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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
4
W J Atkins, night watchman in Banner Springs Tennessee, endures damp cold and drafts. After trying many remedies he uses Dr King’s New Discovery and returns to work health restored. Advertising copy notes cures for severe colds and related ailments with prices and a trial bottle offer from J E Lemmon.
The speaker notes Minerva’s ascent from Jove’s brow and remarks on her deft head for figures. He approvingly surveys the classic outlines, praising the judgment and skill displayed.
A controversial Cleveland Leader editorial notes a Chicago monkey starving himself following his master's death and states the paper will comment only after learning the widow's final disposition.
The year ends with a successful literary program across sections. The Section One program lists names and pieces, and several staff changes and travel plans are noted. Upcoming basketball games include a January 29 home match with West Liberty and a February 25 return in West Liberty, plus a February 5 game in Oskaloosa or against Washington. Teachers’ assignments shift with staff members sent to various towns and new blackboards installed by W. T. King & Sons across multiple school buildings.
Advertisement touts Parisia Sage dandruff remedy claiming to eradicate germs causing hair loss. It promises hair growth, stops scalp itching, prevents gray, and thickens hair. Sold in large bottles for 50 cents, with Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington carrying it and a pictured auburn-haired girl on the package.
C A Brook and son Paul suffered burns after a clogged tank valve caused gasoline to spray from a heater. Brook smothered flames with a blanket, escaping serious injury, while Paul was badly scorched but survived. Property damage was limited as the gasoline burned out in the kitchen. They remain home and are recovering, with the incident prompting caution on handling gasoline.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure promising to cure deafness caused by catarrh via constitutional treatment. Claims nine of ten cases from catarrh, offers one hundred dollars for an untreatable case and urges sending for a free circular. Mentions J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and sales through druggists.
Delos Dean announces the sale of a large portion of his dairy cows and part of his retail dairy trade due to his wife’s illness. The auction will be held at his residence on East Second Street just outside city limits on Tuesday December 28 starting at 11 o’clock. Auctioneer D. F. Macon will reveal terms on the day of sale.
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