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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1910

Page

8

UA CONTEST CLOSES Carrier Bays and Collectors Meet Saturday Evening

The annual contest awards were announced with prizes including a gold watch and chain for the top collector Harvid Ross of Ward 1 and $5 cash prizes for Hilitt Grayson and Tidlitt Clayson among others. Delivery stalwarts Dale Denison and Harold Voss shared a capital prize split. Clyde Cummings and several ward collectors appear near prize lines as BuNkY reports on participation and pride.

Intial Lee Gray Journal Gold Watch and Chain Harvid Ross Hilitt Grayson Eyrle Fulton Tiarold Baxter Cloyce Anderson Hive Jane Mint Ward Tino Tidlitt Clayson Dale Denison Harry Kans Harold Voss Clyde Cummings

Delivery boys prize plan at Journal route

The article details a carrier award system with fines and a pig fund, listing voyage participants including Victor Kreding and Clayce Anderson. It notes a new rule for delivery discipline, and outlines prize changes to reward perfect records with up to ten dollars and five hundred fifty cents for top performers.

Victor Freding Clayvee Anderson Victor Kreding Dale Denison Clyde Cumewinks Lewis Journal Flarold Baxter Louis Anderson Eyrle Fulton Harold Naxter Coppock Tie Oa Rhoast Victor Mae Bittler Bertha Curran

Eternal Feminine Returns Home After Two Months

Mrs. Ben Davis comes back to her home after a two month absence. Ben had cleaned the house beforehand with help from a colored woman and prepares to start the new cleaning. The anecdote is paired with a moral about courtesy starting with how a man treats others.

Ben Davis Ben Atchison Globe

Railroad Board week filings list delay and disputes in coal and transit

The Board of Railroad Commissioners recorded numerous cases filed in the week ending January 14 1910 from Gooding Bros Bedford against Adams press company to J H W Strickling Keosauqua against C R J P Railway for delays in coal shipments failure to furnish cars and train service disputes. A separate set of cases closed included settlements on depot service drainage and refunds with railway companies agreeing to install or refund as requested.

Office the Board of Railroad Commissioners Gooding Bros Bedford Adams Hapress Company C. A. Grant, Rolfe M. & St. L. Railroad Company Henry Weis Waterloo C. G. W Railroad Company Green Gay Lumber Co Manning St. P. & DD. M. Railroad Company L. W. Flack Linden C. M. & St. P. Railway New State Telephone Company Sioux City Tl Central Railroad Company Cherokee al Central Railroad Company Anthon Citizens of Cornell Vs W. I. Cox Farragut Vs. C. I. & Q Railroad Company Red Donk Hamburg G. R.iial Oakville Town Central Railroad Company Avon C. R. J. & P. Railway Company Perfection Mfg. Company Cedar Rapids Gerritt Klay Orange City N. W Rn. N. Seydel Ladora C. R. I.& P. Railway Company Waverly Vs. C A. B. Messenger Deep River C. & N. W. Railway Company J. H W. Strickling Keosauqua Kk. S. Ketchum Marshalltown C. N. W. Railway Company W. W. Tarrington Soux Falls Dakota Charles F. Wright Ottumwa Co. M. & St. P. Railway Company Bear Creek Harger & Blsh Des Moines M & St. L. Railroad Company Ketchum & Gaston Hil Central

Funeral Service In Vault For DO. Mills

The funeral train with DO Mills arrived in Tarrytown New York at noon Friday. Snow fell as the party reached the cemetery where a committal service was held in the vault by the minister from St Thomas church.

Tarrytown N. Y DO. Mills St. Thomas Church

Doubling His Joy in a Lottery Proposal

A man recounts winning a lottery prize and his daughter’s suitor proposes marriage. The exchange features his fatherly reaction and the belief that one stroke of luck leads to another. The dialogue highlights fortune, blessing, and a hopeful match.

Dr King's New Discovery Fights Grip During Blizzard

A severe winter blizzard brings danger and illness with grips like colds and coughs. The ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for sore lungs bronchitis and asthma with a testimonial from A L Dunn of Pine Valley Mississippi and lists prices 50 cents and one dollar from Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Dr. King A. L. Dunn Pine Valley Miss J. Ib. Lemmon Lemmon

Talking business. A woman tests a man with flattery

An onscreen exchange shows a man complimenting a woman who responds by fixing him with a mirror and turning the conversation toward money and business. The dialogue hints at themes of wealth and manipulation.

Cured of Severe Bronchitis By Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

Mrs W G Gibson of Lexington Kentucky recalls a three year old daughter's severe bronchitis after a cold. The child recovered by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with improvement by the second day and full recovery by October 23. She praises the remedy as the surest safest quickest cold cure for all ages. Sold by J Ross and Leminon's Pharmacy.

W. G. Gibson Lexington Chamberlain Bb. J. Ross Leminon

Willing to Trust One Says a Man

A man declares he never trusts more than one woman at a time and dismisses robbers and hold up men who try to work with a trusting man. He adds he always makes one exception.

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Steche H.F. Steck Ross Gold Joys THE Swift Specific CO Atlanta, GA Alsc Railway Board US Central Railroad Company Otto Stubbins North Pole Foley Lemmons Pharmacy McMlhinney Drug Co D. O. Mills New York Pierce Dr. Pierce Webb Dispensary Medica Association R. V. Pierce M. D Main Street Buffalo
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