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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
4
Any gift with a small payment will be stored for delivery on Christmas Day or packed for shipment to out of town friends. Let us help make this the most satisfactory Christmas you ever experienced. The first step is to see our stock while it is all here. Please come soon.
Rev W S Sly built a Pine Street house with bees in the attic. The city bees grew to sixteen hives and yield fine white honey each season. Hives open into house walls and remain outdoors, with shelter from winter.
New York notes the famous stallion Watercress sold for 71 000 dollars. J B Hagin, a part owner, bought the horse in the final Rancho Del Paso stud sale which has now sold out.
The Columbia Pharmacy in Washington markets Mi-o-ma tablets as a reliable, convenient stomach cure. They guarantee restoration of health or refund the 50 cent price, and urge indigestion sufferers to try Mi-o-ma for quick relief from heaviness belching nervousness headaches and sleeplessness with the guarantee.
A postponed Fortnightly musical depart ment meeting, due Monday with Mrs. Geo Norton, shifts to Tuesday during the Baptist church session. Busy social scene includes bazaar and oyster supper at Will Palmer’s north of the city and multiple club gatherings around East Jefferson and Main streets.
Dr. A. A. Sandy and Dr. H. L. Courtright of Searsboro have formed a partnership to start a new joint practice beginning January 1. They have rented the Livingston house in West Washington. Mrs. Courtright will move here soon. The pair, former Keokuk schoolmates, planned this business for some time.
K. F. Crosby of southeast of the city reports 20 acres of corn this year yielding 35 an acre on the old Alex Dawson farm. It notes the Hotel Cafe supper and a piano line at factory prices from Caner's. OLAb
An old style ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as prompt relief for liver and stomach trouble. Claims urge readers to eat well and keep bowels regular, with a 25 cent price at J H Stewart’s drug store and a guarantee.
The Vatican has not received marriage notices for the Spanish king. A new queen must be Roman Catholic, and Princess Ena of Battenberg is favored. It is believed she may convert before marriage under Eugenie’s guidance at Paraborength Rogland, who dotes on her.
Premier Laurier sends telegram from Quebec apologizing for violence against Sarah Bernhardt and her company the night before. He condemns the conduct as unworthy of the city and dismisses newspaper commentary from The TEyvenment as not worth attention.
New York Democrat Edward J. Milan, indicted on bribery and illegal voting charges, failed to appear in Brooklyn county court. His attorney blamed a misunderstanding, but Judge Crane forfeited bail and ordered a bench warrant for Milan’s rearrest.
Middletown Indiana reports forty guests at Mrs Welch widow owned hotel sickened after dinner and later deemed safe. Authorities link illness to poison amid divorce suit between Mr and Mrs Frank W Cooper with Mrs Cooper seeking 850000 damages for alienation of affections. Cooper had moved into the Welch hotel. No direct accusation yet.
Marshall Michigan reports Dee and Joseph G Crane of South Bend Indiana with Secretary Etta Erard secured a marriage license. The groom is TM years old and the bride 6s, this being their second marriage. They had lived as husband and wife before but divorced, remarried, and after their second spouses died renewed their old love and married again.
A force of 400 workmen laid tracks in Danville connecting the Peoria and Eastern Cairo and the new Indiana Harbor divisions of the Big Four. The Danville and Indiana Harbor Line is nearly completed and trains are expected to run by December 1. The Senate confirmed nominations in executive session: Charles Joseph Bonaparte as secretary of the navy and Truman Handy Newberry as assistant secretary of the navy.
Advertisement claims catarrh is systemic and not curable by local means. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally for blood and mucous surfaces, says it is a physician prescribed, with testimonials available. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A large crowd gathered at the Second United Presbyterian Church for an address by Dr. McLaughlin on the manners and customs of the Shullas in Soudan. The talk covered about an hour and ten minutes with curios and dress items shown, and a collection was raised likely for a river boat for the mission.
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