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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1912

Page

7

District Court Work Highlights Grand Jury and Probate Actions

Grand jury impaneled with J A Morehead as foreman and several members. Multiple estates and guardianships listed, with hearings set for September 20 and other dates, including probate admissions, final reports, and sale orders. The record notes arraignments for a bank hold up and various bond adjustments and court orders.

Wm. J. McCartney Icher & Livingston J. C. McCartney John T. Royce Joseph Stumpf Wig Th Butterfield Jane Stacy Ficher & Livingston Thomas Stacy Otto Sommer W. W. Morrow Treas C. A. Dewey Elizabeth Maple James H. M. Richardson Carl Bereiter Wm. H. McIntire

Milwaukee's labor shortage halts railroad double tracking

The Milwaukee railroad seeks 2000 laborers for the Hastings and Dakota division as harvest work amid high crop wages draws workers away. W. M. Whitenton of the Rock Island says 1000 repair workers are needed, but applicants stay away for better pay in harvest fields, delaying Milwaukee projects.

Hastings and Dakota Milwaukee W. M. Whitenton Rock Island South Dakota Minneapolis Mobridge Hastings

Weather Crop Bulletin Indicates Corn in Promising Condition

Iowa reports a hot sunny week with widespread showers and light rainfall in the southeast and northwest. Audubon and Guthrie counties saw over five inches. crop prospects hinge on four more weeks of dry warmth to avoid frost, with corn largely dented and roasting ear stages noted.

Des Moines Audubon Guthrie Shelby Iowa Weather and Crop Service

Nuts and digestion in the nut and fruit diet

Dr. T J Allen explains raw nuts vary in digestibility and need time to fit the system. Nuts best with whole wheat bread which should be phased out gradually. one meal with apples or prunes, two full meals may suffice. Subtext: gradual dietary shift and focus on nut fruit combination.

Unimetto Eye Drops Question Stumps Doctor

A physician recalls a patient with an inflamed eye who was advised to use Unimentto three times daily. The patient then asked whether to apply the drops before or after meals, prompting the doctor to admit the question was unexpectedly engaging.

Remarkable Cures From Chamberlain's Colic Remedy

The medicine has achieved uniform success against colic and diarrhoea in many neighborhoods, earning wide reputation. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Lemmon

Lantern seeker searches for an honest man in old days

A thoughtful remark recalls the old question of a man with a lantern seeking honesty. The speaker wonders who he was and notes he would need an arcight today.

FiveYearOld Boy Saves Sisters From Bulldog Attack

Chicago boy Eddie Burgess, age five, shielded his sisters Edith four and Dorothy two and a half from a stray bulldog in front of 6429 Emerald Avenue. Eddie fought the dog with his bare hands, his mother and doctors seeking the animal for rabies tests as he bears lasting scars of the heroic act.

Chicago Eddie Burgess Emerald Avenue Edith Dorothy Eddie Mr. KB. H. Burgess Keddie Marke

Horse Rescued From Old Mine Shaft in Indiana

In Boonville Indiana Howard Littlepage found his missing horse after a fresh cave in on property undermined by a coal company. The animal fell into the mine workings and was guided to safety by a long ladder after a daylong effort to reclaim it.

Boonville Ind Howard Littlepage

Moose Head to Kentucky Bull Moose Head Sets Big Game Record

Hopkinsville Kentucky John F Bible displays the world’s largest preserved moose head weighing 2250 pounds and measuring seven and a half feet tall. Officials note it is the largest head in preservation aside from a Chicago collection.

Hopkinsville Chicago John F. Bible Mr. Bible Michigan

Water Mugger Punished by Chicago Judge

A summer repeat of a so called water hugger who harasses young women at bathing beaches led to a court appearance before Judge Caverly. The judge condemned the offender as the worst type of hugger and fined him fifty dollars.

Chicago Caverly

Quack Grass and Western Wheat Grass in Iowa Fodder

Iowa expert L H Pammel compares quack grass with western wheat grass found on Manson and Clay County farms. He notes good forage value for western wheat grass but easier eradication of quack grass, urges prompt action by townships, and outlines potato digging and handling tips to prevent rot and loss.

Manson Iowa W. B Sae City Clay County Missouri River Brown Gillett’s Grove Logan Nand

Harvesting Potatoes Guidance From Iowa State College

G. K. Bliss explains potato digging timing varies with market and storage goals. For immediate marketing dig now, but for storage avoid early digging. From October 19 to 90 is typically a good window for digging potatoes for storage.

Winter wheat varieties show strong Russian origin in Iowa tests

Experiments at the Iowa State College Experiment Station over fifteen to twenty years evaluate about forty winter wheat varieties. Ten have been kept for a decade with Russian or Turkish origins dominating top performers. Table data from 1906 to 1910 indicate Russian types generally yield well under Iowa conditions, with Kharkove as an exception.

Flowa Iowa Turkey Malakoff Turkestan Minnesota Kharkove Buda Pest Pesterboden Banat Iowa Experiment Station

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