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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
8
An advertisement promises affordable photographs at E bys Studio with up-to-date styles for the city and surrounding area. It asserts reliability free from disappointment and claims a wide assortment in all weather.
In a curious fashion note Gertrude Sportsleigh cites Mrs Saints borrowing Kathryn’s riding habit. The scene hints at rivalries and wardrobe swaps as onlookers wonder which ensemble sparked the competition.
Article urges sufferers of neglected colds to use Chamberlains Cough Remedy to avoid throat and lung trouble and costly illnesses. Mentions availability at F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Night policeman J. N. Paterson of Nashua Iowa describes a bad lung cold last winter. He tried several cough medicines and two doctors without relief until Foley's Honey and Tar cured him with two thirds of a bottle. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries it.
A philosopher asks why society continually pairs bright individuals with partners deemed less sharp. The remark explores perceptions of intellect and compatibility within marriages as a social curiosity.
An advertisement extols Foley's Orino Laxative as mild and pleasant tasting for women and children, preferable to harsher purgatives. It claims to cure constipation and cites Lem mon's Pharmacy. The piece also includes a playful note apologizing to Brute and a prom invitation paraphrase referencing Bryn Mawr and a Philadelphia girl from Amherst Four Leaf Clever.
Dramatic patent medicine claim offers Laxative Bromo Quinina tablets to cure a cold in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails. Excerpt notes KE and Grove signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
New York reports 1910 fall shoe samples show pared embellishments due to rising costs. Jobbers expect simpler staple lines with reduced ornament, focusing on plain, durable footwear. Black dominates sales with shiny blacks and gun metals preferred. colored leathers decline. Black suede remains popular among women as cleaners and dyes improve.
The piece marks the 144th anniversary of Eli Whitney birth, noting Westboro Massachusetts as his birthplace and Yale 1792 graduation. It traces his move to Georgia, patronage by General Greene’s widow, discovery of the cotton gin, patent conflicts, legal battles, and the start of mass production methods. Whitney died in New Haven January 8 1825.
Delegates from home and foreign mission boards national youth organizations Sunday school associations student volunteer movement laymissionary workers and pastors gather in New York for a conference. Morning talks cover The Past and Present of Missionary Education with afternoon plans for a local church program and evening focus on Education in Missionary Giving.
Washington reports Christmas stamp orders from the printer exceed 50,000,000 with most already distributed. Eighty percent of proceeds fund tuberculosis fight efforts across states and agencies while twenty percent goes to the Red Cross treasury for special work expenses.
Deafness is from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. The claim offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case (due to catarrh) cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sent for free circulars. sold by druggists. also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A reflective note on youth and aging contrasts. The piece suggests youth hold the advantage of clear visions, enabling hopeful perspectives while aging brings experience and different outlooks.
Mrs N L Black announces fresh supply of Famous Melba Cream and Face Powder ideal for Xmas gifts. Hurry, stock limited. Piles treatment claim with PAZO Ointment guarantees cure in 6 to 14 days or money back, priced 60 cents.
The monastery of St Bernard currently requires about $9,000 annually for maintenance. This sum is partly collected in Switzerland and partly drawn from the monastic order's own revenue.
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