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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1911

Page

2

Happenings in the County and Surrounding Day News

Local notices from Ainsworth Crawfordsville Havre and surrounding areas list births visitors and travels. A nine pound baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Geo Scott. various residents attend events visit relatives attend meetings and ship wool. Lightning damages W A Walker home. community notes Edward Rhodes and the Spessards travel to Cedar Rapids for lodge events.

Ainsworth Geo, Scott Geneva Margaret Kerr Washington Robert Williams Markson Wisconsin O. D. Chapel Harold Philips West Liberty K. Edward Rhodes KE. W. Spessard Cedar Rapids Grand Lodge J. R. Morrison Mathew Thompson Ernest Goble Arkansas R. M. Keller Brighton Marshall M. Edmonton Messrs Charlie Jack Larue Lone Tree W. A. Walker

Not Guilty Ruling in Emte Case Prompts Local Report

Special to Evening Journal reports Edenr and Cooke cleared of em te charges. A Southbound Shista Limited on the Southern Pacific was halted by two bandits who entered the mail car, robbed three clerks, looted mail sacks, and took a large amount of registered mail near Yonenalia.

Rev Mribben at First Church

Last night at the First United Presbyterian church Rev KB G McKibben of Fairfield preached a practical sermon on Christian living from Matthew 5 16 urging a bright steady faith and use of talents for God. Another service followed at 1 50 PM with more preaching and communion is planned tomorrow morning at 11 with the pastor.

McKibben

Local Visitors Depart For Alberta And Nearby Towns

Mrs Jane Williams and a visitor left for Alberta Canada after eight months at the Pro Goile home. Rev and Mrs Mis Taylor leave for Wapello where Mr Taylor will preach tomorrow. Harry Robertson arrived this morning on the Burlington from Denver and will visit his parents Mr and Mrs J F Robertson for about weeks. He stopped in St Louis to visit Henry Korliles.

Bam Porter Pennsylvania James Harvey Hites Gon Robert Muscating Fol Woodburh Ottumwa Des Moines Valley Medical Association Crawfordsville Emma Katherine Buxbaum Grace Him J. F. Buxbaum Francis Fishburn Grace Lease Nina Twinam Ruth Fletcher Dessa Riley Stanley Edgar Rex Farrell Long Floyd Hammill Ivan Lease Lee Carter Bruce Lease Jay Metzger Washington Will White Frank Clarence Gault Jesse Willams Mrs A. Twinam H. L. Cherryvholmes Will Mitchell Matt Turbott Burlington Jane Williams von Boy Alberta Canada Mis! Taylor M Taylor Wapello Harry Robertson Howe Burlington Fromston Colo J. F. Robert Harry

Cost of Livin in Borough Highlighted by Crime Case

A verdict noting an eight cent award to a woman who was kissed without consent casts light on rising living costs in the borough. The New York World reports the decision and its implications for local life and public sentiment.

New York World

European gypsy moth invasions reach New England

The gypsy moth, a European pest accidentally introduced into Massachusetts about 40 years ago, has spread slowly along the eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts and into New Hampshire, eastern Connecticut, and southwestern Maine. First found in Boston in 1889, Massachusetts funded extermination efforts, paused in 1900, resumed in 1905, and continued annually. National aid began in 1907, with Congress providing 300000 dollars yearly in Farmers' Bulletin No. 453.

Massachusetts Rhode Island Newbyshire Connecticut Maine Hoston Congress Farmers' Bulletin No

Market Summary: Packers and Livestock Prospects Steady

Markets show mixed packers activity with high shipping grades at 5.45 to 6.20. Cattle around 400 head and sheep around 6,000 head. overall prospects steady amid varied quotes and weights.

Dibvet Hough

Local Washington City Market Prices Summary

The page lists prevailing market prices for staples in Washington City including corn, straw, flour, bran, shorts, and corn meal. Prices shown include flour per sack, bran and shorts per hundred, and corn per unit, with vendors identified as REISTER & SON and associates.

Washington City Reister & Son

Health and beauty promise from Electric Bitters

A claimed herbal tonic for women links health to charm and complexion. It asserts constipation and kidney issues cause skin eruptions and irritability, promising Electric Bitters regulate stomach liver and kidneys, purify blood, and improve nerves eyes breath and skin, with Lemmon's Pharmacy as the outlet.

Lemmon’'s Pharmacy

Decline of Tea Caravan Trade Amid Progress Threats

A letter to the London Globe from Russia laments the erosion of old trade routes as modern progress, including motor transport, threatens the Asiatic caravan carrying China tea. The note describes canister transport across Central Asia to Russia and predicts rapid changes due to faster travel, shortening exposure time.

Russia London Globe China Gobi Desert Central Asia

Quotable Herald Adage About Fame and Downfall

A heritage newspaper quote remarks that climbing to fame is hard and easy to fall from, framing the peril of public life as a steep ascent followed by a tumble. The line underscores the fragile nature of renown and the risks of easy ascent.

Herald

Fate of a Man with a New Idea

A man promotes a new idea faced with skepticism and labeled as a theorist innovator or crank. Years pass and the idea gains universal acceptance ending with him being ignored as everyone agrees with him.

Bere

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