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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1907

Page

3

Local notes and social updates from Crawfordsville area

Miss Lottie Dupuis left for Sigourney to visit relatives for a few days. J. F. B. Leonard returned to Ainsworth after a brief business trip. Miss Bertha Anderson returned home near Wyman after visiting friends. Miss Winifred Adams arrived from Ainsworth to spend the day with relatives. Mrs. W. E. Anwyl and Mrs. Wortman returned to Crawfordsville after shopping. Local residents attended Iowa City presbytery in Muscatine and returned home. The Vienna offers the largest and best cookie assortment in the city.

Lottie Dupuis Sigourney J. F. B. Leonard Ainsworth Letty Winifred Adams W. E. Anwyl Wortman Crawfordsville Nellie Hull J. F. Buxbaum James McFadden Cotton Robert Young Muscatine Iowa City

Cleaned and Pressed Ladies Garments for Hire

Advertisement notes cleaning and pressing of ladies skirts jackets and silk dresses in any color with all work guaranteed. Telephone 245 53-26.

Kidney Cure Promises Relief from Kidney Disease

Wayne West Virginia resident Mr 8S Bowen recounts severe kidney illness that left him bedridden yet was cured entirely by Foley s Kidney Cure after a bottle and part of a second. He asserts it works where others fail and notes it is sold by all druggists.

L. Bowen Wayne, W. Va Foley All Druge Ists

Cure Catarrh with Hyomei Inhaler Medical Ad claims

The ad promotes Hyomei as a breath inhaled remedy for catarrh affecting the head throat and lungs. It touts the medical air reaching air cells and promising cure with a money back guarantee through Lemmon's pharmacy. A complete Hyomei kit costs $1.00 and requires no inhaler.

Lemmon’s

Fresh salted peanuts at the Vienna today

Local vendor offers fresh salted peanuts at the Vienna location today. The item draws steady interest from passersby browsing street carts and market stalls.

Vienna

Miss Imos Blakestad Visits Old Friend Miss Lucy Wilson

Miss Imos Blakestad arrived this afternoon from Chicago and will stay a few days with her friend and former schoolmate Miss Lucy Wilson.

Imos Blakestad Chicago Lucy Wilson

Regents to Meet Soon Work of the I N U for the Ensuing Year

Chicago April 18 The industrial army idea returns as Colonel Coxey of Mount Vernon Ohio outlines plans for a new movement aimed at securing recognition for the industrial classes. He says he is gathering forces for a yearlong effort to invade Washington as a massed class to influence Congress and the president.

Chicago Washington Coxey Mount Vernon Palmer House United States Congress

Regents Meeting Set for Three Day Session in Iowa City

Iowa City board of regents will convene Thursday morning April 25 for a probable three day session. Agenda includes setting next year’s budget and salaries, opening bids for a new science hall, and other matters affecting the upcoming year.

Iowa City Iowa Board of Regents

Death of Mrs. Geo. W. Sells in Texas

News from Cleburn Texas reports the death of Mrs. Geo W Sells mother of Hon Cato Sells at her Texas home after years of ill health. The body will be transported to La Porte City for burial today with services led by D Clinton of Vinton Iowa.

Vinton Iowa Cleburn Texas Geo. W. Sells Cato Sells

Nagle v People District Court Dismisses Record

The supreme court in the William Nagle case granted the attorney general's motion for a general dismissal of the record and permission to supply it, with the matter to be continued to the next term. Rheumatic sufferers may obtain Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy free with a book by writing to Dr. Shoop Racine Wis. The book explains the remedy's blood cleansing approach and claims it cures rheumatism. Sold by J. H. Stewart.

