Good Week for Fall Plowing Seeding and Potatoes Improve
Crop bulletin reports a favorable past week with strong fall field work including plowing and seeding. Potatoes show noticeable improvement in condition and yield prospects.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1910
Page
6
Home For Carpenters Aged Builders Plans Initiative
A civic program aims to provide housing and lifelike plans for elderly carpenters. Officials say adult workers will receive homes and guidance for durable living spaces. The move focuses on aiding senior tradespeople with secure, practical housing.
Fight for Lower Rates Iowa Joins
Iowa joins a broader fight for reduced rates amid a report from Moines dated September 21. Cooler, cloudy weather with frequent showers, rainfall near two inches across counties, crops show mixed impact with 65 to 70 percent safe from frost damage. Seed picked, corn cut for fodder, late potatoes improving, fall plowing and winter grain sowing advance, winter wheat acreage to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moines
Home for Ager Carpenters Proposed by Union
Des Moines Iowa September 20 amendments to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners constitution would create an estate to fund a home for superannuated carpenters and joiners similar to Colorado Springs. The Chicago district council backs the move and the convention expects adoption after further discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
United Aeenen of Carpenters and Joiner
Ieee
Colorado Springs
Brotherhoods
Constitution Committee
Chicago District Council of Carpenters
Tion
Thur
Immense Sum Paid For Prizes At Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Fair association paid 51600 in prizes at the last state fair. About 30000 of this went to horse cattle and speed prizes with the remainder allotted to other departments. The total prize fund is 8000 more than last year and shows a decade rise from 19000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Fair Association
Aarbus
Joins Fight for Lower Rates
Des Moines reports the state of Oklahoma becomes involved as a party in a case seeking lower rates, with state authorities stepping in to press for reduced charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State fights high berth charges against Pro Palace Car Lines
The Oklahoma state railroad commission directs Attorney General Byers to defend state interests as the case against Pro Palace Car Lines proceeds before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Iowa and several mid western states have intervened and will be represented at the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pro Palace Car Com- Lines
Oklahoma
State Railroad Commission
Byers
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farmer Johnson reports bumper flax and clover crops
Jowan ratses big Cher of Flan Fort Dodge Iowa Sept 20 John A Johnson a local farmer yields a fine flax crop this year harvesting 25 bushels per acre at market prices could bring $55 per acre Red clover also looks unusually good in the area with a second crop seed valued at about $30 per acre
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
John A. Johnson
Perry Davis Painkiller Aged Remedy Retains Favor
During a period of widespread coughs readers are urged to use Perry Davis Painkiller, a long trusted remedy celebrated for internal and external use and praised as a proven cure after over seventy years in popular use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Grand Scenery In Arizona
Arizona showcases grand scenery including the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and a chalcedony forest with four foot thick trunks cracked into colored blocks, prominent in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Colorado
It Saved His Leg Bucklen's Arnica Salve
Watertown Wis man recovers from ten years of eczema after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The salve claims to cure skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils fever sores burns scalds cuts piles. 25 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Swensen
Watertown
Wis
Bucklen
Briton Ferry Records Juvenility in Marriage
A Glamorganshire tale claims the town holds a record for youthful marriage with a 14 year old man wed to a woman under 13 and a 26 year old marrying a 12 and a half year old. The bride reportedly wore a short frock on her honeymoon and traveled at half fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briton Ferry
Glamorganshire
England
Foley Kidney Pills Advertisements Claim Cures and Tones
An old advertisement asserts Foley Kidney Pills cure ailments tied to kidney and bladder issues and boost vigor. It lists backache headache nervousness loss of appetite sleeplessness and general weakness as conditions treated, attributed to kidney or bladder imbalances. Lemmon's Pharmacy, Mc Elhinney Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McElhinney Drug Co
Phonographic Clocks Move Time Without Hands
In Switzerland a new timepiece stands in the hall with no hands or faces. Press a button and the clock’s phonographic mechanism calls out the current time in phrases like Half-past five or Five minutes to nine.
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Switzerland
Foley Kidney Remedy Claim Cards Quick Recovery
Your kidney trouble may be of long standing and Foley's Kidney Remedy will aid you to get rid of it quickly. One bottle made me well says J Sibball of Grand View Wis. Commence taking it now. Lemmon's Pharmacy McElhinney Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
J. Sibball
Grand View
Wis
Lemmon
Superstition Clock at Hampton Court Stops on Deaths
The Hampton Court clock, famed for stopping its four strikes when a long-time resident dies, is linked to historic cases including Anne of Denmark, wife of James I, whose death reportedly halted the clock as it rang four. Additional cited instances bolster the superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Court Palace
England
Anne of Denmark
James I
Dickson Spirit: From Locomotive Fireman to Supreme Court
A motivational essay about Mugh L. Dickson once a locomotive engineer who lost both hands in an accident and taught himself law. He joined the Brotherhood of locomotive firemen, studied hard, and reached the U.S. Supreme Court bar. Emphasizes grit over disability and makes comparisons to Gore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mugh L. Dickson
Kson
Dickson
Tie
Sam
Millroad Company
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Gore
United States Senate
Storm and Flood Ravage Southern Spain Villages
Violent storms with heavy rain cause extensive damage to vineyards and olive orchards in southern Spain. Eight villages including Lorca and Cleza are submerged three to six feet. Barcelona’s lower area is flooded disrupting tram service and waters reach St Aul's church altars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Lorca
Cleza
Barcelona
St. Aul’s
Fire destroys three stores in Rockfield area
Fire of unknown origin swept through Rockfield near Logansport destroying the Kimmonus store building along with a Barneys store and restaurant. The blaze caused about $3,000 in losses with Sally insurance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Lockfield
Iolding
Kimmonus Srocepp
Barneys
Restaureant
Sally
Yorkshire Man Finds Lost Fingers By Surprise
A joke from York shire and Lancashire men recounts a foreman guiding workers to locate Dan's severed fingers by dropping a bill and letting them pop up from the sawdust. The tale ends with a quip about how reason yields to imagination in a New York American quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Bill
Yorkehire Dan
Dan
Phere
Yearson
Providing For His Guests
A haberdasher notes a scheme around five cent collars. Two men visit his store. one buys two dozen collars in various sizes while the other learns of the five cent collar trick. The buyer explains suburban guests and overnight visitors strain his stock and he won’t supply fragile sizes. he jokes about a wife’s generosity and a wanton wayfarer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haberdasher
Showcasse & Job
Discoverieg
Wayfarer
New York
Sui
A Martyr to Art Comic Dental Show
A patient insists on a front tooth extraction for a stage role. The dentist, using forceps, theatrically removes a healthy tooth after the patient explains the need to deliver a convincing speech. The exchange ends with the actor joking about his dramatic performance.
