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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1909
Page
9
An Albany dispatch describes a novel feature for the Lake Champlain 300th anniversary week starting July 4. A barged island with real trees rocks and wigwams will host about 200 Indians from upper Canada and will stage a Champlain Iroquois battle and the pageant of Hiawatha along the lake shores.
A diner warns a waiter about scalding soup as the dish proves dangerously hot, citing burns to both thumbs in a Meggendorfer Blatter excerpt.
The Cyrus chapter No 13 Royal Arch Masons will hold a regular meeting Friday April 9 at 7 30 pm for business and close with work on the Mark Masters degree. Also included is an affidavit by Frank J Cheney of F J Cheney Co Toledo about a catarrh cure and a print advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
An old advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar cures for coughs colds and prevents pneumonia and consumption. It states druggists will refund if it fails and emphasizes no opiates with a yellow package and a refusal of substitutes by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Washington dispatch surveys Speaker Cannon and Champ Clark clashing over tariff revisions and Indian resettlement. It notes telegrams replacing mail, an incident with Rep Tirrell, and plans by Hobson and Secretary Wilson to tour Alabama with agricultural experts. It cites pension bills and Latta’s bio, ending with Charles W. Arthur.
The Root Juice demonstration at Lemmon's Drug Store in Washington will close next Saturday night. The medicine is praised for aiding nervous conditions, rheumatism, catarrh, indigestion, and kidney troubles, with many customers reporting improvements after using the first bottle.
English Etchings recalls Egbert's naming of England in 820 A. D. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution saved 446 lives in 1908 from 41 launches. A Shoreditch inquest verdict found starvation caused the death of Upton, a 64 year old watch seller. An anonymous British patriot sent 50000 dollars to Lord Esher to aid London territorial army volunteers.
An advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as a guaranteed remedy for all constipation forms. It claims complete cure with regular use, refunds if unsatisfied, and notes the tablets come in 36, 25, and 12 counts. The product emphasizes gentle, non habit forming action suitable for children and the elderly. Cook & Sherman.
A 1909 commentary on Acts xii 1 19 explains Peter's miraculous release by an angel, while James is martyred and Peter’s deliverance tests the faith of Mary’s house group. The lesson emphasizes prayer, divine intervention, and the Lord's unchanging purpose beyond earthly plots.
Captain Robert F. Scott states that Shackleton's best Antarctic progress came from the men dragging loads. ponies and dogs aided only part. He argues Shackleton’s farthest south should be 97 miles from the pole, using geographical miles rather than statute miles. Brotherhood Welfare Association eyes funding and a St. Louis newspaper role.
Plans are under way in St. Louis to publish a newspaper by hoboes seeking a voice and organization. The effort aims to provide a platform for transient workers and shelter outreach amid urban poverty and street life.
A Fourth National Bank of Cincinnati cashed a check for 83 cents written on a black pine wood block one inch thick, six inches wide. A local real estate dealer and a tenant clashed over a broken window pane and the tenant was forced to pay, issuing the note on the wooden block.
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