What Cheer Farmer Visits City for Business
T Snouffer of What Cheer is spending a few days in the city attending to business matters.
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T. Snouffer
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
7
Kidney Troubles cure claims and medicines ad
An advertisement promoting Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co. pills as cures for kidney, liver, biliousness, and constipation. It claims prevention of kidney disease and relief from back aches, rheumatic pains, and urine deposits. One pill per dose and 25 cents a box, Buffalo New York dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chase
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Mary Jones
East 2Nd St
Mt. Vernon
Ind
General Weavers Honored Fifty Year Anniversary
Winfield Iowa July 15 Mrs Mary Meyers of Winfield held to grand jury on bonds charged with attempting to burn the Livesay home last Thursday night She confessed to her husband and father Monday night Her nerves are shattered and she may become a raving maniac She described arming with chloroform sponge and oil soaked corncobs breaking in at the Livesay residence and setting a fire Livesay awoke and put out the blaze She was suspected due to her known hatred and may end her days in an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Iowa
Mary Meyers
Henry County
C. H. Livesay
Livesay
General James B Weaver Celebrates Golden Anniversary in Colfax
Colfax Iowa July 14 General James B Weaver and his wife marked fifty years of marriage with an open house drawing hundreds of friends and relatives from across the country. The event featured lawn entertainment refreshments and gifts including a rocking chair from Polk county Democrats and gold gifts totaling 60 from local citizens and a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Iowa
James B. Weaver
Maude Robinson
H. C. Evans
Ruth Denny
J. B. Weaver, Jr
Des Moines
Edward Cocet
Traer
A. C. Weaver
Aberdeen
Polk County
Local Neighbors Note Visits and Openings
A string of brief hometown updates reports A Pearson visiting northeast of the city, Miss Hala Bradford traveling to Correctionville, Chal Ford and daughter Rhea returning from Keota, and R H Malin back from Columbus Junction. Mrs Scott Reister and Mrs Hal Reister arrive from Brighton as Parsons College fall term opens September 25. Frank Eagle arrives from Omaha for a brief city visit. Mr and Mrs Frank Wells return from Chicago and Washington. Myra Shatter resumes Rest Room duties after a short vacation with others filling in.
CARE OF CANARIES How to feed and keep them in health
A Vintage health guide outlines canary care during molting with feeding tips, cleanliness, and cage maintenance. It advises mixed seed, fresh greens, occasional egg or milk-soaked bread, pepper pod for appetite, daily cage cleaning, proper gravel, sun exposure, and avoiding drafts. It warns against gas fumes, vermin, and verdigris, and offers safe remedies if illness appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Globe
How to Enlarge Girls' Clothes and Lengthen Skirts
The Chicago Tribune guides altering girls skirts by letting hems down first and, if needed, adding bias bands of plaid or plain material. Choose a matching color, determine band width by desired length, mark positions, then sew bands to each side to achieve the extra length. Multiple bands achieve full length.
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Chicago Tribune
How to Brush Teeth and Separate Towels in a Family
The article advises brushing with warm water and a stiff brush using a good dentifrice, followed by a water and peroxide rinse for shine. It warns against old brushes and suggests two brushes with carbolic water cleaning between uses, plus floss for close teeth. It also notes betel nut charcoal as a tooth powder in the East Indies and details marking towels with initials to avoid sharing in daily baths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
East Indies
Cleaning wallpaper with bread and broom technique
The method describes cleaning walls by brushing with a long handled broom covered by a duster, then wiping with clean cloths to remove dust. A stale loaf is cut into four pieces and used to wipe the paper by holding the crust and rubbing downward, never upward or across.
How to Regulate a Clock with a Pendulum
A brief, practical tip explains adjusting a pendulum clock by turning the thumbscrew to speed or slow the mechanism. If slow, loosen and reattach with a washer to broaden adjustment range, then recheck timing.
Cost of Good Roads in Illinois Quote by Road Commissioner
Illinois road commissioner George Stevens outlines affordable methods for hard roads using rubble and gravel. He estimates four loads of rubble per rod and two loads of gravel plus hauling at 50 cents per rod, totaling 4.55 dollars per rod or 1,456 dollars per mile, with cheaper brickwork possible in other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
George Stevens
Rockford
Lessons on Road Building Emphasized by School Leaders
A Dec 14 1907 meeting of parish superintendents in Baton Rouge Louisiana endorsed road improvement as vital to school success. They urged schools to offer organized lessons on road construction, promote highway awareness in institutes and teacher associations, and foster public appreciation of better highways and construction methods.
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Baton Rouge
The
Good Roads Magazine
Teachers’ Association
School Improvement Association
Governor Warfield Advocates Maryland Road Improvements
Maryland governor Warfield champions road building as a long term investment. He argues good roads cost money but save costs compared with bad roads, noting state projects by the geological survey cost comparable to northern and southern roads and require minimal maintenance for lasting comfort and use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warfield
Maryland
State Geological Survey Commission
Ontario towns win traffic road improvement prizes
A prize of 500 dollars was awarded to Etobicoke Ontario by the Ontario Motor League for improving a mile of road from Humber river to Mimco creek. Markham township received 100 dollars for a mile from the village of Markham. Additional prizes of 50 and 25 dollars went to the supervising officials. Recommendations by A W Campbell, commissioner of public works and committee chair, guided the judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Motor League
Etobicoke
Ont
Humber River
Mimco Creek
Good Roads Magazine
Markham
A. W. Campbell
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. £. Lemmon
Draggist
Washington
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
G. E. Gissell
Shington
Vienna Bakery
Grush & Brindley
Ashington
Rela
General Weaver
A. Pearson
Hala Bradford
Correctionville
Chal Ford
Rhea
Keota
R. H. Malin
Columbus Junction
Scott Reister
Hal Reister
Brighton
Parsons College
Fairfield
J. F. Hinkhouse
Ara EE
Frank Eagle
Omaha
Nebr
Frank Wells
Mr. Wells
Chicago
Wells
Fairfield Journal
Myra Shatter
Rest Room
Rest Room Association
Louisiana
the Citizens Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Dr. D. Arthaud
Osteopath
Kirksville
Dr. W. M. Terry
West Washington Street
Ray H. Dean
Cook & Sherman's
Washington, Ciowa
Austin Sutherland
Wagghington
Iowa AR
D. G. Knottnerus
Billiard
Sun
Upt
Daily Mail
Dal Pass
Sun Washington
Re“ Local Beene
Twee
Routhinregt Adusteat
Assenger
Icdasharess
Chicago Moise
Southwest Limited
Iowa Central
St.Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Mason City Mail
Twin Cities Limited
Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
Epey
AA. B. Cutts
Minn
Clifford Thorne
Court House
J. J. Kellogg
Attorney-At-Law
South Side Square
W. M. Butterfield
Crafl's
Eicher & Livingston
LAW
Cmnarles JA. Dewey Lawyer
Office
C. J. Wilson
C. Wilson
Wilson
Qfrice
Washington County Savings Bank
W. M. Keeley
E. D. Morrison
P. J. Hanley
J. B. Crail
BANKS
Famers & Merchants
State Bank
Capital
A. Wurre
Sam't Thompson
RK. L. Coulter
W. A. Wurre
Ass’t
Rupp
Flowa
Casey’s
D. F. Macon
Bea
Geldom
Chichester
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