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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1909
Page
2
A bold advert declares that the store carries virtually every leading patent medicine, offering quality assortment and service. It promises best prices and a satisfaction guarantee, stating if something is not right they will fix it.
President Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell delivered an address to the Sunday Evening club of Chicago. He warned that wartime preparations weigh on all classes, noting Europe spends 6 to 7 billion dollars on standing armies and that many are pulled from industry to train for war. He urged mutual understanding with Asia and peaceful coexistence across the Pacific.
New York district attorney William T. Jerome breaks with routine by addressing the People's Institute at Cooper Union. He seeks to answer questions directly from voters, preferring written questions three days prior and pledging oral replies on his official powers and duties.
A historical letter claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped a Columbus Ohio woman through change of life restoring health and strength. Similar testimony from Graniteville Vermont praises the remedy for female distress and urges others to try it.
In Nairobi on May 3, ex President Roosevelt and his party celebrate taking three lions with a single shot each. The American party, with over two hundred followers, marks the occasion as a cherished ambition fulfilled. Kermit Roosevelt also shoots, bringing down a fourth lion with three attempts.
Boone Jacobs, partner of J. C. Maybray and alleged manager for Ernest Powers in a sham foot race swindle, did not appear at the Denver trial. His $1,500 bond was forfeited as he remains a fugitive from justice.
Terre Haute Indiana May 3 The 20 000 acres in the J R Walsh and J R Seffert mining holdings in Sullivan and Greene counties were sold at public auction to Equitable Trust and Savings Company of Chicago for 1 500 000.
Des Moines on May 3 reports a record breaking seat sale for the Gotch Reimer wrestling match. Dr. Roller is named referee for the event.
A Pennsylvania railroad train struck a carriage near Cleveland killing two women and injuring four others. The crash halted traffic as investigators began work at the scene.
The article advocates abundant fresh air for patients, arguing windows should not be kept closed in sickrooms. It emphasizes air as a universal health resource provided by nature and free to all, especially benefiting the ill.
The article warns against forcing babies to walk too early and urges letting them crawl and roll on soft surfaces to strengthen bones. It emphasizes natural exercise, gradual standing, and avoiding long, tiring stroller walks on hard pavements.
Instructions describe candying sweet potatoes with a sugar and water syrup, cooked in skins, peeled, sliced, and baked with fat side up. Brown sugar preferred for richer candied flavor. serve in the cooking pan in an earthen dish.
A new preparation valued for chronic and muscular rheumatism and for acute inflammatory rheumatism pain. Users praise its effectiveness for lame back, shoulder, and neck from muscle rheumatism. It soothes soreness from exercise or injury and is sold by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Will Huggins sang at both Baptist services yesterday drawing praise. He helped in Berry meetings in Washington two years ago. The Fair reports another shipment of Haviland china arriving.
A practical test of a motor's health is to run it as slowly as possible and assess evenness of action. Motors may perform well at normal speed yet fail to hit evenly when throttled due to carburation or ignition issues. Lost motion in control linkage can also cause irregular low speed running, easily disrupted by vibration.
A former fall victim marks the cellar bottom with a broad white stripe visible even in darkness. The hint helps prevent accidents. renters may use white oilcloth secured at the foot of the stairs to similar effect.
Guide on making floor filler by dissolving glue in boiling water then thinning with sawdust. Mix in a bucket over heat, sifting sawdust to create putty for filling cracks, then smooth with a scraper or knife.
The guide advises sponging palm leaves every four weeks with lukewarm water and a little milk. Water the plant in lukewarm water deep enough to cover the pot until the water stops bubbling. This method is described as the proper way to water palms.
After washing flannelette articles rinse in water with one ounce of alum or sal ammoniac dissolved. This precaution will render fabric nonflammable and may save many little lives.
Melt and skim the butter then add a piece of well toasted bread. In a minute or two the bread will absorb the offensive taste and smell and the butter will be perfectly sweet.
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