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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
8
Rock Island No 4 ran five hours late yesterday morning. A Milwaukee wrecker arrived from Savannah to clear the wreck five miles east of the city. The heavy derrick required hoisting before repairs. A new time card will take effect Sunday with No 8 arriving about 6 50 p m.
An Indian boy and his uncle seek a bag of magic corn on a center island wigwam. Geese and a gray moose confront the boy as he enters, demanding the bear's leg be left behind while the boy remains silent per his uncle's warning. The tale follows their cautionary journey amid forest folk and animal speech.
G W Hill announced the formal opening of his north side bakery in Washington this afternoon after a month of fixtures and improvements. The shop now features a soda fountain and new seating as he plans a thoroughly up to date operation. Between 2 and 5 pm ladies received a carnation and gentlemen cigars as souvenirs.
One hundred dollar reward offered for an incurable catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin, Toledo wholesale druggists, who vouch for F J Cheney and his firm. Cure taken internally, 75 cents a bottle, testimonials free. Also Hall's Family Pills advertised for constipation.
Elmer Bergquist arrived from Chicago to attend the Dill Taylor wedding scheduled for tomorrow. Miss Ethel Tillotson returned home from Creston via Burlington. Mrs. W A Carson and children Charlotte and Lester travel to Loda and Paxton for a few days with relatives. A camping party including Etta and Alice Whiting Hollis Whiting Harry Turner and chaperone Miss Johnson heads to Fredonia for a week of camping, with Floyd McClellan joining later.
Do not rely on a single feed crop or planting. Plan liberal feed for fall and winter, aiming for surplus rather than bare minimum. Emphasize quality and continual growth so stock stay in good flesh through winter, as Farmers Advocate notes money is lost when beasts stop growing.
Des Moines Iowa June 10 If Representative Hull secures renomination it will be by a narrow margin. His claimed 81 vote majority over Judge S M Prouty has fallen to 18 in the official canvass of part of the primary ballots. Polk county canvass is incomplete and will take several days.
A cheerful boy travels by canoe to an enchanted island guarded by giant geese to seize a bag of magic corn that could end his famine. He outsmarts the birds with chestnuts, saves his torn wound with a healing goose, and returns home to share the harvest with his uncle and a cinnamon bear as they celebrate with a war dance.
The dialogue scenes a child named Ethel asking what an idol is while the mother explains. Ethel quips that an idol seems to do nothing but sit around, inviting a gentle lesson about idle objects in a household setting.
New York health department reports fewer deaths than ever before in a weekly total. The death rate dropped from 17.46 per thousand the previous year to 14.41, a decline of 3.05 per thousand or about 250 deaths, with no clear explanation.
Farmers Advocate notes dehorning calves soon after birth to prevent injuries and bleeding. The procedure clips hair around the button and applies caustic potash with care to avoid eyes, causing a slight smarting. A scab forms in days and horns may not develop. repeat if necessary.
Noted tenor Joseph Sheehan is performing in vagueville while Teddy girl chorus entertains. Lew Dockstader’s alias is George Clapp. Mrs. Fiske to appear in a new modern American play next season. A Waltz Dream slated for London by Charles Frohman. George M. Cohan busy with a new play, A Manservant. Annie Russell to reappear in Paid In Full after a season’s rest. Anne Warner to adapt Susan Clegg sketches into a May Robson play.
Fire was discovered at about 1 am in Miss Campbell's restaurant in Coppock Iowa. The room and contents suffered heavy damage before flames were extinguished. Loss not yet estimated, but building was insured in Des Moines and Winfield firms to partially cover the loss.
The Rev. S. B. Huston departed Monday night for his home in McConnelsburg Pennsylvania after helping Rev. D. J. Masson conduct communion services.
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