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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1912
Page
7
Subscriptions listed by numbers show weekly and monthly rates with advance options for three months and a year. The fragment outlines pricing but lacks full context or complete figures.
The New York Stock Exchange plans a general wage increase to offset rising living costs. The raise totals 56 dollars monthly per service stripe, with one stripe earned for every five years of service. Supt. Burns shows eight stripes, Doorkeeper Mallon seven, and Doorkeepers Connolly and Ford six each.
Readers may request Chautauqua programs by mailing a card to 8.2 Dewey. Mr Dewey has mailed many programs and invites interested individuals to drop a card for distribution and mailing of the program. 12764
In a jocular exchange, Mrs Hynson questions why Mrs Justwed married another indigestion sufferer after her first died of indigestion. Mrs Justwed explains she kept her late husband’s medicine and did not want it wasted.
A London dispatch notes Dick Turpin's pistol found with which he shot his enemy Tom King. The article recounts Turpin's legend, his horse Black Bess, and his chase across England, with vivid period detail and verses from the highwaymen chapter. It ends with a separate note: President Taft received a cameo portrait carved from coral by Giovanni B. Vitelli.
The government thermometer kept by W A Cook dropped twenty nine degrees after a day near ninety three degrees. Yesterday was among the hottest days of the season with temperatures close to records, and by today the sun returned but the heat remained milder than the prior stretch. Church attendance dipped as the heat proved almost intolerable.
Classified notice states a journal want ad service can handle selling items for readers. It emphasizes easy listings and broad reach for quick sales in the community.
A reflective note urging focus on clear present duties rather than distant, grand visions. The aphorism emphasizes practical action and immediate responsibilities over speculative ambitions.
Court action filed by O. L. Turner seeks to quiet title to the north half of Outlet one in Southwest Washington Addition now the city of Washington Iowa. Plaintiffs claim over twenty years of adverse possession and request cancellation of all adverse claims and a decree confirming ownership in Turner. Defendants are numerous including City of Washington and Washington Park Association with publication set before September 2, 1912.
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