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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
6
London notes a pension bill that promises future benefits while funds are short. The government aims to raise revenue and cut naval costs, but the plan leads to dated checks and continued uncertainty. Auction sales of old warships reveal dwindling value for imperial hardware amid fiscal strain.
Emma Dewhurst, a part time charwoman for Nathan Mather in Preston county, injured her finger while cleaning a cellar steps. Blood poisoning caused loss of use of her left hand. Earning ten shillings a month, she sought pension under the act. The court ruled she was a regular employee and ordered seven shillings weekly for life. The ruling reflects strict construction of the act.
St Helena once prospered after Boer prisoners were sent there and Napoleonic fame loomed over the island. With prisoners gone and troops reassigned, the stranded community faces financial distress as flax farming remains the sole local endeavour and road conditions worsen.
The Republicans of Franklin township will meet at Franklin Center schoolhouse Saturday evening May 30 at 8 o'clock to select a township ticket delegates and committeeman. By order of committee. The W R and friends will meet at G A R hall Saturday morning at 730 to prepare bouquets for decoration. All persons having flowers will please send them to the G A R hall early Saturday morning.
The Grand hotel in Auckland faced court for flouting a weekly half-holiday law as waiters stayed to work for extra pay. Authorities convicted the hotel proprietor and staff in a case framed as a defense of personal liberty against imperial encroachment.
The 126 year old Rudolf Budnikoff, recently seen in St. Petersburg en route to Tsarskoe Selo, joined the Russian army in 1797 at age 15. He served over eighty years, fought in the 1812 campaign, earned nearly fifty medals, retired as a top non commissioned officer, and, by czarist ukase, receives a $600 yearly pension.
The kidneys strain impurities from blood and Foley's Kidney Remedy is advertised to restore kidney health. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy at once and it will make you well, Lemmon's Pharmacy.
No Journal Saturday edition will publish due to the legal holiday. The Journal notes the day to allow staff to attend the scheduled Decoration Day exercises.
The notice advertises school scholars' phvotos processed at Foley's studio with regular pricing for all sizes and styles and a guarantee that the work equals the best.
A regular meeting of the stockholders of Washington academy will be held on Monday, June 1 at the academy building at 2 o'clock p m. The gathering will review current affairs and elect representatives as needed.
All banks in the city will shut for the entire day Saturday labeled Decoration Day. Patrons are urged to govern themselves accordingly.
City blacksmiths announce closure for Decoration Day holiday. The shops will be closed all day Saturday, December 3rd, with customers urged to plan accordingly and seek services beforehand.
The city library will be closed all day Saturday in observance of Decoration Day. Local officials note services will resume the following Monday with regular hours.
Entertainment notes announce Fox and Dewey Props presenting high class moral shows for next week with a 5 cent admission on Saturday June 6. Local social mentions include Miss Mary DeVoe of Keota visiting with Miss Grace Hunter and arrival of G H Holmes A A Hulse and E E Bower from Ottumwa after grocers convention. The Parker Carnival Co plans a street fair for a week starting June 29 with special trains and excursion rates. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised for health benefits at Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhnhney Drug Co.
Thomas Simpson Jr lives north of the city and remains optimistic amid heavy rains. He recalls past wet seasons with no tile ditches, yet notes modern drainage quickly carries away excess water and sun restores fields. He planted corn mid June and yielded a good crop, urging others to stay hopeful.
The piece notes fevers at high elevations and malaria at lower levels, linked to altitude. It promotes Electric Bitters as the best remedy for climate affections such as lassi tude malaria jaundice biliousness fever ague and debility, claiming it purifies blood, steadies nerves, and aids sleep. Sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy with a 50 cent price and guarantee.
An Louisville era advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J Cheney & Co. and Walding Kinnan Marvin endorse the firm. It touts internal use to blood and mucous surfaces, notes testimonials, price 75 cents a bottle, and suggests Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Heinz Bros. event looms June 2 to 6.
R W Bishop reports the issue on the 6th instant to Iowa residents of patent numbers 888520 to 889054. Names include Mer riman Apfel Waterloo. Sperry Ottumwa assignor International Harvester Co. Kissel Council Bluffs. Litchfield Garst Waterloo assignors to Litchfield Mfg Co. Morgan Waterloo to W W Marsh. Morrison Dubuque to Morrison Kretschmer Mfg Co. Salinger Des Moines. Snyder Hume Newton assignors to Maytag. Sterken Rock Valley. Grey Des Moines. Rice Dows Hill Belmond. Welding Sioux City. Zond ervan Winterset. Smith Council Bluffs. Smith Dewitt.
A car load of twine has arrived at Mason Transfer & Storage Co. Details on quantity and delivery date were not provided in the readable text. The note confirms the shipment and warehouse receipt by Mason Transfer.
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