This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
2
A would be assassin shot Roosevelt but he continued speaking briefly and finished about half his speech before halting. The shooter claimed the spirit of McKinley compelled the act. Earlier, a local store ad promotes footwear lines priced at two fifty and three dollars for ladies and highlights men and children's options.
Congressman Tawney, a tax tariff expert and leading Republican figure, will headline the Graham meeting Friday evening under National Committee direction. He will tour the First district, speaks in Fairfield Thursday, Wapello Saturday, and Mt. Pleasant Saturday, pressing party candidates in four counties.
Mrs. Oliva Parham of East Durham North Carolina reports a two year chronic cough vanished after using Vinol which allegedly boosts strength with cod liver oil and iron. Advertises Saxo Salve with a money back guarantee and mentions Sherman Bros druggists Washington Iowa.
Graham hosts Friday evening talk inviting public attendance. Advertisement quotes G Criswold of 540 North Mulberry Street Hagerstown Maryland praising Moley Kidney Pills for kidney pain relief and improved mobility, notes Lemmon's Pharmacy as source.
A compact roundup of county happenings across communities with brief notices of events, meetings, and daily occurrences. Highlights reflect local happenings, gathered from area offices and social notes.
Egypt reports Bryan Coakley returning home from a visit with relatives in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. BE Shalla spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. 8 Heck formerly of the neighborhood. Anton Eberle visited Wellman Saturday evening. Karl and wife of Ravenna Nebraska visiting Jos Horak household this week. Mr. and Mrs A Malichky were Sunday visitors at Richmond.
In Washington Miss Ursula Sauer returns for a several week visit from her work at the Duke home. Local residents hear W. J. Bryan with Frank Chez Ruth Musil and Charles Musil in attendance. New member Miss Franie Wingler joins the M E church revival as Rev Patterson assists Rev Scott.
Rubio column reports a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Hartnell, local labor and crafts, a baptism at the river above McCain Bridge, and a run of farm losses and animal care. Citizens attend speeches by Wm. Jennings Bryan. plans for cement walks and park beautification arise as residents trade news from Rubio and nearby towns.
Crawfordsville reports dozens of residents traveling to Sioux City Kirkwood and Washington for visits and ceremonies. Rev W G Robertson plans to wed in Kirkwood while Earnest Hanna, son of Mr and Mrs John Hanna, is buried after dying at West Chester. Bryan spoke in Washington yesterday as townsfolk followed illness and death among local families.
A father narrates playful sketches of spiders testing new flying lines in the garden. Gray and big spiders race, lift on threads, and drift via winds to new spots, while a passerby bird notes meals for breakfast and the marvel of cobweb lift. The tale ends with a light warning about children following spider stunts.
Ainsworth residents report J. A. Marsh attending to Nebraska business. Hon. C A Kennedy called yesterday forenoon. Mrs Lew Duncan visited Columbus Junction last night between trains. F A Chapel and Mrs Chapel and her father 4 W Sherman plan a short trip to Verdi then Wisconsin. F J Grimes spent weekend in Allerton visiting friends and family. Methodist group cleaned the church lawn aiding the finishing row building project.
Crowds from Brighton join the old settlers event last Thursday while O J Gowey family returns to Oregon after summer with son A R Gowey. Mr and Mrs B W Jones plan winter in Los Angeles with visits to Brinning and Barnes families. Ed Miksch of Mexico Missouri visits son Ira Hefflefinger and family in Bucyrus Ohio. locals attend baptism by McKanes Bridge and Swartzwalters host guests.
Philadelphia readers hear a wild report from the Keystone mountains about a giant black snake terrorizing farms. A hunter narrator claims the creature devours pigs and milks cows, moves faster than a horse, and grows with each sighting amid berry-picking lore.
In Alstaetten St. Gall a seven teen year old Swiss girl Regina Staebbler was found dead after a floral celebration. A wolf-hound tracked a torn cloth to a ball where a dancer was seized. police found a matching hole in his clothing and the suspect confessed to killing Regina over a romance.
A four legged chick hatched from a brood under Mrs. Eugenia Lee in Corona. The odd chick, with two legs near the front and two at the rear, hopped instead of walked and was later found dead, reportedly smothered by its mother hen.
In Urville the empress invited local girls to the castle and promised to fulfill a wish. A girl asked to learn French at school, a politicized request in Alsace Lorraine. The empress agreed, and the first French lesson was held the next day, to be repeated three times weekly.
G. C. Johnson, 61, from Germantown Pa, wed Miss Helen Johnson 55 in an elopement in Minneapolis. The groom, speaking through Clarence Williams, declined to explain why the marriage was skipped on a license. Both claimed no previous marriage.
Dr Arthur Holmes of the University of Pennsylvania argues that love letters between pupils, under teacher supervision, can be an excellent method to teach literature at the university setting in Philadelphia.
In Tarrytown New York a morning fire at a four story apartment house killed two women aged nineteen and seventeen named Sarah Duchester and Nellie Greenburg while five children are missing and two women seriously injured. A child reportedly leaped from the roof and was saved by telephone wires.
Market briefing for October 16 1912 shows estimated hog receipts 26000 with 5100 leftover from yesterday. Hogs mix 8.60 to 9.32 light to heavy shipping grades. Cattle 20000 with prospects steady to 10 lower. Sheep 25000 with prospects 10 to 25 higher.
Hog receipts total 26000 with 5100 leftover yesterday and 22000 anticipated tomorrow. Hog prices range 8.60 to 9.30 for various grades while cattle and sheep show mixed shifts with beef and stockers steady to lower and sheep strong in New York style daily reports.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.