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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
3
In Cambridge Massachusetts May 5 Dr A M Worthington of the Harvard Medical School argued in a lecture that osculation does not create illness, defending bacteria and stating a world without microbes would be lifeless. He said the kiss is harmless and does not upset bacterial balance between people.
Misses Dora and Vera Brown of Waterloo filed a damage suit in Waterloo district court for the death of their parents and two sisters in the Green Mountain wreck last March. A Rock Island claim adjuster offered $6,000 to withdraw, but the sisters have not accepted. Browns had formerly resided in Fairfield and victims were buried here.
Mount Vernon Iowa May 5 Rev Dr Bronson of Boston spoke to Cornell College students about Mexico Korea Japan India and China. A Cornell alum class of 84 he holds a globe trotting mileage record and is regarded as a successful leader.
The Oakland Iowa Methodist Episcopal church was dedicated Sunday with services led by Dr. E. A. Schell and assisted by Rev. A. J. Matthews and former pastors Rev. Henry De Long and Rev. A. D. Beckhart. The pressed flint brick building cost over 10000 dollars, took a year to build, and was funded entirely beforehand.
Thomas McCulla of Cherokee district census supervision grants Sioux City an additional five days to finish enumerator work. The tally closes next Friday and business leaders expect a population of at least 50,000. The last state census put Sioux City at 40,000.
Keokuk Iowa May 5 Ralph Rogers a young printer was struck by a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train in the Keokuk yards late Monday night. He died Tuesday morning in a local hospital. He is the son of Alonzo B Rogers of Garden City Kansas.
London reporters note Commander Robert E. Peary is hailed by British scientists as the north pole discoverer. They ignore U.S. congressional disputes over rewards and his prior claims. Peary praises the Scott Antarctic expedition and states he will not pursue further polar exploration.
Call up Phone No. 589 for city bus line orders. Leave details promptly attended to by Frank Rogers. Provide street and number for delivery.
A New York fashion note discusses how white patent leather shoes and bags pair with frocks, stressing that good taste and appropriateness determine success. It advises updating old gowns with foulard or polka spotted fabrics and suggests matching parasols and trim components like collar facings and belts to current styles.
Very 2 percent are veryed Weta and many fancy styles shown at shops yet most well dressed women prefer black or tan footwear for street purposes. Slippers with black foxings and colored heels match dresses or trimmings. Lace or silver gilt heels appear on white or black slippers. Striped serge boots feature smoked pearl buttons. Heavy stitchings appear on gloves with white or dark color stitchings on light or dark fabrics. Lucy Carter.
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