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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
4
A home drink using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Syrup Sarsaparilla is touted as a low cost cure for blood disorders, rheumatism, and kidney and bladder issues. The piece argues pure blood from active kidneys cures disease, urging readers to make and use the mixture after meals and at night.
A pasted page mixes a recollection from Mary F. Hutchinson about family life, winter nights, shared meals, and wishes for wealth, with an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure promising a cure for catarrh and testimonials, plus a note on Hall's Family Pills. The piece blends domestic vignette and 19th century medical marketing.
The Iowa Telephone Co. and the Washington Telephone Co. announce a shared exchange in Washington. The Iowa office will move into the Washington office within days, creating one exchange for both with independent company operations except for the connections. This improves convenience, reduces equipment needs, and preserves local and long distance service.
The paper announces the first of nine installments of an Election Primer. Readers are urged to cut out and file the installments for future reference as they contain much interest and are timely.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as superior health support. It claims the product is the easiest to keep and hardest to obtain, urging satisfaction and listing prices, with Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co as sellers.
Receipts and expenditures show Teachers Fund balance 7900.66, taxes 18096.88, nonresident student aid 817.10, total teachers payments 16084.50, refund tuition 016, balance this report 7900.66. Bond Fund shows last balance 8196.27, taxes 1981.13, bond and interest payments 3920.00, overdraft 342.60, this report 4506.57, total 4866.57. Tax levy planned for next year: 16000 for Teachers Fund, 4000 for Contingent Fund, 1250 for Bond Fund. Attest Morton secretary and Wallace president.
The annual meeting of the electors of the Independent School District of Washington Iowa will be held in Freeman's hall Monday March 9 1908 from 1 PM to 6 PM to elect a treasurer for two years and two directors for three years. 1231 J. W. Morton Secretary.
Local notices promote Johnsons offer of cup pound and layer cakes and Vienna claiming the largest cookie assortment in the city. A matinee Saturday at the Star for ladies and children at 2 30 with Kellogg Haines concert tickets on sale at Lemmon's pharmacy. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised by Lemmon's Pharmacy and MecElhinney Drug Co.
W. B. Slaughter of Dallas County Texas says the Panhandle's rains and favorable seasons support steady crops. He reports rising yields in wheat oats and alfalfa, praises Campbell farming methods, and foresees the conversion of prairie lands into 80 to 160 acre farms near Dalhart with new settlers and prosperity.
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.