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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1910

Page

8

Governors Meeting Yearly Raises Hope for Unity in States

The governors and allied bodies push for annual meetings to bridge federal and state action, creating a potential new force in American affairs. The tariff scene shows Italy England Russia Switzerland Turkey Spain under minimum schedules, with possible later additions and tension with Germany. An interstate inquiry into Railway Mail funding and graft prospects looms as Senator Aldrich travels to Florida for health reasons. Newlands promotes Constructive Democracy. talk of cabinet signing authority grows.

Washington Janu Anymoly House of Governors America Italy England Russia Switzerland Turkey Spain Germany France Interstate Commerce Commission Newlands Nevada

Market summary of grain and live stock prices

Market notes show winter and spring wheat prices for No 2 red and No 1 northern, Corn and Oats bid quotes, and Chicago Omaha East Buffalo live stock quotations. Hogs cattle sheep hogs receipts and prices listed with ranges across regions and dealers including Dunning Stevens East Buffalo.

Chicago Omaha Texas East Buffalo Dunning & Stevens Live Stock Commission N. Y Yvearling

Cooper Followers Promote Stomach Health Remedies

Two followers from Los Angeles and Chicago describe dramatic relief from chronic stomach ailments after using Cooper's New Discovery. They credit the medicine with rapid improvement, renewed appetite, energy, and normal sleep, claiming it transformed their health. MecHiinney Drug company markets the remedies nationwide.

Los Angeles Coopers Cooper W. B. Stewart Madison Street Chicago Mecbihinney Drug Company

Death of Mrs Sturdivan Longtime Washington County Resident

Mrs Louisa Hayden Sturdivan died Sunday evening at 4 o clock in Cedar Rapids after a cancer illness dating from July. Born May 19 1840 in Hamilton County Ohio she moved with family to Burlington then Washington County in 1845 and to Cedar Rapids a year ago. She married B S Sturdivan in 1865 and had three children Steven Ervan and Mamie. She was a longtime United Brothers church member and funeral services were held yesterday afternoon in Cedar Rapids.

Ainsworth Louisa Hayden Stulivan Washington County Cedar Rapids Louisa Hayden Hamilton County Ohio Burlington Iowa B.S. Sturdivan Steven Ervan Sturdivan Mamie Sturdivan

New Life Pills Promoted By Lemmon Pharmacy

Dr Kings New Life Pills advertised for constipation biliousness dyspepsia indigestion liver and kidney troubles. Easy to take and built for health, Lemmon's Pharmacy in J Ek. Lemmon offers them.

Dr. King New Life J. Ek. Lemmon Lemmon

Borrowed Smiles and Lipstick Woes In Town Humor

A light reading of social quips features Tom Speed as a rumored blunt husband candidate, with Carrie noting his alleged blackball from clubs as justification for marital odds. A child’s milk tale from December adds rural whimsy, contrasting fashion chatter from Kansas City Journal.

Tom Tom Speed Carrie

Sunshine Scatterer Described as Always Bright

A conversational note praises someone who always scatters sunshine when present, claiming their cheerful presence brightens any scene and elicits affectionate remarks from others. The exchange highlights appreciation for a consistently positive influence.

Young husband plans settled life after travel

A young married man told his wife after a year on the road that a firm had offered him a store position. He would no longer need to travel, and she exclaimed that they would be married again and settle down.

George

Proprieor Negotiates Terms for Daily Hire

A fragment shows a seller asking about terms and offering a dollar per day for a hire. The dialogue hints at a simple wage discussion and a request for service in a local context.

Dining on the road prompts long trip for meals

A traveler complains about meals on the road as the proprietor notes the nearest lunchroom is 30 miles away in Killbuck, forcing hungry guests to pay nine dollars for eating.

Killbuck Illustrated Sunday Magazine

No-Room-For-Complaint Apartment Quip

The exchange cites a scarce living space where Cleve land Leader notes the tenant also sees no room to breathe. The dialogue highlights cramped conditions and mutual frustration.

