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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1912
Page
5
Local ads announce Rothschild's offering one third to one half off dresses and gingham dresses plus one fourth off embroidery and skirts. The Vienna bakery and various stores promote fresh rolls cookies and bakery items daily as residents plan shopping and dining around sales and entertainment.
Milwaukee dispatch reports Wausau Wisconsin devastated by floods estimated at one million dollars with several drownings. Two dam breaks unleashed floodwaters sweeping the town as its massive paper mills supply power. Also notes visitors and delegates including Mrs Laura Stone and Miss Isal Allen leaving for Monmouth while John Simpson attends a church convention in Pittsburgh.
A Paris scientist envisions a museum collecting phonographic records of all forms of speech, aiming to archive diverse vocal expressions and sounds for study and preservation.
The Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, whose reign began in 1611, is credited by history with inventing fixed ammunition with a paper cartridge. The first successful metallic cartridge was patented in 1850 by an American.
The adage notes that travelers must carry knowledge to bring back wealth of the Indies. Samuel Johnson emphasizes learning as essential for successful exploration and discovery.
A blunt statement warns that excessive worry harms mental function by keeping brain cells in constant action. It contrasts work and worry, noting worry wears and tires the mind while work draws on effort without the same peril.
In Greenland a patient asks the doctor how often to take medicine and is told to take it every six weeks during the night. The exchange highlights a treatment interval and care timing.
In a rare surface melee sixty miles east of Montauk Point the Caledonia watches a flock of swordfish and sharks play battle. A swordfish mortally wounds a shark, but the sharks fatally attack the swordfish. one fighter loses a blade and is torn apart as the scene turns deadly. Purser Johnston observes a swordfish killed when rammed by a shark.
Granite City, Tih-Thomas Bergen wed Mrs Katherine Hardy at a ceremony performed by Justice Lowell. Bergen shouted with joy danced around the room and kissed his bride repeatedly saying he has her now and relief at the long battle to win her.
Bishop Burt urged preaching husbands be spared from baby care and household duties. He warned candidates to beware counterfeit religion and to keep out of debt while living within means. The conference adopted a report charging officials with nullifying Maine’s prohibitory law.
In Tarrytown New York an Italian railroad worker fed black pepper to elephant Jumbo III in a freight car. The elephant sneezed, knocked him fifty feet, and he was badly injured before friends helped him home.
In Mount Carmel a barber, Everett Deffindall, struck a deal with a local farmer to trade shaves for cans of fishing worms. The farmer visits town regularly to receive his shave in exchange for a fresh supply of wigglers, a scarce commodity for local fishermen.
Fear sweeps the northwest that harvest workers will be scarce as wages of two to four and a half dollars per day with board fail to lure needed labor. The Great Northern reports 120 North Dakota towns needing 100 to 300 hands each with similar shortages across Dakota regions and adjacent states.
Six arguments challenging nearly all Iowa freight rates were filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Officials contend rates are discriminatory, with cities along the Mississippi and border towns cited. The plan seeks identical proportional rates for intermediate routes and a general ruling to curb high charges.
Des Moines July 24 Reverend Charles Parsons of Des Moines head of the Iowa Society for the Friendless urged Christians to demand prison reform. He warned that Iowa penal institutions suffer abuses and that Christian involvement could lead to officials’ retirement and stricter penology.
Reports say the missing Daryl Marlow remains unfound and sympathy grows for his parents. A prior claim of finding him with gypsies proved false tied to a camp near Mason City and Clear Lake. Relatives hire a clairvoyant while some insist the child was killed by a careless driver and buried at the roadside. Police share the belief the child died in an accident.
Buffalo July 24 health officials examine Sam Jesen of Bay City Michigan reported to have a pronounced leprosy case. Located in the city since Monday the outcome will determine whether state or federal aid is sought to address the situation.
The Iowa state board of education ends a long conflict at Ames college by opening the college hospital to any physician licensed to practice in Iowa. The hospital, now under the college president and finance committee, retains the college physician while dropping exclusive privileges for student treatment.
A short, unclear report from Lone Rock dated July 24 mentions belief that a child was killed. Details are missing in the fragment, but authorities are noted as involved and an investigation is implied.
A leprosy suspect named Hirschfelt was sent back to Wichita by authorities from Bay City after failed efforts to remove him from the state. He was placed under police guard during transfer and escorted by Centerville officials.
William Norton known as Pap Norton of Webster City announces he will not re enlist after twenty two years in Company C. The veteran guard member says his term expired and he has earned a rest though colleagues expect a possible late return within ninety days to retain rank.
Des Moines commercial bodies were notified by the Western Passenger Association that no excursion rates will be offered for the Iowa State Fair. Visitors must pay the regular two cents a mile fare.
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