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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1911
Page
2
Train schedule lists eastbound arrivals and departures for Nos. 12 22 46 50 2 30 and local freight and passenger runs on the Washington Branch and Be & Q lines. It notes daily operations with exceptions for Sundays and Sundays no service on some local trains. Agents H W Russel and J E Kunath confirm departures and daily frequencies.
A fragmentary timetable shows trains labeled No. 5 and No. 3 with times around 12:44 am and 8:15 am, plus services to Chicago and Milwaukee with arrivals near 9:07 am and 12:15 pm. The legible items hint at a Western route alignment and local stop names though several details are cut.
Train timetable fragment shows No 12 and No 8 passenger and local lines with times 1 31 am and 11 40 pm, indicating a disrupted or unclear timetable note.
In NIRA news Mrs. Ross Glantz visited home folks Friday. The Wakelee farm sold to Mart Chandler last week. Mrs. Henry North cut her thumb while making cane. Weather slow. apple crops being stored. Dr J G Henderson returned from Burlington with business. West Chester residents report travel from Colorado and Ohio. Lectures set in M E church with Hi A Adams opening October 14.
Three excellent services were held yesterday in the FE church morning afternoon and night. The presiding elder could not attend due to illness and the regular pastor led all three. The activities were enthusiastic and greatly enjoyed by attendees.
Mrs DeMA Brerumnrn of Sikeston Missouri credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with ending seven years of monthly bed rest severe cramps backache and nervous weakness She\nrecovered enough to work garden milk a cow and entertain guests The ad touts Pinkham’s remedy as the most successful cure for female complaints including displacements inflammation irregularities and nervous prostration urging others to try it.
The piece mocks Cotswold sheep and farm men with sharp humor. It contrasts the aloof sheep with a wary box office man, noting the sheep’s lack of affection and the farmer's clumsy milking attempts. It ends by lampooning rural men whose mental powers would shock a cabbage.
Hon. Ark. J. E. Freeman testifies to a severe kidney trouble being cured by Foley's Kidney Remedy after one large bottle. He reports no further bother and recommends the remedy. Sold by all druggists.
The scene describes Mrs Highmere inviting guests to afternoon tea to reveal her suffering in silence over her husband’s bad habits. The dialogue presents gossip framed as a confession at social gathering.
The text recounts Haman's plan to hang Mordecai on a 50 cubit high gallows, yet Haman himself is later hanged on the same gibbet. It also mentions a Verdun bishop who devised an iron cage to torture heretics, becoming its first victim.
Numerous foreign writers and medical experts advocate goat's milk for infants and invalids. Sanitariums in France and Switzerland emphasize its role in care, citing its similarity to mother's milk in composition.
British consul notes rich resources in the Turkish province of Hodeidah including gold iron copper sulphur coal and chrome. He predicts these minerals will be opened to foreign exploitation soon, especially after a railway is completed, potentially creating opportunities for British enterprise.
In Tit Bits a father remarks that his daughter Ethel should tell her young man a message: the parents do not mind high gas bills but object to him taking the morning paper when he leaves.
A 99 year old Pennsylvania woman is recovering after surgery for appendicitis. The brief report notes the patient remains in good condition and is expected to resume normal activities soon.
A playful report describes a night in Washington where observers claim balloons in the sky. Eyewitnesses sight Mars and a distant star mistaken for balloons while telescope viewing reveals planetary distances and radiant colors. No harm reported.
Saturday afternoon sessions in the Courthouse supervisors room chaired by President Wilson discussed progress on the farmers short course. Committees outlined work, premiums, and a booklet planned in weeks. A spelling contest with about twelve to fifteen cash prizes and a banner for the top school was approved with $40 set aside for Miss Conner. Howard Benn to lead the entertainment committee, succeeding Boyd Berdo.
A local ad cites Mrs Jinks recounting her husband secrets and a quip about sleep talking. It endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds in children as safe and reliable, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A school for poor children studied a Bible denunciation against hypocrites. Lady patrons questioned the pupils about the Pharisees sins. A student answered with a chiding quip comparing straining at gnats and swallowing camels.
The passage condemns evasions used to dodge truth or to perform good deeds. It notes lovers of truth and the benevolent temper abhor such deceit as direct and unspeakable.
Lemmon's Pharmacy announces Meritol Hair Tonic a new hair treatment developed by the American Drug and Press Association. The store invites customers to try the tonic and guarantees it through the association as a member.
Chicago on October 9 1911 receipts 23000 with 3519 left over. Market prospects steady to strong with light meats at 6.10 to 6.75. Mixed packers 6.05 to 6.80 heavy shipping grades 5.95 to 6.80 rough 5.95 to 6.20 cattle 24000 sheep 45000 prospects steady to higher or steady.
The second report from Chicago Illinois dated October 9 1911 shows estimated receipts today 2000 official receipts yesterday 10415 official shipments yesterday 1845 official receipts last week 108117 official shipments last week 23421 officials left over yesterday 3518 estimated receipts tomorrow 1700. Market ranges include beef cattle 600 to 685 with mixed packers 615 to 680 light 615 to 680 heavy shipping grades 600 to 685 rough 600 to 629 porkers 400 to 599 pigs 665 to 680. Also 24000 estimated receipts market steady to 10 higher beef cows and heifers 200 to 620 Texas steers 410 to 600 stockers and feeders 315 to 555 western cattle 410 to 669 sheep and yearlings 讀 385 to 475 lambs 425 to 635 western lambs 450 to 640. A second Chicago note repeats 91911 market 5 to 10 higher than Saturday with light 640 to 675 mixed packers 615 to 682 heavy grades 605 to 685 rough 605 to 625 cattle good 5 to 10 higher, others slow. Sheep weak at early decline.
The item lists mixed wheat corn oats and soy futures in Chicago on October 9 1911 with near and distant month quotes and percentage changes from the Beacn Wickham Gralla company data grid. It reads like a market snapshot showing Dec and May contracts and grain prices.
The clipping shows market items and prices including straw by load and bale, flour per sack, corn meal, shorts per hundred, and quantities. It references RMU and Keke with unspecified context and garbled text, implying a historical commodity price listing.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Reister and Son and Quo Produce with unclear figures and terms. The lines include monetary figures such as 6.60 and references to ca veat and a 65.500 backing, but the exact context is unreadable.
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