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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
2
Beginning Wednesday August 12 the lumber yards close at noon daily during Chautauqua. Pauls Lumber Co Bowman and Knupp A H Wallace and Son list closing hours and offer 25 cent transport to the depot or Chautauqua grounds. Frank Webb provides rides to the depot or any city area.
Mrs M M Davidson of 879 Gifford Ave San Jose California endorses Electric Bitters as a powerful general family remedy for headache biliousness and torpor of the liver and bowels stating a bottle offers more digestive health than any other remedy she knows Sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy 25c
A private sale at 1009 W. Monroe St City offers a milch cow calf and young chickens alongside household goods. Also, Miss Anna Dawson returns to the auditor's office at the Courthouse after a vacation in Richmond Kaw. An asthma remedy advertisement from Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble.
Washington August 12 Gifford Pinchot leads a buoyant view of forestry and water conservation. He notes vast forest reserves amounting to 168 million acres with 150 supervisors and 1500 rangers under the Agricultural Department. He says inland waterways planning by the Inland Waterways Commission and rivers and harbors efforts are crucial to irrigation power and shipping, calling water the primary national resource and urging coordinated federal action.
Des Moines on August 12 reports Patrick Gavin a Mandelbaum's driver age nineteen died by suicide with a 32 caliber revolver in his bedroom at 1116 Fourth street. No cause is given for the act.
The piece extols the effectiveness of want ads in matching needs with offerings. It urges readers to try the WANT AD column to trade or obtain desired items, noting many have benefited by advertising and attracting buyers or trades. The call to action highlights repeated success and the column’s payout.
Big sale at Foley's gallery with strong price reductions on all photo styles. Draying to Chautauqua grounds noted. No services at Walnut schoolhouse next Sunday due to Chautauqua. Mrs. S R Palmer and family arriving from Dexter Iowa to visit relatives in town. Miss Etha Dawson to Montezuma for a few days. C E Mercer joins O P Dede in merchant tailoring and plans permanent move to the city after securing a residence.
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