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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1910
Page
8
Des Moines report says the Anti-Saloon League will push at the next Iowa legislature to classify Indians with minors and drunkards under the state mulet law to bar their presence in saloons and forbid liquor sales to them. The league also asks Governor Carroll to back Langley bill aims to curb interstate liquor shipments into dry areas.
A Washington review of the past year highlights the Payne Aldrich tariff as the major act, with debate over its merit and party loyalties. The piece predicts a do nothing Senate, Cannon and Aldrich maneuvering to shape or bury reforms, and notes Taft's busy year and delayed postmaster general Hitchcock report. It ends with a wry comparison to Russia and a mood of cautious optimism.
Dr A G C Moerke of Burlington president of the state board of medical examiners went to Des Moines to demand the funds held by Secretary Thomas for the health board. Thomas, not re-elected for 1909, refused to turn over the funds to the incoming secretary Sumner. The formal demand seeks release of the funds to settle the tangle between the boards.
A barber staff quips during a busy Christmas shift. A German rubie and a brewer share a broad smile as one jokes that Germans pay more for shaves. The barber answers with a punch line that contrasts a dollar and a half to fifteen cents, prompting a stunned reaction.
Mason City Iowa January 1 The county will be represented by Arthur O Harrown Fal Cooper and Arthur Hammond at the junior short course in Ames. Their expenses for two weeks are paid by the county. They topped corn growth results under the extension course from the agricultural college and vie for a 250 dollar trophy at Ames. Beet sugar factory at Clear Lake Iowa is nearly assured with 350 of 500 acres secured for beets under contract for the coming year.
Julius Ruge ex county clerk and prominent Carroll business figure died from kidney complications. Burial is planned at New Liberty, where his parents reside.
Rev. Seth M. Wilcox of Grace Episcopal church resigns to accept the rectorship of St. George's church in Le Mars. He plans to leave for his new field on January 23.
Charles Oscar Gear, a deserting sailor from the United States ship Vermont, surrendered in Boone, Iowa. Deputy Sheriff John Reed escorted him back to Norfolk, Virginia.
C. C. Platter aged seventy one and serving his third term as postmaster died at his Red Oak Iowa home. The death announced from Red Oak in January.
A brief quip from the New York Press frames a humorous exchange between Mrs. Benham and Benham about paying a minister after marriage. The line highlights regret and embarrassment over wedding expenses.
An old salt recalls hard times at sea with a grimly humorous tale of survival. He describes eating provisions on a wrecked ship, then consuming belts and eventually the ship itself after a calamity, framing it as a grim but witty memory of hardship.
A brief exchange underscores strain between a speaker and a woman as he concedes a point but she insists changes await his good health. The line reflects defiance and caution in a domestic quarrel reported by the Atlanta Constitution.
A reflective aphorism notes life without liberty is joyless yet life without joy may be great. It declares the greatness of life lies in sacrifice attributed to Ouida.
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