This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1908
Page
7
A jumble of short items mentions real estate, arrivals and departures, a ball, a debate, and people named Owen and Miss Ruth. Other fragments note stock, travel from Chicago to Knoxville and St Louis, and a cough remedy advertisement amid dated references.
A fragmented advertisement from Manila New York items promotes a kerosene lamp as the cheapest bright light, claims it equals electric brightness, and urges purchase for home use. Other medical remedies are pitched, including salve for burns and eczema and Orino laxative syrup for constipation without substitutes.
Indiana state health board bulletin shows 2,768 deaths in December, down from 2,956 in December 1906 and 2,543 in November 1907. Bronchitis, tonsillitis and influenza are most prevalent. typhoid fever drops from November to December, with a list of other December diseases ranked by prevalence.
In Adrian Michigan on February 11 the Myrtle E O Toole versus Ohio German Insurance Company case concerns a $2000 barn insurance. Ernest Grover testified that in August before the November 5 1906 barn fire she vowed to burn the barn rather than be broke. The woman had previously lost wealth on racehorses, it is alleged.
Lansing February 11. If the tentative appraisement stands the Lake Shore railroad will not build or buy a foot of track in Michigan in the future. The road now pays ten percent of its earnings as taxes in Michigan, while the average rate in other states is about three percent. This was the statement made by Attorney Dougham.
Bes sie Graham a 21 year old rural school teacher in Carsonville near Park Rapids Minnesota was shot dead by her rejected lover Charles Boldt who then shot himself in front of more than twenty children causing a fatal tragedy at the schoolhouse scene.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes cover Wheat Corn and Oats with May July and Sept contracts. Live Stock shows hogs cattle sheep and calves with receipts and price ranges. East Buffalo traders Dunning Stevens list cattle hogs sheep and calves with current market levels.
Mrs Sam Statler of West Chester Iowa testifies after fourteen years with eczema she found relief through D D D Prescription external wash. She praises instant relief and a complete cure with two years use and urges others to try the safe wash and soap from Cook Sherman Washington Ia.
Prairie Flower Literary Society announces February 14 program including Song Charley Casper Essay Charley Palmer Dream Hal Figgins Imaginary trip Pearl Phillips Select reading Margaret Brooks Recitation contest Durst Brooks Kirkpatrick Select reading Charley Faulkner Original story Lula Durst Fable Mary Figgins Extempo Poem Minnie Jackson Hillmor Cloyd Knapp Debate Durst Myers vs Hill Clark Resolved mail order houses benefit Paper Merle Eckles February 21 program includes Song America Recitation Roy Waggoner Grumbie Earl Warner Oration Ernest Carlson Select reading Ralph Waggoner Impersonation Charley Faulkner Prophecy Myrtle Durst Biography George McGraw Original story Anna Cherry Debate Lulu Kyle Mary Figgins Prepare by request of the president Margaret Brooks secretary.
Charles Miller will hold a public sale on February 19, 1008 at the Miller place. Items include farm machinery wagons and harness. Usual terms. L. B. Ward acts as seller’s agent.
A Chicago Tribune warning stresses not neglecting colds especially in children. It advocates Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe and effective, noting its wide use and claims of preventing pneumonia. sales listed with Cook & Sherman as suppliers.
Washington Iowa February 8 1908 delegates to Republican District and State Conventions to be chosen across Washington County March 7 and 11 and 18 1908 with representation based on Cummins 1906 vote totals, caucuses February 28 and 29 1908. Sam Thompson chairman Edmund Morrison secretary. Also notice about Dr Shoops Catarrh Remedy mailed free samples.
Labor groups in Washington press a legislative inquiry into the Sherman act as the 1873 silver coinage row and an 1890 amendment dispute loom. A labor ally argues unions cannot form trusts with only a tenth of workers, and provoking debates over the statute's reach.
The article argues that girls employed in various jobs face risks from standing long hours and sitting cramped, poor weather, which strain their feminine health. It cites many letters illustrating the urgent need for assistance to workers.
Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for feminine ills. Letters from Miss Abby Barrows of Nelsonville Ohio and Miss Lillian Ross of New York praise its health benefits and urge other women to seek its aid. The ad notes thirty years of use and invites sick women to write for advice.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.