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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1910
Page
2
Special to Evening Journal. In Leichlengen, Rhenish Prussia, a passenger dirigible named Erbsloch exploded mid air after a benzene can detonated. Inventor Oscar Erbslach and four crew members perished. bodies mangled and gondola torn as the motor buried itself.
The Geo. H. Paul Co. shipped a car load of fine quality onions raised without irrigation last Saturday. Four hundred bushels were sent to the new town of St. Paul for construction camps, and more onions remain to be disposed of.
A terse Yonkers Statesman snippet reports a volatile exchange about a rumor spread by a police officer. The involved party asserts a suitor disclosed the information to the officer, prompting questions about how the officer learned of it and whether secrecy was breached.
Those Pies of Boyhood describes faded taste memories and notes health decline from youth. It promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic to restore digestion and vigor, citing stomach liver kidneys and bowels. The ad directs readers to J F E Lemmon Lemmon's Pharmacy for purchase.
In Keota the Methodist church hosted a reception for Rev. J F Robertson returning from a three month overseas trip. About 175 people attended a program including music by the Sunday School Orchestra and an address by S W Neal of Washington. Ice cream cones and orangeade followed a social hour, with red white and blue decorations and floral displays throughout the church.
Miss Edna Moore and Grace Sands shopped in Washington with Susie Trotter returning from Bennett. Rev J A Glendenning and family visited Washington for shopping. Fred L Spalding of Saint Anthony Idaho arrived for a visit with his parents. Bert V Chapel began as assistant cashier at Ainsworth Savings Bank for the year. Several residents returned home from visiting relatives in Sigourney and Verdi.
Relatives report the death of Mrs Eliza Eley at her Glenwood Minnesota home on Monday night. Her sister Mrs Simeon Carrick left for Glenwood Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Skinner of La Harpe Kansas returned home after a week with the John Cochran home. Donald Vernon of Oskaloosa visited yesterday before returning home. Mrs Shaffer returned to Des Moines after weeks with her daughter Mrs John Brown.
Brown accompanied her as far as Washington. Miss Dora Bolding of Burlington is the guest of friends in Washington today.
Kalona residents note upcoming picnic plans by the Woodmen and Royal Neighbors. Local visits include Fred Skola and family in the country and Mrs. A. A. Warner hosting her mother Mrs. F. Freise. Visitors arrive from Nebraska and Chicago as townsfolk share recent travels.
At my home in Crawfordsville on Saturday July 16 at 2 30 pm a sale includes a dresser 3 bedsteads with springs a plush couch cupboard with glass doors rocking chairs dining chairs dining table kitchen table a steel range cook stove No 18 Round Oak heater a gasoline stove washing machine dishes garden truck potatoes and many other articles Terms cash Mrs Reuben Proudfit D Macon auctioneer Also view note mentions possible revenge quote from Puck magazine
Albert Kolosick, born in Austria June 18 1848, died at 3 30 yesterday afternoon eight miles northeast of town from heart trouble. He lived in the northern county area for decades, survived by wife Maggie Luvkasky five sons and several siblings. Funeral at St Marys Riverside tomorrow at 10 conducted by Rev B Jacobameier with burial in Riverside Catholic cemetery.
Joe Schloesser reports samples of Potlatch cherries sent from Troy Idaho arrived safely after traveling hundreds of miles. He praises Idaho fruit country and notes Troy as a booming town while affirming his pride in his hometown and successful ongoing work.
The article contrasts ancient Rome under Augustus with modern New York, arguing Rome was a quarter the size and one twentieth the wealth of New York, emphasizing vast growth in urban scale and riches.
In Reno a debate about advertising misses its mark as James Jeffries falters against John Johnson. The piece argues momentum in business mirrors training and urges continual advertising to stay competitive, as Jeffries is seen as defeated for neglecting practice.
The sloop Portsmouth, a New Jersey naval reserve ship at Hoboken for 14 years, will be sent around Cape Horn to San Francisco to be moored as a naval museum. Built in 184% and famed in the Mexican War, she earned the title Black Devil after signaling during Canton shelling and helped blockade the Mississippi during the Civil War. Now elderly, she will yield to the Tonopah and depart for a Pacific posting before the museum stay.
Inventor touts a dry air method costing 100 per station for setup and 1 cent per carcass treatment. Meat treated this way may hang in ordinary conditions and remain good for a week.
Benzil purchased 5.7 million dollars in firearms in 1909 versus 1.5 thousand in 1908. American share rose from 500 thousand to 800 thousand, with an increase of 4.25 million. American revolvers lead in Venezuela. automatic revolvers strong. Belgium purchases American makes.
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