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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1912
Page
7
A passenger aboard a steamer wreck survived by using a small candle found in her bag to locate and recover precious items after the lights failed during the collision. The article from Today's Magazine urges travelers to carry a candle and a box of matches in case of emergencies, noting the space they occupy is small and their usefulness obvious.
Washington observed a belated Fourth of July with a stage play by the D A R under Miss Dysart featuring local characters and a cast include Wilbur Jones Squire Appleby Widow Pinkham Rube Corntassel Janey Corntassel and Duke De Roscoe. Proceeds go to furnish a log cabin in Sunset Park and the event drew a full house with many local residents in attendance.
A Life magazine snippet notes a husband accusing his wife of not voting while another woman used the polling booth. The brief item highlights alleged ballot access tension and social friction surrounding suffrage.
All male British subjects are born free men but many end up married, implying a shift from personal liberty to social constraint within the era.
Cleveland man William C. Clark, born 1811 near London, celebrated his 101st birthday while crediting moderation in eating and daily walks for maintaining mental and physical faculties. He quit tobacco, abstains from alcohol, and once worked oyster dredging and as a merchant seaman before settling in Ashland County in 1863. He has twelve children, six living, and sings bass at his centennial celebration.
F. W. Mallery, a building contractor, files for divorce from Nellie Mallery claiming his wife and her two grown children assaulted him, took his revolver, and barred him from leaving the home after he was ordered to depart. The couple, who married in 1911, separated in June 1912.
Raymond Pierce of Warren Pennsylvania is described as the champion hard luck boy after a string of injuries. He suffered a right arm fracture from a horse kick, another arm fracture after a soap-box fall, subsequent arm injuries from slipping on ice, a cracked ankle, a knee injury, and a recent bicycle collision that left him out of commission for some time.
New York report notes 10 percent of the 500 passengers on the steamer Columbia from Glasgow were Scottish brides to be. Fifty maidens announced plans to marry farmers in western states, continuing a pattern seen on Anchor Line voyages.
George R Succop, 22, of Chicago, met his sister Maud Isett Reeves in Sedalia after learning of his parentage. Separated since infancy, he was raised by the Succop family following the deaths of his parents Mr and Mrs John Isott. Maud had married in Des Moines years earlier and was located in Sedalia.
A gold engagement ring lost by Mrs. William Blakely in 1864 was found by Glen McFarland while plowing on the Blakely family farm near Brownsville. Identified by the initials W. M. B., the ring was returned to Blakely, now a great grandmother, dating back to her marriage to William Blakely in 1865.
Borrowman & Son of Ontario bought a female fox from Henry L. Moreland of Hughes Wisconsin for 1200 dollars and paid nearly 20 dollars express charges. Moreland previously trapped three black foxes and built a kennel. he expects better breeding results this year.
Washington reports two findings by Dr John F Anderson and Dr Joseph Goldberger from the Hygienic Laboratory. Dried skin particles from convalescents do not spread measles. Animals below humans can catch the disease. Nose and mouth secretions transmit the germs from sick to well as a child with measles coughs and sneezes.
A remarkable cure of curvature of the spine is announced at the Methodist hospital in Philadelphia. Adele Weinberg, a young girl with hunchback, underwent surgery to remove part of a diseased lumbar vertebra and replace it with a section of leg bone. The plaster cast is removed and she stands erect with a spine as if normal since birth.
Raymond A Pearson, elected president of Iowa State College, plans a quiet arrival around Oct 1 after returning from Europe. Acting President G W Stanton holds the keys. Pearson will earn a record $6000 yearly amid strong campus support and high expectations for growth and unity.
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