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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1910

Page

7

Had to Make Confession in Club Gossip

In a Chicago Record-Herald snippet, George admits to envying a man named Robinson he met at the Athletic club who seeks support for a club office and may be single. The conversation reveals suspicion, marriage status, and a request to attend lunch, ending with a tense exchange and a purchase approved for a leg horn hat.

George Athmetic Club Robinson Josephine Chicago Record-Herald

Age Estimates for Niagara Falls Through History

Geologists have debated the falls age from about 55 000 years to 9000 years. Early work tied the formation to Lake Superior region land changes. Over time estimates shifted with Lyell and other scientists revising the figure lower or higher.

Niagara Falls Niagara River Great Lakes Lyell

Mt. Pleasant Boy Porter Located in Omaha En Route Home

Mt. Pleasant July 18. Paul Porter sixteen year old missing boy was found in Omaha Friday night. A card to his father Asbury Porter explained his whereabouts and said he planned to enlist in Lincoln. His exact location since leaving home is unknown. His parents travel by train to Omaha to bring him home.

Mt. Pleasant Paul Porter Omaha Asbury Porter Lincoln Porter

Indian clothes hampers and one-third off at The Pair this week

LOCAM NBs report this week includes sales on Indian clothes hampers and a one-third discount at The Pair. Several notices mention residents traveling, transfers of property, and community updates across Havre and nearby towns.

Des Moines Plan Wins in Marshalltown Special Election

In a tight vote representing about one third of the city’s eligible voters the Des Moines plan carried Friday. All but one ward supported it and the overall tally was 795 to 347 in favor.

Marshalltown Des Moines

Monroe Votes Against Free Public Library and Fire Engine

In Monroe on July 18, voters rejected a measure to establish a free public library by 96 to 29 and another proposal to purchase a double tank chemical engine by 65 to 51. The town currently lacks fire protection.

Monroe

Dairymen Fined For Low Butter Fat Tests

In Marshalltown three dairymen Jackson Fanton and Hinecker were arrested after milk samples failed to reach 3 per cent butter fat. Dr. O O Thompson filed complaints and they pleaded guilty, each fined 25 dollars plus costs. Local milk inspector J A Turner reported 2 4 per cent from two dairies and 1 4 per cent from Fanton.

Marshalltown O. O. Thompson State Pure Food and Dairy Commission J. FE. Jackson H. BE. Vanton George Hinecker State Commission J. A. Turner Jackson and Hinecker Fanton

Missionary Society Invitation to Meet at Mrs McCall’s

Mrs John McCall extends an invitation to all members of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church to gather at her South Marion avenue home on Tuesday at 2 30 p m. The meeting includes Mrs N E Lease who works with United Presbyterian aid for mountain whites in Tennessee and will share details of the mission work.

John McCall Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church South Marion Avenue N. Ie. Lease Lease United Presbyterian Church Tennessee

Navajo Club Plans Picnic at Sun Set Park

The Navajo Club will picnic in Sun Set Park Wednesday afternoon. Members should bring well filled baskets.

Sunset Park

Chey Bus Line Prompt Phone Order Contact Note

Local bus line records request for delivery orders to be attended promptly by Frank Rovers. Include street and number in the contact details.

Chey Frank Rovers

Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Quick Relief

Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package from Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co as relief for hay fever and asthma congestion. Claims soothing, healing effects for head and throat discomfort.

Foley Lemmon’s Pharmacy McElhinney Drug Co

Editor After Devil's Job

A humorous tale recounts a Missourian who travels to the underworld and quickly asserts control. The devils spar over ownership until the real devil appears and quips leading to the punchline about a wife’s gift.

William Sothern, Jr Missourian Devil The

Amazing ingenuity in gem counterfeit production worldwide

The demand for precious stones grows while counterfeits proliferate. Modern imitators in this country and abroad have achieved a level of realism not imagined by ancient counterfeiters.

Plausible Cat Disease Claims Stir Public Alarm

A quoted Atlanta Constitution note attributes disease spread and illness to cats arguing they spread insomnia and profanity along with other ills. The snippet frames public concern over feline influence and health worries.

Atlanta Constitution

Mothers Who Have Daughters in Hudson Ohio Advised

Readers urged to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from painful and irregular periods. Mothers praise the remedy in letters to the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. and girls are advised to seek advice by writing to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Lydia E. Pinkham Hudson Ohio Lydia Ik Pinkham George Strickler R. No Lydia

Blood Disease Cure Claims From Domestic Remedy

An advertisement touts 5. 8. S. as a real blood purifier that cures contagious blood poison by cleansing the circulation. It promises permanent recovery, home treatment guidance, and a free book from The Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Georgia.

THE Swipt Specific CO Atlanta

Wrightink Wreck Causes Injuries and Remedy Ad

An old advertisement describes a Wrightink wreck with injuries from a train incident and promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as quick relief for burns sores eczema chapped hands and eyes. It lists J. H. Lemmon Len non's Pharmacy as the sale point.

J. Ik. Lemmon Lennon

Bold hardy ferns deserve place in garden borders

Graceful effects may be developed in foregrounds and drives through grades by the bold use of larger hardy ferns. Few pay attention to hardy ferns and gardens hide them in out of the way spots where they decay. The bold and handsome ferns deserve better than a miserable existence among decaying roots, as Garden Illustrated notes.

Garden Illustrated

Blind man climbs statue amid New York harbor sights

A blind man recalls a shipboard encounter with a boastful climber who claimed to have scaled major monuments. He notes the Liberty statue overlook and the city’s skyline as immigrants passed nearby, finding satisfaction in saying he has been there.

New York Harbor Bunker Hil Monument Washington Monument Baltimore Monument Washington

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