Springfield Ill Supreme Court William Nagle Stead

Patents Issued in Iowa to R W Bishop Aboard

Patent notices announce grants issued on the 16th to Iowa residents including Buxton for a box car loader Baird for a hayrack Cook for a harrow Schlachter for tire armor Ward for shell tongs Frerkson for a garment supporter Shaw for an adjustable wall ventilator Lind say for a hay stacker Miller for a rail joint Showers for a dumping wagon and others Miss Mildred and Beth Peirce arrive from Boston to visit Miss Lucy Wilson at her home.

R. W. Bishop Washington, D. C Iowa R. C. Buxton Buxton C. W. Baird Millersburg Harrow W. ©. Cook, Schaller C. A. Schlachter Rockwell City B. L. Ward Ottumwa Mamie Frerkson Mount Pleasant Joseph Shaw Fort Dodge S. T. Meservey Oliver Fisher Sloan L. J. Lindsay C. P. Barrickman Seymour C.J. Miller Con R. A. Showers Shenandoah Mildred Beth Peirce Boston Will Lucy Wilson

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Spider Bite Sore Case

John Washington of Bosqueville Texas faced blood poisoning and possible leg loss from a spider bite. A prompt first application of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve relieved pain and four boxes healed all sores. Sold at Stewart's pharmacy for 25 cents.

John Washington Bosqueville Texas Bucklen Stewart’s Pharmacy

Pansy Industry Booms From Seed To Sales Across New York

The article outlines a thriving pansy trade with about 10 000 seeds per ounce, selling for 2 to 10 dollars. It covers seed production, plant growth, frame and outdoor cultivation, Easter to Memorial Day sales, and distributing flats and baskets to florists and customers. It highlights John Lappe of Long Island as a successful grower with 3 000 sashes, a greenhouse, and a former seed yield of 30 pounds.

Greater New York Sam Patsy John Lappe Long Island Henri Beaulieu New Yorker

Early Pear Variety Wilder Ripens by Mid August

The Wilder pear is described as one of the best early varieties with ripening in mid August. It shows good color and large size for an early pear, greenish yellow fruit with a deep red cheek as illustrated by American Cultivator.

Wilder

The Wilder pear tree description and viability

The Wilder is a handsome market pear with white tender flesh and a spicy sweet flavor. It is hardy but not a strong grower, slow to bear, best grafted on quince, yields fair to large crops, not a strong shipper, suited for early nearby trade.

Start new chrysanthemum cuttings now for fall blooms

Garden note advises lifting old chrysanthemums from the cellar, wounding sprouts at two inches, then planting each cutting with a bit of root in rich soil. Keep moist but cool to prevent leggy growth, and spray aphids with soapy water.

Farm Journal

Egypt Real Estate Boom Surges Amid Nile Prosperity

Cleveland Leader reports a sweeping real estate surge in Egypt with Cairo prices soaring. a house formerly sold for 125000 profits and another at 180000. Land values in the business district rise from four to twenty five dollars per square foot, signaling a national flood of prosperity and projections of bold growth in Baghdad and Tokyo.

Cleveland Egypt Rameses the Great Sesostris Asia Nile Valley Pax Britannica Cairo London Seattle The Styx Buddha Nile Pharaos Bagdad Peking Tokyo

Staking and Tying for Strong Growing Plants

Staking and tying are indispensable for strong growing top heavy plants such as dahlias gladioluses salvias and others. Large specimen plants such as hydrangeas geraniums may be staked in a manner that hides the stakes.

Free trial box promises Catarrh relief from Dr Shoop Remedy

An advertisement offers a free trial size of Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy addressing catarrh of the nose and throat. It describes a snow white antiseptic balm and invites readers to test the product, with Racine Wisconsin as the address and a large jar priced at 50 cents sold by J. H. Stewart.

Dr. Shoop

Also Mentioned on This Page

Vici Frank L. Wilson Johnson's Bakery Lone Clothing Dougherty Bros. Men’s Clothiers John J. McKeone City Water Works Industrial Army Fame I.8.u Cato Nagle Patent Report Sarers Showers Old J. A. Harwood South Side C. S. Lemmon
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