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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1911
Page
4
Des Moines Iowa May 1 Fore part of the week was cool with frost on several nights and light showers. Planting and plowing progress continues across the state with corn planting expected next week if weather holds. Early fruit buds in the south are blooming while central cherries and plums begin to blossom and a northwest cold front threatens further damage.
Des Moines Iowa May 2 Mayor James R Hanna says officials will pursue any police department investigations desired by the city council. He notes misconduct referrals to the civil service commission and says he bears responsibility for the city's moral conditions and has spoken with council members.
In Des Moines Iowa May 2 delegates from across the state gathered for a statewide conference and the Jefferson day banquet. William J Bryan arrived early to attend the conference and deliver the lead address at the banquet. Other speakers included former Congressman Martin J Wade of Iowa City and D D Murphy of El Kader who is challenging the incumbent in the congressional race.
Indigestion blamed for fatigue and nervous strain in America. Fermentation of food weakens stomach, blood nutrients, and organ nourishment. MI DNA stomach tablets promise to rebuild a run down stomach and banish indigestion, sold by Tiemmon's Pharmacy for 50 cents.
In the fourth Iowa district Representative Frank O Connor of Chickasaw county and former Blatr Senator K G Moon of Ottumwa are joined by G Dunn of Mason City State Senator J T Clarkson of Albla and Louk Murphy of lubuque in a compilation of regional political figures with unclear roles.
Waverly Iowa May 2 The Iowa Sugar company shipped a nine car train of beet workers from Chicago to be distributed along the line for summer sugar beet raising. Next Monday a similar shipment from Kansas City then Lincoln Neb will follow totaling about 225 families. The workers are Germans Austrians Russians and are praised as good steady labor. Seeding has begun and plant improvements promise a bumper crop and higher production.
Algona Iowa May 2 A question of who will win in the contest to curb cigarette use by boys prompts Marshal Hackman to enforce the law. He has made a second arrest, Ray Laedendorf, fined five dollars and costs by Justice Crowell. The law bans smoking for those under 18.
At the Iowa State High School league meeting in Iowa City on May 2, the decisive championship debate for 1912 was awarded to Iowa City. Superintendent R J Mahannah of Marion and Superintendent Hl K Blackmar of Iowa City were elected to the new executive committee, and the debate will center on union labor and the closed shop.
A fund of 100000 dollars for establishing a new school in Iowa is being collected by the Reformed Church in the United States. At the University Avenue Reformed Church session the synods committee reported substantial progress with more than half the goal already raised. once 50400 dollars is collected, negotiations to select a city will begin.
The Blind Central Railroad plans a 5000 dollar yard enhancement in Wanchester Iowa with a new freight depot on the north side and extra sidetracks to hold at least 200 more freight cars than current capacity allows.
Cartoonist and clay modeler James B R Barclay will present an entertainment at the Methodist church Monday evening May 8 under Epworth League sponsorship. The Ottumwa Courier notes his chalk talk blends humor pathos and eloquence in everyday life with anecdotes and witty remarks.
A friend guides a drunken man named Pat along a long road. Pat quips that the distance is not the length but the breadth that is killing him. The anecdote reflects Irish humor and the saying about breadth over length.
The Smithsonian National Museum’s bureau of American ethnology adds four Osage sacred bundles. One pack contains a mummified hawk head with a scalp circlet. another holds Osage tattooing apparatus and materials. two more bundles vary in contents but share sacred, guarded items.
Vatican officials tightened security for the pope after a would be visitor, Desanti, who boasted he could access the papal audience chamber without a ticket. Cardinal Merry del Val urged plain clothes guards and higher restrictions, including escorted garden visits, to prevent any unauthorized access.
A New York case De Brauwere versus De Brauwere held that an abandoned wife who spends her own money for herself and her children’s necessaries may recover those costs directly from the husband. The ruling extends subrogation to the wife, allowing use of her own earnings or resources to procure necessaries and compel repayment from the husband.
