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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1909
Page
3
Brave fire laddies endure burns and scalds then use Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to drive out pain. It claims to heal burns wounds eruptions old sores ulcers felons and piles, with instant relief at 25 cents from J E B Lemmon’s drugstore.
All persons acknowledging indebtedness to the Roberts Furnishing Co. are urged to call and settle at the old Gardner and Bridger stand. This call requests prompt action to oblige Wm. Roberts.
Isaac Kleese is on the sick list. Mrs A Yeager of Crawfordsville shopped in the city yesterday. Miss Ruth Williams visits W Roberts home for a few days. B E M and T W Seaberry of West Chester were in town yesterday. E F McCarty of Keota spent the day in Washington and returned home. Mrs CO H Dittmer left for Sigourney for a short visit. Mrs Thos Wheelan left for Winfield to be with her mother Mrs Duffy who is ill.
A riddle asks readers to identify a county attorney now in office for Washington County. The clue hints at a person with a large office, midnight tasks, and an eagle eye on lawbreakers, noting initials C A D but denying that identity. The caption presents a past portrait of the office holder before his election.
Mrs. Herman Schultz of West Chester visited friends and did shopping in this city yesterday and returned home in the evening.
Oil product named National Light Oil offered for sale by J. W. Lemley. The brief note mentions numbers 89 and 126, likely price or lot identifiers, without further details.
A devotional outline on Acts chapter three and the Trial of Peter and John for Sunday January 31 1909. It probes kindness to the lame beggar faith in Jesus and the power of God in healing alongside questions on poverty begging and righteous living.
An advertisement touts Rexall Mucu Tone as a curative for catarrh and related consumption, claiming 98 percent cure rate with no obligation if unsatisfied. It promotes the medicine as blood-acting, parasite-killing, tissue healing, and an appetite and flesh builder, available in 50c and 1.00 sizes from Cook & Sherman.
The Journal invites readers to watch for C. V. Gregory of Ames college as he presents a sequence of Home Course in Agriculture articles. The next installment appears next Friday and will continue weekly until the series concludes.
The Rev A S Bailey of Ainsworth preached at Second United Presbyterian last night using Acts 8 4. He urged church members to evangelize like the early Christians going to friends and neighbors. Dr W C Williamson and continued services are set for the week with a communion on Sabbath January 31 inviting public attendance.
R W Bishop patent attorney reports patents issued to Iowa residents. Listings include mold for cement fence-posts by J M Denning Cedar Rapids assignor to Pyramid Post and Polo Co. hair-dressing device by J W Hunter Tabor. separable pulley-block by J K Voorhees and W V Speer Cedar Falls township. centrifugal-separator bowl by T W Morgan Waterloo assignor to W W Marsh. home-fastener by Sylvester Varney Scarville. heating-stove by C W Baker Delphos. pipe by F A Dunn and F G Glaser Keokuk. glass-cutting machine by W H Hanson Fort Madison. pan-lifter by D S Gossett Plover. incandescent gas-lamp by D F Johnson Cedar Falls. barrel cart and pick-up cart by P C Jorgenson Ledyard. railway signaling by L M Bracewell Sewal.
Mr and Mrs C W Orris and their young daughter Enid were shopping in Washington yesterday and returned to Crawfordsville in the evening.
A Washington North Carolina man recalls his brother's long battle with consumption and how Dr King s New Discovery cured him after trying many remedies. The ad touts relief for lung and bronchial ailments with 50 cent to 1.00 bottles and a free trial guaranteed by J B Lemmon.
A brief catalog style note claims National Light Oil burns clean with no odor no soot and a clear chimney. The short item finishes with a prompt to ask a neighbor about the product.
Clar ence Bennett presents The Holy City with familiar figures such as John the Baptist Peter and Andrew Judas Iscariot and Pontius Pilate. The piece debuts at the opera house on January 22 as Little Mada Marshall visits Ames and students Bob Shields and Samuel Walden return to school duties.
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