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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
3
Des Moines Iowa January 19 A bill proposed in the legislature would make it a misdemeanor to treat or accept a drink of intoxicating liquor with fines up to 100 dollars or thirty days in jail. The measure allows cities to conduct municipal trials, directs half the fines to the complainant, and requires enforcement by city officers. A second offense would revoke the permit.
Thomas Mulhearn a Fairfax farmer dies in a lamp explosion at home and his wife and five children escape with severe exposure injuries. The blaze destroys the residence and Charred remains are recovered. The family faced critical exposure in the cold and the home loss runs to several thousand dollars.
Des Moines teachers join a celery raising fad as part of a trial by the Greater Des Moines committee. H. C. Roberts reportedly earned 210 dollars from half an acre of crops including celery and onions in about twelve and a half days on a Cumminsford addition plot near Fort Des Moines.
Nettie Stahl of Cherokee and Anna Marshall of Iowa City receive Carnegie medals for heroism after horses saved three of four babies from a burning White Cross home in Iowa City. The January 19 incident highlights the animals’ courage amid the blaze.
Iowa City January 19 Floyd Thomas former star guard of the University of Iowa basketball team joined the squad last night and will play in the Drake game next Saturday. The team shows rising speed in practice and could gain Hyland soon boosting strength to last year’s level.
Mrs. C. J. Goodwin and her two sons jumped from a second story window to escape a morning house fire in Des Moines Iowa. They wore night clothes and landed on bedclothes torn from the bed. Mrs. Goodwin sprained an ankle. the boys were uninjured. Fire caused about 300 dollars in loss.
An advertisement warns against using damp litter for poultry and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as mercury free and effective when taken internally. It notes the product is made in Toledo by F J Cheney Co and sold by druggists with testimonials available. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Albany Jan 19 The New York legislature in joint session failed to choose a U S senator after rechecking votes. Sheehan led with 90 while Shepard had 32 and Depew 890. Gov Dix declined to intervene, saying the legislature can take care of its own senatorship amid a national stakes telegram from Pierre, South Dakota urging party votes.
Mary C Abbott of Wolfeboro New Hampshire reports a rapid cure after three days of Foley Kidney Pills for rheumatism linked to uric acid. She says pain in feet joints and back vanished and she could move freely. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co advertise the remedy.
Forty more medical students and professors of the University of Iowa medical faculty submitted to vaccination for typhoid fever following twenty juniors who had the procedure earlier, as part of a science-driven initiative.
Washington readers report that the Democratic caucus elected to lead the Sixty-second Congress aims to revise the tariff by schedules rather than a single bill. Key posts include Underwood as chair of the Ways and Means Committee and a larger panel for the Rules Committee. Charles Crisp is favored for parliamentary clerk.
D F Macon and Austin Sutherland auctioneers offer a no reserve sale moving from farming to Illinois. Friday Feb 3 starting 10 am at the Frank Brinton farm west of Washington features 12 horses and mares, 75 hogs with brood sows and fall pigs, 2 cattle including a Polled Angus cow, 1000 bushels corn, 200 bushels oats, and assorted farm implements including cultivators plows and harrows.
An ad promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to keep bowels regular and prevent diseases. Lemmon's Pharmacy markets the product for sale.
A London correspondent claims a Gray's Inn Road shop bears the brief sign Be with an accented e. The writer wonders if a shorter frontage exists, challenging readers to beat the minimal sign in brevity.
Advertises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as effective for colds croup and whooping cough in children with no harmful drugs and notes availability for sale by Lemmon’s.
Subscribers are urged to notify the Washington Telephone manager of moves or residence changes to update the new directory. Those requesting home telephone installs should also inform the manager for entry in the directory. Prompt corrections will improve service. D. W. Mannhardt, Manager.
A promotional piece touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for female ailments. It cites testimonials, claims mass letter evidence from the Pinkham Laboratory, and says the remedy aids recovery without surgery.
Milburn Wagon and several wagons seeders hay tools and farm equipment plus household furniture, poultry and crops pass under terms of ten dollars and under cash or bankable note with interest to twelve months. Ralph Dougherty acts as clerk with a Ladies Aid luncheon at Grace HM Jam on Feb 19.
Foley’s Flowey offers quick relief from la grippe coughs and stuffy colds. Safe and effective, the remedy is sold at McElhinney Drug.
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