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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1912
Page
8
Wesley Greene of the Iowa Horticultural Society notes an Iowa apple crop near 15 percent this year, with yields 65 percent below last season. Plums and grapes exceed local needs, while southern counties report marginal apple success. Greene urges focusing on profitable varieties like Ben Davis and Jonathan to boost export potential.
Advised use of Chamberlain's Tablets to relieve headaches caused by stomach disorder. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Willow jardinieres of Wilson feature white and soft green glazes and are fitted with metal edging to serve as artistic porch vases. Mrs. P. H. M. Brogan of Wilson, Pa., testifies Chamberlain's Cough Remedy surpasses others for croup symptoms and recommends it. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries it.
Worcester pastor Rev. C. F. Hill Crathern offers a contemporary set of biblical beatitudes. The list rewards early comers, couples who attend together, generous givers, and discreet members while urging welcome to strangers and loyal church stewardship.
Berlin reports Emperor William weighs recommending Reichstag enactments compelling German girls to enlist in military service. Prof Witzel of Dusseldorf urges an army of nurses accompany every male force, with training framed as patriotic duty and home-useful knowledge.
Heavy freight traffic fills Rock Island yards with cars and locomotives, blocking two passenger trains at times. Passengers are halted away from the station until tracks clear as congestion spreads to Eldon Silvis and Brighton. Grain shipments and overall freight growth drive the surge, with all rail lines affected.
A well dressed woman calling herself Ida Coughlin, claiming to represent F. B. Wells Co. of Urbana, swindled Nevada residents by taking orders for magazine clubs. After a few days the scam unraveled when a letter to the Urbana firm came back from Globe, Arizona marked unclaimed.
The Iowa State Veterinary Society will hold its 25th annual convention at Iowa State College on November 12 13 and 14 with about 500 delegates expected. The officers are FE.8 Sager of Algona president D H Miller vice president and Dan C H Stange of Iowa State College secretary.
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