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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1910
Page
3
William Owen presents As You Like It with a metropolitan cast at the Graham offering a rare treat. Also Larry Scott's new musical drama The Girl From the U S A comes to the Graham on the 12th with a powerful story and a chorus of fine voices.
In the house of commons Gladstone spoke in a calm tone and every voice hushed. The audience noted his mellow voice lingered in ordinary conversation and appreciated the plainness that defined his greatness.
Ray Foley visits Capt Parker home then heads to Washington for a few days. Harry Berry works as night depot operator in Washington, unsure if permanent. Marguerite MacGugin visits Esther McGugin in Washington. Golda Walton and Charles M. Jackson wed at M E parsonage in Fairfield and will reside in Washington after Jan 15. Alex Miller jokes about chinky pins and beech nuts.
Directions for using Camberlain's Liniment to ease back pains and lameness. Apply twice daily with a five minute massage, then bind a flannel compress dampened with the liniment to the painful area. Sold by F. Lettolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
The women of Allingtown organize to protect their village from fire and plan a country fair to fund new apparatus. They will also form a women’s brigade within the fire department.
Ames Iowa Jan 7 despite storm the tenth annual short course enrollment is very large and rising. Last year 761 attended and this year is expected to exceed that mark and possibly reach 1000. Corn judging and stock judging lead the popular courses with dairying also popular among young men and farmers.
Advertises a cure for deafness caused by catarrh claiming the Eustachian tube inflammation can be reversed. Promises one hundred dollars for any case not cured and directs readers to send for free circulars. Notes product Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills sold by druggists.
A fragment on true blessedness describes living a good life and a happy death. It hints at moral guidance and spiritual aims without full context or attribution for the beliefs.
Jersey Bull My thoroughbred Jersey Bull Ma haska may be found at the Delos Dean place on East Second street Washington. Service fee two dollars in advance. St J F H Taylor owner. Delos Dean keeper.
Eddie Harrison, sixteen, of Hamilton, Iowa, died after attempting to start a fire at home and mistaking gasoline for kerosene. An explosion sent him fleeing a block with flames enveloping his clothing, resulting in fatal incineration.
After a three days hearing Judge Preston ruled Mrs Martin Luther was not demented but suffered from nervous troubles. The Jasper county insanity commission had previously adjudged her insane. Mrs Luther is valued at over $200,000. The complaint was filed by Dr Stewart of Colfax.
Des Moines reports the state railway commission predicts relief in the coal shortage within forty eight hours. The capitol relies on expensive anthracite coal while bituminous supply finally reaches homes, being distributed to about a dozen family coal bins.
J C Mabray released from nine months in Des Moines is moved to Councill Bluffs jail for Judge McPherson to hear demurrers and motions to dismiss in a federal indictment charging him and others with complicity in fake sporting events.
Mason City Iowa January 7. John Petznick a farmer north of here escaped his burning house in night clothes and ran a mile to a neighbor for help. Hired man Alfred Wolt sought shelter in the barn with little clothing. Both frost bitten. The building was completely destroyed.
Iowa City records 26 below at 7 am with December named the coldest month since 1876. Dealers in the town received several cars of coal, easing the famine among residents.
Des Moines reports Iowa will send fifty two delegates to the world Sunday school convention in Washington in May 1924. Delegation will be led by Rev. F. F. Fitch of Des Moines.
Dr. E. L. Martindale, noted Clinton physician and politician and Cummins supporter, has been appointed postmaster in Clinton Iowa on January 7.
T B Knopp foreman at a cement plant in Mason City Iowa was seriously hurt when he fell and landed on a stake. The stake penetrated his body causing lacerations to the liver and other organs.
Miner James Egan was badly injured in Boone Louisiana when a rock fell at the Smiley mine crushing his head. The accident occurred January 7 as he worked underground.
A historical note on beauty myths describes ancient beliefs that snake meat sustains youth, cures goiter, or swells beliefs of vitality. It claims eating vipers tail to head was like celery and a second snake granted talent to understand birds' tongues.
The advertisement notes hexamethylene tetramine as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic in Foley's Kidney Remedy. It urges taking the product at first sign of irregularities to avoid serious illness.
Assistant Postmaster Ray Floyd recalls two women who asked if they could both write a friend on the same postal card to save a cent. The remark appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer emphasizing thrift in postal practices.
J N Paterson, Nashua night policeman, recounts a severe winter chest cold unhealed by several medicines and two doctors. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing two thirds of a bottle and calls it the greatest cough and lung medicine. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries it.
The text cites German law punishing harm to song birds with fines up to five dollars and jail up to two months. It bans keeping song birds except canaries and punishes egg or nest theft or missile throwing at birds. It argues such laws are needed in America.
An Ottawa area advertisement from 1909 touts Parisian Sage as stopping hair loss within two weeks with a money back guarantee. It cites a Belleville engineer praising growth from a single bottle, while the maker notes roots may be dead in some cases and promotes the product as a dainty non greasy hair dressing.
In the House a resolution asking the Treasury for costs incurred by the revenue cutter service in locating John Jacob Astor's Nourmahal was adopted after sharp exchanges. Representative Mann argued aid to Nourmahal echoed aid to 156 vessels, while Hill of Connecticut stressed duty to assist all, citing Astor's wartime gifts and Roosevelt’s rescue precedent.
A poetic sketch from 1909 portrays Richard Roe as a wrecked figure adrift in life and crime. It laments neglect and poverty while imagining a lost potential of a once white countenance tainted by grime and hardship.
Davenport to Harper Iowa service shifts departure to 7 30 am from 7 45 am for a Knights of Columbus initiation and new council establishment. Train consists of three coaches and a baggage coach with a listed stop schedule.
Columbus Junction dominated Washington with a decisive 9 to 0 victory in a one sided contest. The scoreline reflects a strong defensive effort and a high scoring offense by Columbus Junction.
310 acre farm near Cotter 3 miles from Hutchinson line at 387 north of Cotter on G P or 11 miles west. 45 acres hay land 1257 corn 50 oats 40 acres wheat. Possession March 1. Rent: 2 5 of crop and pasture or all. Address T H Davenport 429 Brady Street Davenport.
A fragment suggests that married leaders are seen as impediments to great enterprises while noting a surprising tendency for married men to lead more than single men in world affairs.
Former Private John Holloman testified before a military court of inquiry about Negro soldiers in uniform tending bar and playing monte and poker for heavy stakes at barracks reading rooms. Holloman, linked to organizing a saloon outside Fort Brown, denies charges of leading the shooting incident as Brownsville residents refused alcohol for “white folks.”
The Idaho, after departing Philadelphia naval yard, ran aground in the Delaware River about 25 miles below Philadelphia. Officials say the soft bottom and a buoy shift amid ice caused grounding. Tugs will attempt to refloat the vessel at high tide with no anticipated damage.
General Daniel H. Rucker the oldest retired U S Army officer died in Washington at age ninety eight. He served through the Civil War era and held many commands during a long military career.
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