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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
2
An advertisement from Racine Wisconsin markets Dr Shoop's Restorative and a free book on stomach heart and kidney ailments. It claims symptom relief ignores inner nerve causes and urges readers to request samples and the accompanying booklet. Local distributer J H Stewart is named.
The forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Friday with rising temperatures. The report from Washington, D C notes the outlook applies to Iowa for today and tomorrow.
Notice announces Sunday service by Brother J F Rutherford at 3 pm in the Academy with chart illustrated. Denomination free seats, no collection, event open to all. Also mentions E D Metzger's city visit and a medical advertisement for Foley's Kidney Cure.
Ernest Trueblood nine son of Foster and Mrs Trueblood drowned while swimming with his brother and cousins in a pond on Henry Truebloods farm near Denova. Age nine, cramps or sudden trouble caused his immersion before help arrived. Funeral held at Cedar church north of Salem. family mourns deeply.
During a severe storm in Waterloo on Monday night C J Wooley touched a live bulb and was fatally shocked his wife was knocked down while aiding him and the wire broke Wooley suffered extensive burns Mary Graham residence also damaged by lightning and occupants shocked The Ellis hotel walk was charged and several people fell while crossing the current Electric power was shut off city wide and factories closed early.
In Waterloo Iowa on June 26 a group of north end youths ages about fourteen playing Indians captured seven year old David Phillips tied him to a pump in an old quarry and set a fire under his feet intending to burn him. Phillips was rescued with minor foot burns. Leonard Horn twelve and Willie Hawkes eleven were arrested and to be sent to the juvenile court. Police link the act to dime novel influence. Phillips remains in serious condition.
Henry Lowe of Vinyard Ohio was killed on a Northwestern freight train on a bridge near Clinton. Ralph McCreery, his companion, escaped with injuries after the train struck Lowe while they searched for summer work in Iowa. The body will be sent to Vinyard for burial.
Describes an antiseptic liniment that prevents blood poisoning from cuts, bruises, or burns and speeds healing. It claims to reduce tenderness and stinging, alleviating pain almost instantly. Sold by Cook & Sherman.
The first week of the state normal summer school in Cedar Falls Iowa closes with over 1100 enrolled. Attendees include graduates of the University of Chicago Hastings college Neb Coe college Parsons college South Dakota state college Fisk college Drake university Smith and Simpson colleges plus sixty five former normal graduates enrolled for the session.
A dance is planned for the evening of July 4 at Richmond in the new Bohemian lodge hall starting at 8:30. Washington band will provide music and the event is open to all. Also notes a Dallas Tex resident praising Dr King s New Life Pills as effective laxative. Stewart s Pharmacy sells them 25c. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Milton Dicken and daughters visited Letts for a week. Mr Dicken recovering from an eye injury seeks rest.
The Iowa Central Ry announces a popular excursion to Minneapolis St Paul on Saturday July 20. The train departs Brighton at 9 19 p m and arrives Minneapolis 8 52 a m and St Paul 9 00 a m Sunday with return tickets valid on any train until No 6 leaving St Paul 7 25 p m and Minneapolis 8 00 p m Tuesday July 23. Round trip fare is 4 00. See flyers or call agents for details.
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