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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1904
Page
8
A framed sales note urges Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for burns cuts sores eczema and piles with a claim it soothes injuries from a frightened horse and other accidents. Stewart’s Pharmacy sells it for 25 cents.
A Manila despatch dated December 23 reports that in Dolores Samar Philippines a band of Pulajanes ambushed and killed Lieutenant Abbott and thirty seven native scouts of the Thirty Eighth Company. Two thousand rebels threaten Dolores and aid is requested. The incident follows prior fighting and reports detail the broader unrest and American policing efforts in the region.
Flint Michigan on Christmas Eve reports Frank Whistle an employee of the Durant Dort carriage factory is said to be the heir to a fortune of five hundred thousand dollars.
Alderman Timothy J. Pronohne of the Wilmington volunteer fire department was killed instantly after stepping on a live wire while responding to a small fire.
The forecast warns of a brutal cold front sweeping Kinvis Indiana and lower Michigan with strong north winds and freezing temperatures. Wisconsin and Iowa expect continued cold and windy conditions, while the northeast faces brisk northerly winds and extensive clouds.
Nickel Plate Road offers round trip fares at one third for travel between Chicago and Buffalo from December 24 to January 2 with returns by January 4 1905. Three daily through express trains to Ft Wayne Findlay Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York Boston and eastern points with Pullman sleepers and dining-car service. Meals range from 35 to 100 cents with no excess fare. Chicago depot at Van Buren and La Salle Streets ticket offices at 11 Adams Street and Auditorium Annex. Information from John Y Calahan General Agent 113 Adams Street Room 298.
Call 1 for hotel Colenso and leave orders promptly attended to by Frank Rogers.
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