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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1912

Page

4

Oldest Blacksmith Visits Washington from Oskaloosa

C F Glover an 81 year old master blacksmith from Oskaloosa visits Washington after attending his sister in law’s death. He remains active shoeing horses and recalling early frontier days including maple tree plantings in Central Park and hunting memories.

Washington L. C. Sitler Glover Oskaloosa Texas Howard Sitler Sitler Howard W. B. Bell Central Park Sam Cox Court House Aoe

Kidney pills credited with curing man in Murrayville

T. L. Parks of Murrayville Georgia says a single 50c bottle of Foley Kidney Pills cured his kidney and bladder troubles. He suffered back pain and bladder irregularities but reports complete relief and notes the pills contain no habit forming drugs, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

T. L. Parks Murrayville Lemmon

Bowman Gardner suit settled in Winfield Iowa

The Lucy Bowman versus Dr. C W Gardner case in Henry county Iowa ends in settlement. Gardner retracts statements about Bowman and praises her character while the suit is dismissed. The article notes a sensational trial would have drawn crowds and disrupted the community.

Winfield Lucy Bowman C. W. Gardner Mise Bowman Henry County Iowa Lucy E. Bowman

Boy Scouts Begin National Contests At Congress

Washington September 26. Boy scouts from across the nation gather on the monument grounds to compete in the national event linked with the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography. Doctors at the congress will study the scouts work during the camp.

Washington Monument Congress of Hygiene

Locomotives Watchful Orders As Big Rails Arrive

Railroads rush to handle mammoth mikado and Pacific engines. Rock Island plans fifty such locomotives with strict speed and yard rules to protect tracks and property. Tight restrictions on switches main track use and yard access aim to prevent damage amid a harsh season and labor shortages.

Rock Island

Infant Mortality Meeting Ties to Hygiene Congress

Washington dates show the American Association for the Prevention of Infant Mortality meeting today in connection with the International Congress on Hygiene. The association's annual gathering will be held next month in Cleveland.

Washington American Association For the Prevention of International Congress On Hygiene Cleveland

Seed corn available for yellow dent variety sale

Seed corn offering for sale by C. A. Ruebsam. The field available for selection will yield about 90 to 100 bushels per acre, promising strong production for buyers.

Harvest Home at Lexington Church Oct 1

Lexington M E Church hosts annual Harvest Home on October 1 with a dinner for 25 cents. The event features farm and culinary displays and prizes for top produce including corn, wheat, potatoes, apples, cabbage, squash, cakes, bread, butter, and poultry, plus a forenoon ball game and afternoon amusements.

Lexington M. E Ceeereree

Dressmaking School Opens for Fall and Winter

Saow's College Mrs M C McDonald announces fall and winter dressmaking lessons at the Klein Clothing Store location over 18606 Washington Iowa. The school opened three years ago and has graduated eighty seven students in town.

M. C. McDonald Klein Klothing

Baseball Results Show Meridan League Standings and Scores

The clippings present final standings and scores from the American and National Leagues with teams such as New York Chicago Louis Pittsburg Boston and Cleveland. The American Association final standings list Minneapolis Milwaukee Toledo Saint Paul Columbus Kansas City Indianapolis and others with win percentages and records.

Club Cleveland Louis National League New York Chicago Louis Pittsburg Brookin Cinem Boston American Association Sukee Toledo Rth Paul Columbia Kan City Ind

Rain Postpones All National League Games

In Major League Baseball rain washed out all National League games. In the American League doubleheader results: St. Louis 2 Chicago 6 in game one, St. Louis 2 Chicago 2 in ten innings in game two before darkness. Boston 2 New York 5 in game one and 4 1 in game two. Detroit 3 Cleveland 7. Philadelphia Washington no game scheduled.

St. Louis Chicago S. Louis Boston New York Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia

Stock buying business under temporary management

Due to an operation the owner cannot manage the stock buying business for a couple of weeks. J. B. Crooks will supervise the business in the interim. C. Sr. THOMAS.

J. B. Crooks

Governor Carroll Heads West on Penal Study Tour

Governor Carroll with Judge G. Robinson and Dr. Bannister tours Colorado Arkansas Mississippi and Georgia to inspect penal conditions. The two week trip aims to assess prison unit work on road building and farm operations and to push for penal system reforms by the next Iowa legislature.

Des Moines Carroll State Board of Control Robinson Murdock Bannister Colorado Arkansas Mississippi Georgia Iowa Cone Junction

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Son Ree Just C. F. Glover United States Mr. Glover North Second Avenue Mrs. Melville Western Corporation W. J. Bradly Watchmaker & Jeweler Corner Square Bowman-Gardner Mt. Pleasant Reat Miss Bowman Washington, D. C Harvest Home Lexington Saow's College Washington, Iowa Wash'ton Phil'el Governor Carroll HE and Board OF Control Bers Atchison & Finney’s
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