Rest Room Association Meeting Notice
A meeting of the Rest Room Association is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 4 o clock at the Rest Room located at 812.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1911
Page
6
Humorous Vignettes from a Mental Health Home Tour
A humor piece collects jokes about visitors touring a country home for the mentally defiant and the quirks of staff and residents. Bits include tests to see if inmates should be let out, train wreck aftermath, shaving signs, dictionary tricks, and in law and family quips. The tone matches light old newspaper humor.
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Red
Catarrh symptoms prompt Tyomei remedy claim
The notice lists catarrh symptoms such as offensive breath sneezing and nasal discharge and promotes Lemmon's Pharmacy TYOMEI as a money back remedy. It describes Tyomei as a vaporized air anti germ treatment claimed to kill germs and relieve illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon’s
Public Sale at Samuel Matthews Farm Near Haskins and Ainsworth
A public auction on Thursday January 19 1911 at 11 a.m. at the Samuel Matthews farm three miles SW of Haskins three miles NW of Ainsworth seven miles east of Washington offers 14 Short Horn cattle including 12 cows and heifers one herd bull Gwendoline Chief 844078 and several named cows with calves. four horses three milk cows one steer calf 36 hogs 11 sheep poultry two Duroc Jersey boars seed corn corn hay and various farm implements and household goods. Credit 12 months on sums over $10 and cash under $10. Lunch on grounds. Auctioneers D F Macon and J C Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Matthews
Haskins
Ainsworth
Washington
Gwendoline
Jeffrey & Wallace
Calla
Plymouth Rock
Morrison Gang
Hunters’ License Fund Faces Push From Sportsmen
Sportsmen demand state officials expand expenditure of hunters’ license funds in proper direction to support hunting programs and wildlife management. The call emphasizes accountability and targeted use of license revenues.
After the Gamblers Officers Target Gambling in Iowa City
City officers intensify crackdown on gambling activities in Iowa City with plans to curb illegal betting in local venues. Authorities say raids and stricter enforcement aim to reduce gambling and associated crime.
Police threaten grand jury action after alleged lid tramp incident
The text notes that police may bind over any guilty parties to the grand jury and close up their places immediately, describing the action as being done “tighter than a drum.”
Drake University seeks $400000 endowment boost
Des Moines officials announced a state wide campaign to raise a four hundred thousand dollar endowment for Drake University. If successful the national board of education supported by Rockefeller will contribute an additional one hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Drake University
Eveneral Board of Education
Rockefeller
Friday the 13th predictions by a New York astrologer
Professor James L Henderson, a self styled scientist, forecasts a grim Friday the 13th with earthquakes in the Pacific region and fires and storms across North America. He adds a bright note that shopping and bargains will flourish across the United States and Canada.
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James L. Henderson
Henderson
Pacific
Hawaii
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Northwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Manitoba
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Gulf
United States
Canada
Keokuk to Raise $100000 for Local Factories
Keokuk leaders held a mass meeting in the opera house to raise 100000 to attract new factories to use locally generated electricity from the upcoming Mississippi river dam in order to retain economic activity at home.
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Keokuk
Eltiens
Opera House
Iowa Conservation and Sportman League Formed
About 200 county representatives formed the Iowa Conservation and Sportman league in Des Moines to ensure state funds from hunters licenses are used for fish and game protection. W. E. D. Rummell was elected president and D. Y. French secretary. directors include G. H. Jameson J. B. Igo and Robert T. Jeffrey. The group urges action on Wall Lake drainage and seeks hearings before decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Gibson's Hall
Iowa Conservation and Sportman League
W. E. D. Rummell
D. Y
Wall Lake
Iowa City to Crack Down on Card Tables
Iowa City police warn that Davenport and Cedar Rapids gamblers may flock in to run stud and draw poker games. Mayor Ralph Otto had closed these places months ago and pledged not to reopen them, prompting a sharp enforcement push to catch any violators.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Otto
Suggestive Questions on Asa's Good Reign in Judah
A study guide by Rev. Dr. Linscott for the International Newspaper Bible Study Club explores II Chronicles 15 1 15 and II Chronicles 15 7 Golden Text. It poses questions on spiritual experiences, national prosperity, obedience, and rewards linking Asa Omri and Ahab to broader themes of faith and governance.
