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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
6
Announcement Dec 7 says 5000 mill operatives in Goddard Bros cotton mills will receive a wage rise on Dec 10. Exact amount not yet set. Other mills in the region expected to follow Goddard Bros action.
The Yudin collection of about 80 000 volumes on Russia, one of the largest in existence, has been purchased for the congressional library in Washington. The acquisition is reported from Krasnoyarsk Siberia where the sale was completed in December.
Chicago market report details wheat, corn, oats, and pork prices with open high and low ranges. Livestock quotes show hogs, cattle, and sheep at various bid levels, plus regional price observations from Buffalo and Dunning Stevens commissions.
A local druggist firm promotes Vinci cod liver tonic as a blood builder and strength restorer. It claims to supply iron and cod liver oil constituents without oily taste, improving digestion, appetite, blood quality, and muscle tissue. Satisfaction guaranteed with refund if it fails to aid convalescence.
Fastidious women consider Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic a necessity for hygienic care and treatment of feminine ills. The wash is praised for cleansing germicidal deodorizing and healing qualities. For sale at druggists with free samples. Address The R Paxton Co Boston Mass.
Durward Lowash and his helper Mr Hess gathered five thousand bushels of corn in twenty six days. The yield averaged about zero bushels per day per man as they plowed through the field. Mrs Mehler and her children left for Oskaloosa after visiting in Des Moines, heading homeward.
An advertisement proclaims Pazo Ointment guarantees cure for itching, bleeding, and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with money back. Also notes Mr and Mrs Elmer Mason returning from Des Moines and Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy remains compliant with the Pure Food law and safe for all ages.
Special to The Evening Journal reports a forecast for Iowa today and tomorrow. Tonight mixes rain or snow with clearing later, while Saturday turns much warmer with changing conditions across the region.
R W Bishop reports patents issued on the 4th to Iowa residents including 837347 rock drill J Smith Ottumwa assignor Hardscog Wonder Drill Co 837423 dental handpiece A C Sargent Des Moines 837467 water glass guard W G Halliday Fort Madison assignor half to G W Farmer 437475 sash pulley Allen Johnston Ottumwa 37490 bit A L Nelson Ottumwa 437573 machine for making balls from sheet metal Allen Johnston Ottumwa 837620 sewing machine cabinet Margaret Grant Estherville 837728 milk and cream separator F H Reid Sioux City 837753 grading machine R V Sutherland Swea township 837874 washing machine Samuel McGranahan Davenport
Miss Agnes Hughes and others depart for Wyman and Crawfordsville. R S Buck returns home after a brief business visit in the city. Mr and Mrs T A Smylie go to Crawfordsville. Pear White comes home from Ainsworth. J C Clemens returns home from city on business. Mrs J W Rickey and children visit then return to Winfield. J B McCoy and W K Wooley head home near Crawfordsville after day in the city. J A VanAtta and wife pass through to Keota for a visit with Mrs Martha McDowell.
Iowa farmers request information for specific Mercer County Missouri improvement projects. J B Evans & Co based in Princeton Missouri advertise they have what farmers want.
A solicitation promises a free trial package of Dr Edward’s Dandelion Tablets to prove their cure for the reader’s sickness. The offer states the trial is at no cost, with the company paying for the package and requiring only a coupon presented at a specified drug store.
A brief description of Dr Edward's Tablets and Pills as concentrated dandelion Taraxicum with harmless vegetable ingredients. The text claims professional endorsement and offers to provide composition details to physicians upon request through the manufacturer.
A. H. Sanborn, manager for Williame Manufacturing, promotes Tablets as best remedy for stomach trouble including dyspepsia indigestion and sour stomach. The product tones the system stimulates gastric juice aiding digestion and their mildly cathartic action relieves air refuse and undigested matter.
Advertised label claims uric acid in blood causes kidney trouble and rheumatism. Dr Edward's Dandelion Pills allegedly improve liver and kidney function so uric acid exits naturally. The manufacturer guarantees cure only when uric acid is the root cause and cites having cured hundreds of cases.
An advertisement claims Dande lion Tablets and Pills cure diseases by acting on the intestinal mucous membranes. Tablets are mild and pills slightly stronger with no griping, suitable for children and adults as a tonic without causing discomfort or unnatural conditions.
It is well to remember that disordered nerves are nearly always caused by a disordered stomach. We do not make a specialty of nervous troubles unless they are caused by stomach trouble then we cure them permanently.
A local auction announces sale of Les Siste Alda Reinier and family, various horses cattle and farm implements. Items include milch cows, calves, ponies, wagon, cultivators, discs, feed grinder, hay, corn and oats. Terms: credit 12 months over $10, cash otherwise. Auctioneers Hesseltine Wenger Bros with H Reynolds clerk. May 5 6 7 8.
A note mentions six percent discount for cash on sums over ten dollars and lists R. D. McFarlane as the contact or party associated with the offer.
An 1890s newspaper blurb touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and constitutional remedy taken internally to reach the seat of disease. It claims the medicine is prescribed by top physicians and a potent tonic with blood purifiers. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation with testimonials offered.
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