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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
5
A fair night with warmer northern parts followed by increasing cloudiness Thursday. The forecast from Washington D C dated December 9 notes Iowa conditions for today and tomorrow based on special dispatch.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a simple antiseptic inhalation remedy for catarrh and related ailments. A testimonial from C N Lindsy asserts dramatic relief after two years of symptoms. The complete outfit costs $1 with 50 cent refills. Lemmon's pharmacy guarantees the product. Also mentions asthma bronchitis and cough relief. Mrs. Walter Jennings visits the city.
Feature at the Star Theatre presents a Western tale with the Cowboy and the Schoolmarms as leads. The program includes musical acts with songs such as When the Springtime Brings the hoses Jessie Dear and Blue Eyes in a single bill.
Community supporters push for a $150,000 target to finance a new YMCA facility in Des Moines. Organizers rally local backing and outline plans for construction and program expansion.
Des Moines dispatch notes a farmer from old Mexico visiting Fairfield for agricultural study. Other items mention YMCA campaign planning in Des Moines and local social notes including arrivals, visits, and bakery promotions at Vienna.
Fairfield Iowa December 9 Senor Louis Garazpe a Mexican millionaire who owns 50 000 acres and 8 000 cattle attended the Jefferson county short course at Ames Institute joining 230 students in session Article notes his interest in agricultural extension and the corn gospel of Prof. Holden and that enrollment is expected to rise beyond 230.
Mrs Humphrey Richards of Cotter shopped in the city. Mr and Mrs A P Peterson and children left for New Windsor Illinois to visit relatives for a week. Don Wittman did business in Brighton then Richland before returning home. The Rev W R Sawhill left for Waterloo to attend a meeting then will preach in Vinton at Harrison United Presbyterian Church.
Dr. J Merritt Driver spoke on Jefferson Davis the Man to a large audience last evening. The southern speaker, raised near the Davis home, traced his life from West Point through the Civil War, noting Davis as a gifted aristocrat with Napoleonic dreams and a complex political arc.
The January term juries include a long list of petit jurors such as Otto Schiebel Sylvester Whetstine Chas Cole Joe Spevacek Jr J H Romine Frank Proby Lem J Cherry Frank Evans Sig Yeggy Wm Hamilton Chas Davis Lee Hough Wm Libe G R Dillon So White Boyd Foster H D Jackson J L Dawn S E Riley R H Coulter Herman Buntenbach Otto McCulley W S Eldridge and W A Whiting. The grand jury includes John Cunningham John Bigham G M Fulton A A Maas Elmer Snider G G Vincent 5S K Orris P Stevenson Mike Truxan N C Pearson and others.
Piles cured in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. Itching bleeding or protruding piles relieved by PAZO OINTMENT. Price 60 cents. Guaranteed to cure or refund.
The Cowboy and the School Marm screens tonight as the top feature. Local patrons are invited to enjoy the classic western and its star performance in the evening show.
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