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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1911
Page
8
In Des Moines on January 27, reports say the Iowa General Assembly, amid a flood of new bills, struggles to select a successor to the late J. P. Dolliver. Observers urge a special primary to allow public choice while lawmakers linger over committee logjams and daily noon votes.
An old advertisement promotes Miller's Cypepsia Cure claiming it cures indigestion by conditioning the stomach to work properly. It states no medicine to digest food is used and no diet restriction is required. For sale by Cook & Sherman.
Foley's Honey and Tar provides fast relief and helps expel the cold from your system. It contains no opiates and is safe and sure. Sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
Des Moines reports that Hon C. W. Miller of Waverly a former owner and editor of the Waverly Democrat has been asked by prominent Democratic capitalists to start a Democratic morning paper in Des Moines. They note no Democratic daily exists and believe Republican dissensions could swing Iowa toward the Democrats in 1912.
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic promised to restore growth by destroying scalp germs and nourishing roots. The Rexall Store at Cook and Sherman guarantees satisfaction, offering 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes with a full money back policy if not effective.
Des Moines plans to hire gas engineers to gather evidence on gas quality and pricing for the ninety cent gas hearing. The city may spend several thousand dollars. Commissioner MacVicar seeks acceptable experts while in the east.
Postal officials probe a January mailed package from Council Bluffs that contained a dead snake wrapped as merchandise. The return to sender revealed a fictitious name and street number. The package was addressed to a Nebraska town recipient who refused it, prompting investigation into the sender’s concealed identity.
The bed, believed to be the oldest in ToWa City Iowa, was made in England in 1689 and brought to America years later by Dr. James Brown, early Johnson County pioneer. Carved Roman numerals mark the headboard and the apprentice who made it used it as his master piece for his diploma.
Mason City Iowa January 27 Hon John R Palandech representing the Servian consul is here to organize the Servians and Montenegrans so they may study United States laws and understand them. He aims to curb illegal liquor sales amid arrests and convictions.
Burlington, La., Jan 27. Horace Rand, banker and head of Rand Lumber, has volunteered to lead a team to raise city property valuations at a salary of $2.50 a day. Rand, son in law of the late Senator Gear and brother in law of the late Mr. Blythe, will not draw the salary. He is joined by two assistants.
In a splashy feature the piece mocks Alaska romance as a literary backdrop and notes Rex Head will now write about the tropics. The piece reflects on Emporia Kan population and the reach of publicity, then shifts to Ringling circus expansion and German patent law challenges.
Celebration marks 50 years since the first women’s missionary society formed. Mrs. Henry W. Peabody of Boston and Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery of Rochester will speak as sessions run this evening and tomorrow. Over five decades the societies grew from one to 57 433 and last year raised three and a half million dollars for missionary work.
A Berlin report recalls the traditional dawn tribute to Prussian rulers as trumpets and a castle choir hymn awaken Emperor William at 6 o'clock on his fifty second birthday. The Kaiser, an early riser, was awake before the blasts and singing began.
Cleaning bamboo furniture requires soap and warm water with added salt. Apply the mixture with a brush and wipe dry with clean rags until the piece dries and shines. Without salt the bath dulls the natural gloss, so salt is essential.
Plain taffy is heated and a pinch of cayenne pepper is added to the sugar before boiling. The mixture is claimed to be suitable for children who will not take other remedies.
Berlin January 27. Hans Merlin a Berlin machinist sues claiming to have invented and perfected a new manufactur ing process now in use. He argues the rights belong to progressive German workmen and that his employers would gain hundreds of thousands of marks annually from its adoption under German law.
Mrs L McConnell of Elimra New York writes of finding great relief from kidney trouble using Foley's Kidney Remedy. She states five bottles proved it the most reliable kidney medicine she has used and thanks Lemmon's Pharmacy and McInhinney Drug Co for access to the remedy.
The verse describes two brothers Hugh and Lew Moore competing in wood hewing. Hugh maintains a steadier pace and better humor, while Lew frets and flaws are sought by the other, explaining why Hugh hews more steadily than Lew.
Moristol Cough Remedy is promoted as a safe, effective seasonal cure for colds and hoarseness. The note from Lemmon's Pharmacy aligned with the American Drug and Prestige Association endorses its lack of opiate content.
Closing out sale at the farm 7 percent miles northeast of Washington and 10 miles northwest of Ainsworth on Thursday February 9 at 10 am. Described property includes twelve horses and ponies, fifteen cattle with calves, eighty five hogs with brood sows and shoats, two thousand bushels of corn, straw, and numerous farm implements and vehicles. Includes specific animals and equipment and notes bred to Kolosick’s horses, with multiple items almost new.
A local auction lists items such as a hay rack harrow and harness sets with terms cash under ten dollars and 12 months on larger sums. The sale includes a four to five year old driving team, a spotted Shetland pony, a three year old driving mare, milch cows, brood sows, and seed corn. Auctioneers Harry L. Whitaker and Chas Brown oversee with Ralph Dougherty as clerk.
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