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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
5
Special report from Washington notes Iowa will see partly cloudy conditions today with probable showers in the eastern portion tonight or tomorrow.
An ad urges readers to try the D D D Prescription soothing oil of wintergreen for stubborn skin itch. A 10 cent trial bottle is advertised with a promise of instant relief and potential cure, from Cook & Sherman, with a mail request to D D D Co in Chicago.
David Parker, a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg, credits Electric Bitters with curing his stomach trouble and keeping him strong. He says the remedy is worth more than five hundred dollars and advises others to try it. 50c at J E Lemmon's drug store.
Capt. K. K. V. Casey of the District of Columbia rifle range tested a model 1903 rifle with a telescope sight at 1760 yards under rough conditions. He found the sight practically useless in military use in its present position but showed its potential value for sharpshooters and line troops. Casey holds the Wimbledon and Leech Cups for long distance military rifle shooting.
The piece details a whirlwind campaign by Democrats and Republicans across Indian Creek Sunset Jackson Center Franklin Center and other locales with speakers Tom McClean Sam Kellogg P. J. Hanley A R Miller C A Carpenter M W Bailey S W Livingston C A Dewey and S W Brookhart. Campaigns run Oct 27–29 with voting next Tuesday and conclusions Wednesday as yearlong political theater winds down.
Republican glee club members led by D J Palmer Clifford Thorne and M W Bailey performed Republican addresses in Kalona Saturday night. Col Palmer Professor Daugherty Elmer Adams and J A Y Ashby sang with the group and had declined another engagement. Democratic Committeeman Smith heard the performance and sought to hire them for Claude Porter’s Kalona rally this afternoon.
The line about Daugherty not renting themselves out for the Porter meeting leaves Committeeman Smith puzzled and unsure who may attend or represent. The remark highlights internal confusion within the committee and questions about attendance.
Mrs Grace Schowalter and son returned to Wayland after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs S Kleese Captain and Mrs Gray are improving though Mrs Gray remains ill Gray improves Mr Gray. Marriage licenses issued to McCutcheon Brennean and Durian Huber Clyde Matson Dunham. Katherine Cooley won a diamond ring at the Star. Last evenings pictures were of high order and the house was packed.
A sixty foot auxiliary gasoline schooner named Ti ram Ringhaim, just completed in San Francisco, will spread the gospel in the Gilbert Islands. The vessel was blessed by a cleric at launch and is dedicated to missionary work. It is slated to sail for the South Seas next week.
KenoshaWis Oct 27 The steamer William Ingle fishing from Kenosha ran aground near Camp Logan matching the towns third marine mishap this week Captain W J Barnett Engineer Cornell and five crew members abandoned ship and swam to shore to save themselves.
In Columbus Indiana on October 27 residents near Aire Anna Parker the widow who nearly died from poisoned candy declines to name suspects or discuss the case. Neighbors say she could clear much of the mystery if she spoke.
A reflective piece compares gardening to life, noting that buds open in their own time and urging haste harms results. Growth is slow but steady, and patients reap the best garden outcomes. Exchange
Pittsburg October 27 William Montgomery former cashier of the defunct Allegheny National Bank found guilty by a U S district court jury on two indictments for embezzling 469000 dollars. He was then placed on trial on a third indictment.
John Taylor died after falling sixteen stories from an open Mevitator shaft on Wall Street. Two coworkers, who briefly rode the elevator with him, watched as he collapsed into the basement after losing his balance and throwing up his hands.
The Bloomington Illinois Y W C A hosts its annual convention this week starting Thursday evening. About three hundred delegates are expected with Miss Helen Barnes of New York City delivering the opening address as the four day gathering proceeds.
The idea of indoor rifle contests for school boys expanded from New York and Washington to Boston for the coming winter. The program uses regular military model .22 rifles, with training indoors followed by outdoor shooting for high scores. The National Capital Rifle and Revolver club, which runs the school boy shoot, plans an outdoor contest next spring on its range or the National Guard range.
The Krag rifle remains a favorite among marksmen despite relegation to the rear by New Springfield. Debates about a match between Maj. C. B. Winder of Ohio and Capt. K. K. V. Casey highlight rival guns. Brig. Gen. Frederick D. Grant urges moving targets in army practice, noting government ranges near Washington, New York, and Boston.
Reports urge establishing a muskets training school near three cities with a Monterey style center at Fort Ethan Allen. Amateur night is mentioned. A baby girl named Mary Hoover Roberts arrives at Carl Roberts' home and is healthy. An ad touts Foley's Orino Laxative saving a boy's life. Mrs. O B Stichter visits from St Paul, and Mrs. Mary Barrows returns from Eureka after typhoid care.
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