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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
3
Washington reports for Iowa: fair east and south portions with local rains in the west tonight and Sunday. Cooler tonight.
Local column from the Muscatine News-Tribune Aug 11 lists residents visiting, travel, and events. Names include John Mathers Keota residents Mrs Schreckengast Elizabeth Dawson Mamie Russell Eva Putman Jno Sampson L. S. Patterson L. E. Shaw Rev L D Young and Henry Nicolaus. Mentions baseball game Washington vs Keota and Chautauqua attendance.
The Kalona News reports the thermometer reading 93 degrees yesterday, the hottest day of the year, with 91 degrees at noon today. Several local notes follow including Mr. J Ank of Crawfordsville visiting en route home after a patent table venture with Harper Bros and his late brother. W W Wells, 85, long resident and Washington National Bank president, is noted for wealth and land holdings, with taxes last year at 1725. Mrs. A M Gardner of Washington plans to move here around Sept 1, joining local residents and real estate changes as Pawnee Bill show attendees plan future Chautauqua visits.
Deep in the grave where Brady's body lay, his clothing and personal items were recovered confirming the body. A launch trip to the site uncovered Brady's hat coat mittens and a lettered handkerchief. Officers traced lye purchases to a woman blamed by a suspect while local youths plan a Chau tauqua Sunday gathering with a union service led by Ralph Keller.
A reader suggests sprinkling a street before sweeping to cut dust. Last night dust was heavy, forcing residents to close doors and windows despite warm weather, and the change could speed up cleaning and improve results.
J D Runyan of Butlerville Illinois says his painful symptoms indigestion and biliousness disappeared after using Dr King's New Life Pills. He calls them a perfect remedy for dizziness sour stomach headache constipation. Guaranteed at J H Stewart's drug store for 25 cents.
A newspaper notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh with a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. The ad explains constitutional treatment by internal use and claims to build up the constitution while acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It includes contact in Toledo and pricing at 75 cents with a pill recommendation.
Notice states James Coder, a first class artist, has joined the Globe barber shop. The ad proclaims neat service, cool Electric fan, and no waits, under Mart White as proprietor with telephone 490.
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