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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1907
Page
3
An old farmer aboard a Norfolk bound train pleads for passage to his dying daughter. The conductor refuses, but a drummer offers to pay. The farmer reveals a past suit loss against the railroad and explains his continued bid to recover forty dollars.
New York reports England sees hundreds of unmarried women sail to United States and Canada. White Star lines note Rialto may carry a thousand such women. Explanations include servants returning, Dublin exposition visitors returning home, and Canadian northwest farming prospects driving emigration.
S. E. Knanee left this morning for Eildon with a train crew to spend a day or two on business.
Michigan state banks and trust firms report loans bonds discounts and securities totaling over 14.88 million dollars more in the past year. The Aug. 22 condition covers 321 state banks six trust companies and one savings society with commercial deposits at 52.22 million and savings deposits at 108.60 million.
Harold W. Telford of Gainesville Georgia still missing after leaving Engle August 30 for a mountain climbing expedition in Berne Switzerland. Authorities and U S consulates have yet to locate him and no unidentified Alpine body has been found. Representative Thomas M Bell of Georgia has urged press assistance in the search.
Carmi Sept 21 Representative Chapman announces a second bid for the Republican nomination in the Twenty fourth congressional district. He believes his prior race strengthens his chances for renomination and will likely face Dr. Charles Wakeford of Norris City as an opponent.
The forecast calls for fair and cooler weather across Illinois and Indiana with Lower Michigan. Wisconsin and Iowa are expected to be fair as well through the evening.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show wheat corn oats and fat hog and cattle prices with mixed closes and cash bids. East Buffalo reports slow cattle and hogs with steady to strong lambs and calves at auction.
Frey s Studio promotes new portraits and portraits at affordable prices. Parker Jersey street parade draws crowds with daily noon band. Local residents Brown White Brookhart Buckley Hennon Smith Crayne Limerman Skinner Kilgore Martin travel or visit relatives. Contractor Davis oversees new cement block cottage for Henry Zimmerman.
Morning Sun News-Herald reports the Graham opera house to feature The Cow Puncher by Hal Reid with W F Mann’s company for matinee and evening shows starting Saturday Sept 21. Noted local buyers Jesse Marr and Sam McCleery transported fat cattle from Missouri to Washington and Kalona before moving stock to Chicago by Sunday.
Advice notes that most appendicitis victims are habitually constipated and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure for chronic constipation. It claims the product stimulates the liver and bowels without nausea or griping and urges refusing substitutes with sale by all druggists.
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