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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1912
Page
5
Local notice promotes Washington Steam Laundry for dry cleaning and lawn care services. Read as a brief classified ad urging customers to act now for finishing collars by hand and laundry options.
A note announces Mrs Giesler will perform at the opera house tomorrow night for a lighthearted entertainment. A new shipment of pennants is also noted as part of the Fair.
Shellabarger's Ben Badenock from Chicago arrived on Saturday evening and spent Sunday with friends in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Wilson departed Saturday evening for Chicago to stay several days.
The Muscatine Journal notes Mrs Nelle M Johnson performed Chopin Polonaise Op 53 to attentive audience. She studies Chopin, avoiding common affectation and delivering clear interpretation and refined technique.
A man who failed as preacher farmer clerk and laborer becomes a celebrated pitcher. Once mocks and mockery followed him and neighbors warned of the poorhouse, yet his grit turns to success with a natural talent for curves and a storied rise.
Wireless dispatches report the steamship Titanic is being towed by the Virginian toward the scene of the wreck with all passengers saved and transfer of twenty boatloads of survivors to another steamer underway.
George Grecian of Highland Township conducts a state college alfalfa seed trial at his farm fifteen miles northeast of Washington. Six plots 88 by 66 feet, three with inoculated soil and three without, will test sowing times June 15 August 15 and today. Reports to Ames Experiment Station, county residents invited to observe and evaluate crop progress.
An advertisement promotes MI O NA stomach tablets as a swift remedy for indigestion gas heaviness sourness heartburn and more. The copy promises lasting vitality after two weeks and notes availability at Lemmon's Pharmacy and other druggists with a large box priced at fifty cents and guaranteed.
Yesterday at the A. M. EF. church a rally day drew a fine attendance and a general good time. About 60 dollars was raised to aid in repairing the church and parsonage.
Henry Ferris of Hadar Neb writes he has used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for over 20 years and can honestly recommend it to anyone needing a good cough medicine deeming it without an equal. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the product.
An advertisement from Lemmon's Pharmacy touts Meritol Eczema Remedy as a cure to clear up skin and remove disagreeable sores.
A kerosene cook stove leak at Mrs Tom Chilcote’s home Saturday evening started a small fire. A chemical extinguisher and neighbors moved the stove outside. the kitchen was heavily smoked but no damage occurred. The house lies west of the Christian Science church on West Jefferson Street.
Monitor White Léiniment lowers inflammation and soreness to about one third of the usual treatment time. It is described as a general household remedy by Leminon's Pharmacy.
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