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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1907
Page
2
Washington headlines detail Rep Lamar Florida proposing lobbyist registration and barred influence schemes, while the Senate endures a Bureau of Commerce exhibit dump. The piece also notes a gypsy moth parasite project aimed at New England pests and recalls Senator La Follette and Rep Kahn's acting past alongside Cannon and Burgess exchanged barbs about party loyalties.
This ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease treated internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. The sponsors offer 100 dollars for any case it fails to cure and urge readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, with pills for constipation sold by druggists at 75 cents.
A voice shows a youth in love and jealousy. He confesses deep affection for a girl across the aisle, vows to act boldly, and warns of violence if he is spurned or if a neighbor boy interferes. The mood blends romance and a threat of vengeance.
Washington Telephone Co announces a new 107 directory and urges those planning new telephones to notify within a few days so their names are included. E. G. Fox, manager.
A large Baptist church audience in West Chester witnessed five new members baptized after an evening service. Pastor W. G. Fishburn of Winfield departed for Amarillo Texas on a short business trip.
Sen Jamieson and Rep White introduced a joint freight rate bill in the senate and house. A hearing on the bill for railroad companies is set for Tuesday Feb 26 with a later joint hearing arranged. The bill does not fix a rate but lets the board of railroad commissioners determine it.
Iowa City announces Secretary of War William H Taft will deliver the June commencement address. The event coincides with the universitys sixtieth anniversary and the fortieth anniversary of Deans Curriers service, promising a notably historic 1907 ceremony.
Ottumwa Iowa February 19 Deserted by her husband with three babies to care for and with a wealthy father who has declined to aid her Mrs Charles Wilson appeals to county officials to prevent starvation She says her husband who was working with a Milwaukee section plant left home Thursday and has not returned She says her father B F Yount a Mount Pleasant millionaire is unreadily supportive She notes she ran away years ago against her father’s wishes and was disinherited.
A jury found the fall into a cold room was not fatal by itself but suggested a prisoner could be harmed by the temperature if he lay there after drinking. The death was attributed to a reaction between the booze and the cold confinement rather than the fall alone.
Fairfield Iowa records show the state examiners found a pattern of minor violations with only 13 in fines collected by the city treasurer over three years and nine months. The report signals a low level of compliance among residents and local officials in handling infractions.
A playful exchange about money and banking sparks witty banter from period publications. The Houston Post and Puck contribute quick quips about balance sheets and a frostbitten ghost, reflecting lighthearted social humor and theatre satire of the era.
In Ally Sloper a son asks why a hen crosses the road. The Eminent explains with a sly quip that the hen’s purpose is to display her openwork stockings, delivered in a playful exchange between father and son.
A Boston elevated road conductor, after returning to the rear of his car, rings the bell too late when a woman jumps up and accuses him of forgetting her. He replies he was thinking of her and had not forgotten her, only failed to ring in time. The moment wins admiration for his composure.
Miss Alice Mann of the State Library Commission arrived from Des Moines to start recataloguing the city library. She will implement a new classification system, reorganize shelves by subject, and introduce new records. The project will likely take over a month.
James C. Catron of Benton county sues Dr. Kegler & Co. for 8300,000 claiming failed cancer treatment and harm to his face. The suit cites a $531 contract payment, alleged torture by an underage, unlicensed practitioner, and asks refund plus 29,669 in damages. Attorney Tom Way defends Frank Novak in a related murder case.
Ezra Eckerman left this morning for Keota Iowa after attending the funeral of his sister Miss B J Eckerman. He stopped at the Clark Eckerman home here for a short visit before continuing home.
Miss Fannye Dayton visited the city last evening and this morning traveled to Cedar Rapids to enter a wholesale millinery house for work.
A 10 cent trial bottle of D D D liquid claims rapid itch relief for eczema psoriasis and skin afflictions. The ad asserts physicians endorse the external remedy and urges readers to mail a dime to the D D D Company Chicago for a full bottle at $1. Cook and Sherman.
In Webster City Iowa on February 19 authorities locate Emma Perfect wife of a traveling man as a missing heir to Jonas Anderson estate. Her sister is believed dead making Emma Perfect likely to inherit the 1 100 left by the deceased.
In its final report the grand jury calls sweeping changes in the city jail following the death of Allen Day a coal hauler who died there last week. The inquiry notes deficiencies in confinement and safety procedures prompting proposed reforms.
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