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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1908
Page
2
An old Star page promotes a box of candy for tonight and offers stern personal hygiene guidance. The note also touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for 35 cents and lists Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co as suppliers.
John M. Work, nominee of the Socialist party for U S senator from Iowa, is described as a devoted socialist. He was born in Dutch Creek township and educated at Washington academy Monmouth college and Columbian University of Law. The piece notes the Socialist national convention in Chicago May 1st and provides dictionary definitions of socialism from Webster Worcester Century and Standard.
For Bale Barred Rock and 8 OC Leghorn eggs from choice matings. My stock is first class. 32-1m W. D. Shearer. NOTICE. Send your carpets to the carpet cleaning wheel. I pay drayage both ways. Prices as usual. 'Phone 340 green. Satisfaction guaranteed. Carpet Cleaning Co. 41-46
The W C T U will hold its regular meeting on Thursday at 2 30 p m at Miss Mary Parker's home. Devotional topic Who Is My Neighbor Luke 10 29. Paper My Neighbor's Affairs. Leader Mrs Corette. Quarterly reports. Re call will be responded to by a temperance quotation Iowa is going dry.
New York April 7 A four story tenement fire at 470 Pearl Street killed Julia Isola twenty two after she leapt from a window as flames engulfed the building Nearly twenty injured and many rescued Michael Conway a new fireman saved his family among those at open windows Flames blocked rear fire escapes ladders were used to reach victims and the young firefighter carried his mother and siblings to safety.
Mrs. Brelch Hawkins in Los Angeles has completed sixty-one days of sleep with no sign of waking. Physicians are puzzled by no change in her condition while her weight has mostly returned after hospital admission, and few hopes for recovery are held.
Carl F. Ravupp finished a walking tour from Tacoma Washington to Chicago presenting Mayor Wright of Tacoma's letter to Chicago Mayor Busse. His actual walking time was eighty seven days.
Bloomington report states Superintendent M. M. Mallary of Pontiac reformatory has gone to Hot Springs Virginia for treatment of a complete nervous breakdown linked to the recent legislative inquiry into the inetinnt law.
Jesse P. Morris of Skippers Va recalls a spring 1906 pneumonia attack that left him weak with a fierce cough. He credits Dr King's New Discovery, used for two and a half bottles, with restoring his health. He endorses it as the best remedy for coughs and lung disease and notes Lemmon's Pharmacy sells it 50 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
A promotional item touts a simple blood cleansing remedy that readers can prepare at home. The brief suggests relief from ailments and emphasizes ease of preparation and low cost.
Promotes a home remedy to cleanse blood by activating kidneys for rheumatism and catarrh. Recommends Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilia with teaspoonful doses after meals and at bedtime. Claims inexpensive ingredients from pharmacies.
Miss Leanna Galloway, staying with her parents northeast of the city, sprained her ankle last week. The injury is painful and will delay her return to duties at the Eicher and Livingston abstract office for several days.
In praise for lecture courses, figures like William Jennings Bryan and Leslie M. Shaw are commended. Dr John Merritte Driver is lauded as a profound student and electrifying orator, delivering a standout talk that delighted a large audience. The Fer ris Institute 1905 6 program and Maud Ballington Booth tickets for April 20 are noted alongside calls for higher compensation for Driver.
Mrs. Sarah A. Cole of Dover Delaware shares her long struggle with rheumatism and says Chamberlains Pain Balm eased her pain within a bottle. She notes other friends also benefited and urges purchase from Cook and Sherman.
Local notes mention new pictures at the Star tonight and ongoing Royal Meats vegetables and fish. Mrs. Robert Dihe arrived from Ainsworth after a brief visit. Papering or painting services offered by Keyes and Dewees. Mrs. Arthur Cockayne left for Winfield to visit her parents. Mrs. L F Meade and child returned from Grinnell with Professor Meade returning from Davenport teachers’ convention.
A caller urges choosing Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds. It claims to cure obstinate coughing and expel the cold, noting no harmful drugs and recommending Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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