Cleveland

Legal standoff over payment and precedent

In a courtroom exchange two lawyers debate action against a poor female client. One insists the client must pay or drop the case, while the other notes the practical and gender-based barriers that make immediate payment unreasonable.

Aunt Emily Declines Neighbors Naming Her Cats

Aunt Emily a longtime resident, receives two Maltese kittens from relatives and asks neighbors for names. Uncle Eph suggests Cook and Peary, but she resists saying the animals are not police cats.

Emily Eph Cook Peary Aunt Emily

AME Church Trustees Thank Community for Donation

Lewis Wallace and fellow trustees express gratitude for a cash contribution of 53 dollars and 80 cents from local residents. The funds will be applied to church expenses at the A. M. E. church.

Lewis Wallace A. M. E. Church

Closing Out Sale On Farm Near Brighton Washington Road

Public sale at residence 214 miles northeast of Brighton and 8 miles southwest of Washington on Thursday Feb 3 1910 from 10 a m. includes 12 head of horses 27 head cattle 65 head of hogs 7 dozen chickens 250 bushels rye and farm machinery. Terms credit 10 months on sums over 10 with 7 percent interest or 5 percent off for cash under 10. Lunch by Harry Conrad. Auctioneers WM McClintic Joe Klopfenstine. Clerk W H Lloyd.

Brighton Washington Brighton and Washington Road Harry Conrad WM. McClintic

What profit in life if soul is lost at church service

At the M E Church last night a sermon based on Mark 8 urged that valuing the soul over wealth or status preserves eternal fellowship with God. The speaker warned against Satan’s plausible temptations, noting people often trade their souls for material security. Several attendees moved forward at the altar seeking victory in faith and life insurance was urged as security for dependents with Prudential noted as the provider.

Doctor Buckner Jesus Jerusalem Peter Satan Christ Adam Eve Devi Fellowship of Saints Angels God

A Fine Prudential Calendar 1910

Prudential issued a wall calendar showing a young girl blowing soap bubbles with a white pet while seated in a well furnished home. The back features a note praising childhood and rose colored views, hinting at family life and the passage of calendar years.

Prudential Sweatheart The Pic

Inns with Literary Associations at Hampstead’s Jack Straw’s Castle

The piece notes Span iards Inn as Turpin’s hideout with Black Bess folklore and cites Dickens Mrs. Bardell tea at Hts tea garden, Washington Irving references, and Dribble’s Hampstead rambles. It emphasizes Dickens with Jack Straw’s Castle, where his bedroom chair remains on display, per Westminster Gazette.

Dick Turpin Hts Dickens Mrs. Bardell Jack Straw Washington Irving Irving Grubb Street Hampstead Jack Forster Maclise Westminster Gazette

Cardui credited by Mrs Cain for long relief

Mrs Hattie Cain of Carrsville Kentucky praises Cardui as a mighty fine doctor and credits it with curing sixteen years of female troubles after months of severe cramps and convulsions. She claims the medicine improved her health from the first bottle and urges other women to try it. The ad notes Cardui’s 50-year history and offers a Women’s advisory letter and a 64 page Home Treatment book.

Hattie Cain Carrsville Cardui N. B Ladies’ Advisory Dept Chattanooga Medicine Co Chattanooga, Tenn

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STECK Pere INO Great Britain Aldrich Florida Senate Finance Committee Monetary Commission Secretary of the Treasury Congress Cash Grain Market L. T. Cooper Cal Sturdivan Philip Kansas City Journal Linney Vinkel Linney Nate Black George Black AB Hall George Turner Chester Shropshire Joe Klopfenstine Austin Sutherland W. H. Lloyd M. E. Church Hay’s Young Caith Philo Hay Spec.Co Newark N.J U.S.A Washington County Savings Bank A. Harvey Tr. J J. A. Cunningham A. Anderson A. W. McCulley Cashier B. B. Berdo F. Brown D. J. Palmer Serdo H.C. Hull
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