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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1910
Page
6
Seventy year old Mr F B Kelley of Springfield Alabama reports kidney and bladder trouble for a year with headaches and painful urination. After a few weeks of Foley Kidney Pills his headaches vanished and bladder function returned to normal, ending distress. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. promote the remedy.
Notece reports the board of supervisors passed a resolution stating bounties on ground hogs will not be paid after July. The item mentions Foley's Kidney Remedy as a treatment for children with bed wetting and after illnesses. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McBihinney Drug Co. are cited.
Des Moines reports a week of ideal calm weather with rapid corn growth and cleaner fields. Temperatures ran above normal while rainfall remained below average, though light showers aided central counties. pasturage and early potatoes show effects of dry conditions.
Des Moines reports the missing newsboy Davy Standley located at the Pierce farm near Valley Junction. He had been feared drowned after a river search but was found alive picking cherries with help from his telepathic sister Marie and the mother’s suspicions.
President W C Brown of the New York Central rail road told the Minnesota Bankers association that gold drives prices up and labor wages rise with it. He proposed spending ten million dollars on two agriculture demonstration farms to raise crop value so it could pay for battleships, arguing improved farm output would avert internal danger.
In the projected confrontation the battleships would be of little use as the tactical balance shifts toward air power and faster fleets. Analysts note vulnerabilities to submarine and carrier strike capabilities may dominate naval strategy.
Champaign June 28 Prof Frank I Wood of the Illinois laboratory of national history defends the skunk as food and a farm helper He claims the flesh is white tender and tasty if the scent glands are removed but offers no preparation or capture method He denounces the animal as unjustly persecuted noting its value in destroying grubs beetles grasshoppers mice and moles
Italian extradition request for Porter Charlton is rejected under treaty limits. Secretary Knox signals the U S cannot extradite Italians from Italy for crimes here, leaving Charlton unlikely to face trial or long confinement. Charlton was arrested on return to Hoboken after confessing to killing his wife in Italy.
A display-window fireworks stock at a Charlotte store exploded on June 28 causing $5,000 in stock loss and damage to the storefront. Glass shattered across the street while the firework blast burned the front of the building. Insurance fully covers the loss.
The state railroad commission ordered a switch linking the Rock Island and Burlington lines. The northeast end of the Burlington Y was extended to join the Rock Island freight switch south of the depot. Freight cars can now transfer between Rock Island and Burlington tracks. The three Washington roads are connected by switches, including a link between Milwaukee and Rock Island made earlier.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet Thursday at 2 30 p m at Miss Mary Parker's home. The devotional topic is Honesty and Integrity With Our Fellows and the general discussion topic Capital and Labor. Due to warm weather the meeting place is changed to a central location and all members are urged to attend.
A summer cold, if neglected, can develop into bronchitis or pneumonia. Do not neglect it. Take Foley's Honey and Tar promptly to loosen the cough, soothe inflamed air passages, and expel the cold from the system, Lemiman's Pharmacy, McElhinney Drug Co.
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