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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
5
A. K. Smith of Erie Pennsylvania credits Dr King’s New Life Pills with ending years of indigestion constipation and liver trouble. He urges readers to try them for stomach liver or kidney problems and notes the price as 25 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A large K P visitors in town including delegations from nearby towns gather for a special Castle hall banquet. The state grand chancellor and many prominent Knights of Pythias attend the event.
A reader from Catherine Street Elmir a New York reports relief from a serious kidney ailment after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. She states five bottles proved most effective and the remedy is the most reliable kidney medicine she has ever taken. Lemmon's Pharmacy and Mcphinney Drug Co. are noted in the testimonial.
A catalog note lists Discovers America as copyrighted in 1910 by the Doubleday Page Company and acknowledges an earlier 1908 copyright by the McClure Company for related materials.
Loveland, a fallen nobleman, rescues a shabby man and shares a moonlit talk of art and survival. They swap stories of past dreams and current states, while plotting a night of bread and shelter in a city that tests every line between dignity and need.
Public advisory warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as harmful to senses and health. Recommends Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo taking internally. assures no mercury and urges purchasing genuine product from druggists. Includes price 75 cents per bottle and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A meeting of the Rest Room association is set for Saturday at 4 o clock in the Rest Room located at 812. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming plans.
Des Moines reports a statewide briefing as Rep O Connor of Chickasaw introduces an Oregon primary bill requiring pledges to support the people's choice for senator to appear on ballots. Other measures include liquor permits for women and abstracts bonds filings. A pending 30 day special primary bill may be call able by the governor.
Washington January 12 Special to Evening Journal President Tait sent a special message to Congress urging immediate appropriation of 5 million dollars for defenses at both ends of the Panama Canal The total cost of fortifications at both ends could reach 100 million dollars
In Connellsville Pennsylvania a gas blast leveled Corey's 10 cent store. Twenty girls and four men were killed while five badly burned girls were rescued as fire crews struggled to contain the blaze and called for outside aid.
The Rev E L Little of Tarkio Mo preached a practical sermon on conversion at the Second United Presbyterian Church. He defined conversion as turning from sin and living a holy life, with acceptance of Jesus Christ as savior, and distinguished it from regeneration which he attributed to God. The service drew a large audience and featured a choirs performance. Tonight's subject is Honest with God.
Jan Humboldt witnessed the marriage of Frank Goteh and Gladys Decestrich at the bride's parents home. Dr Horace Herr officiated in a Congregational ceremony with about thirty five relatives present as Mendelssohn’s wedding march sounded.
A committee including H. E. Weatherwax J. T. Rock C. H. Bingham C. R. Rohde and G. B. Hammond will draft a resolution to reflect the association's opposition to the proposed parcels post legislation in Congress.
Representative Stipe of Page county drafts a bill to ban liquor manufacturing and sales within five miles of any state institution. The proposal would affect Davenport Council Bluffs Fort Madison Mt. Pleasant Marshalltown Independence Iowa City and other towns. Its fate mirrors the uncertain prospects of statewide prohibition despite broad sentiment in his county.
H A Wallace of Chicago named vice president of the Fort Dodge Des Moines Southern Interurban company. He is the son of John F Wallace a former Panama Canal engineer once under Roosevelt.
Cedar Rapids, Jan. 12. Joe Stiinka is under arrest charged with brutal beating of his 11-year-old son and forcing the boy to steal. The boy told officers of the abuse.
Sioux City considers year round schooling with four twelve week terms and optional vacations. Superintendent Haddock will present the plan to the board, proposing a year long calendar with a summer make up term already used in Cleveland.
Thirty passengers on the Urbandale line halted a Des Moines streetcar crossing the river bridge. They tore up seats and tossed them into the water, then continued riding to stay warm. Urbandale is a fashionable district in the city.
An old advertisement touts Miller's Dypepsia Cure as a non-medicinal stomach conditioner that enables the stomach to digest food without altering diet. For sale by Cook & Sherman.
Waterloo residents gather January 12 to oppose the parcels post plan, with local leaders arguing against the change and discussing potential impacts on mail service and rural deliveries.
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