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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
8
An old style hair dye method revived using sage and sulphur to restore natural hair color. The ad touts ease of use compared to older mixes, promises to stop hair loss and encourage growth, and offers Wyeth's Sage and Luthero Hair Remedy for fifty cents a bottle via McKinney Drug Co.
The Rt Rev J J Keane was installed archbishop of the Dubuque diocese in Dubuque Iowa on a Tuesday afternoon ceremony. He arrived by special Illinois Central train and was met by Knights of Columbus escorts. One hundred priests greeted the train and aided in the procession to the cathedral. The installation address was read by Dr Gorman of St Josephs College and Archbishop Keane gave a response. The papal bill was read by Dean Toomey of Cedar Rapids.
The Peterson brothers from Denmark sold their 820 acre farm in Franklin county for 36000 dollars, about 115 per acre. They had rented previously, improving the property with 8000 dollars in improvements. Including personal property valued at 2000 dollars, they have accumulated about 46000 dollars since arriving twenty nine years ago.
Des Moines Iowa Sept 15 that express companies in the middle west charge double the regular rates on prepaid packages claimed by the Iowa board of railroad commissioners from evidence provided by a local businessman. The board has given the information to the interstate commerce commission and it is expected to shape the national investigation into interstate express rates. Clifford Thorne, a member of the Iowa board, believes the study may lead railroads to handle all express business in the future.
Oskaloosa Iowa voters on Tuesday by a margin of 1021 ratified the city council action awarding the $50,000 municipal building contract. Nearly 800 women cast ballots and about three-fourths supported the proposition. Construction will begin immediately.
Joseph Hopkins dies at a Long Island city hospital after a pin prick incident that occurred several weeks ago while he was at work. The case prompts local health officials to review safety procedures and potential workplace risks.
The note describes Assistant Secretary of the Navy Beekman Winthrop writing to four sailors. A pin used to fasten a roll of bills in his pocket allegedly caused a puncture, leading to blood poisoning.
Judge Ben McCoy warns that section 174 of the Towa statutes remains in force authorizing ferrer to help the county treasurer locate property omitted or overlooked in assessments. His efforts have prompted $1,000,000 in property to be turned in for taxation, including a single estate contributing $10,000.
Mt Pleasant Iowa Sept 15. President Edwin A Schell of Iowa Wesleyan College invites President Taft to address students when he passes through town en route to Chicago later this month. Officials plan to have Taft stop for about thirty minutes.
Miss Catherine Hoy aged 15 or 16 was found dead with a bullet in her heart near a barbed wire fence two miles north of Dexter. The homicide or accidental death remains under investigation as a rifle was found in her hand and she had left home Tuesday afternoon to hunt.
In Muscatine Iowa on Sept 15 strikers in the button factory dispute proposed an arbitration board to settle current and future troubles. Each side would name a member and those two pick a third. ruling to be final and binding. Attorney General Cosson investigated but declined to comment. An unknown union worker claimed he was fired on by two ambushers, which police doubt.
Lanedon I. Taylor, a former city employee of Dubuque Iowa, was arrested Wednesday on charges of sending blackhand letters to extort money from prominent Jones county farmers. He was taken to Anamosa for a preliminary hearing. Police say four others, two men and two women, are implicated and will be arrested soon.
Madison officials remain silent about a confession from John A. Johnson who confessed to Annie Lember’s murder, pleaded guilty, and was sent to Wallpen Prison. Neighbors and officials anticipate more arrests, while critics urge a full public account and fair trial for all involved.
Meritol Snow White Liniment advertised to relieve pain in a pharmacy listing. The brief note references Lenmmon's Pharmacy as the source.
An old advertisement claims ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP kill the dandruff germ to cure itching scalp and skin diseases. It promises a refund if unsatisfied from the first bottle and one bottle plus one cake allegedly proves permanent results sold by druggists and McKinthney Drug in Warsington.
The report credits J. W. Carmack as the discoverer of gold in the Klondike dike area after marrying a local woman and learning from Indigenous people of deposits there. In August 1806 he supposedly refined the tale by extracting several hundred dollars in a few days using primitive methods.
Graniteville VI report promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as effective for nervousness and other menopausal symptoms. A reader from Bamvust RI endorses the remedy for restoring health during change of life and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice from Lynn, Massachusetts.
Toledo dealer Walding Kinnan Marvin advertises Halls Catarrh Cure taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials free and price seven and a half cents per bottle. Also promotes Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
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