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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1910
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach weakness and liver laziness, claiming it builds rich red blood and fights disease bacteria. It stresses a known, plainly listed composition and condemns unknown substitutes, also promoting Dr. Pierce's Pleasant P— pills for stomach and bowel regulation.
A dramatic report details a near fatal freeze rescue and a campaign claim by Smith. He cautions that fifteen cent corn and a £150 land price clash badly, urging voters to consider the broader danger.
Ustherville reports Ed Donahue a 40 year old single workman on the new post office building was killed instantly Tuesday when his arm touched a live electric light wire as he tried to throw a rope over a pole. He had climbed the pole just before the accident.
Iowa City report: EB Baker the eive ryman indicted for the murder of Oliver Driver an employee was released yesterday on bail of 25000. The case centers on the fatal incident in the city.
Ned Anna Castek dies in Belle Plaine Iowa from tetanus after a toe stab two weeks earlier. Medical officials report the infection followed the injury and led to fatal complications. The incident prompts medical cautions about toe wounds and tetanus risks.
In Utica on September 22 the Second assembly District convention selected nine Oneida county delegates to back Theodore Roosevelt for temporary chairman of the Republican State convention, opposed to Sherman. The nine delegates lead the progressive faction with Davenport at the helm. the convention also endorsed direct primaries and praised Taft Hughes and Davenport.
A Watertown resident describes a long battle with eczema and skin eruptions finally relieved by Ruckien's Arnica Salve. advertisement notes the product treats skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils fever sores burns scalds cuts and piles and directs readers to Lemmon's Pharmacy run by J B Lemmon.
A collage of light anecdotes from magazines and newspapers. Includes F Hopkinson Smith on Boston street life, Mrs. A M Palmer defending male chivalry, a Shanahan joke about marriage and money, and a soda fountain misread castor oil gag.
A fragment recalls a retired remark about firing at will. The speaker hints an inevitable discharge and quotes You may fire when you are ready as a defining moment.
Claims MI O NA cures indigestion and related symptoms in five minutes with a money back guarantee. Advertises price of 50 cents a large box, testimonials from A J Fish of West Carthage New York, and a free trial offer by writing Booth's Mi O NA in Buffalo New York.
Creston news describes the Muscatine north and south road extension progressing with construction underway. A hotel chef, Clarence Reed of Summit House, was trapped in a refrigerator room after a freezer door locked him in for hours and temperature plummeted, leaving him in a serious, near fatal condition before recovery.
Iowa City Sept 22 The possibility that germs from chickens and poultry cause infantile paralysis is being studied at the State University laboratory by Dr Henry Albert state bacteriologist. Ducks and chickens owned by John Lorac a local jeweler have died from apparent paralysis and the link to human cases is being explored.
Cedar Rapids Iowa Sept 22 The Coe college freshmen and sophomores will stage their annual scrap this afternoon A formal event a tug of war with a rope stretched across a pond where the losing side is dragged through the water
Representative Walter J. Smith of the Ninth Town district opened his campaign in Orient on a Tuesday afternoon at a fair. He defended the Republican party as progressive and tied prosperity to current policies, warning that abandoning them could return 1896 conditions with high costs for land and goods like corn.
The funeral service for Mrs. J. C. Smith was held yesterday at 3 p.m. at her West Washington street residence. Rev. L. D. Young of Beatrice Nebraska assisted by Rev. W. R. Sawhill led the service. Pallbearers were Carl Keck Frank Sage John Matthews J. A. Carden WHI Wilson and Cloyce Daugherty. Interment followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Hobert Ashby of Brooklyn New York and Mrs J A Y Ashby and Mrs Frank Stierwalt of the city returned home yesterday from a two days visit with relatives at Keota. Raymond Buckley is spending a few weeks at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs John Buckley.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America may form its own insurer in Des Moines to pay death and disability benefits to members. The idea was presented in the biennial report read to the convention by chairman W. G. Schardt to avoid conflict with state laws.
Muscatine Iowa September 22 reports work advancing on the Muscatine North and South extension from Eb rick Junction to Burlington a twenty two mile stretch. Materials and equipment arrive at the right of way and a large labor force will start before the weekend. President Howard estimates completion around mid December under normal conditions.
Hattie Waygnett, described as a Black woman, was bruised about the hips and suffered a small head cut after falling on the steps of her home while starting a walk in a new hole. The incident occurred in Des Moines Iowa on September 22.
Frank Havilock a brakeman was instantly killed when struck by a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul engine near Beulah North McGregor Iowa on September 22. Roth was among witnesses or reported by the press.
In Negro communities the woman often heads the family guiding discipline and finances. A justice court scene hears a wife explain she would not call police if abused by her husband, but would summon the undertaker. The anecdote highlights gender dynamics and informal justice.
Advertisement offering one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case via Hall's Catarrh Cure. endorsement by Walding Kinnan Margin and others from Toledo. Claims the cure is internal and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available, price 75 cents. sold by all druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
If we could master our thoughts as easily as our speech or movements the world would be calmer and perhaps happier. The author muses on mental self control and its impact on daily life.
The message advertises purchase of 1911 calendar editions from The Journal. It promotes viewing the calendar line and encourages readers to buy the yearly almanac for the next year.
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