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Classified ad from The Evening Journal lists a price sequence with 1 cent to 4 dollars values. The fragment shows a numeric display likely for promotions or subscriptions.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1911
Page
7
Classified ad from The Evening Journal lists a price sequence with 1 cent to 4 dollars values. The fragment shows a numeric display likely for promotions or subscriptions.
Madrid reports on Alfonso XIII the King of Spain as he marks his twenty fifth birthday amid threats from anarchists and clericals and a serious tuberculosis illness. Mentally defiant sons and calls for exile in Switzerland color the perilous royal scene. European rulers send messages of sympathy while physicians plan vigorous treatment.
National League standings show teams like Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia and New York with varied W L records. The report lists game results from Philadelphia New York Brooklyn Boston and St Louis with player names and partial scores reflected in the digest style of the era.
Mrs. O B Palmer of Little Rock Arkansas reports her son recovered from measles cough after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The ad emphasizes croup whooping cough and measles cough respond to the product. The genuine yellow package is urged. substitutes are refused. Sold by all druggists.
Practical tips for seed germination soaking warm water for many seeds cotton seed parents like sweet peas and cypress vine. Large hard shelled seeds may need filing. fine greenhouse seeds need surface sowing and constant moisture with glass cover during germination. Drying out or over moist conditions risks seedling loss. fern spores require a water bath on a brick. Cleaning bamboo uses soap warm water with salt and brushing, then drying to restore gloss.
Valley Forge Camp Ne meets weekly on Thursday evenings in the North Side Square hall. Neighbors are welcome to attend for fellowship and activities.
Church and lodge notices list regular meeting nights for Washington Lodge and related bodies with names Kunath WM Morton Cyrus Chapter Bethlehem Commanders and Washington Chapter 68 OF OB plus a church visit and telephonic aid for parishioners. An ad endorses Foley Kidney Remedy with patient testimonial urging purchase.
In this brief sports note the American League results show Detroit and Cleveland scoring. St Louis and Philadelphia appear in regional matchups. pitchers and batters such as Morgan Thoums Lapp Bland and Smith are listed with line scores and partner teams. The Chicago versus New York game is noted with rain.
Effie Butler, 19, died at Bixby Missouri after rushing between her father James Butler and rival Drew Pitts during a duel. Pitts surrendered in Ironton Missouri claiming no intent to kill the girl. James Butler was shot twice.
A sensational incident in Washington during Martin Van Buren's administration involved a woman who called herself America Vespucci claiming descent from an early explorer and seeking citizenship rights and a land allotment. An early journal critique praised her while noting she was later exposed as an impostor in Perley's Reminiscences.
Chesterville home of George Wyth the first American chancellor burned in a blaze at Chesterville on Back River in Elizabeth City county. The house, believed to be the oldest residence in the United States, was destroyed.
Miss Dorothy Campbell, the American and Canadian champion, defeats Mrs. Bourn of Tyneside in the Portrush championship semi final by 2 up and 1 to play.
John Frische died when struck by lightning while standing outside his home in Lockwort WL on May 22.
May 10 report from Kansas City notes lack of harvest workers in central areas. J G Upterward, a Canadian immigration inspector, travels there to find men but farmers in Saskatchewon receive little help.
In Wweenwich Connecticut on May 1 Fred Husted a prosperous farmer killed his twelve year old son Lester by forcing him to pull the trigger of a shotgun resulting in the boy's death.
Hillsdale Michigan May 22 Mrs Alien Ag hew aged sixty two died after collapsing from apoplexy while hanging out clothes. She never regained consciousness.
In New York on May 20 Calvel Henry Seixas a high ranking director in major corporations died by suicide in Central Park. The man believed to be about seventy years old left no clear note and authorities investigated the scene as a self inflicted death.
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