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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1910
Page
5
Local advertiser promotes price cuts on sugar cure hams, lard, and catsup Imperial large bottle at 10 cents. Libbys Finest 20 to 25 cent sizes, crackers $1 per bushel, and fresh meats including beef pork veal lamb and home made sausage. Oysters offered cheaper than rivals. urging customers to visit and save money.
A man guarding a bridge enforces a penny toll with brainteasers. A king in disguise tests him, but the keeper answers that the king may pass without pay. Ordinary travelers cross after posing or hearing clever questions about earth to sky, why cows lie down, and rolling water.
Local notices and society items describe visits by J B Crooks to Crawfordsville and George E Lewis from West Chester, plus numerous travel plans to Ottumwa Richland and Wellman. The Graham hosts a big Powell and Cohan musical show nightly with tickets at 16, 25 and 35 cents and free admission for ladies with a 35 cent ticket during the engagement.
Miss Etna Baird visits Crawfordsville then returns to Fairfield after staying with her brother James Baird. Mr and Mrs A W Caughey of Oden Ind visit West Main Street, en route to Kansas City and Omaha. D J Ross buys a large line of holiday goods in Des Moines. The Standard Oil Co builds a new pump house near the Rock Island tracks, moving pumps from the old building. Miss Mamie Glassburner, missionary in Fou Chou China, leaves for Adrian Iowa to resume work next July after rest. J F H Taylor returns from Colorado and Utah with Mrs Taylor and daughters Jet and Leora, planning visits to Atlantic Prairie City and Os Kalamazoo Iowa. journey covered 3300 miles.
Homer Cooley of Burlington becomes the new pharmacist at McElhinney Drug Co. He is a graduated and registered pharmacist with practical experience. Cooley will assist Mr. McKhinney who has been handling the pharmacy duties recently. The Piano the Caner Music Co. giveaway is on the floor and tickets are available.
Advertisers claim Foley Kidney Pills offer ingredients to tone strengthen and regulate kidneys and bladder and cure backache with Lemmon's Pharmacy and McRibinney Drug Co promoting the product.
Joe King, 19, second son of Mrs Will King of Valley Junction and former city resident, is in serious condition at Mercy hospital Des Moines after an accident in Prairie City railroad yards. He, a brakeman on the Des Moines division, was struck when his foot was caught in a guard rail and crushed by his train. Initial signs were hopeful, but reports today indicate a relapse and concern for recovery. He was a well known railroad man who had worked in the city on many occasions.
The paying assessment on South Iowa avenue was due Oct 6 1914 and bears 6 percent interest from that date. You may pay in full or sign the waiver on the certificate and pay one seventh within 36 days to gain seven payment privilege. If the waiver is not signed within 30 days the full amount becomes due with interest from Oct 6 1910 and will be collected. Payment available at the City Clerk office in Evening Journal, 212 Miss A he. Fred H Steck City Clerk.
Ice consumers are informed that the wagon will run hereafter on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday only. Public notice from 212 Lou Jugenheimer.
For over thirty years Foley's Honey and Tar has been a trusted cough and chest remedy without opiates. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co distribute the product to local customers.
G. W. Hobson’s North Side Jewelry Store showcases Em erson and Kurtzmann pianos aged over twenty five years to prove lasting tone. The ad emphasizes quality handling and full value, promising to honor all store commitments to customers.
The French government sends delinquent children to a farmer family with weekly board and lodging paid, clothing and medical care covered, and the child enrolled in public school. The arrangement costs less than institutes and often yields healthy, productive young citizens. The policy aims to rehabilitate city kids away from crime.
The Mexican Herald notes Irish families in Mexico now as “much Mexican as Irish.” It lists Greens, Lynches, Lonergans, O Gormans, Morans, Murphys, Braniffs, Knights, Whites, Kellys, O Reillys, Hopes, Wilsons and others as prominent, tracing some lineages to exiles who settled in Cadiz, Spain in the late eighteenth century.
On approaching thunder, French peasants light smoky fires claiming smoke conducts electricity away from people and buildings. Some call it superstition, yet the practice is framed as a practical safety measure against lightning.
The Fortnightly club evening literature section will meet tonight with Mrs. Fred J. Stewart. The Pythian Circle meets Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. W. R. Mount. The Homesteaders hold their regular meeting Tuesday evening October 11 at 8 o clock. The household economies department of the Fortnightly club meets tomorrow afternoon at 2 80 with Mrs. L. J. Cherry.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet Thursday at Mrs. Wilson Dougherty's home at 2 30 p m. Devotional led by Mrs. Mayo. Topic Cause of Jon's Downfall Rev 18 12. Discussion on White Slave led by Mrs Blair. Expect full attendance and a report from the district convention. Delegates to the state convention will be appointed.
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