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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1911
Page
8
The General Assembly report lists Iowa Synod figures: 15 presbyteries, 80 ministers, 483 churches, 51264 communicants, 2011 baptisms, 45644 Sunday school members. Iowa City Presbytery shows 44 churches, 32 ministers, 5027 communicants, 4560 in Sunday school, and 126 baptisms in the past year.
Yesterday saw warm humidity despite official reading of 86 degrees. The heat pressed on people of all sizes and classes, making conditions uncomfortable across the community.
Sage and sulphur are promoted as natural hair darkening aids. Wyeth Chemical Company offers Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, guaranteed to work or money refunded, priced at fifty cents a bottle. sold by McElhinney Drug Co as a special agent.
The last union evening service before tabernacle meetings was held at the Presbyterian church. Rain made Central Park damp for the outdoor gathering, but the packed auditorium and Sabbath school room reflected strong attendance. Rev H V Comin preached on Hindrances to Prayer, listing four causes and urging forgiveness and faith. A chorus choir of about two hundred was organized for the meetings, with Frank Dickson leading music and directing two solos. Other pastors participating included Revs Sawhill Fisher Greer and Coeon.
The article explains minerals in food must reach cells via soil to plant or animal to blood. It warns heat in cooking degrades minerals and wastes them in water, while uncooked eggs do not tarnish silver. It notes cooking changes can create new chemical compounds and odors in foods.
The M E conference at Fairfield closed with the appointment of Rev U L Smith to continue leading the local Methodist church. He will finish the current task of raising funds for a new building and has been effective in soliciting contributions. Other appointments include Fairfield Thos Osborne and J W Brown for Keokuk, Wayland J W Carson, Winfield W A Longnecker, Ainsworth J A Glendenning, and numerous other placements across nearby towns.
The Iowa Railroad Commission will join a federal case to preserve state power to regulate rail rates. Mr Thorne was chosen as Iowa member of an interstate committee to brief the Supreme Court. Western state attorneys general have acted to keep state commissions in the rate game. Judge Sanborn’s ruling, if upheld, could end intrastate rate making by tying it to federal oversight.
A Freeville New York man writes that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured a years long fever-sore with nearly no scar remaining. The testimonial notes the product also heals burns boils and other minor injuries with quick results. Available for 25 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Five million women in the United States are employed in varied roles, with many in mills, factories, and clerical work. A new field has emerged where appearance matters, creating a distinct career path called the profession of being good looking, as discussed by Miriam Finn Scott in Success Magazine.
Notice invites all to a Friday night box social in Workman Hall with open invitation to everyone.
A sheriff appointed board assessed property for street openings to serve the new hospital. Northward extension on South Fourth Avenue lists owners Gertrude Hauenstein James Hunter A M Turner and others totaling 2179.50 dollars. Westward extension to South Iowa Avenue totals 1250 dollars. Park border acquisitions on the north side are valued at 200 dollars and 100 dollars totaling 300 dollars.
Mrs John Bodell shot and killed her husband, restaurant keeper Bodell, minutes after he returned from St Marie. The couple argued on the street near the restaurant. she fired as he backed away thinking the act a joke. She is held in jail awaiting investigation.
Mrs Ella Gilchrist reports use of PARISIAN SAGE from Lemmon's Pharmacy cured baldness after erysipelas and stopped hair loss. She praises the fifty cent bottle as a wonderful hair dressing that grows hair, stops itching, and leaves hair lustrous.
A cigarette ad style notice urges workers to use Electric Bitters when doctors say stop work. It claims the tonic restores tone and vigor, preventing breakdown and building strength with the first dose. Lemmon's Pharmacy sells bottles for 50 cents guaranteed to satisfy.
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