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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1909
Page
3
Lyceum bureaus platform managers and lecture committees seek skilled men to discuss public health topics. The state presses publish letters and editorials on tuberculosis issues, calling the effort among the most useful undertakings in Iowa to date.
The Iowa Experiment Station reports millet smut, a common European millet disease, has appeared in Iowa over the past year. It likely came in with seed from Germany and can be prevented by soaking seed in a formalin solution before planting. Bulletin 104 details this and other fungus diseases affecting millet and related crops. Free copies available from Director F. Curtiss at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station in Ames, Iowa.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a powerful hair tonic that cures dandruff and strengthens roots to prevent hair loss. Lemmons' Pharmacy offers a bottle with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied after a week. Fifty cents for the largest bottle, backed by druggists nationwide.
Spokane delegates from 40 states endorse a presidential commission to coordinate reclamation and conservation work. George Kames Barstow cites vast reclaimed lands and irrigation potential, urging faster progress in forestry, waterways, roads, and nationwide infrastructure to boost farm wealth.
An old fashioned remedy revival notes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur as a modern scalp tonic and color restorer. The product, sold by druggists for 50 cents to 1.09 dollar a bottle, is offered by Wyeth Chemical Co and McElhinney Drug Co as special agents.
A reflective poem contrasts tranquil hills and children at play with the grim reality of widespread oppression. The speaker links distant slums and the suffering of “God's captive little ones” to a universal call for brotherhood, despite enduring grief that underlies all lands and times.
J F Dempsey of Dempsey Alabama recounts his one year old daughter suffering cholera infantum with vomiting and diarrhea. After failing to find a doctor he used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which relieved the infant in fifteen minutes and cured her. Available at F L Stolte and Lemmons Pharmacy.
The Flyin family thanks friends for kindness during the death of husband and father Perry Flyin. Mrs. Perry Flyin and children express gratitude.
Idleness brings trouble and a lazy liver causes constipation headaches sallow skin pimples and poor appetite. Dr King’s New Life Pills banish liver troubles and improve health. 25c at J B Lemmon’s.
A storefront ad invites readers to take an actual measure and base a tailored garment design. It promises a free test lesson and highlights Snow's College instruction above Klein Clothing Store.
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy offers a rapid cure in ordinary cases with one or two doses. Suitable for children and adults and dependable in all ordinary instances. Sold by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Tomorrow night the G A R Regular Post holds a meeting with emphasis on good attendance and business importance. Joe Reiner, Commander, Chamberlain's Colle, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is touted with testimonial from H S Nichols of Oakland Ind Ter and available for sale at Lemmon's Pharmacy and PF L Stolte.
The 1860s test in Cincinnati saw George Wright of the Boston nine prove a curve ball can bend. Wright and teammate Mitchell of Cincinnati demonstrated the pitch by placing two ten foot fences and a post, with the ball curving between them, ending the debate once for all.
Mrs S L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia writes of severe kidney disease that left her bed ridden. After using Foley's Kidney Remedy a one dollar bottle and part of a second cure her completely and she says it will cure others. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McHihinney Drug Co.
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