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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
2
A testimonial from Miss Carrie Harden of Bowling Green Kentucky praises Foley's Kidney Remedy for relief from kidney and bladder trouble. She reports significant improvement after the first bottle and full recovery after the second. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the product.
Des Moines announces a new order from the state pharmacy commission restricting poison sales to registered pharmacists in Iowa, including poison fly paper and the Daisy fly killer. The rule enforcement follows past inquiries and reports of accidental poisonings, with emphasis that only druggists may sell poison.
N W Marshall a leading liveryman of Wapello Iowa is in serious condition after a young colt kicked him Tuesday afternoon. He was struck in the breast and again on the knee cap tearing the knee cap away and breaking the leg. He faces a life as a cripple.
An advertisement touts RoyalZmarket as offering the best meats at the lowest prices. The brief promo invites customers to try the store and compare value.
The Citizens Savings Bank plans a capital rise to one hundred thousand dollars and broad consolidation with the National bank, forming a single organization. Expanded operations will bring deposits near three quarters of a million and assets close to one million, with Keck and Sproull continuing as officers.
A playful yet eerie poem echoes dangers among meadow flowers. Dandelion, milkweed, and tiger lilies become myths of lurking perils. The speaker warns a child about hidden beasts, brigand grasses, and damp, uncanny plants, citing Sinclair Lewis in a Woman's Home Companion May issue.
Leonard Bell age 27 eldest son of John Bell died at the parental home Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 o clock. Two months earlier he injured his knee while timbering at Sandy Point Ida ho and treated himself before a hospital treatment for blood poisoning. After three weeks in hospital his father brought him home about two weeks ago and he grew weaker until the end came Tuesday.
The M B A will distribute a quilt on Saturday evening the 26th. All pencil holders are entitled to lunch and a chance on the quilt. A good time is expected with speakers and a solid program.
Dramatic scraps describe a social scene with a poised rival, a graceful reply, and subtle affection. A man praises the trip while a woman admits aimlessness. a future promise of love hints at a forthcoming ring as a belle is advised.
From The New Spirit of the Farm by Agnes C. Laut, The Outing Magazine May issue. Wisconsin and Iowa agricultural schools train about eight hundred students yearly who form farmer experimental associations to improve districts. They distribute seed corn, emphasize soil rotation, and avoid neighboring fields with weeds. Demand for pedigreed seed yields high prices, with averages around $3 a bushel and rare lots selling for $30. Wisconsin agronomy students reportedly earn significant proceeds from pure pedigree seed.
The Bohemian announces substantial cash prizes for fiction with next month’s issue printing the offer in The Outing Press publications The Bohemian and The Outing Magazine It aims to encourage nonprofessional writers and may award prizes to newcomers while some prizes go to established authors Mr and Mrs Ed Page were passengers last evening for Winfield to visit briefly.
Notice to Presbyterians announces a congregational meeting next Sabbath after morning service to appoint a pulpit committee and elect a congregation secretary. Win Smouse and Mrs Lorraine Myers were seen passing through the city en route to visit parents Mr and Mrs H Pehler in Eldon and Ainsworth.
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