro Oklahoma until Enid authorities alerted. He was placed on the train and arrived in Enid the next day.
A claimed home remedy is touted as preventing serious kidney disease. The advertisement presents a simple prescription believed to protect kidney health, urging readers to try the remedy at home.
An owner warns against patent medicines and promotes a home remedy for kidney trouble and rheumatism. The recipe uses Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with dosing after meals and at night. Emphasizes consulting a first class physician and avoiding unproven treatments.
Dr. S. M. Gunn of the Iowa State Bacteriological staff and College of Medicine resigns to become health officer at Orange New Jersey. He was elected to the eastern post earlier and has considered the move. The state board of health and university regents value his service but finances cannot compete with New Jersey. Dr. W. H. Fox also resigns from the College of Medicine to practice in Waucoma.
We prefer Chamberlains Cough Remedy to any other for our children says L. J. Woodbury of Twining Mich. It has also cured hard colds and croup and we recommend it. For sale by Cook & Sherman.
The northwestern Iowa Short Course Agricultural school will hold its regular meeting at Manchester from February 1 to 15. Merchants in Manchester support the event, with fourteen counties in the district. A corn contest will award valuable prizes to top contestants.
Bert Swan a wealthy Missouri Valley farmer died by self inflicted throat cut amid business worries. A Wednesday death is reported near Verdi and Brighton. Auctioneers Teeter and Lathrop announce a sale at the Benz farm Thursday February 6 starting 10 am with horses cattle hogs corn hay and more. Terms include 12 months notes at 7 percent and 6 percent cash discounts under ten dollars. Garrett Bros. will attend the crowd.
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