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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
4
New York reports Appleton's Magazine findings show up to 30000 needed to set up practice in a big city and about 11000 in the country, with doctors needing about 32 years to be self supporting. The piece argues regulation is unlikely or would raise charges and notes most physicians cannot retire after a career.
Mrs. Chas. Brown, who had been quite seriously ill, shows improvement today and is reported better.
In district court McCartney & Son sue George Turner on a mortgage note for about 105 dollars alleging payment for sidewalk work. Turner contests the debt claiming the work failed to meet requirements and that he did not know he signed a mortgage. Numerous witnesses are being examined and several docket items noted including naturalization hearings fixed for Sept 15 1908.
The Rev Charles H Fowler a Methodist bishop died today in New York City. The report notes his prominence within the church and his death occurs amid other Milwaukee society headlines involving George Willoughby who murdered his wife and fatally wounded himself over a love entanglement.
We have sold out our meat business and urge those owing us to call and settle accounts at once. All who owe us should present their bills. our books are at the South Side meat market for settlements. Don’t fail to call and settle your accounts at once.
Montgomery March 20 Seff Smith a student at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute died after a bat was thrown striking him on the back of the head during a game.
London reports March 20 that the Earl of Dudley is appointed governor general of Australia succeeding Sir Henry Stafford Northcote whose term nears end.
United States Senator Boles Penrose is gravely ill at his Philadelphia home, suffering facial erysipelas and facing a dangerous health condition. The report notes his high office and the severity of the illness.
The New York Central Railway placed orders for 186 locomotives and 24.04 tons of steel rails. The Reading Railway suspended steam crews due to lack of business. Over 2,000 physicians from five states attended the Missouri Valley Medical Society meeting in Lincoln Nebraska. The battleship New Hampshire under Captain Cameron Meyer Winown was commissioned.
A playful line about telling fibs and a little girl named Polly awaiting adulthood.
Yesterday in Washington Justice McCall wed Elizabeth Cisco and James Fickling, newcomers from Hedrick Iowa who plan to reside on East Second Street. The same day the Presbyterian Juniors hosted a social at Grace Applegate home with games, a long luncheon, and a prize stein won by J M Bratten. Nearby, Ed Knupp and Cora Mernaugh left for Oskaloosa to attend H A Emerick's funeral.
The Misses Stena Hansen and Mary Bryant will entertain the Reading circle Saturday evening at the Cocklin home on South Iowa Avenue.
Measles keep eight year old Virginia Wallace from her party as Washington residents note the occasion. Mrs J A Davison of Wichita Kan and Mrs W H McCormick of Letts visited Mr and Mrs W H Hughes on East Main Street. Mrs Davison is remembered by many here as Blanche Myers who lived with her aunt Mrs Barrett.
Last evening the ladies of the afternoon five hundred club entertained their husbands and gentlemen friends at the C J Wilson home on East Washington Street. A dinner was served at 7 30 with covers laid for the guests.
A Kirksville Iowa merchant Mr W B Pelham extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a superior, agreeable cure for coughs colds and croup praising its safety and popularity with mothers and children. The product is sold by Cook & Sherman.
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