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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1912
Page
4
No work is being done on the new Catholic church on West Second street as cold weather delays plastering and interior finishing. The roof is nearly complete but warmer weather is needed to proceed. an addition at the north end enlarges the structure and Easter use had been hoped for.
Services continue at St James school across from the church lot as plans stall for the new church building. Community members await funding and construction decisions, with organizers signaling a possible revival of the project.
Senator Culberson charged that corporations engaged in interstate commerce were intimidated and blackmailed for campaign contributions in 1904. He urged action on his resolution to investigate national campaign committees, saying 1904 surpassed all prior years in audacity and indecency of fund demands.
Hopk inton Kan Jan 24 Bees swarmed from a Union Tabernacle foyer during a Frederick A Cook address and stung the lecturer and several prominent Hopkinsvillians. Cook received one hand sting while others were treated for neck and ear stings. Twenty seven people were injured in a separate train wreck near Cote Sask on the Edmonton to Winnipeg line.
A massive turbine generator at the Waterside Station of the New York Edison company delivers 20 000 kilowatts of power with Curtis steam engine on the same shaft. It can supply the entire state of Delaware and rival Wyoming in capacity, and it dwarfs the Philadelphia Centennial reciprocating engine of 1876 in size and output.
A long trusted worker, Uncle Erastus is gifted a mule by his former employers. The family’s son notes the mule’s tough kicking habit, while Erastus jokes about driving the animal by harnessing it and turning the cart around to move uphill. Youth's Companion.
Classified notices list items for sale and wants in this section. Readers can browse household goods, vehicles, and services advertised by residents, with contact details and prices where available.
Harry Bell reports a small drop in local postoffice business for calendar year 1911 to 21 384 02 from 25 897 51 in 1910. The decline is due to Mills Seed Company work moving to the Washington office in 1910. quarterly totals for 1910 and 1911 follow.
In Indianapolis a militant socialist faction at the miners convention sought to frame the new constitution to strip international officials of much power and vest authority in the rank and file via referendum voting. The effort centers on expanding direct vote in major decisions.
Philadelphia boxing fans await a six round clash between Packey McFarland and Jack Ward set for tonight. Ward, who arrived with Mat Wells, is predicted to keep the Chicago contingent active in the later rounds.
Sergeant John Hayes of the Beyond United States Infantry arrived in Washington to train Company D in new army regulations. The unit will endure nightly drills with a school for non commissioned officers tonight and a competitive drill next Monday with cash prizes for the best squad and best individual. The company nears full strength and is among the best drilled in the Fifty fourth regiment.
A 100 dollar reward offer claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures all catarrh. Endorsers Walding Kinnan & Marvin of Toledo vouch for F J Cheney 15 years of honest business. Internal remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Call up phone number 589 Black to place bus line orders. Frank Rogers will promptly attend. Provide street and number for service location.
Advertises Merital Pile Remedy as a quick cure for piles claiming positive permanent relief. Endorsed by Lemmon's Pharmacy as a remedy when other treatments fail.
More than 700 Manhattan grocers and market sellers face municipal court trials for selling merchandise at short weight or on defective scales over the next ten days. Brooklyn and the Bronx have recently tried similar cases with fines of 10 dollars each and higher penalties for repeat offenses.
The report finds butter sold as fourteen ounces per pound across hundreds of stores while customers paid for five pounds of sugar but received about four and a half pounds.
Retailer orders reduction by cutting prices on all goods to clear inventory. Marketing emphasizes limited time discount across store stock to attract shoppers and move merchandise quickly.
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