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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1906
Page
3
Mr and Mrs L A Marr return to their Keota home after a day visit with Mrs T A Bailey, her sister.
Washington report notes fair and cooler tonight with Sunday fair conditions. No precipitation expected and temperatures likely to drop slightly.
Local brief notices record Mrs A R Miller and others leaving for cities, visits by Rev Thorne and Miss Benn, and various returns home. The Cuba exhibit car, fresh from the World’s fair, arrived to stay a few days with its contents direct from Cuba.
Lotrie Smith and Harry Russell visited The Journal office with a two pound tomato the boys claim is the largest in years. They say it grew in grandma Julia McAvoy’s garden and asked for the fruit to be printed in the paper.
Advertisement for weekly trips to Canada every Tuesday organized by the Iowa Land Co. Contact by mail or phone at 54-wifs tf for details.
Maggie Hickox of Midland Michigan says her two year old recovered from a severe bowel complaint using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad claims it can cure even cholera infantum with plain directions. Sold by Cook & Snerman and Stewart's Pharmacy.
Topeka Sept 22 Governor Hoch said President Roosevelt would have to be renominated by the Republican party. Kansas plans to draft Roosevelt and lead the call at the convention, asserting Roosevelt cannot resist the party’s leadership. He cites Grover Cleveland’s forced path to leadership as a parallel.
The American Federation of Labor council adjourned without endorsing the Bryan ownership concept but outlined a plan to defeat Speaker Cannon in the upcoming election. President Gompers avoided committing to Illinois talks or timing for launching the federation’s initial attack on the Speaker.
The Iowa state railroad commission reduced rates for rough stone to match black coal and granted other requests including moving liquor barrels to a lower class and shipping axle grease with petroleum at carload rates. The board granted most reduced-rate petitions, despite objections from railroad interests.
In Muscatine Iowa on September 22 12 year old Harry Peterson nephew of Dr A A Peterson suffered a severe leg injury when a mower cut his leg below the knee as he and his brother worked cutting weeds along a road. He endured shock and blood loss but is reported progressing with care.
General James B. Weaver announced he would not accept the Populist nomination for Congress in the Sixth district. He will support Hamilton, the Democratic nominee, and hopes for Hamilton’s election.
Dav and Willie Lemon of Crawfordsville visited Emma Rhoderick in Winfield on Thursday. Attendees at the Winfield fair included Jimmie Gormley Fred Franklin Earnest Clark Rob Wells Jimmie Welch Reid Haynes and Floe Fishburn. A Crawfordsville Washington ball game is scheduled for today. George Brown has been suffering with a sore hand for a few days.
W H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont praises Dr King's New Life Pills as nearly as important as a pension for family health. The ad notes relief for headache constipation and biliousness and lists 25 cents with guaranteed availability at Stewart's drug store.
Speaker Cannon will address Ottumwa residents at the Grand opera house on September 28 with Congressman Lacey present. Republican organizers expect a large turnout for the event. Clint Chambers arrived from Ainsworth last evening.
Sam Kendall of Phillipsburg Kan asserts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve can cure a felon just cover it over with the Salve and it will heal quickly. The ad lists burns boils sores scalds wounds piles eczema salt rheum chapped hands sore feet and sore eyes. 25 cents at Stewart’s drug store with guarantee.
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