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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
5
A 19th century advertisement touts Jacksen's Arnica Salve to cure pimples skin eruptions and sores. It claims facial improvement and lists 25 cents at J Lemmon's. Also Chamberlain's Liniment recommended for back pain with a warm bind and massage, sold by Lemmon's Stolte and FLL pharmacies.
A brisk holiday pitch touts early shopping benefits for shoppers and retailers. The message promises better store service and savings, urging buyers to act now and noting improved attention even with limited time.
Washington notes that despite adjournment many members stay in the capital as behind the scenes work continues. Sugar trust probes loom with officials shuffled and Loeb pressuring reform while Ballinger-Pinchot tensions keep surfacing in Congress.
In New York on October 15, amidst illness of State Senator McCarren and charges by William Ivins against Gaynor, indictments were returned against election officers connected to the Independence League primaries theft case.
New York report states State Senator Patrick H. McCarren of Brooklyn is sinking after an appendicitis operation at St. Catherine's Hospital. Surgeons fear he will not survive the day.
A Washington Star excerpt quotes Senator Sorghum clarifying there is no mis misunderstanding with old political friends. He says the worst part is the impossibility of mis understanding as opinions have been expressed in terms too explicit to be mistaken.
Numerous seaweed types provide edible products such as Irish moss carrageen kelp and eel grass while others like rock weed offer protein rich fodder. The bulk is used as fertilizer with estimated values per ton for nitrogen phosphate and potash reflecting scarce price levels noted by the New York Times.
Sir Ray Lankester notes that birds and pterodactyls show small bodies relative to wing span. Even the largest extinct pterodactyls had modest body mass, with hollow bones and air sacs reducing weight to keep flight feasible.
A London Scraps joke notes Jones swindled out of £200. The speaker reveals Jones is an old friend, turning the misfortune into a lighthearted tease rather than a serious crime report. The quip relies on social irony and familiar faces to land its humor.
The New York Post describes kat or Catha edulis as producing a long lasting intoxication similar to coca. Fresh leaves taste pleasant and allow messengers and soldiers to go days without food. Chronic abuse dries the body, causes emaciation and nervous trouble such as tremors, though these are rare. large leaves can lead to drunkenness.
Photographs advertisement from Frey’s Studio claims the largest assortment of up-to-date styles in a city of this size. It guarantees satisfaction with the promise to match large city studios, inviting customers to get their Christmas photos there regardless of weather.
Call up phone number 589 Black and leave orders which will be promptly attended to by Frank Rogers. Provide street and number for delivery.
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinins tablets. It notes a refund guarantee if it fails and includes the signature of E. W. Grove on each box. Price listed at 25 cents.
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