Does the brain ever rest in sleep and thought
The text argues the brain never rests as unconscious cerebration accompanies intellect. It claims dreaming occurs during sleep whether remembered or not and that during waking moments we constantly think, though not always with logic or deliberation.
Antiquity of Shorthand and its Evolution
The piece traces shorthand origins from Cicero and his secretary Tiro to Pitman-Byrom and Mason, noting early Roman practices and the likely Egyptian Nile cradle of the art, as discussed by M. Guenin. It contrasts Tiro's rapid notation with Spintharus and questions the true coinage of the term Tironianae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitman—Byrom
Mason
Cicero
Paulus Tiro
Tironianae
M. Guenin
Nile
T. P
London
A Benevolent Censor and a Mountain Village Postmaster
Three young women spent weeks in a remote mountain village where the postmaster's quirky manners turned daily mail visits into events. One morning a girl asked for mail, and the postmaster revealed only ad circulars, which he discarded as useless, reflecting his odd yet plainspoken character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Snuff and a Crook in Pinkerton Tale
Robert Pinkerton recounts a cautionary tale about his founder father and a detained criminal in the Chicago office. The crook sniffs a powder from the desk and jokes that the nose will get it, while Pinkerton remains ready with a pistol. The exchange ends with the crook’s plan thwarted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Chicago
Look Here Reforming Husband Plans House Order
A playful exchange opens with a reforming husband insisting on neatness and organized storage, while his wife agrees and jokes about cataloging his late hours. The brief vignette invites light domestic humor and a snapshot of daily life.
Appius Claudius Cnaeus the Blind and His Achievements
Appius Claudius surnamed Cnaeus the blind was a 3rd century BCE Roman statesman who served as censor from 312 to 306 and consul from 307 to 296. He initiated the Appian Way and completed the Appian aqueduct, shaping Roman juris prudence oratory and Latin prose. He restricted citizenship grants to landed proprietors and, in old age, reputedly became David, his cognomen. Meo authored works in prose and verse, though little is known about them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appius Claudius
Cnaecus
David
Cnecus
Meo
No Pure Water in Nature Says Expert Observation
The text argues that natural water is never perfectly pure due to solvent powers. Rainwater is the closest natural source but gathers impurities as it descends. Near cities impurities are plentiful, making truly pure water rare even in artificial distillation.
The Turkish Soldier's Fatalism as Enduring Valor
The London Spectator describes Turkish soldiers as bearing mental habit of fatalism that keeps them cool, patient, and enduring. They panic little and lack flashy elan, moving neither too fast nor too slow, and are hard to beat except by the best trained or most daring troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
Gerald Chooses Between Love and Old Pipe
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a woman pressing Gerald to pick between her and his old pipe. He acts quickly, discarding the pipe and declaring he plans to buy a new one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald
Chicago ‘Tribune
Look Up and the Infinite Wonder Overhead
An antique fragment invokes looking upward to feel wonder and joy as a guiding, comforting voice speaks to a child. The line blends poetic exhortation with an expansive sense of beauty and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ature
Mer- Trias
Very Different
A brief dialogue from the Boston Globe notes Mrs Pronson and Mrs Woodsoen commenting on their husbands blunt speech and a constraint about repeating what a spouse calls a lawn mower.
The Girl and the Imitation of Men
A caustic note on gender imitation cites the view that women who imitate men are fools. The piece contrasts the girl and the man, suggesting imitation may be successful yet labeled foolish by the Cleveland Leader.
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Cleveland
Peevishness Covers Distant Horizon in Foggy Tone
The line depicts pervasive irritability or gloom spreading across the horizon, rendered in a dark, foggy mood. Rich ter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richter
Wreck near Oporto injures 150 at Senhora Daliora
A train wreck on the Peroa railway near Senhora Daliora station, 12 miles from Oporto, Portugal injures about 150 people. The incident occurred during a routine stop at the small station. emergency teams reportedly rushed to the scene to aid the injured passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Spain
Oporto
Peroa
Senhora Daliora
Old Sores Due To Diseased Blood Ad V
Advertises S S S as a blood purifier to heal old sores by cleansing the blood. Claims that sores return after surgery unless blood is purified. Promotes a free book and medical advice from The Swift Specific Co of Atlanta Georgia.
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S.S.S
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
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