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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1911
Page
6
An advertisement touts Libbys Soup varieties and other foods sold at a market. It promises canned soup for five or six people at ten cents per can, with prepared meals, fresh meats, butter, and home delivery offered.
Mrs. Charlies Kline of N. 8th St Easton Pa reports several family members cured of coughs and colds by Foley's Honey and Tar. The note urges refusing substitutes and mentions Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. as sources.
K. OF PJs notice for a regular meeting of Orion lodge No. 75 on Monday evening at 7 30. All the brothers are urged to be present. 9012 C. 8. THOMAS C. C.
Advertisement notes Foley's Kidney Pills will cure backache strengthen kidneys correct urinary irregularities build tissues and remove excess uric acid to help rheumatism prevent Bright's Disease and Diabetes and restore health. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug co.
At the Edmund Clarence Stedman book auction in New York on January 25, Edgar Allan Poe letters lead a lineup that includes Thomson’s City of Dreadful Night manuscript and Whitman Leaves of Grass first edition. Stedman and Holmes works, Browning letters, Field manuscripts, and pieces from Longfellow, Lowell and Howells also sold. the sale is praised as a major attractor for collectors with final lots to be sold tonight.
Dr J N Armstrong was held up by two bandits on a return home and robbed of a gold watch and cash. The Brown grocery store was burglarized with a large cash loss and a counter feast left behind. A mitten found at the scene may help identify a thief.
An 19th century style advertisement promotes S.S.S. as a blood purifier for scrofula, claiming hereditary origin and systemic effects. It asserts the remedy cleanses the blood, aids digestion, builds new blood corpuscles, and boosts vitality, promising a lasting cure. Free book and medical advice offered by The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
Sir Oswald Mosley announces a national bread reform using a small stone mill to bake whole meal loaf in the old style. Samples are sent to villagers and distant readers for three pence, triggering a flood of telegrams and letters. He withdraws the offer as demand overwhelms Rolleston Hall.
Chicago Rabbi Dr. Emil G Hirsch of Sinai Temple claims the prophet Isaiah, lived 700 years before Christ, was one of history’s best society reporters. He cites Isaiah chapter descriptions of women's toiletry and fashion as proof that ancient women rival modern society pages.
From Berlin comes word that the third volume of Bismarck’s memoirs will not be issued in the present Kaiser's lifetime. The two earlier volumes revealed political events and court sidelights from Bismarck’s career. The pending volume reportedly contains criticisms of William II and the 1890 dismissal.
An experiment in Zurich uses line gravel particles coated with tar and rolled into a roadbed. After eight to ten weeks the flexible surface reportedly costs little, absorbs heavy traffic, reduces wear, and lowers noise.
An eighty nine mile railroad in North Carolina completed and opened for service in eleven months. The line was built with no wood used in the construction and rapid work by the builders.
The Beaufort cut is near complete allowing ten foot draft vessels to pass, with depth to twelve feet planned. Full usefulness depends on enlarging canals to Elizabeth River Norfolk and Dismal Swamp routes. Smaller craft can travel Pimlico Sound, but larger vessels await upstream canal upgrades.
A Bibliophiles association estimate places the value of nine rare books at about 238000. The set includes Gutenberg Bible Psalter of 1457 Caxton History of Troy Le Morte Darthur Bay Psalm Book 1640 Venus and Adonis first edition Shakespeare and other famed texts.
A St. Louis school for locomotive firemen will teach smoke abatement. Railroad officials with terminals in St. Louis plan the program, aiming to cut the city's smoke caused by trains. A boiler inspector says railroads are responsible for 80 percent of the smoke, and anti smoke crusaders inspired this effort.
A cryptic report describes an international group dubbed the tobacco “octopus” in Morocco forming a coalition to control a broad market. The text is fragmentary with unclear names and specifics.
A commentator recalls the death of his friend Jones as the coroner’s jury ruled natural death despite evidence he had recently married a cooking school graduate. The quip labels the decision the work of the Philosopher of Folly and hints at doubt surrounding the verdict.
Public health notice warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury claiming they damage smell and systems. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by BF J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal treatment and mentions to buy genuine and see Druggists. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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