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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
8
A brief notice states that items from Aerrett 1909 by American Press Association must not be reprinted without special permission, signaling copyright restrictions on the era content and its use in reprints.
A brief exchange between two women highlights a vendor known for tidy setup bright scales and well presented goods. They question price differences, noting the seller’s neat tablets and attractive packaging as part of the value.
The piece argues that neat, well presented products and clean handling win steady customers. It stresses inspecting hen pens and slaughterhouses, avoiding dirty eggs, and selling dressed fowl with proper dressing, cleanliness, and appealing display to build regular trade.
The admonition cautions not to overpromise or overstock, urging careful management of egg and chicken operations. It warns against cheating customers, wasting resources, neglecting brooder warmth, and using unscrupulous tactics to obtain office or profits.
A farmer’s tale extols proper egg handling and clean feeding to preserve flavor and quality. It warns against tainted fillers, moldy grain, and nearby strong odors that spoil eggs, urging wholesome grains, pure water, and sanitary storage practices.
A 1910s style column notes twelve shipments of games from York Pennsylvania to Manila with a three month voyage. It jokes about turkey breeding and egg fertility, sparrow control in Erie, and odd methods like pigeons delivering orders, while criticizing exhibition constraints and the reliability of reports.
In New York a petition signed by twenty Niagara county schoolchildren led to rail timetable changes. Governor Hughes public service commission reviewed the case, prompting railroad officials to revert to the previous schedule. The children anticipate a return to normal departure times and thank the Hughes board.
The Rifle club of the State university will enter ten men in the Inter Collegiate Rifle match for the 1909 gallery championship. The contest runs March 15 to 27 at local university ranges. Columbia University holds the current title. Iowa shooters have trained indoors this winter and expect to compete strongly for national honors.
Davenport prepares for the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs biennial state convention to be held May 18 to 21 with 350 to 400 visiting women. The hotel Davenport will serve as headquarters, a luncheon will replace the usual reception, and a closing musicale tops social events.
Emma Draper of Paw Paw Michigan and Alvena Sperling of Chicago Illinois credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing female illnesses and avoiding surgery two doctors warned would be necessary. The ads tout the product as a root and herb remedy for displacements inflammation fibroid tumors irregularities backache and other pains at a low cost with proven success for many women.
In Wellman Iowa on February 18 the worst city epidemic yet, scarlet fever, prompted the school board to close all schools and enforce home quarantines. Buildings are fumigated under President Moore and board supervision, with about twelve cases reported and precautions to halt spread.
Flags flew at half mast in Iowa City as Dr Philo Judson Farnsworth of Clinton Iowa, last survivor of the founders who organized the University of Iowa College of Medicine, died. He served as professor emeritus of materia medica and diseases of children after retirement. He was a University of Vermont graduate and a Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons alumnus.
In Marshalltown Iowa on Feb 18 John Hawn a 79 year old farmer living alone three miles north of town was found nearly frozen to death after a stroke and a fall at his bed. Neighbor Jackson Smith discovered the scene and an ambulance took him to his granddaughter in town. Doctors fear he will not survive his third stroke, the second occurring in January.
At about 11 last night eight freight cars were thrown off a long bridge 2 1/2 miles from North English as sixteen spans failed. No one was killed or injured. Bridge foreman Wa liburz and the crew departed for the scene at daybreak with John Couch leading the pile driver crew.
Iowa City prepares for a large Southeast Iowa Teachers' Association gathering slated for April 10. About one thousand teachers are expected, with local committees pushing hard to ensure a record turnout and a pleasant visit.
Mrs. C. C. Schantz and Miss Viola Jessup attended the Washington High school and Burlington High school contest in Winfield last Friday night. Miss Carrie Schantz was a Washington debater on the negative side and won the debate.
Sold farm assets include three horses and a mix of cattle, hogs, poultry, hay, corn, and farm machinery. Catalog lists livestock with ages and weights, extensive equipment, household goods, and terms: cash under $10, 5 percent discount for cash, or 10 month notes on larger sums. Pleasant Hill church ladies to serve lunch. Auctioneers D. Macon. clerk Arthur Therion.
A Lemmon's Pharmacy ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar claiming to clear air passages stop throat irritation soothe inflamed membranes and end a stubborn cough. It touts healing of sore lungs and expulsion of the cold with a warning to refuse non genuine yellow package products.
The Twelfth annual National Congress of Mothers opened in New Orleans with Governor Sanders of Ontario delivering the keynote on work for home and childhood in many states. Delegates from across the country attended as state presidents met, with remarks by Mrs. Jefferson D. Gibbs and Mrs. George K. Johnson. The four day conference blends policy discussions with Mardi Gras events and a Momus parade as the group plans a symposium on child saving.
In Washington County Iowa March Term 1909 Anna Kos sues to partition Lot Nine in Block Fifteen Riverside by sale. Albert Kailaus died intestate Feb 26 1906 leaving heirs Barbara Kallaus and children Anna Kos Antony Charles Albert Jr ary Barka Barbara Lamean Frank Joseph A Kallaus. court appoints referee. publication ordered in Tuk Even and Journal. Judge Byron W. Preston approves notices and service.
The Delta Alphas of the Baptist church invite all to a Friday evening social in the church parlors February 1%h with a program and refreshments. Admission is 3 times Scents.
C H Wilson and his daughter Mrs N C Corbin left yesterday morning for a visit at the Charles Wilson home in Chicago and to visit relatives in Uniontown Pennsylvania.
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