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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1911
Page
8
Des Moines reports State high school inspector McClenahan found Iowa boys and girls deficient in English grammar and algebra when facing college entrance exams. He praised local teachers but says the weakness in English persists across accredited high schools after a four week state tour.
Des Moines reports no progress as of Oct 6 in urging the U S Supreme Court to rule on the Iowa saloon cases challenging the validity of the mulct law.
For sale 150 carefully selected young native Shropshire breeding ewes for flocks or lease in shares with wool split. Also 30 yearling Shropshire rams 125 lbs each, 0 to 125 lbs weight. Two Shetland ponies a 2-year-old black gentle and a 6-month black pony. See Ed. R. Harvey farm 1-2 mile north of Washington. Also a single seated top buggy and buggy harness for cash or bankable note.
Ben Salinger defended several saloon men from Carroll Boone and Marshall town arguing the law violated the U S constitution He sought to suspend the law with Judge McPherson but was denied Later Justice Lurton also refused suspending the law An appeal was filed and will be heard by the Supreme Court though no arguments have been filed yet on either side
In Fort Dodge Iowa a family of 17 is quarantined after six members including Mr and Mrs Frank Fox fall ill with diphtheria. Two doctors treated the group for an entire afternoon and antitoxin worth fifty dollars was used Tuesday as the outbreak prompted medical action.
State Game Warden Lincoln distributed thirty six English ringneck pheasants exhibited at the Marion fair. They have been placed in pairs in Linn county and are protected by state law for four to five years. Deputy wardens are ordered to patrol for anyone harming the birds.
William Ayera, veteran railroad engineer of this city, said Monday morning that upon returning from a Decorah run to the Rock Island he would have served forty years as an engineer and traveled about 1 680 000 miles, a record few can claim.
Roy Minick advertises buying old carpet and woolen ingrain carpet and offering rug cleaning services. He guarantees all work and covers freight and drayage costs. Contact 325 Black or write for Fairfield Rug Works.
Administrators J A Knittel and C V Dautremont announce a public sale of the G W Wieland estate on October 17 1911 at 10 a m The auction will include 50 and 40 acre cultivated farms with houses barns wells and orchards as well as three timber tracts All terms to be announced at sale located on the farm 50 miles southwest of Riverside
Local merchants urge early buying for fall and winter stock. City stores showcase dry goods jewelry home furnishings and groceries with emphasis on local access to guaranteed goods. Shoppers are advised to ask local merchants to source items from wholesale houses to save money.
Stomach tonic promises vitality and improved digestion. The ad claims MI O NA tablets renovate the stomach and bowels, energize the liver, banish nervous symptoms, and stop rising gas and heartburn within five minutes. Large box 50 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy and druggists everywhere.
An old drugstore ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to relieve cold symptoms after exposure. It touts a genuine product in a yellow package and urges purchase from all druggists.
Washington National Bank recently added a modern protection outfit. The Automatic Double Electrical Burglar Alarm System includes batteries, timers, seven inch gongs and emergency switches. Two fire gongs, steel shields, rapid fire alarm, and reinforced vault wiring complete the secure upgrade. The bank also added safety deposit boxes and steel shelving.
The New York Sun editorial notes sugar rises from European beet crop failures and coffee prices climb due to Brazil's shorter crop. It argues supply and demand drive prices across commodities, countering claims of newspaper manipulation.
The excerpt discusses supply and demand dynamics with the idea that when production lags behind consumption, price increases are nearly inevitable, reflecting the October Grocer's Criterion.
A niece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Liniment and bound on the affected parts is superior to a plaster and costs only one tenth as much. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A description of a heavyweight show jack named Peter the Great Peter sired by the famed Son of Custer. The animal weighs 1050 pounds, brown with white points, large boned and a strong foal getter, bred by noted show stock lines.
An old remedy described as Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is promoted as restoring hair color with a ready made product sold by druggists for fifty cents. The ad cites sage tea’s traditional use by grandmothers and touts a guaranteed refund if it fails to work as represented.
Advertisement noting Chamberlain's Liniment relieves muscular rheumatism pain. Product marketed by Lemmon's Pharmacy with quick relief claims.
A 1911 advertisement touts Percheron stallion Vaillant offspring, Gray colt sired by Vaillant 508738 and dam Lisette, praised as the finest imported Europe bloodlines. Billed as America’s premier Percheron, with photos, pricing 14 dollars to insure, sale terms include mare insurance and buyer payments upon mare sale or move. Owned by J A Kolosick at a farm 2 miles SW of Ainsworth under Washington Te l Co R 32-15 and R 6-14 lines.
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