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Dr. Linscott
International Newspaper
Bible Study Club
Asa
Judah
Azariah
Israel
Pearl Smith Almost Dies In Apron Self-Strike At Tuscola County Home
Miss Pearl Smith 28 of Tuscola county tried to kill herself by twisting an apron around her neck at Russell Bara's home in Lapeer Michigan. A physician treated her for about an hour before she regained consciousness. Poor Commissioner Myers holds her in custody awaiting Tuscola county arrival. The motive remains unknown.
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Lapeer
Mich
Pearl Smith
Tuscola County
Russell Bara
Myers
Wrecking Spree Flares Over Poor Rail Service Arouses Public
Des Moines reports a mob damaged an Urbandale car after a Wednesday wreck due to bad service and no fire. A group of coal miners attacked another car yesterday morning, driving the motorman and conductor into the woods. The incidents heighten public outrage and threaten to force a settlement of the ongoing trouble.
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Des Moines
Bad Coasting Accident In Clinton Injures Two Girls
A bobsled with youngsters slid down a steep hill Wednesday night in Clinton. The boy steering lost control and the bob struck a cement horse block, sending riders to the ground. Abilene Montgomery 12 suffered a compound fracture of a leg and a bad fracture of an arm. Ruth Montgomery 8 sustained a fracture of the right leg. They were taken to the hospital. other riders were badly bruised.
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Clinton
Abilene Montgomery
Ruth
Iowa independent colleges back 5000 dollar state superintendent pay
Presidents of Iowa's independent colleges endorsed paying the state superintendent of public instruction five thousand dollars annually. The group, meeting at the Chamberlain hotel, also urged liberal state aid to high schools to train teachers for rural schools and meet current shortages.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain Hotel
Czar to Hold New Year Reception at Winter Palace
In St. Petersburg on New Year’s Eve the Emperor will host a grand reception at the Winter Palace, the first in three years. The palace will be tightly guarded and entrants must prove identity amid rumors of nihilist plots, which are not viewed as serious threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Winter’ Palace
Mystic Fire Ravages Downtown in Night Blaze
A fire in Mystic Iowa caused about 100000 dollars in damage wiping out the business section and three homes. The blaze started at 2 30 a m and burned for hours as water scarcity and strong winds hampered efforts to control it.
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Ottumwa
Mystic
Here
European nations spend thirty billion on peace armies
London reports estimates showing about 30 billion dollars has been spent over the last twenty five years to keep European national armies on a peace footing. The figures reflect sustained military funding across multiple nations and decades.
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London
Alienists for Army Owing to an Army
Alienists for Army. Washington January 13. Owing to an ongoing need for medical examination and mental health resources the Army announces the engagement of specialists to assess recruits and veterans. The move aims to streamline care and address rising case reports linked to service.
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Washington
Lone bandit robs Ottumwa streetcar conductor
Ottumwa Jan 13 George Collins the conductor on the Ottumwa street railway was held up by a lone bandit at 5 30 am and robbed of 4 in change. The robber struck Collins with the butt of a revolver knocking him senseless then searched his clothes and fled. Police suspect the same man who robbed a policeman Tuesday morning and then forced a bartender and two customers into a ice box before robbing the Canton saloon yesterday.
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Ottumwa
George Collins
Collins
Canton
Blood In Hers Sailor Tale From Old Salt
Fragmentary text refers to a naval or maritime scene with a stern position and steering, mentioning Miss Landsty and Tam, hinting at a voyage or nautical incident in old dialogue. The readable lines evoke a seafaring setting and immigrant context aboard a ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Saltt
Miss Landsty
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promised To Help Women
Elwood Indiana resident Mrs Sadie Mullen testifies the product cured her after three months of illness and inability to walk She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from pains and sickness and urges others to try the remedy and seek confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ind
Lydia
Pinkham
Sadie Mullen
N. B. St
Lydia Ek. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Increase of Insanity in the Army Prompting Specialists Enrollment
A notable rise in mental illness cases within the military has led to the enrollment of alienists and other specialists in psychiatric diseases. The move aims to address growing concerns over soldier welfare and treatment options across units.
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