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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1910
Page
8
The Tariff Board begins scrutiny of schedule K the woolen schedule amid sharp debate. Investigators aim to judge duties as too high or too low under protection costs and plan to study five schedules in the first year with Taft approval. The board meets as Taft gathers Cabinet leaders for behind the scenes work at the White House.
Veterans of the Grand Army march in their annual hike through Atlantic City with flags and martial music. Tomorrow a business session on Young's Ocean Pier will select candidates for office and entertain the next encampment. John McElroy of Washington and John E. Gilman of Massachusetts are leading contenders for commander in chief with several state department favorites also in the race.
After three postponements the trial of Mrs Caroline B Martin and Mrs Mary M Snead, two Wardlaw sisters, is set again for today over the Ocey Snead bathtub murder. One sister died recently, potentially causing further delays. Ocey Snead’s body was found November 29 in an East Orange house. Evidence shows the sisters held large life insurance on her. Virginia Wardlaw fell ill in jail. defense plans to present eighty witnesses to counter the prosecution.
Pierne P. Garvon explains the examination aims to determine if Harlton committed murder and whether the offense is extraditable. He says all testimony will go to the Secretary of State in Washington for a final extradition decision.
Visitors from the East flock to Pueblo Colorado for the Irrigation exposition and the Eighteenth National Irrigation Congress. Delegates arrive ahead of the Monday opening to debate private irrigation enterprises and to discuss past schemes.
New England delegates at the Grand Army encampment in Atlantic City urge moving Memorial Day from May 30 to the Sunday nearest that date. They contend the day has lost significance and is now focused on sports and pastimes, proposing either the last May Sunday or the first June Sunday.
OWA municipal officials including mayors and other leaders, totaling over one hundred, gathered in Waterloo Iowa as the Iowa League of Municipalities met to discuss city improvements, beautification efforts, and governance cost economies.
A large sign now marks the west shore landing sight of Andre the spy, dated Sept 21, 1780, making the historic spot visible to passing vessels. The inscription is so big it can be read with a glass.
Beginning Tuesday morning I will close out entire stock of Silverware Hand Painted China and Cut Glass at wholesale prices. A good time to buy wedding presents. W J Bradley Jeweler SW Corner Square.
Public auction to settle the estate of P B Richardson on Thursday October 6 at 11 a m on a 124 acre farm located one mile east of Grace Hill two miles southwest of Titus five miles south of West Chester and seven miles north of Brighton. Terms: 1800 in bankable note with balance due March 1 1911. Auctioneer Austin Sutherland. Administrator W B Ingham. R R No.5 Washington Iowa.
A brief discussion addresses how skin appearances reflect health in infants and adults. It highlights the caution needed in interpreting rashes, lesions, and other markings, noting common benign signs versus potential medical concerns. The piece emphasizes consulting a clinician for uncertain cases.
McElhinney Drug Co promotes ZEMO and ZEMO soap for any irritated skin offering a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The ad claims ZEMO cures eczema pimples dandruff and other skin eruptions for infants and adults, asserting economical and effective results.
The article describes seasickness remedies used by Levantine sailors, including swallowing iron rust scraped from anchors and tying a small pouch of roasted salt and thyme flowers to the abdomen. The ancient Grecian thymian salt is cited, with emphasis on the belt and faith as factors in treatment.
A fragment shows dialogue between Gertrude and Geraiq about parental stance on marriage. He warned he would not hinder her if money influenced the decision, reflecting family pressure and unhappiness in a courtship.
The advertisement touts Parisian Sage as an advanced hair tonic that stops dandruff and hair loss, prevents itching, and promotes growth. It claims quick results with a money back guarantee and notes a large bottle costs 50 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy and druggists. The product features the auburn haired model on every package.
Kansas City observers report J Ra gar Smith of the Interstate Commerce Commission began a hearing on livestock rates between Missouri river and Mississippi transfer points. Railroads of the Western Trunk Line Association had advanced these rates and the Commission had suspended them. The case challenges the rates as unreasonable and discriminatory and was set apart from the broader Western rate docket due to its significance.
The Porter Charlton murder case resumes in Jersey City with the defendant who confessed to killing his wife at Lake Como, Italy, facing renewed questioning by the prosecutor of the pleas.
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