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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1913
Page
7
The Evening Journal notes office address 108 East Main Street Washington Iowa and lists post office submission as second class mail matter. It presents terms of subscription and two phone numbers for contact, with reference to Mutual Aid and the local office setup.
Odebolt January 11 Five thousand bushels of popcorn and a steam drying plant for market ready condition form part of the estate of John F Coy who died recently in a Sioux City hospital Coy was noted as a seed corn grower and especially a popcorn producer
The essay notes 1813 as a pivotal year with Napoleon’s waning power and looming railroad innovation. It recounts U S and European events, including battles, inaugurations, and society beliefs about the number 13 while highlighting Perry's Lake Erie action and the broader war context. It also mentions George Stephenson’s early locomotive work and the era’s domestic conditions.
Bucknam Pasha, born in Nova Scotia and raised in Maine, became the first Christian to command a Mohammedan fleet. The former Great Lakes cabin boy rose from quarter master to admiral, reorganized the Turkish navy, and earned the order of Osmamieh after saving Abdul Hamid during a bomb attack.
Des Moines reports the death of Prof. E W Beard at 78 after a long illness. A pioneer educator, he taught 58 years beginning at Ackworth Academy and later English at the state normal. Survived by wife Mrs J H Gained and sons J C Beard J A Beard Warren Beard and Bert Beard.
Prof. G F Kay head of Iowa geology department says Page county oil is refined oil not natural crude. He asserts drilling a deep well won’t find commercial oil and believes the liquid escaped from nearby tanks and seeped through sands to the well.
Drugstore ad claims PAZO ointment cures itching bleeding or prolapsing piles in 6 to 14 days with money back refund if unsuccessful. Includes price 50 cents and salesman language.
A movement to buy a home for the Christian church in the community is under way. J H Kephart and J A Hillhouse circulate subscription papers, with several thousand dollars pledged by members and interested citizens. The group already owns a city lot and may erect a new church or purchase the old Methodist church site. decisions pending.
Jan 11 Clinton report notes Camanche not legally incorporated per secretary of state records. Oakes & Oakes found the city council began proposing an electric light and power plant. Senator Wilson plans a bill to legalize council acts and restore official recognition.
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