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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1911
Page
2
Sporadic clashes erupt in Tripoli as forces exchange fire amid mounting casualties. Local witnesses report shelling near key districts while international observers call for de-escalation and protection of civilians.
Ida Lewis of Lime Rock lighthouse Newport Rhode Island, famed as the Grace Darling of America, kept the light for decades and saved eighteen lives. Her heroism earned Congress thanks, medals, pensions, and honors from Fort Adams soldiers and the Life Saving Benevolent Association.
The East Berlin Connecticut postmaster reports last year receipts of $099. If he had spent one dollar on stamps receipts would reach $1,000, the minimum for third class status. Since no dollar was spent, the Postmaster General must place East Berlin back in the fourth class, ending the $700 annual allowance for rent fuel and staff.
Miss Elizabeth Agnes Wright, Radcliffe College physical director, introduces a card system to track sleep, exercise, and daily habits. Students will log illnesses and receive personalized guidance to improve health, aiming for eight to nine hours sleep, moderated activity, and restrained diet to foster both physical and academic excellence.
Preparations for the International Livestock exposition at the International Amphitheater Chicago December 2 to 9 are nearing completion. Secretary Heide reports entries surpassing prior years and premiums totaling about 100 000. Canadian and Mexican champions will compete for purses as the exposition aims to be the greatest of its kind globally.
Fred Terron ranches extend into Colorado New Mexico Utah and Arizona. He eats in Colorado sleeps in Utah keeps his best room in New Mexico kitchen in Arizona and votes in Utah. His mail comes from Cortez Colorado and his legal business is in Apache County Arizona. The windmill is in New Mexico while the water trough lies in Arizona.
Connecticut plans to present a Waterbury farmer’s gobbler for President Taft’s Thanksgiving feast hoping to unseat Rhode Island from the honor. The extra fattening regimen includes blended cereals with nuts rice and wild celery steeped in sweet wines to yield a piquant flavor likened to Scotch quail and American woodcock.
Isaac Good and neighbor Jonas Myers felled a walnut tree on the Good farm in Rochester Indiana to make their own coffins. The coffins were stored at a local undertaking establishment and used later when Good died and was buried in the casket he crafted.
Geo. H. Paul completes a land purchase acquiring two Roberts farms for 25000 dollars. One tract lies just east of the Rock Island stock yards and sits between his existing east side properties. The second is a 200 acre farm six miles south of Washington, enlarging his eastern holdings.
A simple method to detect copper contamination in tins. Insert a bright steel knife into the contents for several minutes. if copper is present even in trace amounts it will visibly deposit on the blade.
A concise creed by John Ruskin elevates daily effort toward higher powers of duty and happiness. It emphasizes serving others rather than rivalries, seeking help and delight for others, and finding peace and joy within one's own life.
The bulldog Bobby owned by the Marquis de Charette of Paris reaches the Jungfrau summit with his master mistress and two guides, making mountaineer fame in a bold ascent reported by the Berne Correspondence London Daily News.
The Atchison Globe argues that victory would come from winning voters who feel worse after holidays than before, framing the idea as a path to electoral success. The piece uses sharp, opinionated language to emphasize mood shifts affecting political outcomes.
Lemmon's Pharmacy markets Parisian Sage hair dressing at 50 cents a bottle. The ad warns of imitations and guarantees relief from dandruff and scalp itch, promising invigorating effects and potential hair growth if roots are alive.
Miss Dorothy Harvey hosts a taffy pull for about twenty friends at her South Iown avenue home. Mrs. Fannie Klopfenstein observes a birthday with a postal shower and gifts. A joint Hallowe en social by Endeavor groups draws seventy five in costume at Second United Presbyterian. A quiet wedding unites Miss Margaret Reiner and Mr. Bruce Robinson at St James parsonage with a reception at the bride’s parents. The journal extends best wishes for the couple’s future.
The Queen Esther circle session, moved from Monday to Thursday evening November 2, will be held at Miss Maude Haines home. Mystic Workers of the World regular meeting on Wednesday November 1 at Woodman hall urged to attend. Navajo club shifts to Friday afternoon at Mrs. John Swisher on East Washington. Chapter J.P. E. D. meets Thursday at 7 30 at Miss Gertrude Smiths home.
During a violent thunderstorm in Berwick England Mrs Mason of Castlegate rested her hand on the bed when a flash of lightning entered and struck her wedding ring taking a small piece from it her hand uninjured authorities report no other injuries observed in the home
Jack Doyle a welterweight boxer from Philadelphia is in town and plans to travel to Kansas City tonight or tomorrow. He may return here to train for a November bout with Kid Williams in Columbus Ohio and seeks a place for roadwork. Doyle cites an eighteen fight record and notes his last clash with Harry Dyer in Harrisburg ended in a ten round draw.
The advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all disease stages. It credits internal use for affecting blood and mucous surfaces to remove the disease’s foundation and strengthen the body. A $100 promise backs its efficacy with testimonials available on request.
Suffragists will be interested to know that women fulfil every public function in the French village of Froissy. From barber to postman to town crier, stationmaster and signaler, each post is filled by a woman.
The statement asserts a woman's readiness to be herself as an essential trait to transmit influence. It frames authenticity as the core quality enabling lasting effect in leadership and legacy.
Market reports from Chicago dated Oct 21 and Oct 31 1911 indicate receipts and shipments for hogs cattle and sheep with prices ranging across light mixed and heavy grades. Weakness noted in hogs early with steady prospects later while cattle and sheep markets show varied gains and steady to higher tones.
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