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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1905
Page
3
For Iowa the outlook predicts fair weather tonight and Sunday with no precipitation. Highs and lows to be typical for August in the state, as reported by the Evening Journal special weather forecast from Washington D C.
A stream of residents and visitors are noted departing or visiting nearby towns. Mentions include Marbourg, Flelwick, Oxford, Fairfield, Sigourney, Vandalia, Keota, Ottumwa, LaBelle, and Crawfordsville. The Muscatine News-Tribune reports arrivals for Chautauqua, trade calls, and a Special M W A excursion train to Muscatine with band music.
Several people arrived or returned last evening or today from nearby towns and states including Firefly from L. O. Brindley, Stanley Logan from Wisconsin, Marguerite Rockwell from Muscatine, D. C. Hamil from Ft. Madison, Miss Florence Mark from Muscatine, Miss Agnes Black from Wyman, Newt Dennison from Dallas City, Mrs. Oscar Jugenheimer from Havre, L. H. Latta and family, Miss Edith Corette from Chicago, and others. Attendees visited Chautauqua and stayed with local families, with meals and baked goods from Johnson's and records of regional travel noted.
J. D. Runyan of Butlerville reports his painful symptoms of indigestion and biliousness vanished after using Dr. King's New Life Pills. He calls them a perfect remedy for dizziness sour stomach headache and constipation. Guaranteed at J. H. Stewart's drug store priced 25 cents.
Train excursion from Lowa Central offers round trip 44.00 with return by September 12. Tickets limited. Agents for particulars. September 9.
Yesterday afternoon at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Knecht Elsie Knecht celebrated her tenth birthday. She received many beautiful presents from her many friends. They all had such a good time that Elsie wishes her birthday came every day.
A local notice quashes rumors that Chautauqua water comes from a rabbit-filled well. Officials confirm the water is drawn from a deep two inch pipe well, about two hundred feet deep, and Dr Read finds it perfectly pure for drinking and bathing with no danger from rabbits.
A newspaper ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal use targets blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation and strengthen the body. The ad offers 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure and cites Toledo Ohio as a selling point. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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