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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
8
The article describes the strict requirements for obtaining a New Jersey marriage license, including age rules and parental consent. It notes the identifying witness must answer a long series of personal questions about the groom, the bride, and their families, with clerks probing familial connections and objections before approving the license.
Postmaster General Hitch cock predicts the year will show a decrease of over 10 million dollars in the year end deficit from 17.48 million carried over. For the quarter ending December, the service posted a profit of 2.115 million dollars, the largest for any three months in department history.
Roswell New Mexico marks its shift to prohibition with the last liquor sold on June 20 ahead of midnight. The dry victory follows a close election, making Treswell the first city in the state to go dry.
Boston reports the Waltham Watch company will close its plant today due to over production. The shutdown lasts until July 25, idling 8,500 workers who have faced multiple closures since December and worsening finances.
Foley's Kidney Remedy may be given to children with admirable results. It does away with bed wetting and is recommended after measles and scarlet fever. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co are noted suppliers.
Washington June 28. The Senate approved the postal savings bank bill and moved to conference on the reclamation bond and campaign publicity bills. Lodge Bailey and Colley spearheaded quick action. an executive session was blocked. The scene featured strong debate and a decisive push for Taft policies. Scotty Scott struggled to keep up with the fast clerk readings on a public buildings pork bill as Smoot of Utah joined a disruptive moment.
P and Downs, owner of a local automobile repair stop, was badly injured when a blast at Burgess hospital sent debris into the street. Downs was hurled over twenty feet, suffering a skull fracture and deep gash, and has been unconscious with poor prospects for recovery. George Perry, nearby worker handling a tire, received minor injuries from flying metal.
June 30 report shows John Eliott president of Lamont Savings Bank profitably exiting his stake in the Storey Brecher Lumber Co located at Monohon Walsh after six years, with a clean cash gain of 60000 from the investment.
Rail services announce two special trains for Washington for Independence Day. The Q will run a 10 PM departure to bring people home after the celebration. Rock Island will operate morning trains from Sigourney to Washington arriving by 8 AM with stops at Harper Keota and Chester, plus an 11 PM return trip.
Marshalltown prepares to host 5000 to 6000 Elks and wives for the state convention August 16 to 18. Local lodge plans a gala with decorations costing about 4000 dollars and a parade on August 17. A racing program at the fair grounds will be free for Elks and families. Officials include Liond Ro Maxwell president Jerry Sullivan vice president J R Frailevy secretary and A Vienigbaum treasurer.
Private C. J. Garnett of Troop D Sixth Cavalry died at Fort Des Moines when a Springfield rifle discharged while he was cleaning it. Garnett enlisted in Troop Brooklyn on September 3, 1909, and the accidental gunshot occurred yesterday.
Ruth Preston, a Grinnell College student and Mason City resident, suffered a severe eye injury when a heated curling iron slipped from her hand and struck her forehead, causing intense pain and necessitating immediate medical care from a specialist.
Sidney Virginia reports John Burdick a Riverton painter was jailed awaiting transport to Churinda asylum after a heat induced mental break. He collapsed into madness Saturday night following a long hot day’s work. He has a wife and several children.
Stanhope June 30 five years after Henry H. Warner of the Stanhope Mail separated from his wife a reconciliation brought wife and child back. A relative in Indiana later said both were dead. The boy died of malignant diphtheria and the mother followed days after.
A summer cold can advance to bronchitis or pneumonia if ignored. Take Foley's Honey and Tar promptly to loosen coughs soothe inflamed passages and expel the cold. Lemmon's Pharmacy Mekihinney Drug Co.
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