Local notes list residents traveling and shopping
George Bishop of Wellman and Mrs. W. H. Neis of Keota were seen in the city yesterday. Phelps of Marshalltown and Marr of Keota traveled through for the evening. J M Godfrey left for Nebraska after a day here. Others, including Mrs. Needham, Mr. Lubbers and Chas Hays, moved on to Washington Sigourney West Chester and Mt Pleasant with brief stops and duties. National Light Oil ads claim no odor or smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox & Dewey
N.S
George Bishop
Wellman
J. W. Lemley
W. H. Neis
Keota
Washington
P. Phelps
Marshalltown
Iowa
Sigourney
L. A. Marr
Fairfield
J. M. Godfrey
Burlington
Nebraska
Chas. Hays
West Chester
W. O. Ralston
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Offer Reward
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh cure not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsement from Walding Kinnan Marvin of Toledo along with F. J. Cheney & Co. claims cure works internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. bottle price 75 cents. sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Iowa Ranks Eighth in Red Cross Italy Relief Gifts
The Iowa Red Cross gifts total $8,190.72 as part of a nationwide voluntary drive for Italy quake victims. New York leads with $306,617.13, California $119,087, and the national total sums to $901,131.09 not counting congressional appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Red Cross
Italy
Carroll
Washington
New York
California
Oskaloosa Herald
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Cough Relief
Advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as clearing air passages easing throat irritation and stopping a stubborn cough. Claims include healing inflamed lungs, strengthening the body, and expelling the cold, urging customers to refuse anything but the genuine yellow package.
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Foley
Hyomei Promises Quick Relief for Catarrh In 1908 Ad
Local Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes Hyomei inhaler as a cure for catarrh and inflammatory throat conditions. The ad highlights a $1 complete outfit, money back guarantee, and a testimonial from Mrs. A Cutler of Battle Creek citing Mr. Cutler's 1904 recovery.
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Australia
Lemmon
Cutler
A. Cutler
Post Ave
Battle Creek, Mich
Midna Cures Dyspepsia Advertises Immediate Relief
A vintage advertisement promises Midna cures for dyspepsia with immediate relief from heartburn sour stomach and stomach distress. A money back guarantee is offered and a large box is priced at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Chicago Cash Grain and Live Stock Prices Buckled Markets
Chicago price quotes for winter and spring wheat corn and oats by sample with mixed figures, plus live stock trade: hogs, cattle, sheep, and calves with ranges for different grades. East Buffalo reports steady to lower hogs and strong lambs, Elgin butter market prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Elgin
National Canners Denounce State Food Supervision
At Louisville on February 3 the National Canners association with about 4500 members declared pure food standards for canned foods a theory and denounced state supervision as experimental in speeches by President Charles L. Crary Gerald Pierce and L. A. Sears and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
National Canners’ Association
Charles L. Crary
Iloopeston
Gerald Pierce
Chicago
L. A. Sears
Chillicothe, O
Naval Surgeon to Face Court Martial Over Eye Treatment
Surgeon Francis S Nash at Annapolis Naval Academy will be tried by court martial on charges of improper treatment of Midshipman Harry W Stephenson. He allegedly used too strong a solution of nitrate of silver in treating the midshipman’s eyes.
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Annapolis
Washington
Francis S. Nash
Naval Academy At
Harry W. Stephenson
Nash
Cattle Freeze to Death in Aberdeen Cold Snap
Hundreds of cattle died during a severe cold snap in Aberdeen as owners who tried to winter them without shelter failed to protect the animals. Despite adequate fodder, the exposed beasts perished in the extreme weather.
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Aberdeen
8. D
Riddle of the boy in the first reader class
A playful puzzle describes a boy with moving lips and no mustache when photographed, inviting readers to guess his identity. The teaser mentions slippers as a prize and notes he was once the prettiest boy in a first reader class with five other girls in the group.
Rev J H Taylor Performs Impromptu Marriage on Train
On a late Saturday night the Rev J H Taylor learned on a train from Crawfords ville that a couple wished to wed. Carrie Bell of Cotter Iowa and William Quigley of Lewiston Illinois were married at Pulaski Maxwell’s home with sister Mrs J H Stewart of Monmouth present. The couple then rode the Rock Island train to Cotter Iowa to join the bride’s parents.
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J. H. Taylor
Crawfordsville
Mr. Taylor
Carrie Bell
Cotter
Iowa
Wm. Quigley
Lewiston, Ill
Pulaski Maxwell
J. H. Stewart
Monmouth
Ill
Rock Island
Ebenezer Bell
Literary Program at Gray Schoolhouse Features Charley Bloomquist Declama
The February 5 1909 program at Gray schoolhouse lists declamation by Charley Bloomquist Kate Snider Emma Bloomquist Fern Blick Mable Snider and a dream by Charley Thompson with Wit and Humor by Frank Libe and Paper by Henry Booth plus a play Uncle Ruben. A testimonial from John Washington of Bosqueville Texas praises Bucklen s Arnica Salve for a spider bite infection and skin ailments. 25 cents at J E Lemmon s store.
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Gray Schoolhouse
Charley Bloomquist
Kate Snider
Long
Emma Bloomquist
Fern Blick
Charley Thompson
Mable Snider
Frank
Libe
Henry Booth
Uncle Ruben
Bucklen
John Washington
Bosqueville
Tex
J. E. Lemmon
Dankwurdt Family Leaves City for Burlington
O. J. Dankwurdt a departs for Burlington with wife and six children and will return to Washington tonight to make the city their future home. Household goods are en route with packing underway. Also, E. S. Jones and wife of Superior Nebraska leave Des Moines after visiting in the city and Ainsworth, stopping at Geo. H. Paul and James Porter homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Dankwurdt
Burlington
Washington
Dankwurdt
Mr. Dankwurdt
E. 8. Jones
Superior
Nebr
Ainsworth
Des Moines
Geo. H. Paul
James Porter
Ten Years Of Eczema Treatments Examined
Reports over ten years show external treatments for eczema. Druggists Cook and Sherman in the city can share patient reports on oil of wintergreen thymol and glycerine compounded in D. D. D. Prescription. It would be interesting to know if anyone cured a decade ago has remained disease free.
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Cook & Sherman
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Michelin
Goodyear
Wooley Brothers
Washington, Iowa
P. S. Conrad
C. K. Needham
R. Lubbers
Mt. Pleasant
M. N. Kenrick
Mr. Lubbers
Iowa Wesleyan University
Mb. Pleasant
Journal
Cash Grain Market
J. A. Work & CO
Washington National Bank
Black Hawk
Sexton
Pants Lumber Co
Iowa Gate
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