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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
8
In Louisville Kentucky on May 10 delegates from many nations met as the King's Daughters and Sons begin a five day international congress. The organization founded 26 years ago has grown to nearly every country and will revise the constitution to establish biennial conferences and reorganize.
Philadelphia reports Mothers Day observed in public and private schools nationwide and in Canada. Adults will celebrate on Sunday by wearing white carnations and sending gifts letters or visiting loved mothers.
The Brotherhood Federation of Canada announces a new national federation uniting evangelical brotherhoods and societies from across the Dominion. Delegates from provinces gather in Toronto to inaugurate the merger, with groups such as the Methodist Young Men's Association and Baptist Young Men's Union among those to be included. Sessions run daily through Sunday and Monday.
The regular Sunday afternoon meeting moves to 2 20 at Eagles hall over the north side jewelry store to allow attendance at the 3 50 Mothers Day gathering. Mr Hunter leads on Citizenship from moral and religious views with music and welcome.
A humorous, satirical piece mocks microbes as fearsome yet common in daily life. It quips that microbes inhabit cups, hair, and mustaches, tracing fanciful links from Cleopatra to Pharoah’s attire and urging isolation and kerosene showers as cure.
Riverside obituary notes Andrew Wombacher a pioneer resident found dead in his barn from a fall ending in skull fracture. Born in 1831 in Germany he came to Iowa aged four and married Mary Scherrer in 1858. Thirteen children were born to the couple with twelve living across Colorado Arizona Nebraska Iowa City and local area. He was a devout Catholic and respected citizen. funeral plans pending.
Miss Lydia Eicher a freshman at Milwaukee Downer college in Milwaukee Wisconsin found the hat in Merrill hall basement under the old organ. The annual hat hunt is a longstanding rivalrous tradition with freshmen and sophomores. The hat banquet is set for May 29 in Holton hall and freshmen will host a beach party in Lake Park.
Mr James Simpson of Cordova Illinois credits Root Juice with curing his rheumatism after one bottle saying all symptoms disappeared and he does not expect to take more medicine. The claims note widespread reports of rapid relief for indigestion kidney and urinary disorders from the new remedy sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy and other drug stores.
A light exchange between Mrs Newwed and Mrs Oldwed plays on safety pins. Newwed recalls a baby swallowing one but not being harmed, prompting the humorous remark about why they are called safety pins.
Washington high school faces Henry county in a 2:30 p.m. baseball contest at the Washington ballpark. Cruz likely starts for the locals. lineup largely unchanged from four prior games, two wins and two losses. The rematch follows an 11 inning, one run defeat at Winfield two weeks ago.
A new alert indicator lights an incandescent lamp at the map location corresponding to the area from which an alarm is dispatched. This visual cue helps responders identify the origin of each alarm quickly and directs attention to the correct district.
A New York woman, Juliette Metzger, credits Vinci with restoring her health after a year of poor blood. The ad promotes Vinci as a cod liver and iron remedy without oil, claiming it strengthens and rebuilds blood and offers a money back guarantee. Sherman Brothers, druggists in Washington Iowa, sell Vinol.
F R Weiss of Racine and I M Markham of Winona report kidney trouble relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. Weiss says his back ached, but within days the pain eased and no trouble returned. Markham notes frequent urination and sleepless nights, then relief and cure. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the remedy.
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