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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1910
Page
7
Eight members of a picnic party were tossed over a roadside embankment near the Towa River. A separate civic note reports bonds floated to finance the Muscatine North and South Road extension toward Burlington.
A picnic party of eight including Attorney Nyle Jones and family escaped death after their double buggy overturned near the Iowa River Friday night. The horses swerved in the dark and the group, which also included Jacob Vanderzee Dwight Griffith Nellie Showalter and Agnes Pemley, suffered only minor injuries.
The Commercial Exchange committee resumes canvassing to raise a $25,000 bonus for the Muscatine North and South line. Bonds totaling $1,000,000 have been issued to cover the extension from Elrick Junction to Burlington, with the German Trust Company acting as trustee. The mortgage record was filed in Muscatine County.
Des Moines Iowa June 20 Harold Cotterell seventeen and Carl Keitser aged unknown were drowned near Camp Douglas four miles west of Des Moines. Both were poor swimmers and swam out too far. Police used drag hooks and a boat but bodies not recovered.
The University of Iowa annual session begins in Iowa City on June 20 and runs to July 30. Registrar Barrett reports better than ever prospects with a larger number of full professors, signaling a prominent and thriving summer program.
This item announces Phil Staats has written a new ballad with sentiment and melody. Through Walter Jacob the publisher, the complete piano score and music are provided free to readers. Grace Leonard will feature the tune in her vaudeville act American Types and plans a limited U.S. run before touring Europe. The note emphasizes exceptional value and reader access to the song.
Sheriff Elele Jamison and ex county recorder F M Lee were brought from Chicago to Fairfield and then Keosauqua handcuffed on a wife desertion charge. Lee, once Van Buren county recorder, faced bigamy accusations tied to Edna Wasson and a divorce suit. Trial set for fall term.
A medical note explains hiccough relief by pressing two fingers at the center top of the breastbone where neck nerves rise. Firm inward downward and outward pressure for a few minutes can stop stubborn hiccoughs, often after simple water remedies fail.
The London Graphic cites a remark about the prince regent and his valet. The valet defines a gentleman as one who would not clean his own boots, a snappy retort reflecting old European courtly views.
In a clipped Cleveland Leader snippet, Hamm asks if the professor is recognized. A Ticket Man replies he knows him but warns to keep quiet or face being moved along.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note quotes a Chicago physician stating six drinks of whisky have the same effect as a hard day’s work. The remark chides overworked Chicago imbibers who try to crowd a week’s labor into one day.
The narrator quotes H. Lee from American Magazine about Brown seeking a partner. Brown, a 28 year old with his own business, wants a partner who can both run laws and enforce them, perform complex chemical work, repair and tailor, and manage buying with finances. He compares this to a wife who can legislate for a family, cook, mend, wash, and raise children, noting the sickroom requires even more knowledge. The piece ends with the remark that most marry and trust to luck.
A bath tub on wheels that can be moved to a patient’s bedside is introduced as a new convenience for hospitals, aiding those too ill to reach the regular bathroom.
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