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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1911

Page

3

Postal Savings Opens September 12 at Washington Post Office

The Washington post office will add a postal savings bank department on September 12 after an inspector installs the system. Accounts may be opened by anyone ten years or older in their own name, including married women, with limits of one account per person and no corporate deposits. The minimum is one dollar, maximum monthly deposits of 100 dollars, and total balance not to exceed 500 dollars plus interest at 2 percent per year.

Washington Post Office Postal Savings Bank Department Post Office Department Postal Savings Banks United States

Wishart at First Church Sermon Seeks Lost Sheep

Dr. Charles F. Wishart of Pittsburgh preached at the First United Presbyterian Church on the Lost Sheep from Luke fifteen noting the passage endures time and speaks of divine personality and human individuality A quartet performed a special hymn. Pontiac Aug 21 GermanAN water an employee at Milvols Valley Cas and Hlectric company was electrocuted when a wire touched a trolley line.

Chautauqua First United Presbyterian Church Pontiac Milvols Valley Cas and Hlectric Company Dwight

Boy Hurt By Exploding Pop Bottle At Fairground

Fourteen year old Charles Carr suffered a severe eye injury when a pop bottle exploded while being placed in a tub of tea at the Mount Vernon fairgrounds. He was transported to Evansville hospital for treatment.

Mt. Vernon Ind Fair Ground Charles Carr Evansville

Parisian Sage Promises Hair Growth Miracle Ad

Lemmon's Pharmacy offers Parisian Sage in a large bottle for 50 cents promising to stop hair loss and itching scalp and to eradicate dandruff with a money back guarantee. Testimonial from Miss Helen Ro Sherman of Berwick Pennsylvania supports benefits.

Lemmon's Helen Ro Sherman Hughes St Berwick, Pa

Automobiles Parade To Mt Pleasant Draws Crowd

Nearly twenty Washington autos rolled through Mt Pleasant on a Friday parade. Starting on the square between nine and ten, the procession traveled thirty two miles in about ninety minutes, arriving at 11 30. About seventy five drivers and passengers attended the event and the group visited the Henry county fair and the insane asylum. Car owners listed include Ed Wells Sidney Smith Jake Bishop Dell Stewart John Campbell Edwin Knupp James Cowger Harry Whittaker G L Duke William Libe W E Logan Clem Schnoebelen Fred Palmer Ralph Gibson Boyd Berdo Carleton Wilson Elmer Thoma and Ralph Smith.

Washington Mt. Pleasant Asylum City Henry County Insane Asylum Ed Wells Sidney Smith Jake Bishop Dell Stewart John Campbell Edwin Knupp James Cowger Harry Whittaker G. L. Duke William Libe W. E. Logan Clem Schnoebelen Fred Palmer Ralph Gibson Boyd Berdo Carleton Wilson Elmer Thoma Ralph Smith

Merital Tonic Digestive Advertises Health Cure

Local notice promotes Merital Tonic Digestive as a remedy for fatigue weak digestion and low appetite. It claims the tonic strengthens stomach function boosts blood and energy, and offers a money back guarantee through Lemon's Pharmacy as exclusive agent under the American Drug & Press Association.

American Drug & Press Association Lemmon’s Pharmacy

Taunton Woman Regains Sight After Twelve Years

Mrs Boyland eighty seven of Taunton England was totally blind for twelve years. She prayed for sight and about a month ago began to see a glimmer. Her blindness gradually disappeared and she can tell time by the church clock one hundred yards away and saw a motor car for the first time recently.

Claims Arnica Salve Steals Pain in Burns and Sores

Accuser E. E. Chamberlain of Clinton Maine praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as banishing pain from burns sores boils piles and injuries. He declares it a healing remedy unequalled and notes it sells for 25 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.

E. E. Chamberlain Clinton Bucklen Lemmon

Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad

Local physicians endorse Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy targeting blood and mucous surfaces. The Toledo based company claims a proven prescription with tonics and blood purifiers, offering testimonials and a 75 cent price via druggists.

Hall J. Cheney& CO Props Toledo

Post Office Savings Details and Local Remedies Noted

Full instructions on deposits, interest, and withdrawals under the postal savings act are available from the Postmaster General and local postmaster. A Des Moines woman recovered from bowel illness after one dose of Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy. Foley Kidney Pills offer quick relief for kidney and bladder trouble sold by all druggists.

Des Moines Lemmon Ares

Necessary Labor

A reflection on labor as essential to health comfort and public welfare. It argues idleness harms mind body and soul, labeling the lazy as a nuisance and urging abatement for the common good.

Sort of Job He Wanted and a Remedy Ad

A reader recalls wanting a self-sustaining job and eyeing an ad for a camera editor. The piece urges buying Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy now, claiming it will be needed before summer ends, with a note it is for sale by a local Pharmacy.

Perfor

Observation of Health and Mood in the Picture Man

A Lippincott's Magazine note describes the man who is the image of health as typically found in a cheerful disposition. The piece links vigor with a pleasant frame of mind and suggests lifestyle signals of well being.

Ming Lippincott’s Magazine

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Tan Patent Colt Kid Frank L. Wilson & CO THE Quality Shoe Store Wade UR. C.F. Wishart Pittsburgh Charles F. Wishart Pitts Burgh Hugh MecCleery Nora Corette Ralph Livingston Carrie Hamilton Omega C. S. Lemmon, Jeweler Optometrist County Fair and Asylum Postal Savings Act Frank H. Hitchhcock Washington, D. C Lytle Schilderet Washington County Wil Fe Lala Ajsepull Alpine Otto Fiechtl
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