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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
8
Washington reports indicate a pivotal reciprocity vote in the Senate on the reciprocity bill and revisions to the tariff. House action is expected soon with adjournment following. The outcome could affect statehood measures and related amendments as lawmakers prepare for August actions.
Catherine Harker of Michigan City Indiana a fourteen year old seeks court consent to donate part of her annual sixty thousand dollars income to Catholic Episcopal churches hospitals and orphanages The guardians and Laporte circuit court must approve disbursement while estate value exceeds one million dollars Her father provides for her education and maintenance and guardianship limits her autonomy until age twenty one The guardianship board includes President James B Morena of First National Bank
Ottumwa Iowa report quotes Mrs Hannier E B Pampler describing relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for long standing female troubles. The notice urges women to avoid risky surgical operations and to write Mrs Pinkham for free advice from Lynn Massachusetts advising the plant based remedy's benefits.
An odd advertising fragment touts a dandruff cure promising to remove scalp and skin diseases. It mentions Zemo and Zemo Soap as guaranteed remedies and claims quick, complete effectiveness with a sample bottle offer. The language is fragmented and focused on a hair and scalp treatment product.
A critic linked to Harvard University denounces colleges in The Philistine and Genius. The author cites notable figures and questions the standard of education, noting a famed five foot shell and sparking debate about educators and administrators.
Provisions of a new naturalization law affect about half a million men who filed first papers in the last five years. Applicants must now send new documentation to Washington at their own expense to obtain second papers. Verification by the Washington office suspends issuance until proof is confirmed, replacing sworn statements from the applicant and two witnesses.
The article discusses a local concern over toad breeding and its effects on crops. Residents report hundreds of toads and pests, blaming predator to be the main enemy. Neighbors observe strange migrations and seek remedies to protect fields from infestation.
A reader suggests trying a journal to improve outcomes and achieve best results. The note emphasizes practical steps and steady effort.
In a brisk talk, He and She trade views on engagements and short marriages while noting humorist Dobbs has entered a sanitarium after a nervous breakdown. Higgins and Hinks discuss his recent spree at a fur show and a riddle that keeps him awake seeking an answer.
A vintage advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy claiming it restores natural hair color and promotes growth. It touts a quick, safe cleanse and is sold by druggists for fifty cents a bottle, with McVillinney Drug Co as special agent.
Chicago and Western sailors head to Detroit for the annual Olympic Cup amateur championship. The event opens with ceremonies and ships preparing to sail as the regatta begins next week.
New York yachts racing for the Reciprocity Cup begin tomorrow. William Randolph ties commodore as 21 vessels set from New York toward Waltan. Entrants include the Ilya, the Canadi¢e, the Sybilla Ih, and the In with a 645 mile course.
A London newspaper offers a fifty thousand dollar prize for the WOGQemile aeroplane race around the British Isles. The race starts tomorrow with aviators allowed to finish the course, which runs from Brooklands to Hendon then Harrogate Newcastle Edinburgh Stirling Glasgow Birmingham Bristol Exeter Brighton and back to Brooklands.
National Guardsmen from Pennsylvania and New Jersey head to summer camps. Pennsylvania camps open to citizen soldiers tomorrow at Mt Gretna Indiana and Selins Grove while Camp Woodrow Wilson begins at Sean Girt.
Edith Randall of Quincy plans a trip to Chamonix to await the glacier thaw for the body of her father John Handel Randall and eight others who died in 1870 during Mont Blanc ascent. She has visited the burial site multiple times and hopes recovered artifacts signal the body, while relatives await proof the glacier yields its dead.
Washington physician Dr. Reid Hunt reported at the American Medical Association that thyroid activity may affect family size. In mice trials four per group showed diet influenced fecundity, with oatmeal and liver reducing births, crackers milk eggs increasing reproduction, and cornmeal milk lowering litter size.
In a private suit heard by Judge Charles L. Long, the court ruled that the husband is the sole head of the family finances and may determine expenditures and household staff. Ndith S. Marsh challenged the ruling, while Mrs. Marsh dissented, saying she did not endorse the opinions.
Preparations were completed today to care for 6 000 troops taking part in Chicago's military tournament running from next Sunday through the following Saturday. Participants include U S regulars from cavalry and infantry, the Illinois national guard, British troops from Canada, and crack drill corps from numerous states.
The contra west tennis tournament begins tomorrow in Chicago and runs through next week at Onwentsia Clit. A travel tip notes never depart without Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. by Joo. mon's Pharmacy.
Morris Kirkland in Canon City jail says a dream from his deceased mother compelled him to reveal the truth about Dominick Mangino’s murder. He named John Smith and Charles Bosley, both jailed, as participants who have since confessed. Mangino was attacked after cashing a check and died from his injuries. he survived briefly to tell his tale.
A women’s alterations notice invites ladies with suits or garments to be altered or repaired. Jean Huysmans, ladies tailor, asks customers to bring items now while he cannot give full attention during the busy season.
Delegates at the Millinery Traveling Men's National Association convention in Indianapolis adopt small hat style as next winter’s rule. Salesmen, meanwhile, protest railway trunk size limits to forty five inches in height.
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