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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
3
Special to the Evening Journal reports a weather forecast for Iowa. Today and tomorrow are expected to be partly cloudy with probable showers tonight or Wednesday.
The W R C hosts a red white and blue social on Wednesday afternoon July 15 at Mrs Bryson’s home. All the ladies and their friends are invited.
The past week in Iowa brought favorable farming weather with cooler nights, followed by warm, sunny conditions. Rainfall was scarce, aiding haying as clover and timothy yields look exceptionally good, winter wheat and rye are in shock, oats and barley harvests underway, red rust reported in small grains but limited damage, and corn growth progressing well across districts.
Des Moines July 14 The state of Iowa sues the Western Union Telegraph Company of New York for 898 500 alleging violation of state laws on foreign corporations The petition by Attorney General Byers includes two counts first for 100 000 for failure to pay capital stock fees and second for 798 500 a daily penalty for doing business without proper registration The state contends the company is incorporated with 100 million capital and began Iowa operations in September 1886 and has not complied with Iowa foreign corporation laws.
A reader testifies that Foley's Honey and Tar cured severe lung trouble in Reas Iowa. The claimant, once diagnosed with consumption, reports stopped hemorrhages and pain and lungs now sound. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes the remedy.
Professor Frank L. Rainey resigns as chair of biology at Parsons College Iowa to take a similar position at Central University Danville Kentucky. The resignation is effective immediately with no successor yet chosen. Rainey has led the biology department for three years and is now traveling in Europe.
Miss Nita Nicholson was a passenger last evening for Winfield for a brief visit.
Mr and Mrs William Beal arrived home last evening from Monmouth Illinois where they attended the funeral of former neighbor Mr Ohler.
Promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic tonic for women with demanding duties and pregnancy, claiming it prepares the system for birth and makes delivery easy almost painless. Notes it lists all ingredients, is non secret, and carries endorsements from medical writers. Also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth operates a vast canvas hotel employing 1500 staff and serving 5000 meals daily. A single breakfast may bake 6000 pancakes and use 150 gallons of coffee. The circus travels on five trains spanning about two miles in length with nineteen acres under canvas when tents rise. The act features 28 nationalities, a northward European cast, and a famed street parade returning in grand style. A downtown office at Lemmon's Pharmacy sells tickets to avert crowds on show days.
Bernarr Macfadden argues abstinence lacks wisdom, condemns intemperance as a deadly sin and warns excesses, including overeating, ruin lives and shorten lifespans. He cites widespread indulgence and questions how many years are spent stuffing the stomach.
The piece urges readers to stop overeating and to scientifically feed the body. It warns excess dining wastes years of life and drains vigor, urging restraint, steady work, and proper nourishment to improve health and earnings and unlock new opportunities.
A long list of real estate transfers details buyers and sellers, acreage, places such as Marion, Crawford, Washington, English River, and Cedar, and prices ranging from 1 to 15 thousand dollars. Notable names include Perry Beenbolssom, A R Miller, Luther Washburn, Wilbur Washburn, James Gardner, James Walsh, Frank Prymek, and many others. The notices cover dozens of parcels across multiple townships with precise acreage and sale amounts.
Total membership rises to 850 after seventy eight new additions on Sunday with fifty probationers. The crowded church grounds prompt contemplation of rebuilding as Rev. A B Smith eyes the thousand member milestone for the town church.
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