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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1912
Page
6
O'Rourke awakens in a damp courtyard with a mysterious French lady and Danny Mahone. The trio schem e about a hashish shipment at a shadowy house, while Captain Hole and a hidden plan loom. O'Rourke improvises, ready for action as the midnight hour approaches.
Under a starry sky O Rourke confronts Hole and Dennison in a courtyard as Danny and Niccoine return with a hidden stash. O Rourke restrains the two captured men with revolvers and searches them for the missing item amid threats and heavy silence.
O'Rourke orders Danny to search, seize two pistols, and hold suspects at gunpoint. He strips to confront the two men, demands their surrender, and vows to exact payment for the earlier blow. He vows to “haromer the fear of God” into the pair, declaring most others were men.
The article warns that amanita mushrooms contain alkaloids like morphine or strychnine but without immediate effect. A person may feel fine then suffer stomach irritation, nervous paralysis, and death. Any piece of amanita can be fatal, with historical references to royal figures and occasional poisonings.
Trustees of the New York Store announce a public sale at the West Side Public Square Washington Iowa on Wednesday January 107th 1912 at 2 PM The sale includes stock merchandise store fixtures 10 shares American Pearl Button Co 100 par value 110 shares Motzorongo Co Mexico par value 10 Notes totaling 1000 and all store accounts not paid by noon on sale day Viewing begins January 6 1912 and notes and accounts may be inspected from January 9 1912 at noon but none paid before noon January 9 1912 will be exhibited
Public auction to sell the Ainsworth Hotel in Ainsworth Iowa on Saturday January 6 1912 at 1 pm in front of the hotel highest bidder to receive the property and cash settlement due immediately following sale announcement of lease made at sale Dated Washington Iowa December 30 1911 For G W Yates Marsh W Bailey Trustees
Dedicatory services for Bethel Presbyterian church scheduled for Sunday January 14. Postponed from an earlier date due to workmen delays, the church will be opened with all preparations complete.
A dense timetable shows scheduled arrivals and departures for multiple lines including Eastbound No. 12 Exp No. 22 Lo Pass No. 46 No. 50 Loa Pass and Westbound No. 1 Exp No. 49 Lo Pass No. 21 Lo Pass No. 11 Exp and No. 36 Lim with Washington Branch local and freight services. Daily operations vary with some trains excluded on Sundays and with several local passenger and freight services listed by station and time.
An old age signaling ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair, claim dandruff removal, and promote growth. It promises money-back guarantee if not effective and is sold by McElhinney Drug Co as a special agent.
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