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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1912

Page

7

Election boards named for county polls on November 5

The county supervisors released the assigned election officials for each precinct to supervise November 5 voting. Names cover Brighton to Fourth Ward with clerks and judges listed for every precinct.

County Board of Supervisors Brighton J. T. Schooley W. A. Cherry John J. Adrain Frank Lowe Tom Brinton E. T. Edmondson G. W. Heyde W. F. Tolen Henry Heyde L. G. Shaver West Chester J. C. Bauer J. L. Coffey FE. F. Bauer Walter Boyer F. H. Ross Franklin Center W. A. Anderson Geo. Fulton W. B. Tugham A. B di John KR. Griffith Wighland Wighland Two.—W. N. Harrison, F. J. Salladay, J. R. McCreedy Wm. Busby Harry Dye Iowa Two Wm. Griffin Leo Critz John Bulger Anthony Veggy Jos. Cummings Jackson Two Walter S. Brown Geo Reed Sofka Ed Kos H. P. Wilson

Kidney Pain Relief Report From Hagerstown Painter

J. G. Criswold of 540 North Mulberry Street in Hagerstown Maryland describes severe kidney trouble and back pain. He reports immediate relief after using Foley Kidney Pills and improved bladder function, with easier movement. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes the remedy.

Foley

Farmer’s son in Illinois mocks law after brief stint

A Chicago bar member recalls a tale from Indiana about a farmer’s son who goes to Springfield to study law, works briefly for a known lawyer, then returns home declaring the law isn’t as great as expected and regrets learning it.

Bar Association Indiana J. B. Nipson Chicago Illinois Springfield Bill Chicago Tribune

Quaint Child Faces Hostile Guests in Tired Exchange

Gracie endures visitors as her mother dresses and a lull in the conversation turns to spelling sentences about her. One woman calls the child quaint, while Gracie retorts she is fatigued by the label and the implied ignorance of her letters.

Gracie

The Silent Wan by Walt Mason

A poem on Judge Rinktum praising his quiet, decisive presence and knowledge while warning against talkativeness. It likens him to a stern referee and notes villagers’ pride in his restraint and respect, contrasting wit with action.

Yale Harvard College Dames Rinktum Cicero G. Pinchot Peope

Royal Arch Masons Convene in Davenport

About 50 Royal Arch Masons attend the fifty ninth annual convocation in Davenport at the Masonic Temple with work by the grand council. Headquarters are at the Kimball hotel and officers from Des Moines Muscatine Clinton Sioux City and other cities attend with Davenport to preside at tonight's session.

Davenport Royal Arch Masonic Temple Grand Council of Royal Kimball Hotel George A. Remicke Muscatine Masonic Davenport Masons Cromwell Bowen Des Moines Frank N. Fowler Nevada John W. Clary Spencer W. Willard Atlantic M. R. Ansbach Clarinda Alfred Wingate J. F. Newton Waterloo Clinton Sioux City Washington Harlan Council Bluffs Bowen

Campaign to Boost Texas Education by The Hogg Organization

The Hogg Organization led by Will C. Hogg launches a statewide effort to popularize and enlarge public education in Texas. A two-pronged program funds research on universities and runs a public campaign to inform voters about admissions, facilities, self help, and dormitories, aiming to influence legislative support.

Texas Hogg Organization Will C. Hogg Governor Hogg Houston The State University Austin

Diver Attacked by Giant Octopus at Toulon Harbor

A naval diver in Toulon was seized by a giant octopus underwater. He signaled to rise and was hauled up with the creature, whose 25 foot tentacles wrapped around him. The unconscious diver watched the octopus die after it was stabbed.

Alumni Association Hogg Toulon London Mall

Waste Paper and Tin Revenue From Street Sorting

The London corporation reports fruit from waste. In one year $2,365 came from selling waste paper found in streets, $495 from selling old tins among refuse, and $1,900 from disposing of refuse from orderly bins.

Corporation of London Mary A Mickle

Foley's Kidney Pills Restore Craddock's Health

Geo T Craddock of Rubie Ark says seven years of lumbago kept him from work. He tried various kidney medicines with little relief until two bottles of Foley's Kidney Pills cured him and let him resume any work. Lemmons Pharmacy endorses the remedy.

Geo. T. Craddock Rubié, Ark Foley Lemmons Pharmacy

Quartet Plans Coast to Coast Walk for Wager

Calbert Arnold formerly chief yeoman US Navy and Sidney Delephine irrigation expert graduate UN, along with four Army and Navy club members, bet $9,000 they can walk from starting with $5 to reach Salt Lake City New Orleans and New York within a year. They must earn money by hard labor at most one week per stop and finish with the same $5, while getting six stories accepted by nine lending magazines.

Calbert Arnold

Mennonites Plan Settlement Drive to Kansas Counties

Steps are under way to bring five Reseian Mennonite families from Stheria to McPherson and Reno counties Kansas for settlement. The effort argues Mennonites are productive farmers and valuable citizens based on long established precedent.

Kansas Stheria McPherson Reno Kan

Phone court fines Rock Island conductor for crossing obstruction

Mayor Glasgow fined Truex five dollars and costs after a phone plea of guilty for blocking a city crossing on North Twelfth Street. The incident, dated September 30, involved Train No. 983 delaying traffic beyond the ten minute limit. A warrant followed, sparking warnings to train crews.

Glasgow Rock Island Truex North Twelfth Street Eldon Truax Treax

Sunken Hope for Eczema Sufferers in Saxo Salve Ad

A Shelbyville Illinois resident testifies after twenty years of eczema that Saxo Salve relieved itching burning and cleared skin within a tube. The ad claims it soothes heals and addresses eczema barber's itch ring worm and tetter with a guarantee.

Shelbyville Ill

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