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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
6
A traveling promoter L. T. Cooper claims his medicine will cure all disease by first healing the stomach and says his remedy rejuvenates the stomach in 90 days. Readers in Chicago and Boston report personal recoveries, with local druggists selling the preparation.
A free lecture on Christian Science will be held Thursday evening January 27 at 8 o'clock in the First Church of Christ Scientist located at the corner of Iowa Avenue and Jefferson Street. Prof Hermann Hering C S B of Concord New Hampshire, long linked to the Mother Church in Boston, will speak. The event is open to all with no collection taken.
Simple remedy claims to stop coughs and strengthen lungs to prevent pneumonia. Warns that genuine Foley's Honey and Tar contains two harmful drugs and comes in a yellow package. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the product.
Detroit reports a rumor that Gifford Pinchot, former U S forester, was likely to be named president of the University of Michigan to succeed James B Angell, who became president emeritus last summer. Washington says Pinchot heard nothing of university interest.
J. R. McKain reports the coldest winter in Los Angeles in years with frost every morning but no snow. Irvin Dillon and family are enjoying the sights and clean air of the winter climate.
The 1910 calendar shows Ash Wednesday February 15 and a long ashes period. Master birthdays and holidays shift, with Washington's Birthday on a Tuesday, Memorial Day and July 4 on Monday, Labor Day September 5, Thanksgiving November 24, and Christmas on a Sunday.
A Washington dispatch reports Representative N. E B. Kendall is recovering from a severe attack of ptomaine poisoning. He visited the house briefly to see the Ballinger Pinchot resolution return from the senate and left home after its rejection. Kendall does not know the illness cause and required prompt medical care to avert a more serious outcome.
The coal situation eased slightly as T. D. Adams and W. B. Darnell each received a car load last Sunday. Farmers and draymen unloaded by nine Monday, dealers distributed coal in small quantities, but railroads are blamed for delays.
Grace Hill mourns Edith Richardson McClellan born there and married to Frank McClellan after moving to Colorado for health. Tuberculosis caused death. Survived by husband two children sister and brothers Howard Richardson Grace Hill and Gregg Richardson Northwestern Iowa.
Des Moines reports a statewide move to establish public hospitals for medical surgical and tuberculosis care. Physicians push early detection and home treatment options while counties pursue accessible facilities, aiming to stamp out tuberculosis and protect communities.
Semester examinations began yesterday and continue through the week, marking the first half of the school year. Miss Hutchinson, history teacher, is ill with quinsy and confined to her room. Visitors Miss Helen Young of Winfield and Edgar Martin, a past graduate, attended, while Miss Nichols was absent due to illness. Arrangements are made for next semester to begin smoothly Monday morning.
Advertises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a long used cure with wide reputation. Sold by D J Ross and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A mother affectionately nicknames her son Le Roy to be musical and pretty. The boy next door calls him Dueckface from the window, while George justifies leaving a barroom by saying he needed to catch a train.
A dialogue quoted in the Yonkers Statesman presents a spouse asking why they were married. The response vows to reveal the truth when certain, highlighting the public interest in personal motives in a quoted exchange.
In a Louisville Courier Journal aside the reviewer defends a book for young readers noting the hero never meets the heroine except under a chaperon and implying prudent moral framing. The remark reflects era values and cautious literary guidance for teens.
A dialogue hints a wife maintains appearances through her husband’s income values. The speakers speculate about the husband’s earnings and whether they can sustain their lifestyle.
A strict teetotaler in New York, while resting, was observed by his son who declared, Mother, he's either very drunk or very sick. The boy's blunt assessment follows a quiet moment in the household.
A Cleveland Leader snippet reports a dispute where John Peters is accused of stealing an ace during a poker game after another player showed a nine. The exchange notes that the accuser also held a card but denies wrongdoing, highlighting social judgment about Peters.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Orino Laxative as a natural remedy for indigestion dyspepsia heartburn bad breath sick headache torpid liver biliousness and habitual constipation. It sweetens the stomach and breath and tones the entire alimentary system. Lemmon's Pharmacy McElhinney Drug Co.
Ad promises Pazo Ointment will cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or a refund. The offer cites a 50 cent price and money back guarantee.
At the M E Church Dr Buckher spoke on Romans and a sermon urged having room for Christ in business social life schools and the home. He warned churches crowds and homes without Christ are dangerous and urged a pulpit where Christ is seen in all life.
An Ontario reader recounts a bald head restored by Parisian Sage and the Belleville mill’s notice counters with a guarantee to stop falling hair in two weeks. The ad promotes Parisian Sage as a perfumed hair dressing available in large bottles for 50 cents.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are advertised to aid stomach derangement and dyspepsia with a moneyback guarantee after reasonable use. Available in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00. Sold in Washington at The Rexall Store Cook Sherman 8 W Cor Square.
The advice suggests treating severe coughing paroxysms by giving the patient a tablespoonful of glycerin mixed in a wineglass of hot milk to arrest the attack.
Lent begins unusually early this year with a Wednesday on February 1 and Easter shifted accordingly. The article notes Lincoln’s 101st birth anniversary on February 12 and Washington’s birthday on February 22, along with Groundhog Day on February 2 and Candlemas observance.
Marshalltown Jan 18 Clifford Thorne urged as candidate for rail road commissioner. He has not held office before and may oppose railroad interests yet supports Iowa shippers. His radical reputation could provoke strong rail resistance while energizing cattle hog and farmer groups.
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