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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
4
The article argues air quality is vital for life and productivity. It notes many workplaces have poor ventilation and lighting and urges owners to invest in better conditions, promising more and better work as returns.
A Kansas City firm filed Articles of Incorporation for the Missouri River Navigation Company in Pierre South Dakota. Headquarters are in Pierre with capital of 5 000 000 dollars. The line will operate freight and passenger boats between Kansas City and Pierre.
In Flushing on May 1, Mrs Virginia Jenkins Hains testified about trying to save her son Captain Peter C Hains Jr who stands trial for the murder of William E Annis. The trial is about to enter the alienist phase with five experts to assess insanity.
Mercer Pennsylvania May 5 The trial of James H Boyle alleged kidnapper of Willie Whitla Sharon Pa was postponed again to tomorrow Mrs Boyle will be tried after him and two weeks may be needed to finish both trials An important telegram to prosecutor T C Cochran from a St Louis party affects the case Boyle has been ill since Friday but is improving.
Washington May 5 to determine which discharged negro soldiers from the Brownsville incident are eligible for reenlistment the court of inquiry appointed by Congress began its sessions here and will hear testimony on qualification and service records.
A Bay Arab named Beaming Star refused to yield to a spur in a cavalry charger test at the Durland show in New York. The stallion nipped rider Max A Mosse’s leg in protest and wheeled on his own, drawing applause from spectators.
Indianapolis hosts a unique luncheon aloft in a giant balloon basket. G. Fisher and G. L. Bumbaugh will oversee a small party of six or seven invited guests to dine while floating above the city. The event precedes the Aero Club of America balloon race set for June 6.
Major H. R. Hersey of the Milwaukee Weather Bureau proposes a three year study to forecast weather by testing Lake Michigan water. He plans to measure surface and deeper temperatures at 25 and 50 feet across three seasons to improve long range forecasts and confirm the lake’s influence on Milwaukee’s temperature.
A called meeting of the Presbyterian Young People’s Society will convene after the prayer meeting this evening for important business. Thursday evening is the regular meeting of the Degree of Honor and all members are urged to attend.
The facility will be open on Friday nights only throughout May aligning with a reduced schedule. A 67 to 36 approval stands as the current capacity or score note.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as an all round laxative tonic. It claims to tone stomach liver and kidneys purify blood strengthen nerves and cure constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headache chills and malaria. 25c at J E Lemmon’s.
In a blunt exchange, a visitor chides a man for praising his wife’s cooking despite its poor quality. The husband defends the praise, while a trustful remark reveals the wife reacts badly and seeks her mother for help.
In a quoted exchange from the Cleveland Leader a boy named Bobby challenges an elder, asking why a dollar is needed for spending money. The elder Mr Tytes retorts that he grew up with nickels and learned thrift, while Bobby retorts to tell his grandpa about his troubles.
New York hosts a city planning and municipal art exhibit from May 3 to 16 at the twenty second regiment armory. The event, organized by the committee on congestion of population and the Municipal Art society, aims to solve urban congestion and promote hygienic economic and aesthetic city growth. A three day conference will open the exhibit to discuss conditions in large cities and gather data for future improvements across ninety U S cities.
Ek P House of Greeley received one seed of cobless corn from H J Sconce of Sidell Il. The Illinois man grew a husk wrapped variety with each kernel on its own stem and hopes to evolve a perfect cobless corn. The Illinois Agricultural College backs the project.
A New York Press report recalls a janitor in a 35 year old man’s apartment building who killed himself over an inadequate dispute with his employer. Neighbors gathered in the basement to comfort the man’s wife, who expressed anger and disbelief at his actions.
The discovery that President Taft is fond of peanuts will further endear him to the populace, highlighting a relatable side of the commander in chief.
Washington High students raised a purple and white banner from the Crail store roof to the Washington County Savings Bank last night. They paused after 10:30 to midnight because a thief stole the ladder, then one student slid a pole to reach the ground. Eldridge’s grocery and grain business is changing hands to Mr. Chalmers who will run it, with an elevator recently built and grain operations begun.
A corporate adjustment occurs today as Mr. Chalmers buys out Mr. Eldridge, reshaping the partnership and firm name as Chalmers and Eldridge undergoes ownership change.
The passage notes that physicians prescribe common Latin labeled remedies, suggesting patients overlook this. It praises enduring proprietary medicines like Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential in family medicine chests and argues physicians could not craft more effective formulas. Gold paints can be washed.
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