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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1910
Page
4
310 acre farm 314 miles east of Haskinson 2 1/2 miles north of Cotter on Co. R. J. P. or 11 miles east of Washington. 45 acre pasture 45 acres hay land 125 for corn 50 for oats 40 acres for Wheat. Possession March 1 1910. Rent 2 5 of crop and cash for re and meadow or all cash. Seed 90 this spring. T. H. Kemmerer 429 Brady street Davenport Iowa.
A quippy Uncle Ezra advises farmers to keep to farm duties at home but urges leaving home life to itself when traveling. The remark stresses maintaining focus on agriculture without letting personal travel disrupt farming routines.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit company announces a pay increase next year for about 8 000 motormen conductors and other trainmen. The raise will cost the company roughly 200 000 dollars and is projected to use about one tenth of last year’s surplus. A line about women preferring good husbands over money ends the piece.
In Spokane on January 10 a Swede named J. P. Peterson, once a judge, was arrested for vagrancy amid claims he had not bathed in 15 years and had not eaten for nine weeks. He weighed 250 pounds and carried money, vowing to avoid water until 1924 while pursuing a new health theory. Also reported: Inland Empire lumber output for 1909 reached 1.25 billion feet valued up to 20 million, with local and distant markets. Rev. Charles J. Braden, evangelist and former prohibition stunt figure, announces a bid for Congress in the Third district, opposing Miles Poindexter and vowing to stand against corporate interests.
The article notes explosive growth in the U S auto industry with thousands of cars passing daily on major streets and an estimated 140 000 cars to be manufactured that year. It highlights rising domestic production, fewer imports, improved repair ability of American cars, and calls for better uniform auto laws along with emerging routes from Washington to Savannah and other southern points.
A compact inspirational piece extols a decisive spirit to achieve success in life and service. It urges consecration to pour out one’s life at His feet and to move forward with faith, courage, and a conquering mindset.
A French book on the Englishwoman’s evolution praises the women’s club as an excellent institution for married and single women. The piece notes it serves as a private space for married women and a lively social venue for unmarried women with male and female guests.
Walter Parker and Negative Cloyce Stewart are named in a clipped item with mentions of Paper Hattie McConnell and Boyd Foster tied to a local notice or social column. The fragment suggests person notices or captions rather than a full event report.
Urges every family to keep Pape's Diapepsin for indigestion and stomach distress. Claims relief in five minutes by digesting food, stopping sour smell, belching, and gas, with a 50 cent case said to cure chronic dyspepsia and other stomach troubles.
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