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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
7
The article touts Dr Pierce’s alcohol free medicines made from native roots and glycerine extracts. It asserts the Golden Medical Discovery purifies blood tones the stomach regulates the bowels and helps respiratory conditions when used with patience. It notes strict adherence to sworn formulae and endorses medical professionals over lay testimonials.
Congress considers increasing clerk salaries to 1590 a year, raising annual government cost by 115800. The change may not guarantee clerks get the higher pay as certificates of expenditure are removed. Public Printer Stillings faces scrutiny amid office tensions and recent circulars to lawmakers.
The Washington and Ottumwa high schools prepare for a Friday evening debate on municipal ownership at the Graham opera house. Both teams show strengthened arguments and delivery after a strong preliminary round. Ottumwa expects forty to fifty supporters. tickets are sold at the high school Columbia Pharmacy and by students with sales on Thursday and Friday.
Senate and House members dispute a wave of accusations about public funds and influence peddling. The report names several senators including Meyendorit and Fulton facing scrutiny over government salaries, oil company ties, and land grafters amid a broader graft probe. A separate item reports Estella Ven Hook, 15, accused of poisoning her parents before seeking to flee, and Henry Watterson being honored in New York.
The ad argues that many people are “out of sorts” due to weak stomachs and that Mi-O-Na stomach tablets restore strength and health. It claims tablets strengthen all digestion organs, improve appetite and nerves, and cure indigestion. A large box costs 60 cents at Columbia Pharmacy with a money back guarantee.
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H M Adams and wife Henrietta Pa claim a miraculous cure from eczema after using Electric Bitters. They say their child, once deemed incurable after five years of treatment, improved after the second bottle and was fully cured after seven bottles. The product is advertised as a blood medicine and body building tonic, guaranteed, priced 50 cents and 1.00 at Stewart's drug store.
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