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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
8
The ad touts Old Mohawk as a remedy for stomach liver and rheumatic ailments. It claims the medicine cleanses poisons, offering restful sleep after five to six doses and discounts a 12 oz bottle from $1 to 49 cents at L MCDNIEL Druggist in Washington Iowa.
Weather forecast notes fair skies tonight and Friday with much colder conditions. Hog market prices lead at 10.26 per unit.
The young people's service at United Presbyterian Church drew the largest turnout of the week in the preaching mission series. A robed youth choir performed several selections to close the meeting.
Haven spoke at the Y's Men’s club outlining first aid basics for road hazards. He warned to avoid rushing patients and to focus on comfort, warmth, and calling for medical help unless there are three emergencies: severe bleeding suffocation or poisoning. Bob Lytle introduced him as the talk ended with announcements about Goodfellows and Christmas publicity.
Richard McCleery led as John Hughes played trombone with Tom Dittmer. Rev D Chalms Ful ton preached Show Your Colors on yellow for cowardice blue for loyalty and scarlet for sacrifice. The platform and church matched colors. A large Methodist youth delegation welcomed with visitors from other churches expected tonight. The choir will sing and the sermon will be Drifting.
The ostrich feeds mainly on seeds fruits and grasses and rarely eats eggs or insects. It swallows small stones and gravel to aid digestion.
Wallace Beery stars as the lazy man who finds 100000 in stolen bills but cannot spend it. Eric Linden and Cecilia Parker provide romance while J Walter Ruben directs the Metro film. Elizabeth Patterson plays Beery’s wife Mrs Hutchins.
Comedy romance from RKO stars Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern with Helen Broderick and Eric Blore. A high‑speed romance between a photographer and a young millionaire posing as an associate fuels a string of surprise gags before a side splitting finale. Fox Theater shows Friday and Saturday.
Mrs George W Burns 77 of Columbus City died this morning at 10 following an operation at Bellevue hospital Muscatine Sunday. Born Sophia Graff August 29 1859 in Baltimore she moved to Columbus City as a child. She married George Burns October 18 1882 and lived in the same house since 18828. Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs Elmer Toda several grandchildren great grandchildren two brothers Paul Graff Omaha and one at Muscatine. Funeral services and burial will be in Columbus City time undecided.
Des Moines reports Charles Wilson aged 44 of Oskaloosa died in the veterans hospital from a broken neck suffered in an October 19 car crash. His death raises Iowa road accident fatalities for the year to 480. Mr and Mrs L B Ward relocate from 118% East Washington to 14 South Eighth Avenue.
The statement notes the woodcock as the sole shore bird hunted that never partially migrates across the Equator on its southern journeys.
A bold sales pitch invites readers to set a desired amount of money and invest through Investors Syndicate to receive any sum by retirement. It claims a simple, time-tested plan and directs to contact LeRoy Pratt in Washington, Iowa for details.
The bulldog is described as a distinct type from around 1650 with a tall, massive body comparable to a mastiff. By 1850 breeders reduced height in front to create a stockier, lower animal used for bull baiting.
New London man Navor Johnson, 4, dies at Mt Pleasant county hospital from injuries sustained in a New London accident. Iowa records report this as the 478th automobile fatality in the state this year.
The weight of water is about 62.5 pounds per cubic foot and one cubic foot equals roughly 7.5 gallons. This relation is used for calculating water mass and volume conversions in various applications.
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