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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1912
Page
8
Local passenger No 49 at 6 05 pm and No 81 freight at 6 30 am appear daily except Sundays. The 9 25 am No 429 local passenger and No 60 local passenger run daily except Sundays. Agent H W Russell signs the notice.
The county held its largest township meeting with sixty officers attending to discuss road improvements. Speakers Keeley Miller and Brookhart outlined funding, drag law, and proposals for permanent hard roads linking Washington with nearby areas.
Colonel Brookhart backs concrete permanent roads over crushed rock and estimates six thousand dollars a mile with long term savings. He argues roads will raise farm values, cut maintenance, and spur widespread concrete use in Washington County and beyond.
A Sherman Bros advertisement touts Vinci as a blood enriching cod liver and iron product that cures coughs colds and bronchitis by strengthening the system. Mrs Bessie Mathes of Lynchburg South Carolina testifies two bottles cured her chronic bronchitis and sleep loss. The firm offers a money back guarantee if Vinci fails to meet its claims.
Warning advises avoiding wet feet to prevent respiratory issues and recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs. It claims the remedy soothes inflamed membranes and speeds cough relief and notes no substitutes. For sale by all druggists.
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