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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
8
Cal P. Rodgers, the sea to sea aviator, touched down in Scope park Kansas City at 11 34 a m after flying eighty four miles from Mareball Missouri. He reported 1 493 miles covered since leaving New York and within a few hours of reaching the halfway point in his cross continent journey.
Fifty years ago on October twelve the federal steamship Richmond discharged her port battery at a floating ram. The ram tore a hole in her side while the Richmond was coaling at Southwest Pass Louisiana.
A gale in the Gulf of Mexico claimed the lives of 102 sailors when Sabine Pass, the channel between Sabine Lake and the gulf, was destroyed, cutting a furrow that altered navigation. The incident occurred twenty-five years ago today.
Milwaukee news reports the death of August Uihlein, head of the Schlitz brewery, who was spending a year with his son and relatives in Germany. He also owned Harvest and a string of race horses farmed across the region. He was sixty nine.
Judge J Otis Humphrey granted a temporary injunction restraining the striking Illinois Central workers to protect property at Clinton. In a separate item a Mason City man O W Wietck shot himself after a summons to serve as juror and despondency over his wife’s hospital operation.
A Chicago testimonial claims TIZ cures tired feet and foot sores. The ad asserts quick relief for aching, swollen, sweaty and foul feet, corns and bunions, and warns powders clog pores. It promotes 25 cents per box and direct mail orders from Walter Luther Dodge & Co.
Los Angeles today opened the McNamara trial with connections to the Boise murder case. The International Iron and Bridge Workers and the Western Federation of Miners face a high stakes prosecution led by John D. Fredericks with Clarence Darrow defending. The defense challenges the dynamite theory and cites possible gas causes, while both sides plan witnesses, letters, alibis, and handwriting tests. The case echoes past labor struggles and could shape union movements nationwide.
Practical tips on personal hair hygiene including brushing at home, avoiding public brushes, weekly washing with soap and disinfectant, shampooing, and daily use of Parisian Sage guaranteed by Lemmon's Pharmacy to destroy dandruff germs. Money back if goals aren’t met. Price 50 cents.
A druggist urges readers to visit for instant itch relief with a trial bottle of IT bp. 1 Prescription, featuring Oil of Wintergreen and Thymol, claiming rapid cooling and healing. Cook & Sherman offer a ne-pay deal and endorse the well known compound for curing skin troubles.
Odd Fellows of Henry County convene in Winfield on Friday October 18 with State Lecturer Jerry S. Green of Marion delivering the principal address Mystic Lodge of Mt. Pleasant to confer the first degree in the evening.
An advertisement promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion and dyspepsia. It guarantees a refund if unsatisfied, invites readers to buy a 25 cent package for 15 days, and notes larger sizes at 50 cents and one dollar. The Rexall Store at Cook and Sherman Corner endorses the offer.
An old advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage to Sulphur Hair Remedy from Wyeth Chemical Co New York. It claims to darken and revitalize hair, addressing premature gray and scalp issues. The remedy is sold for fifty cents with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
Take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound promptly for all coughs and colds in children and adults. For sale by all druggists.
For sale 100 select Shropshire breeding sheep in flocks or three year term leases on half wool and half increase. 25 yearling Shropshire Rams 30 to 125 lbs. Also 1 black 2-year-old Shetland pony and a 6-month black Shetland pony, gentle and sound. Ponies viewable at Ed. R. Harvey farm 1-2 miles north of Washington. Also 1 single seated top buggy and 1 set buggy harness. Terms cash or bankable note.
J F H Taylor is listed at 1027 East Main Street with a contact phone number 603 Black in the directory listing.
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