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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1911

Page

8

Missionary story in Korea at local Presbyterian church

A detailed account of Dy Chahan Lee speaking on his work in Korea at Lake Forest College connected mission efforts in Pyong Yang. The talk covered Korean political changes under Japanese influence and the need for foreign aid, with praise for Lee's narrative and delivery.

Presbyterian Church Dy Chahan Lee Resistorian Board Korea Lake Forest College Lee Pyong-Yang Seoul Seonl Japan

Branch Passenger Delay After Freight Wreck

The Branch passenger was late yesterday evening due to a minor freight wreck between Bhedta and Sigourney. A streetcar rear wheel left the track, tearing tires for several feet and delaying the local freight arrival by several hours as crews repaired the line.

Bucklem's Arnica Salve Promoted As Best Remedy

Claiming forty years of cures Bucklem's Arnica Salve is hailed as the best salve for thicks boils sores crosses sprains swellings and piles. Available for 25 cents at Lemon's with emphasis on its wide range of uses.

Bucklem Lemon's

Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Quick Relief

Advert reads Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets as a candy like remedy for indigestion and related symptoms. It claims rapid relief from belching sour taste headaches and dizziness and suggests using tablets before meals to end dyspepsia and restore stomach strength. Ends urging readers to buy a 25 cent box at any drug store.

Girls Shine Shoes Benefiting Delegates Fund

High school students plan bootblack stands to raise money for sending delegates to a conference. A fatal elevator accident at the Monkvace hotel occurred as a girl fell between the guard gate and elevator, killing her.

Codor Tapids Whittie Monkvace Mike Fiejen Valorya Tockenek Eel Beneer Aia Seco Armerica Gali Voutrope Mig Voechenek Christian Association Thin Sumone Ehoe

Keokuk High School Event Plans Charity Drive

Keokuk Iowa May 4 plan a community booth and a charity plate sale to fund a club trip. Girls in staged outfits and Main Street crowds expected as a fundraiser draws business support for eight delegates from the club.

Marcia Ff Stevenson Morin Main Street Busines Keokuk

Will of D B Murrow Leaves Polk County Farm to Home for the Aged

Des Moines probate records show the 180 acre Polk county farm near Grimes left to the Home for the Aged by the late D B Murrow. Valued about 25 000, it will pass to the institution one year after his death. Other charities include the Des Moines Tome for Friendless Children with 500 and the First Church of Christ of Valley Junction.

Des Moines Iowa Polk County D. B. Murrow Grimes Murrow First Church of Christ of Valley

Western Iowa Vocational College Incorporation in Warton

Articles filed in Iowa state records establish the Western Iowa Vocational College in Warton as an educational nonprofit merging the Interstate College campus. Incorporators include L F Potter as president and C F Swift as vice president. O Po Wyland serves as treasurer and W oT Shepherd as secretary. Professor Galloway will run a summer school in the college buildings.

Warton Iowa State Ly Interstate College Western Iowa Vocational College W.L. Hoff L. F Potter C. F. Swift O. Po Wyland W Ot Shepherd Galloway Adel Public Schools

Dyersville Girl Survives Pin In Cracker Threat

Irene Miller of French settlement swallowed a pin baked into a cracker while eating. The pin lodged across her throat causing bleeding and tissue damage. Dr. Tom Dubuque treated her. doctors expect a full recovery from the harrowing incident.

Dyersville Irene Wai, Miller Tom Dubuque

Fasting and Diet Report From Des Moines

Sunday marked the fourteenth day since H P Kneeland began a diet of water and toes, with weight loss of twenty three pounds and reported improvement. In Des Moines, Iowa, municipalities will gain power to collect rail taxes for fire and water protection after a supreme court decision. Council Bluffs can recover back taxes totaling forty thousand dollars as the ruling reverses a lower court verdict.

Boon Jova H. P. Kneeland Mio Woeeland Teeliie Iowa Supreme Court J. W. Mitchell Oat Council Bluffs Piliagie Sioux City City of

Three men arrested on train jumping charges in Fairfield

Fairfield Iowa May 4 Officer Philip Pickett arrested three young men on a late train at the Rot & Po depot for jumping a moving train. They were jailed until morning and later found wanted in Trenton Missouri for breaking and entering a Rock Island car. They claimed to be bound for Burlington after arriving from Mexico where unrest is ongoing. They were turned over to a railroad detective to be sent back to Trenton for trial.

Fairfield Iowa Philip Pickett Rot & Po Jath Trenton Rock Island Burlington Mexico

For Sale A Fine Home on Washington Corner Street

A fine modern home on a premier Washington corner asks buyers to inspect in person. George Peck invites interested parties to view the property and contact him at Washington Iowa phone 511.

Washington Iowa

Religious Education Institute at Presbyterian Church May 5

An institute on religious education in Sabbath school and home will be held at the Presbyterian Church on Friday afternoon and evening May 5. Experts from Chicago Cedar Rapids and Captain A R O'Brien will discuss topics including Applied Psychology in Home and Sunday School The Standard Sunday School Seventeen Years Among the Mountaineers Some Mistakes I Have Seen in Sunday School Work Sabbath School Work in the Northwest Elements that Win in Sunday School Work Fishers of Men and Derelicts. The event is a free whirlwind campaign open to bath set workers of all denominations from 2:30 to 8:00 p m.

Presbyterian Church Christopher Humble Chicago Northwest RR. Ferguson Cedar Rapids A. R. O'Brien

Cure for Child Measles Leads to Sleep Through Cough

Mrs. O. B. Palmer of Little Rock Arkansas reports her child recovered from measles with a severe cough after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. She emphasizes its effectiveness and warns against substitutes while noting the genuine product comes in a yellow package.

O. B. Palmer Little Rock Ark Foley Keluse Druevists

Do You Have the Right Kind of Help Foley Kidney Pills

Foley Kidney Pills promise relief by neutralizing poisons that trigger back ache headaches and nervousness tied to kidney and bladder issues. Sold through all druggists.

Foley M. N. George Irondale Ala All Druggista

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