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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
6
Send your carpets to the Carpet Cleaning Co. Phone all orders to the east side restaurant No. 73 or see Thomas Dewees and they will be promptly attended to. Prices in grain 24% cents Brussels 3% cents heavy rugs 5 cents a yard. We also pay drayage both ways. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Italian government backs colonization in Texas with a syndicate to buy lands along the Trinity and Brazos Valley. Ten families, each ten acres, with house, barn, and equipment, cost 1000 to 1200 dollars over ten years at six percent. Project aims to move migrants from Europe into productive farming, creating American citizens and benefiting Southwest Texas agriculture. A. G. Long returned home to Havre after a brief stay.
A historical advertisement warns against mercury in remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, urges caution, promises testimonials, and lists price at 75 cents per bottle along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A reader testimonial from Laconia New Hampshire extols Hyomei as effective against severe catarrh with nightly coughing and throat drops. The ad claims the remedy cures nose throat and lung diseases via inhalation, offered with a $1 outfit and 50 cent refills, backed by Lemmon's Pharmacy guarantee.
Uncle Bill McCutcheon reports the Mississippi Valley Stock Co Limited annual election held at the South avenue B office. Bill McCutcheon is elected president, George Barnett vice president, John A Robertson secretary treasurer, with Matt Springman and Matt Yockey as directors. Surplus listed at 2 3 00 000 13 after 60 percent monthly dividends. Proposed ventures include rail to Iowa City and Ft Madison, a southeast-front hotel, a six story commercial club building, industrial club offices, billiard and bowling facilities. The plant at South avenue B manufactures furniture, bookcases, desks, fixtures, frames, screens, storms sash.
Jesse P. Morris of Skippers Virginia recalls a near death from pneumonia in the spring of 1906. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with quick relief after two and a half bottles, declaring it the best remedy for coughs and lung disease. Sold with guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy priced 50 cents and 1 dollar, trial bottle free.
Claire Dewey announces a hatch of twelve chickens from thirteen eggs led by a prize Brown Leghorn cock. Open kettle rendered lard offered as fresher and purer than steam cooked lard, priced 9c per pound for 10 pounds and up. Royal Market advertises Mutual and City phones. Two doors south of the post office.
The article notes lantern slides are now recognized as a legitimate pedagogical teaching tool. Proceeds from Friday evening’s High School entertainment will fund purchasing slides for the Latin department.
Partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms tonight and east portion Friday. Warmer central and cooler northwest portion tonight, slightly cooler Friday. Washington, April 23 special to The Evening Journal.
In Belleville Alabama on April 2 Judge Holder awarded Mrs Ora Morris custody of their thirteen year old son and barred both spouses from remarrying within a year. A separate alienation suit against Mrs Katherine Klas was dismissed after settlement including a payment to Mrs Morris.
Three physicians appointed by the United States district court examined ex-State Treasurer Frank Glazier at Kavansugh Lake in Detroit. Drs J F B Emerson David Ingix and C W Hitchcock spent about three hours on April 23 and will file their report to the court on April 30.
In Huron Michigan on April 23 the body of 26 year old Frank Ficke was recovered west of Adair in Belle River by searchers. Authorities believe he suffered from epilepsy and may have fallen into the river during an attack.
Nashville Ind April 23 Wille playing near a tub of boiling water the little daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Robertson near Cooper fell backward into the tub and was fatally scalded.
A notice describes a new vigor from taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and lists 35 cent tea or tablets sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. Otto Dede arrived from Oskaloosa to visit business in the city. Mr and Mrs Howard Benn returned home from Indiana where he worked for the George Paul company.
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