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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
3
Mrs A VanSickle and her son Victor left yesterday morning for Oskaloosa to spend a day or two visiting at the EB Lewis home.
Mrs. H. N. Shaw, who has been visiting at the Ed Bowman home, left yesterday morning for her home at Winterset after a short stay. The Star presents a program featuring 1000 feet of colored film this evening.
Washington reports Rep Watson of Indiana, a GOP whip, shaping party votes and backing a possible bid for Illinois governor or a vice presidential run. Labor bills stall as Gompers pushes for extended sessions to pass the Wilson Sherman reforms, eight hour law, and employer liability, with Mitchell gaining White House notice amid Illinois governor hints.
Quotations for Wheat Corn Oats and futures dash across May July Sept contracts with mixed highs lows and closes. Live stock and hay figures follow from Chicago and Buffalo with receipts and bid ranges for hogs cattle sheep and calves.
Washington reports a plan by the state and navy departments to evacuate consul Thomas P. Moffat from La Guayra Venezuela. The gunboat Paducah will relocate via Willemstad Porto Cabello to avoid quarantine and ensure safe passage to Guantanamo after Moffat boards.
A letter signed by Charles Freeman claimed to be a friend of Mrs Daniel Walker’s husband and stated he died from a horse kick. The note was sent from Man’stique where Walker had gone to work in a lumber camp.
Massillon Ohio May 20 At the labor atory of the Massillon State hospital Dr John D D OBrien reiterated a statement made at the American Medico Psychological association convention in Cincinnati that he had discovered the germ of paresis and that the disease is curable Washington May 20 Frank E Ferguson of Hagerstown Md has been appointed assistant director of the bureau of engraving and printing by Secretary Cortelyou Ferguson has been connected with the bureau for the last thirty years in various capacities
Forecast up to 8 pm shows Illinois turning increasingly cloudy and warmer in the far north. Indiana generally fair and warmer. Lower Michigan fair. Wisconsin fair with warmer conditions in the eastern portion. Iowa partly cloudy and warm throughout.
The Chicago News notes the word hypogeum, a rare term for a subterranean space in architecture. It describes a building part below ground level, including cellars and vaults, and urges readers to show visitors a house’s hypogeum.
Rhode Island may derive its name from the Rhoades family with Zachary Rhoades noted as Providence commissioner in 1568, suggesting a eponymous origin tied to early settlers or officials. The brief historical claim links local governance figures to the naming of the state.
In ancient Rome earrings were common and jewelled, with pendants so heavy that professionals called ear heaters tended to injured earlobes. They examined torn lobes and provided care for women worn down by weight and damage.
Advertisement from Lemmon's Pharmacy touts Foley's Urino Laxative as a cure for chronic constipation. It claims it aids digestion and liver and bowel action without nausea or griping and promises rapid relief. Subtitle urges to refuse substitutes.
Mrs VanHorn and Mrs Briley accompanied by Briley’s mother from Crawfordsville were passengers yesterday morning bound for Columbus Junction to visit relatives.
An old advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Re makes the kidneys healthy by filtering impurities from blood. It urges immediate use and credits Lemmon's Pharmacy as the supplier.
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