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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1902
Page
4
Good attendance expected at the shooting tournament with entries from nearby towns. The event will be held at the Gun Club grounds tomorrow and Thursday with local marksmen participating and visitors anticipated from surrounding areas.
A fragmentary journal excerpt recalls oversized rings in medieval times. It notes Trajan’s consort busts, a three inch ring on Hilary bishop of Chichester’s thumb, and Oldham’s Exeter shrine thumb ring. Robbed treasures included a royal thumb ring once linked to the French king.
A fragment recounts ancient building rites where foundations were laid with blood and sacrifices to secure protection. It notes shifts to Christian times and the spread of similar sacrifices, including animals, to sanctify structures. The passage also mentions Clark Russell attending a Seaman trial and mutiny linked to poisoned rations.
A short quip from the Saturday Evening Post notes that a man who rises to perform a task does not always receive his fair portion of the reward. The remark reflects on effort versus reward in everyday life.
The hunting season and recent cold days push waterfowl toward local streams. Anglers migrate to nearby rivers or the Mississippi bottoms to pursue ducks, choosing trains or boats as travel options.
March 11 items show residents visiting relatives and conducting business across Iowa towns. Alex Dawnon and Dr. F C Fletcher travel for business. Mrs J C Cunningham plans a Cedar Rapids Clinton trip. Oscar and Mrs Harrison visit Verdi. T B McMillan and Charles Miller make trips to Davenport and Bloomfield. Rev W N Potter mourns death in Lone Tree. Tom Shilling rents Foster property. S R Wallace and A P Jeffrey visit Carroll for a two week stay.
An early warning appeal urges strengthening heart muscles calming nervous irritation and regulating action to prevent debilitation or sudden death. The ad touts Dr Miles Heart Cure as the solution.
A Milwaukee resident, Joan Van Dennonen of 256 Kewaunee Street, reports darting chest pains and arm pain followed by smothering and fainting, saying Dr Miles Heart Cure fully relieved the troubles.
Dr Miles Heart Cure claims to steady heart action accelerate circulation and strengthen the whole system. Sold by druggists with a guarantee. Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
A Chicago woman sued to stop a cigarette firm from stamping her portrait on boxes. The Tama Free Press notes Epworth League branding in ads like Chew Epworth League products, provoking indignant opposition from Methodists. Joe Campbell returns to Ottumwa to begin brick work. Mise Campbell extends her visit. Lou Dawson travels to Keota for outdoor photos.
A New York Journal note urges slow, thorough chewing and no rapid feeding for children and adults. It compares fast eating to horse feeding, explains hunger as a bodily need, and warns that quick meals harm growth, digestion, and vitality. It cites school rest periods and home study as contributing factors.
Classified notices show wants and offers for domestic help and lodging. Indicates multiple ad lines seeking a girl for general house work, a room for rent, wood sawing, and inquiries at local offices with names and addresses. Includes references to specific streets and landmarks and requests inquiries at journal office.
Henry T. Crook of the Asheville Gazette reports rapid rheumatic relief after using Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. He attributes the cure to the guaranteed remedy and cites prior unsuccessful treatments. Sold by Stewart s Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman. The ad promotes Hot Springs Arkansas as a health resort with government oversight and low round trip rail rates via Iowa Central Ry. Geo. S. Barry serves as contact for information.
The Second United Presbyterian church raised 156 dollars last Sabbath but bad weather kept many away, with more contributions expected. Yearly missions offerings by First and Second congregations usually total 200 dollars or more. This year King’s Daughters’ gift reached 855.54 dollars, the largest ever. First church has not yet taken its offering.
A Manchu censor memorializes the throne demanding Wu Ting Fang be dismissed for alleged improper retention of $80,000 in Tien Tein silver refunded by the U S government. Also, Roseboom & Co. of Mattoon bought the LWOC and 1901 broom corn crop from F Bundy, securing sixty five tons at an average $105 per ton.
Telegraph from Foreman River County reports a Black man named Horace McCoy lynched in Little Rock for allegedly assaulting Mrs. John Lemons, a white woman. The incident highlights racial violence in the era.
Fire swept the large Zinkle Mercantile company building in Fond du Lac Wisconsin causing stock losses likely to exceed 40 thousand dollars. The blaze prompted extensive damage assessment as investigators comb through the ruins. Scientific gardening is taught in Sweden national schools and teacher training seminaries with widespread school gardens shaping rural education.
The Public Library will open tomorrow Wednesday and allow patrons to borrow books during the same hours as before the prior closing.
The King’s Daughters of the Second U P church held a regular meeting at Miss Marie Samson’s home. Helen Lewis was named president pro tempore. officers elected include Jennie Anderson as president, Jennie McGahey as vice president, Lloyd Latta as secretary, Alyce Combs as treasurer, and Ora Henderson with Mrs Schuyler Livingston on the flower committee. Schuyler Livingston returned from Chicago where he had been on business.
A tired man on the street asks a busy doctor what to take. The doctor replies with a sharp punchline suggesting to take a cab. The exchange appears as a humorous vignette in the New York Times.
The passage notes contemporary naturalists who speculate on improbable transformations such as horsehairs becoming snakes and toads living millennia without sustenance. It also mentions theories that the barnacle goose derives from shellfish and that the sora is a winged frog.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a justice of the peace prompting a young woman in a wedding scene at the Waya. She frets over marrying a man she doubts, lamenting the $2 license cost and her morbid dilemma between affection and waste.
In a New York Telegram excerpt De Style claims Gunbusta pulled fifteen teeth from him while denying being a dentist. De Style asserts Gunbusta pried open the dog's mouth and pulled him away.
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