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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1901
Page
4
A Madison Wisconsin druggist recalls using Dr Miles Nervine during insomnia treatment years ago and reports lasting relief from the condition. The testimonial cites personal experience and satisfaction with the remedy.
The Milwaukee Sheriff's Jury announced verdicts totaling from 1,000 to 6,150 in disputed property damage claims. Names include John Shields Jesse Phillips Charles Obngemach George Griffith J A McKinstry H and W Scofield JOOR FOGG John Shanafelt W K R Jeffrey and Winter's estates.
A 1507 work by Martin Waldseemuller proposed naming the new continent Amerigo Vespucci after his voyages. The idea spread quickly, becoming the accepted name for both South and North America, despite Vespucci’s rising fame and Columbus’s earlier renown.
A proposal urges furnishing boys with a room tailored to their liking and inviting their friends to use it to keep them off street corners.
A Des Moines preacher Rev A C Douglass spoke optimistic on the liquor issue at Smouse's Hall last night with packed attendance. He urged classification of saloon men with robbers and praised railroads banning intoxicants for employees. A double wedding by O T O M Club members occurred on B Main Street with a dinner at the Eucher home and guest Miss Zell Stewart of Davenport.
The forecast for today and Saturday shows fair skies tonight with warmth on Saturday. A Halloween party hosted by Lancelot Scofield featured gym activities and a luncheon hosted by Mrs William Scofield and Miss Jessie. The N A club gathered at Miss Amspoker’s home with games and a pumpkin weighing contest won by Hortense Benn, with Grace Neiswanger taking the consolation prize. The column also traces the origins of France, Ireland, Portugal, and Russia from ancient names and peoples in a brief etymology note.
The Halloween gathering at Miss Stichter's home featured many friends and an artistic taffy maker who distributed abundant samples. Guests enjoyed socializing and a closing vote declared Miss Stichter a royal entertainer.
M. P. Donahey hosts his brother Alpha from Montana and recalls Alpha Donahey's Iowa service. Geo. Palmer and the writer toured Donahey’s farm on Wednesday to view highly bred colts from stock linked to famed racehorses. The hosts and Palmer share a lively reunion amid hopes for valuable future properties.
Mark Churchill, who lives a few miles southwest of the city, said his house was entered yesterday afternoon. A pocket book was taken containing $27, with a larger sum left untouched in another part of the wallet.
The notice notes Oct 1 as Jim Marsh builds an addition to his barn. Bar Woodburn shows no malaria fever while George Hoppings' children suffer typhoid malaria. Route 2 attendees joined OCawmins' meeting Tuesday. A McMillan has a sale today. John Simpson family visits Keota over the Sabbath. Henry Long family visits St Sigafoose’s last Thursday. Mr Loong resides at Crawfordsville. Eukera church will preach Saturday evening and Sunday at 3 PM.
The article advises strengthening eyes by placing the face in tepid to cold water each morning and gradually adjusting to cold water. It claims regular practice preserves sight into old age and includes guidance on wiping with a gentle inward stroke and using cold tea infusion for tired eyes after long days.
In 1658 Captain Thomas Clarke with John Winthrop and others operated an iron works at New Haven Connecticut including a blast furnace and a refinery forge.
In Holland no landlord has the power of raising the rent or of evicting a tenant under certain conditions. The rule protects tenants from sudden rent hikes and arbitrary removals, aiming to stabilize housing and prevent displacement during economic shifts.
A jumble of help wanted and sale notices lists a girl seeking work for board and school, a cow for sale, corn fodder demands, chickens for sale, a lost cape, a furnished room for rent, a kept M. W. A. badge, a hotel dining room girl and cook job, and a room for rent in a local building.
A little girl and a boy play with soap bubbles at a window. The girl blows bubbles downward, the boy chases them. They laugh until the boy leaves, the girl grows lonely, tipping over the soapy water. A pair remark on the eternal relation of the sexes.
The account surveys ancient and colonial anecdotes on when civilizations first learned fire. It cites Pliny and Pomponius Mela noting tribes lacking fire and marveling at its uses, including Marian Islanders who mistook flame for a creature fed on wood.
A Western Australian digger visits a town to consult a doctor and have a prescription filled. He probes the bill, then jokes about pricing the cork to learn the total, reflecting a brisk, humorous wartime style.
In a Boston school, a smudge faced child offers a tuberose to a teacher and explains he obtained it from a dead lady, illustrating classroom humor amid hardship in the poorer district.
To clean flannel blankets mix two tablespoonfuls of borax and a pint of soft soap in cold water just enough to cover the blankets. Once dissolved, add the blankets and let them stand overnight. The next day rub, rinse in two waters, and hang to dry. Never wring.
A Washington Star quote defines a Bohemian as someone who always needs two or three extra endorsements on his note when he wants to borrow money. The witticism frames Bohemian life through financial doubt and social caution.
A small quart iron pot preserved from 1645 was cast at the Lynn foundry. It is noted as the first iron article made from native ore in America, marking a milestone in colonial metallurgy.
A special Rock Island train of directors and officials traveled through at 10:50 this forenoon en route to Chicago. Six well equipped coaches formed the party which visited the Dee Fort Worth and Mexican extension with Robert Shields accompanying the trip over this division.
Mrs Wyman and her daughter Frances of Burlington are guests at the Wm. Scofield home.
An agent advertises farm opportunities at low prices and offers agency for lots in East Washington, Columbia and Highland Park Additions. Provides loans and insurance with first class companies. Seeks rental listings and offers leases and rent collection.
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