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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
4
The announcement notes President Roosevelt planned to visit Ottumwa Oskaloosa and nearby towns in September with a 6 PM arrival in Oskaloosa and a 7:15 landing in Ottumwa for a public meet. It mentions European horses en route to Keota and a recent postal card from band members who joined a show in Retobeck failing to appear.
Dan Russ, a workman at Flick and Johnsons railway camp west of Milwaukee near Gladwin, was badly brushed Wednesday when a heavy timber fell on him. He was taken to Burlington hospital. Other brief items note local moves including curio display plans in Washington, a large Africa collection, and various travels and visits in Delphi and Des Moines.
The offered program features six leading performers on the Lyceum platform. Ladies Symphony Orchestra Maud Ballington Booth Dr Frank Bristol Father Francis Kelley Dr M W Chase and the Slayton Jubilee Singers stand as the season’s highest priced attractions.
The Peoria limited runs daily from Brighton with a 6:41 a.m. departure and 11:20 a.m. Peoria arrival. Travelers seek faster times and convenient travel between St. Paul Minneapolis and Kansas City St. Louis and Peoria.
A cautious warning on headaches notes they can quietly impair thinking and drain vitality. It urges prompt but proper relief and warns many analgesics may cause more harm than the pain. It ends with a safety recommendation to take appropriate measures.
A Texas reader credits Dr Miles Pain Pills with curing neuralgia pain and a nervous headache in his daughter. The testimonial notes immediate relief from severe eye pain and avoidance of opiates, with the product sold by druggists at 25 doses for 25 cents. The Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana is listed as the maker.
A court anecdote recounts Louis XVIII taking snuff from his own box after a lapse, offering his chamberlain’s niece a share in a toy store in the Tuileries, then noting the store’s later state and income to the state. It then shifts to observations on Greenland sounds, city odors, and a humorous anecdote about a philanthropist and Amanda.
Dr Will Evcher of Wisconsin to visit at the Eicher and Miller homes. Miss Hattie Pratt returned to Alne worth after visiting Mrs Sproull. Mrs J A Adams went to Des Moines to view with her mother. Mrs H F Steck and children arrive from California and Cottonwood Falls Kan. Mrs Jane Terry returned to Muscatine after visiting labs and Culberson homes. Chas Reeves went to Idaho to buy horses. sold his other lot to Mr Peasant. Old Settlers meeting planned for October. Godfrey returns from Drake College summer session. Mrs D T Carnon returns from visiting daughter Etta Campbell in Ainsworth. Mrs Eugene Schneider, son Donald, and Miss Ida Logue return from Lake Okobrji. Beeste Watters and Edward Watters visit aunt Ida Watters. travel to Godland. Colenso Hotel shoe parlor ads. Marion Adaline and Ralph Gibson return from Chicago. Mr and Mrs BE K Annas go to Washington with Anson Andrews for Cincinnati return. Mrs King and daughter Mary visit Capt. Cruz home in Washington. Rev W H Jones in Washington. Ida Roberts of Fairfield accompanies him home. Riverside Lander.
Bold advertisement claims Dr James W Kidd of Port Wayne Indiana discovered an Elixir of Life that cures all diseases and is sent free to any sufferer. It cites cures for rheumatism nerves and many ailments and urges readers to state their ailment to receive the remedy by mail.
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