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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1907

Page

2

Primary bill faces opposition and debate after spring adjournment

Des Moines February 26 Iowa lawmakers prepare the primary election bill promised by Governor Cummins and the legislature. It would establish plurality nominations for all offices, retain conventions for platforms, and be debated after adjournment in early March. Opposition focusing on majority threshold and secret ballots, with several related speculations on state offices and printing reforms.

Des Moines Iowa Cummins Assembly United States House Senate Wisconsin Cey Lan Insurance Department Garst Carroll Insurance Department Department of Banks Vssioner Lambert State Executive Council A. H. Davidson Davidson B. Murphy Vinton Hall The Iowa Printing Company Murphy Board of Control Senate Committee On Military Affairs Warren Senate Committee On Railroads Congress Washington Inman Floyd County Swift Shelby van Hooten Taylor Harding Woodbury Crossley Madison Gillilliland Mills DeWolff Blackhawk Schulte Sparks Sullivan State Board of Railroad Commissioners General Assembly George Gallarno

Vinol credited for child health in Canton mother’s letter

Mrs C W Stump of Canton Ohio praises Vinol a cod liver oil substitute for her ailing daughter restoring appetite color and strength after other medicines failed A Cook & Sherman druggist endorses Vinol noting it benefits delicate children the elderly and sickly women with a money back guarantee Note While Vinol is sold nationwide in leading drug stores Washington agency lists Virol in town

C. W. Stump Canton Ohio Vinci Cook & Sherman Washington

Millionaire Schmidlapp Creates 250000 Trust For Young Women

J G Schmidlapp the Cincinnati banker distiller and capitalist announces a 250000 trust fund for the benefit of young women to be administered by city and university leaders. The fund is part of a larger 500000 in recent gifts following the deaths of his wife Charlotte and two daughters Emma and Charlotte in accidents.

J. G. Schmidlapp New York Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Schmidlapp Cincinnati Cincinnati University Union Trust Company of Cincinnati New York World Emma Kansas City Florida Balke Papa Mamma Charlotte Schmidlapp Arles France

quotation exchange hints at modesty and wit

A brief, witty exchange between Ardupp and Riffkins about self-promotion and wind metaphor. The dialogue underscores humor over boasting in a concise, old newspaper style.

Physician Finds Eczema Cure Claim By Dr Dennis Of Chicago

The skin specialist Dr. D. D. Dennis promotes a skin only cure for eczema and psoriasis using a vegetable mixture and D. D. D. soap. Bottled prescriptions are sold through drug stores, with reports of cures from across the country including the city. Cook and Sherman’s drug store offers the D. D. D. Prescription for inquiry.

D. D. Dennis Chicago Dr. Dennis Dennis Cook & Sherman’s

Revival memories spark a rival love scene in Wisconsin

A memoir fragment recalls attending a revival with a girlfriend who paths to the mourners bench. A rival suitor sits nearby and the narrator intervenes kneeling between them, claiming he thwarted the match and noting youth's fleeting nature.

Old Times New Wisconsin Clifton Johnson Outing Magazine

Wit and Wisdom From the March Bohemian

A collection of pithy aphorisms on speaking, climbing, beauty, love, selfishness, youth, and revivalists. The quotes remark on consequences of speaking, reflection, vanity, and the church by contrasting sharp insight with social observation.

The Shame of the Colleges satire to be published

Wal lace Irwin writes a biting satire on Harvard Yale Vassar and West Point to be published by The Outing Publishing Company. M L Blumenthal provides spirited illustrations to accompany the text and readers may laugh at the college Don and institutions.

Wallace Irwin Outing Publishing Company Harvard Yale Vassar West Point Irwin M. L. Blumenthal

Bryan approves Beveridge Bill in letter to Child Labor Committee

The National Child Labor Committee receives a William Jennings Bryan letter via Woman's Home Companion praising Beveridge Bill. Bryan says Beveridge's plan for stopping child labor mirrors his own trust suppression approach and cites Congress power over interstate commerce for a simple remedy. Riley Miller traveled to Ainsworth yesterday on business.

National Child Labor Committee Woman’s Home Companion William Jennings Bryan Beveridge Bryan Congress

Bucklen's Arnica Salve Touts Swift Cure

Local resident Charles Walters of Alleghany Sierra County reports chronic troubles from burns sores wounds and rashes. He asserts Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures every case quickly and guarantees its effectiveness at Stewart's Pharmacy in California.

California Charles Walters Alleghany, Sierra Co Mr. Walters Stewart’s

Foley’s Honey and Tar Advertisement Promises Cure

Foley's Honey and Tar cures the most obstinate coughs and expels the cold with a mild laxative. The ad guarantees the remedy in the yellow package sold by all druggists. A distrubed congregations note asks the coughing perme to buy a bottle.

Foley Cou Hing

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