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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1910
Page
4
A brief Des Moines notice hints at an event or visit titled May Be There in Des Moines with limited readable details. The fragment references timing but lacks clear dates or participants.
The Mason City banquet drew members of the M. B. A. and featured George Roberts endorsing Central Bank support. Local leaders highlighted community finance and club activities during the event.
Des Moines editor billings report Roosevelt invited to a monster dinner at the Coliseum with 800 guests. The event aims to honor the Press club and editors in Des Moines before Roosevelt travels to Chicago and Kansas City.
George Ed. Roberts, president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago and former Iowan, argued last night that the United States needs a central bank. He said the banking system lacks responsible central control and warned a panic remains possible without such a bank.
A five foot bull snake latched onto a boy's arm while fishing two miles below Vinton. The father, B C Hall, grabbed the snake by the neck and freed his son after struggling to unwind the coil. They placed the snake in a gunny sack for removal.
A sack was brought to town and placed on exhibition in the restaurant window, drawing curiosity from locals who pass by.
Last night a Citizens' club meeting furnished enough signers of military age to form a Carroll company of National Guards. A committee begins soliciting funds and selling stock for a suitable armory. Organization planned before May 10 to start drill work for the Sparta encampment in late August.
Streater HL May 7 A farmer Michael Harvey nine miles southeast of the city faced a wolf attack at his home last night. Two wolves escorted seven cubs toward the house earlier, and the mother wolf abducted two cubs while Harvey retrieved his shotgun.
Estherville mayor H. Coon issued a directive requiring all city meat markets to close on Sundays. Markets had previously stayed open for two to three hours each Sunday morning to serve the public.
Ottumwa May 7. The council endorsed a petition to reduce the John Morrell plant tax assessment from 675,000 to 450,000 after workers pleaded the plant’s relocation would cost jobs. T J Foster assured continued operations and no interruption to slaughtering.
The Rev J Abels spoke at the academy chapel on Thursday noting the school's looming end and urging seniors to live upright lives. J M Work an alumnus from Des Moines gave a brief address. Seniors mourn the loss of a campus monument stolen during a banquet. Senior and junior plays are planned with one cent admission.
The school board met Thursday night and elected four teachers for the kindergarten room. Miss Laura Noyes Miss Carol Forgey Miss Vera Alberson and Miss Florence Patterson will fill the kindergarten posts. Miss Margery Morrow will take Miss Lou Hardy's place in the Heights school fifth and sixth grades. The board notes all home girls fill the vacancies.
St Joseph notes praise for Percival Pollard whose early writing at the Daily News grew into a literary career. His latest book Their Day in Court collects town topics style criticisms and reviews from prior columns and periodicals. Pollard moved from St Joseph to Chicago and New York, contributing to several papers and journals.
A balanced survey by Mr. Pollard, praising fairness and original insight while challenging pretensions in contemporary letters. He dissects recent authors, quotes key passages, and argues spelling and grammar flaws reflect broader cultural shifts. The work blends wit and critique, and rewards readers seeking thoughtful commentary.
A Massachusetts courtroom scene features a wife correcting a misstated age with humor. Other vignettes include a clergyman’s quip about prayer meetings and a husband’s remark on a charity bazaar piano win. The items mix legal, religious, and social satire with light, fragmented anecdotes.
The article explains that pruning roses varies by variety and focuses on dwarf hybrid perpetuals. It advises leaving four or five canes for large blooms, then shortening after blooming. A quality-focused method trims to six to eight inches, leaving three or four outside canes first year, notes vigorous growth and winter protection.
Health advice urges early use of Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of irregularity to avert serious illness. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McKinney Drug Co. are named distributors.
A compact meditation on how strict law underpins justice, invoking Terence to contrast mercy with rigor. It suggests mercy complements fairness in judicial outcomes and governance.
Promoted as antiseptic and restorative for urinary irregularities, Poley Kidney Pills urge avoiding substitutes. Mentioned by Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co as suppliers.
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