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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1911

Page

3

Hamilton Brothers to Exhibit Thirteen Horses at Waterloo Sale

Hamilton Brothers took thirteen horses to Waterloo on Monday and expect to hold a sale at the pavilion there on Wednesday. Local notes include measles illness of Gus Hochstadtler and various social visits across Grace Hill and Washington, with oblique references to area residents and church activities.

Hamilton Brothers Waterloo Glover Ort Waters Simpson Washington Gus Hochstadtler

Opening of The Old Inventor seats on sale at drug store

Owing to high demand for seats for the Howard Stock Co opening next Monday seats will be sold at a drug store. Reserved seats cost 15 cents with an extra 5 cents paid at the time of reservation, while unreserved tickets at the door are 10 cents first come, first served. The Monday night performance is a four act comedy drama titled The Old Inventor.

Reo Motor Company Consolidated Motor Car Company Capital Stock Cleveland Consolidated Motor Car Croxton Walden W. Shaw Co Chicago General Illustrated Howard Stock” Co

State College expands with two year agriculture course

The State toured of vuca tion authorized a two year agriculture course at Town State College aimed at boys and young men unable to complete a high school path. It draws strong enrollment with over 300 likely this year and 98 percent expected to return to farm work. The legislature appropriated $25 000 for the program and the committee praised providing practical training without entrance requirements to meet rural needs.

Vucation Towal Division of Agriculture Town State College

Iowa Governor Declares Mothers Day Observance

Governor C. Ford Carroll announces Sunday May 14 1911 be observed by Iowa churches for Mothers Day. Wear white carnations as symbols of purity and devotion to mothers. The proclamation, signed in Des Moines, urges reverence in services and honoring mothers across the state.

State of Iowa Des Moines Carroll W. CC Hayward

Piano wagon crash injures four in Hampton

On May 11 a lumber wagon hauling a piano collided with an automobile driven by Rainker Meyers of Hampton. The fright caused the wagon to leave the road and the piano toppled, injuring Mr Pekarack with a broken arm, Mrs Garner with a broken shoulder and bruises, while two children and Mrs Pekarack suffered minor injuries. The piano was destroyed and doctors treated the injured at their Geneva home.

Hampton Iowa Kid Pekarack Garner Rainker Meyers

Des Moines Auto Collisions Leave Narrow Escapes

Two Tuesday night crashes in Des Moines resulted in several people escaping serious injuries. A 16 year old, James Wallace, survived a rollover on Sixteenth and Pleasant streets after his car collided during a reckless race with George Neal. Neal’s car also overturned but his passengers were unharmed. Police described the pace as extreme and witnesses noted the dangerous speed on the hill. The ad notes Chamberlain Tablets for indigestion, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Des Moines James Wallace H.C. Wallace Henry Wallace Sixteenth and Pleasant Streets Wallace George Neal Sixteenth Street Pleasant Street

Foley Kidney Pills A Healing Quick Acting Tonic

Foley Kidney Pills are advertised as a true medicine that heals, strengthens, antiseptic and tonic. The pills are claimed to act quickly and are sold by all druggists.

Gray Hair Remedy Promises Youthful Look

An advertorial notes Wyeth Sage and Salicylate Hair Remedy darkens gray hair and restores youthful appearance. Cites grandmothers’ remedies, claims to stop hair loss and improve growth, offered at fifty cents a bottle via MetShinney Drug Co and druggists with refund if unsatisfied.

Wyeth MetShinney Drug Ce

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