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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1911
Page
6
A humorous note from the Cleveland Leader reports a marriage proposal blocked by the groom's need for the bride's father to endorse a promissory note before it becomes valid. The quip highlights bureaucratic formalities delaying a happy union.
A humorous dialogue exchange contrasts a son's dulling resemblance to his father with the mother's surprising, lively behavior as the narrator notes. The line highlights family quirks and a lighthearted domestic moment.
How to preserve plaster casts from damp or outdoor weather using a cheap soapy preparation. Dissolve three parts caustic potash or ammonia in thirty six parts hot water, add nine parts stearic acid, then dilute with an equal amount of hot water containing 25 percent alcohol. For old casts, cleanse with 3 percent potash before applying, then warm and sponge afterward.
An Otumwa Iowa resident Mrs Harnriot FE Gieaiaea advocates Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming long relief from female trouble after doctors failed. The note urges sick women to write for free advice and cites root and herb based medicine from Lynn Massachusetts.
James A. Edgerton reports Adams County Ohio officials exposed a long running vote selling system. Between 2000 and 3000 voters were kept from polls over five years. Judge Blair fines and disfranchises offenders, with some looser sentences for confessions.
A heated editorial urges judges and papers to prosecute vote buying as Adams County joins neighboring areas in rooting out bribery. It highlights fears of floaters and machine politics, cites Judge Blair's bold actions, and notes indictments in Billtown with women poised to run for school trustee.
A Washington Rexall ad offers to pay for all medicine used in a constipation remedy trial if relief is not complete. The offer emphasizes no obligation, declares the remedy odorless and gentle, claims no diarrhoea or gas, and targets children and the elderly. It also notes Rexall Store at Cook & Sherman, 8 W. Cor. Square.
A Real Tonic Merital Tonic Digestive is composed of hydrastis gentian pepsin seuna India root and other valuable ingredients and is a perfect general tonic. It tones up the system aids digestion improves the appetite and cleanses impurities. A trial will convince you of its unusual merit. Get a bottle today and see how quickly it will make you just as good as new. Semiman's Pharmacy exclusive local agents Washington Iowa.
An old ad promises a cure for colds using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. © E W GROVE'S mature is on each box. Price 25¢.
A public sale scheduled at the Mrs Chas Meyer farm location near Washington to begin at 10 am features twenty three draft brood mares and related horses. Listed are mares of various ages and weights, plus two weanling draft foals and two draft geldings, described as good work animals with heavy bone and potential for breeding or farm labor.
Public sale of farm goods and livestock to be held at the seller’s residence three miles southwest of Ainsworth Iowa on Wednesday January 25 1911 starting at 10 a m Horses and mules cattle pigs farm implements wagons and equipment offered with terms of 12 months on sums over 10 with approved note or 6 percent cash discount auctioneered by D EF Macon clerk A Sands lunch provided by Moore Gray
The regular and reliable Chicago specialist who has visited Washington since 1903 will beat Washington at the Colenso Hotel on Wednesday February 1. The program is a one day event with returns after twenty eight days. Office hours run from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
An advertisement promises a never failing cure for Big Neck PILES FISTULAE and RUPTURE without detention from business. Special attention to Surgical cases and to diseases of the Eye Ear Nose and Throat. Glasses fitted guaranteed Granulated Lids Cataract Cross Eyes corrected without pain.
The item lists alarming signs of nervous debility including weakness, insomnia, memory lapses, irritability, facial blemishes, and fatigue. It warns of nighttime dreams, restless nights, and urinary deposits, urging readers to seek relief and restore vitality.
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