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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
3
West side shops Cliff Dwellers repair fronts as Smith grocery Work Meek shoe Stoke drugstor entrances narrow and dark. Locals say entrances pose no danger and Cliff Dwellers promise new fronts and windows soon to beautify the town while old walls are stirred up after fifty years.
Public notice warns trespassers against picking blackberries on private land. The item cites Frank Miller and the dates 43-2t and 42-2t, and mentions a promotion to buy smoked meats at the Royal with a 20 percent savings.
A theatrical lecture uses a mock Latin and mock Bohemian jargon to discuss Mariar lifting her eyes and Ezekiel climbing a five board fence. The piece parodies sermon rhetoric, gender roles, and social expectations with a comic, caustic long monologue.
The Bureau of Census announces publication of first census returns for Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York Pennsylvania North Carolina and South Carolina for the current fiscal year. Each state part includes a map frontispiece and full index, priced at 1 per part with cloth binding available. Also notes Virginia records for 1782 to 1785 will be used in place of census returns. A 1908 notice closes with a local church service announcement at Walnut school.
Special forecast note from Washington DC states today and Sunday will be generally fair with rising temperatures. The report is filed for Iowa with predictions of warm, dry conditions and no precipitation expected through the period.
The Modern Woodmen plan a Kalona picnic on August 6 with a grand parade, Royal Neighbors drill, speeches by Clifford Thorne and Cap E Miller, band concerts, a Hills vs Keota ball game, races, and contests. An evening dance at the opera house closes the day, and all are welcome.
H M Carpenter cashier of the Monticello State Bank accepted a bet from a Shenandoah banker who boasted their city’s deposits. Monticello deposits exceed Shenandoah by about 800000 dollars and are larger than Washington's, as noted by the Journal.
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming it treats the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urges sending for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, with price 75 cents and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Hr A Burrell contemplates a travel plan for fall and winter on the Mediterranean. He hopes to go this year but has not made a definite decision yet.
Airdome Tonight runs two shows this evening with Coy and Copeland in up-to-date specialties. The first program starts at 8 and the second at 9 30. Full performances in each program. Admission for children five cents, adults ten and fifteen cents.
A reader from Reasner Iowa asserts doctors said consumption before using Foley’s Honey and Tar. The remedy stopped coughing hemorrhages and lung pain, strengthening lungs to sound condition. Lemmon’s Pharmacy promotes the product as a cure.
W F Brinton and wife depart by morning train to Plainfield Illinois for a Chautauqua entertainment. In their absence the program continues at the airdome under the same company’s management as before.
Advertises Lax-Digest from J. H. Wagner Co. as a harmless, effective stomach aid for indigestion and gas. Claims quick relief after meals, with non griping stimulation and no ill effects. Available in 10c, 25c, 100 and 250 sizes. stamped L-D. Fort Madison Iowa.
Local ad notes big price reductions at Foley's gallery with eye catching claims. Various residents arrive or depart for visits, farm work, or travel including Mrs Georgia Turbott from Ainsworth, Miss Genevieve Hulse from Illinois, and Will Wilson to Oklahoma. A funeral service is conducted for B M Doolittle by Rev G D Rogers. Foley's Kidney Remedy advertised with health claims.
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