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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1910
Page
4
Local event preview notes preparations for a reunion event set to take place tomorrow and Thursday. Organizers emphasize community attendance and activities centered on past connections and shared memories.
A woman declares the hobble skirt will not suit her tastes and laments its awkward fit and social scrutiny. She favors fuller trains and a wide petticoat to accommodate her large feet, insisting she would never wear the restrictive fashion.
Survivors of the Crocker Brigade arrive for a reunion in Council Bluffs. D W Bushnell organizes registration after sending 1950 invitations. An anticipated 300 plus veterans attend with 75 100 cars joining a 4 pm parade on a 10 mile route through town.
A Kingsley quote asserts chivalry endures while a wrong remains unredressed or a person vows to address it. The message highlights a code of honor guiding action beyond mere eras.
A West man recounts arriving in New York and being arrested when a signature on an envelope from a business house duplicates his own. The hotel clerk explains signatures are often hard to read and counterfeit-like forms are found on mail.
Testimony in the London murder case reveals Dr Hawley H Crippen purchased five grains of hyoscine, a powerful poison from henbane seeds. Hyoscine, a narcotic alkaloid, can cause dry mouth delirium and convulsions in small doses and death in larger ones. Used medically as a sedative, it is inactive when misused and acts quickly when injected.
Anthropologists from Pacific coast universities study prehistoric skeletons recently found in Topanga canyon. Thirty complete skeletons lack women and children, suggesting warrior remains. Foreheads are retreating, jaws prominent, cheekbones high, and horn like projections near the ears indicate age and distinct features.
Guatemala carries a public debt of 613,694,445 in gold and 40,047,035 in currency. The note highlights the burden on a small population and limited resources amid significant obligations.
Argentina imports about 1000 windmills monthly, sourcing largely from the United States, signaling a growing wind energy program and shifting international trade links.
President Taft will spend four days in Cincinnati, Ohio, to meet Republican leaders and attend to personal matters before returning to Washington. He will attend a Yale University Corporation meeting in New Haven and may cancel a Panama trip. Taft also set in motion the Appalachian Exposition at Knoxville by pressing an electric button. He attended the funeral of Solicitor General Lloyd W. Bowers in Boston as an honorary pallbearer.
United States Senator William Lorimer supporters plan a large dinner likely at the Coliseum with Taft invited to chair, aiming to eclipse the Hamilton club. A new Chicago Republican club is anticipated as a post dinner outcome, with many Illinois lawmakers likely to attend before the November elections.
A Kirkland reader, Mrs. J. E. Van de Lande, credits Electric Bitters with preventing breakdowns during a severe three month strain. The advertisement promotes the tonic as a matchless health aid and guarantees satisfaction. Available for 50 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
The list of gentlemen from our city drawn for the October term of the United States court in Davenport includes J. A. Y. Ashby John Bryson Samuel White Farnee Bridger and Ralph Smith.
Steck's Jewelry Store Samuel Swick and family express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of the wife and mother.
J A Swensen of Watertown Wisconsin credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing ten years of eczema after 15 doctors failed. The ad claims it treats skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils fever sores burns scalds cuts and piles and lists J E Lemmon Lemmon's Pharmacy as seller at 25 cents.
Public sale scheduled for Saturday September 17 at 2 pm on the premises Lot 3 in Block 5 in the Western Addition to the City of Washington. The property will be sold to settle the estate of Mrs S J Teeter deceased. For details see the undersigned 78th M W Conner J W Teeter Administrators.
The ad promotes Jean Huysmans advance styles for ladies suits coats and skirts with order now for cold weather. It also touts Foley's Kidney Remedy for kidney trouble claiming one bottle cured a customer and urges starting treatment at Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
Albert H. Loeb, vice president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., states there is no truth in the reports that Sears will place 4,000 Buick cars on sale. He says the rumor has spread nationwide and many inquiries have been received, calling it ridiculous.
Mrs. Jacob Wilmert of Lincoln recounts kidney trouble and backache plagued her with poor appetite. A few weeks ago Foley Kidney Pills gave great relief and she is now in perfect health after continuing the treatment. Lemmon's Pharmage and McElhinney Drug Co. presented the remedy.
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