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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1913
Page
7
The Nevada legislature convened for a 60 day session. Key Pittman, Democrat, is expected to be elected to fill Nixon's unexpired U S Senate term ending March 1918. A proposed change would raise the residence requirement for divorce to one year and a woman suffrage amendment is expected to pass.
The Iowa Y M C A announces the thirty sixth convention in Ottumwa from February 21 to 23. Leaders include C C Hatfield and Fred Hansen with noted speakers C K Ober Karl Shumaker J H Shoemaker and Dr L Clark. Delegates from churches and men’s classes urged to attend and engage rural communities.
President Taft arrives in New Haven today as political chatter centers on Miss Isabel Hagner taking the position of social secretary to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. The possible return of Roosevelt era White House social rules is noted amid Massachusetts legislative action on a related bill.
Public auction begins 10 a.m. January 22 1913 on the Palmer farm southeast of Washington and northwest of Havre. Items include 12 horses 7 cattle 9 hogs 68 sheep 25 summer shoots machinery harness tools household goods and poultry with ample feed and farm equipment listed and terms to be announced sale conducted by H A Beenh Blossom ICOL D F Macon Auct JA wecay Clerk
Winnebago Nebraska resident W H Chapman recounts using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to treat his two children's coughs, claiming a single 25 cent bottle cured them and saved a doctor's bill. No opiates.
A man named W. P. Broyles credits Foley Kidney Pills with ending fifteen years of kidney and bladder troubles and a severe backache. He urges others to use the pills and rejects substitutes, claiming they fully meet the advertised claims.
A public sale on Thursday January 23 at 10 a m offers farm stock including bay mares three years old and other horses, cattle yearlings and sheep, pigs, hay and grain with 1700 bushels corn and oats wheat and hay, farm implements, harness and household goods. Terms: 12 month credit on sums over 10 with notes at 6 percent. cash under 10. Sale conducted by N E Peiffer Otto Fritz Aus Sutherland and W Lloyd clerk. Lunch by Pringle.
The Ohio Society of New York hosts its 27th annual banquet at the Waldorf Astoria with President Taft as the guest of honor. Attending dignitaries include Secretary of the Navy Meyer and Postmaster-General Hitchcock amid a discussion of the Lake Erie battle centenary.
Henry C Frick plans a residence occupying the block between Seventieth and Seventy-first streets on the Lenox Library site. The building cost around 3 million with land at 2.4 million and furnishings bringing total to about 10 million. His art collection will add several more millions, with the current Vanderbilt twin house at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-first Street serving as a temporary home at 50000 yearly rent. The new mansion will rival the Clark residence in cost but avoid a showy appearance.
Fairfield is examining a potential Rock Island railroad station as ten surveyors and a superintendent map a new line between Perlee and Eldon. A proposed route would place the line east of town near Chautauqua Park and likely cross under the C B and Q track, with no firm plans announced yet.
Ames Iowa January 20 Although J H Allison a Iowa State sophomore horticulture student received a salary offer of 1400 a year to join the U S department of agriculture he refused preferring to finish his course Prof B A Beach and others note better opportunities will open for him when he completes his studies Secretary James Wilson says best agricultural positions go begging for lack of trained men Dean C C Curtiss reports high demand for trained agricultural graduates each year
Several Iowa State College graduates pursue well paid careers after graduation. Salaries range from 1200 to 2000 dollars annually, with two recent grads taking 2500 dollar posts in South Africa. Others secure Minnesota teaching jobs or farm management roles in New England. Mr Allison is sought by the government for a Mandan seed plant project demonstrating crop suitability.
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