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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1904
Page
7
Sunday death of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Showen after a brief life. Born Friday morning. Funeral services held yesterday afternoon at 1:30. Interment in Elm Grove.
An advertisement promises Acklen's Arnica Salve will kill pain from cuts bruises burns and sore feet and joints and also cure piles. It notes the product costs 25 cents at Stewart's Pharmacy.
The Ottumwa Courier reports on newly found Revolutionary War graves in Iowa towns including DeWitt and Mt. Pleasant. It details efforts by Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution to mark these sites, sketch of John Lepper, and plans to seek legislative action for grave markers.
A scanned 19th century advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with a one hundred dollar reward offer for incurable catarrh. It cites endorsements from Toledo wholesalers West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes the internally taken remedy through the blood and mucous surfaces.
The seat sale for Hans Hanson opens tomorrow morning at the Car ris drug store. Remember the show is this Thursday evening, day after tomorrow. Hear the band.
Senator Cullum recalls two Chicago friends who started careers as physician and lawyer together. The doctor bursts in boasting of a patient, then the lawyer jokes he may already have a will, highlighting their contrasting aims and humor.
A brief poem from the Philadelphia Press extols a lover with brown hair bright eyes and a sweet disposition while lamenting only the lack of her given name.
A collage of small town notes includes a joking exchange about mistletoe and microbes, a park commission protest over a goat, and a Swede show promoter recalling late Viking humor. It mentions Hans Hanson’s tour, the Master Opera House in Washington Iowa, and a stomach cure ad from Laingsburg Michigan with local药 church listings.
A witty remark about a very small engagement ring diamond circulating in Parisian circles. The exchange notes the jeweler was told the stone was for the smallest hand in Paris, reflecting playful social chatter.
This notice touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for stomach and liver troubles, claiming they ease domestic tension by improving health. Sold for 25 cents at Stewart's Drug Store.
The Graham presents Ten Nights in a Bar Room this evening. Patrons can catch a classic stage drama in a historic local venue with showtime announced for tonight.
Oska loosa Journal reports a Q A session discussing if car barn murderers smoked and whether they were taught kindness to animals. Answers show varied smoking habits and dog or cat ownership among Van Dine Marx and Neidermeier, with schooling years noted.
Attention farmers urged to relocate to the South for year round outdoor work and profitable farming. Advocates using velvet bean and cassava as economical flesh and fattening feeds, citing Alabama and Florida as examples. For more information contact G. A. Park at Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
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