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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1905
Page
8
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a pure tonic medicine that cures malaria by expelling the disease from the body and avoids quinine’s after effects. A Texas reader reports a brother recovering from malaria fever and jaundice after taking the remedy, sold at J. H. Stewart's drug store for 50 cents with a guarantee.
A Rural New Yorker writer shares a method to shield windmill water pipes from freezing. A four inch galvanized iron pipe houses copper wires for center support, with boards and airtight joints. A lamp under the box provides heat, avoiding fire risk, and white lead paint guards against rust. Delaware bird law follows grain and poultry protection, not sale of killed birds.
An old bullfrog hosts a pond contest with diving swimming and shouting. Peter Frog, proud and musical, fears water yet sings like a linnet. He leaves the pond to live among birds after the event.
The report compares celery from closed tents at an eastern station with outdoor grown stalks. Flavor was superior for inside grown celery, while tenderness differed little and inside tent stalks were slightly more stringy. The better flavor may partly stem from its environment.
A New York Tribune report explains modern silks wear poorly because of adulteration to cut costs. Hand loom skeins gave way to precise machine weaving, but weighting with dye and dressing lowers durability. Manufacturers aim for a target weight to determine silk content.
In Sweden divorce grounds center on incompatibility. A party goes to Copenhagen, twelve hours away, stays fourteen days, and notifies the Swedish consulate. This sequence is treated as legal evidence of desertion and sufficient for divorce.
Herman Stein of Pueblo Colorado credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing his three year battle with chronic diarrhoea suffered during service in the Philippines. He says two small bottles ended the illness and there has been no relapse. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook Sherman.
Mrs. Sue Lytle and Miss Quade Shanafelt left yesterday for Ora Mississippi to spend the winter at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Shanafelt. Frank Moore sold his residence and lot to George Teas and will move to Peoria soon. Frank H Kincaid of West Liberty was a city visitor yesterday.
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