In Muscatine on May 2 a secret ballot ended an eight week strike at the button plant. Workers approved returning to work two to one after Governor Carroll aided talks with union officers and manufacturers. Troops may leave tonight. total losses reach about 100000 dollars with 2500 people displaced.
Bowman broke into a house and surrendered after ten months in the Minneapolis jail. He teamed with Johnny Barden alias Southern Dan alias Texas King to raid the Farmers Savings Bank of Carroll Iowa, escaping with 8500 dollars. Barden was killed when officers closed in. Bowman hid in jail to evade capture.
Seventeen of the thirty six women recently elected to town councils in Sweden are schoolteachers. The finding highlights the professional makeup of new municipal leaders and the role of education in local governance.
The English dictionary now contains 400000 words excluding foreign terms. Shakespeare could carry about five times as many words as the dictionary then held. Today a skilled writer uses about one hundredth of the available words, with gains due to broad text growth and science term creation.
A warning on the danger posed by the common housefly described as a deceitful intruder. It imitates friendliness to invade homes, with a buzzing signal of danger, touching surfaces, and leaving poisonous droppings. Authorities urge vigilance to prevent contamination.
Fruit growers debated frost damage with mixed opinions. Some feared harm to blossoms while others saw little injury. Forecasts now suggest an abundant fruit crop unless another hard freeze destroys the blossoms. temperatures fell to 34 degrees last night.
A patient, seeking a diagnosis from Dr. Tice, reports Dr. Rice charged $10 before examination. After tests, the doctor warned of a grave condition and urged settling financial affairs, prompting the patient to retort that the doctor already did so by taking the fee.
A summary of Luther's view that mental state governs physical health. Anxiety and sorrow oppress the soul and weaken the body, while a quiet heart sustains the body. The text urges abandoning anxious thoughts and resisting cares to maintain well being.
A quoted reflection on duty describing it as a morning rising power and nightly resting force. It ties duty to the reach of our intelligence and states it follows us until we end our life.
Observers report puzzling changes in the Caspian Sea with reefs and shorelines shifting. Experts note long term decline and seek explanations for the inexplicable drying patterns and unusual sediment activity.
J. J. Southers of Eau Claire Wisconsin reports sleep improvement after taking Foley Kidney Pills. He says back pain kidney soreness poor appetite and run down condition improved and he credits the pills with curing him. Sold by all druggists.
Shoemaker Wegner of Strasburg built a nearly six foot clock entirely from straw. All wheels pointers and case are straw. After 15 years of work the mechanism keeps perfect time.
The salve is hailed as the best earth salve for burns boils sores cuts and sprains with forty years of proven cures. It is advertised at Letiton’s Pharmacy for 25 cents.
In a Bohemian vignette a wife questions George about the ten temperance movements. He replies with a sly plan to perform some with a pump handle to fetch water quickly, implying a humorous or satirical take on reform efforts.
Mrs. F. Marti of St. Joe Michigan reports a severe bronchial illness in her son. After doctor prescribed medicine failed, she used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and says it cured the cough choking and gagging spells. She claims the remedy saved trouble and is kept in the house.
Eye care tip advises saline solution and boracic acid for inflamed eyes. Salt water acts as a disinfectant and stimulant easing irritation. It suggests dissolving boracic acid in warm water and applying a small drop for relief.
Advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills as concentrated remedies with established therapeutic value for kidney and bladder ailments. The product is described as antiseptic tonic and restorative and warns to refuse substitutes.
The text contrasts big and small players in markets and speculative waters. It suggests large actors take profits while smaller ones build a base for potential gains. It also uses a fish market metaphor, noting small traders stay safe when large buyers are not hungry.
Mr. Wilford Adams recalls being bedridden with chronic rheumatism and using Foley's Kidney Remedy. He credits two bottles for improvement and a third for returning to work as conductor on the Lexington Street Railway. He claims it clears the blood of uric acid.
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