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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
7
For Sale offers include highly regarded farms and town residence and business property within two to five miles of West Chester in Washington County Iowa. Also available are a meat market and ice business with buildings fixtures and a strong payoff, plus a first class elevator and coal operation. J. D. Dayton West Chester.
Leo F Zelinski of Buffalo New York says Bucklen Amica Salve cured his worst cold sore after applying once daily for two days. The product heals all sores and is sold with guarantee at Lemmon's drug store for 25 cents. J W Reynolds and daughter Florence visited Ainsworth from Monmouth Illinois staying with T M Reynolds.
A poverty dance is planned at White's Assembly Hall on Friday night December 11 with tickets five cents and spectators twenty five cents. Irish fiddlers perform and a parade of patched or old clothes incurs a fine from one cent to twenty five cents. Pulver's Orchestra of Keota led by G L White hosts the event. Also mentions buyers for hides furs and junk and references Mrs Minnie Jennings from Ainsworth.
Fireman W E Horn of Savanna died of burns and engineer Will Steele of Marion and head brake man Joe Reimers were badly burned when freight engine No 1712 exploded near Lost Nation on the Milwaukee line Tuesday night. Horn died en route to hospital. Steele and Reimers were taken to Elwood with serious injuries.
Cedar Falls resident William C Wheeler pioneer of Iowa died suddenly from overexertion while shoveling snow. A Marshall county settler since 1856 he and his wife celebrated their 55th anniversary on November 4 1907. Survived by wife and six children his body went to Albion for burial. Also reporting a visitor from West Virginia departed after staying with Mrs Baker.
Mrs. S. R. Warren and three children from Havre visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. B. Wilbur, in this city. Mr. Wilbur has been ill for several months and his condition is reported serious.
A reflective column condemns the assassination of ex Senator Carmack in Nashville by a son of Colonel Cooper. It argues that killing is a crime against civilization and urges law to curb such acts. The piece contrasts northern and southern notions of honor and calls for civilization over bloodshed.
An advertisement promotes Mi o na tablets as a remedy for stomach trouble promising to cure dyspepsia by strengthening stomach walls. Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington sells the product with a money back guarantee and features a customer testimonial from W A Ennis of Syracuse Wisconsin.
Mrs A C Williams of Backy recounts how Dr Kings New Discovery cured a grave-yard cough three years ago. She gained 58 pounds as her health fully recovered and praises the medicine’s record for coughs colds and lung and throat diseases. Sold at J E Lemmon’s drug store with guarantee. Trial bottle free.
A chicken pie dinner will be served Friday December 11 at the Baptist church. A bazaar of useful and fancy articles will be held in connection with the dinner in the church main part.
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