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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1913

Page

8

Attendance Report for City Schools Honors Absence-Free List

Superintendent Fuller presents an attendance list of 414 pupils across McKee Grammar Centennial Heights Wallace and Lincoln schools for the year to date. The honor roll includes students by grade with names such as Harold Bain Roy Turner Mildred Woodburn Hazel Starr and many others across Grades I to IV plus Kindergarten and Grade III births.

Fuller McKee Grammar School the Heights Wallace Lincoln School

Automobile Show Opens in New York With Dual Venues

The greatest auto show opens in New York tomorrow at Madison Square Garden and the Grand Central Palace, with pleasure cars exhibited at one site and commercial vehicles at the other. The American Automobile Association plans a convention tied to Wilson's inauguration and federal aid for good roads, urging progress in Congress. A Vancouver motorization slogan spreads as firms push motor transit, while a list of Donts for motorists circulates at shows. Also notes a cold remedy ad for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold by Lemmen's Pharmacy.

New York Madison Square Garden Grand Central Palace American Automobile Association Wathinentos Wilson Vancouver West

Urges Better Care At Soldiers' Home In Iowa

Judge G S Robinson urges the state legislature to rethink care for the Iowa soldiers home now nearly a hospital. He notes 18 residents in the hospital, about 30 on sick call, roughly twenty five declared insane, and many others aged and ailing requiring attention beyond the home’s capacity. He warns against neglect of aging veterans needing hospital and mental health care.

Des Moines Iowa G. S. Robinson Board of Control

That Bad Cold HYOMEI Remedy Adclaims

An advertisement urges readers to treat a cold with HYOMEI by inhaling steam from a bowl of hot water. It claims rapid relief without cocaine or opium, uses Australian eucalyptus, costs 50 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy, and guarantees to end catarrh with money back.

Lemmon's

Express Versus The Parcels Post

A discussion on the impact of government parcel post on private express firms notes their US dominance, rail links, and cross ownership. It cites 1906 1907 stock ties with railroads, compares tiered rates and unit systems, and recalls 1910 express company profits and dividends.

Government United Kingdom Adams Express Company American Express Company Southern Express Company Wells-Fargo Company Express United States Exchange

Borrowed Smiles and Curious Crowds Across Town

A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a bemused man who travels for paint encountering a funeral procession at Superior Street and East 18th. A bystander’s murky guess about a K of P or Maccabee funeral frames the quip.

Superior East 18Th Streets Cleveland Plain Dealer

Labor unrest and new wage demands sweep across cities

Labor notes describe strikes tying up 5 000 shops and affecting 40 million dollars in capital. Reports cover London cab drivers, eight hour law effects in Colorado, department stores opening hours, and wage campaigns for telegraph and bureau operators, post office clerks, and other workers amid a broad labor movement.

Garment London Colorado Cleevng Carpenters Contractors Association United Press Milwaukee American Federation of Labor Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank of New York City Manhattan Brooklyn Vallejo Cal Wisconsin Tax Commission New York Philadelphia East Woman's League Boston Firemen Cole Sanford California Washington Roosevelt Taft Danbury United States Lowe Hat Company Western New York Horticultural Association Angelo Sarto Pope Pius X Gragle Mantua Rome Italian Post Department Sarto Leo the Thirteenth Candy Trust Wickersham

Federal building funds eyed for Iowa towns

Washington 10 get federal building. The Des Moines Register reports a bill may pass this session to authorize about 600000 for Iowa public buildings. Iowa towns listed include Fairfield 10000 site Washington 80000 building Cedar Falls 95000 site and building Maquoketa 50000 building Chariton 70000 building Oelwein 8000 site Charles City 70000 building Grinnell 80000 building and site Carroll 70000 building Cherokee 70000 building and site Vinton 65000 building and site Newton 10000 site Marengo 5000 site Glenwood 5000 site. Continuous efforts by Iowa congressmen aim to preserve these appropriations.

Washington Congress Des Moines Register and Leader Lowa H. M. Towner Iowa House Committee On Public Iowa Cities Fairfield Cedar Falls Maquoketa Chariton Oelwein Charles City Grinnell Carroll Cherokee Vinton Newton Marengo Glenwood

Sick headache cured by Chamberlain's tablets

Mrs. A. R. Tabor of Crider Missouri credits Chamberlain's Tablets with curing five years of sick headache after using two bottles. The ads say the remedy targets a disordered stomach and advise trying the tablets to get well and stay well. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

A. R. Tabor Crider Lemmon's Pharmacy Advt

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