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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1909
Page
8
An old time hair remedy becomes a modern product. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur is sold by leading druggists for 50c and 1.00 a bottle. Wyeth Chemical Co 74 Cortlandt St New York ships on request. McElhinney Drug Co Special Agents lists it for sale.
Public auction on December 4 starting at 1 PM at the late Harrison A Ball premises. Items include two brood mares, two mice colts, 36 Plymouth Rock chickens, wagon, sled, harness, haedon, buggy, and a large collection. Sale on behalf of Helwick's sale to follow later the same day. Auctioneer A. Anderson.
A fine 160 acre farm 31 miles from Hutchins and 6 miles from Britt sits on a rural mail route with a telephone line. The property is fenced and cross fenced with black loam soil, well improved buildings including a 28 by 28 house, 50 by 60 barn, granaries, sheep and chicken housing, fruit trees, a 50 walnut trees and a windmill. Asking price is 75 dollars per acre. Contact J. T. Jackson Rural Route Britt Iowa or Geo H Jackson Floyd Iowa 716.
At Marboure and Helwick s Feed Yard Washington la on Saturday Dec 4 sale to commence at 2 o clock. 16 head of extra good mules 8 to 6 years old 20 head of horses a few good mares in foal some good feeding colts some good broke driving horses a few good shipping horses Brown and Helwick Charles Brown Auctioneer H T Reynolds Clerk 4714
Notice to the public from D. F. Macon of Washington Iowa offering a single one percent commission on Farm and Stock sales for the upcoming sale season. He invites customers to arrange sales, thanks friends for past support, and provides contact details.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Be W. Grove's signature on each box. 25 cents.
Announcement by the Bureau of American Republics states the fourth great international conference of Western Hemisphere republics will meet in Buenos Ayres Argentina from July 15 to 30. The program covers arbitration, Pan American cooperation, railway postal rates census statistics and immigration rules with new topics like wireless telegraphy and aerial navigation. A religious reflection follows with a sermon about bearing fruit in life and anticipated services tonight.
A large audience attended the second service in the special meetings at the Presbyterian church. Prof. R. S. Parry led the song service and Rev. A. S. Smith offered prayer. Rev. John C. Abels preached on The Sin of Unfruitfulness from the text And he came seeking fruit thereon and found none. It was Monday of.
A vintage remedy advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure for deafness caused by catarrh. It explains deafness results from inflamed mucous linings of the Eustachian tube and claims nine out of ten cases are catarrh related. The notice offers a hundred dollar reward for any uncured case and promotes accompanying pills for constipation.
A 6x12 flag flew atop Lincoln school as students from four rooms gathered on the front walk last Wednesday at 3 PM. A musical program included America Many Flags in Many Lands The Red White and Blue and The Star Spangled Banner as the flag unfurled to the breeze.
The six by twelve foot flag is mounted on a sixteen foot pole on the school building. All funds for the flag were donated by the students who attend the school and they are proud of the purchase. The piece notes it would be fitting if every city school had a similar flag.
Dr W J Smith of Sanders Ala reports that Cham berlain s Cough Remedy is the only lung treatment he uses for pneumonia and has seen it control the trouble in all cases. He says he has used it himself and his wife for coughs and colds and recommends it as superior to other remedies. Sold by F L Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A trolley car stalls on a country road as motorman and conductor fail to diagnose the fault. A passenger asks about the problem and the conductor jokes about ohms and resistance, noting his limited electrical knowledge while seeking a phone.
A senator praised a congressman's humor while recounting a grim anecdote about a mutual acquaintance who died and whose wife died two days later. The congressman quipped that she was tickled to death, highlighting dark humor in tragedy.
In Chicago on November 30 the western railroads strike heavily boosted wheat prices late trading. The market recovered earlier losses and closed strong with gains of about 4 to 5 percent. Corn stayed firm oats steady while provisions weakened with specific bid prices listed for futures and cash grain.
Cattle receipts 4700, prices up 10 cents with native steers 4.00 to 8.25, cows 4.00 to 5.15, western steers 3.50 to 6.30, stockers 2.75 to 6.25, calves 3.50 to 7.00, bulls 2.75 to 4.50. Hog receipts 6200, higher, heavies 8.10 to 8.20, mixed 8.10 to 8.15, lights 8.00 to 8.15, pigs 6.75 to 7.75, bulk 8.05 to 8.15. Sheep receipts 7509, strong, yearlings 5.40 to 6.40, wethers 4.40 to 5.40, ewes 4.00 to 4.80, lambs 6.75 to 7.65.
Cattle receipts around 10 000 steady with beeves near 4.00 to 9.25 and top to 5.00, cows and bulls mixed up to 4.60, calves 8.50 to 8.75. Hogs receipts 23 000 with top 8.50 and bulk 8.10 to 8.35. Sheep receipts 21 000 with good sheep 5.00 to 5.25 and lambs 7.50 to 8.65.
Lem mon's Pharmacy recommends Foley’s Urino Laxative for women and children citing mild action and pleasant taste. The product is promoted as an option to avoid harsher purgatives and is described as curing constipation.
Guaranteed to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Advertisement notes 60 cents price for Pazo ointment.
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