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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
3
A cheerful catalog urges footwear as the ideal gift for all ages. It highlights shoes slippers leggings and moccasins as top choices and invites shoppers to view a vivid holiday display for practical stylish presents.
Notice to customers promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles as safe and non opiate sold by all druggists. Also features a testimonial from W L Rawls of Bells Tennessee praising Bucklen's Arnica Salve for nasal soreness noting the swelling disappeared after use. Available at Stewart's Druggist for 25 cents.
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Saturday with colder air in the east tonight and rising temperatures by Saturday. The report originates from Washington and is transmitted as a special update to The Evening Journal.
Public sale announced for the northeast corner of the square in Wash ington Iowa on December 22 at 2 PM. Household goods carpets chairs bedsteads tables sideboard refrigerator lamps garden implements harness fruit jars and other items to be sold for cash. If bad weather the sale moves to the following Saturday. Auctioneers Teeter and Lathrop. There is also a pie social at Verdi schoolhouse next Friday evening with a program of recitations dialogues music and drills. Everyone invited.
Regular meeting of the Court of Honor Friday night invites all members including new initiates. The gathering emphasizes initiation and member participation.
An advertisement urges immediate action when a child shows croup symptoms. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is claimed to prevent attacks if given at first sign or after hoarseness begins. It is described as safe and pleasant, with Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy listed as sellers.
The notice notes five cent packages suffice for common needs and a family bottle at sixty cents covers a year, with the pharmacist directing orders and supplies for household use at the druggist shop.
Johnson's bread lauded as best in the city while Vienna bakery offers lager cakes. Christmas minstrel plays late Chicago song hits. Roscoe stocks holiday goods at the lowest prices. Warren Brownlee of Canada visits. Mr. and Mrs. George Stapp of Cotter are city visitors.
Frank J. Rugg and Mabel Smith received a license to wed yesterday. A variety of holiday goods is advertised at Parrish's Savings Bank Store. Cream day promos and top prices for hides and furs are noted, with local notices on visitors and arrivals.
Sells The Misses Joy and Zoe Harmon arrived from Cedar Falls for a visit at the Nicola and Harmon homes. Mrs. Anonte Shilberman departed for Washington to visit relatives. Johnson will have the finest line of Christmas bakery goods in Washington county. Mrs. William Trotter returned to Ainsworth after visiting friends in the city. C. E. Brown of Washington returned home after visiting relatives. Muscatine News Tribune, Dec. 19.
Gunther's Mrs. Morton Teeter arrived from Cedar Rapids and will spend Christmas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Slocum. Mrs. ST Asher assistant matron of the Chicago Training school arrived and will visit Miss Mabel Morton before returning to Trenton Missouri. The Misses Dorothy and Inez Morrow Lulu Paughhead Edith Shields Margaret Corette and Cloyce Beard arrived from Monmouth to spend the holidays at home.
The Misses Masson and Buxbaum arrived home yesterday after attending the university in Iowa City. They will spend their vacation at home.
J B Watterman of Watertown Ohio Rural Free Delivery says his daughter, years with epilepsy, was cured by Dr King s New Life Pills. No attacks for over two years. 25c at Stewart s drug store. Also Foley s Honey and Tar widely sold without opioids or other drugs, guaranteed genuine in yellow pack. Local druggists sell genuine product.
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