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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
3
Firefighters rely on Bucklen's Arnica Salve to ease burns, cuts, and wounds after bravery. The advertisement claims rapid relief and mentions J. E. Lemmon's as the seller with a 25 cent price.
Auction notice for a public sale of household goods on Saturday January 30 at 2 p m located at the northeast corner square. Items include bedroom suites dining table several dining chairs rocking chairs a Morris chair good couches kitchen tables center stands cooking and heating stoves and many other articles. F D Macon is the auctioneer.
Advertisement asks if readers have tried National Light Oil, listing JW Lemley as the seller and noting a sale notice with the identifier 89-12t.
The play Miss Petticoats presents a clean cut American girl in a seaport setting with a shipboard and Paris salon contrast. A strong cast depicts Captain Stewart’s granddaughter navigating jealousy and triumphs, with fresh costumes and scenery for a Graham Theatre one night only on January 28.
Local business Cohn and Share advertise top prices for hides furs and junk with contact through Washington House phone line 387. The note appears as a brief classified-style notice dating from the first month.
Mrs Myrtie McCleary writes from Batanga Kamerun detailing a Thanksgiving observance and the new village school. She describes 82 enrolled students, rudimentary equipment, and a dramatic theft of seven hundred fifty German money from a wooden cash box, traced and recovered by local boys. The piece notes the resilience of mission work, plans to travel to Lodolorf and Batanga, and hopes for another year of service.
An advertisement asserts eczema is a skin germ disease and promises permanent cures using D D D Prescription with oil of wintergreen thymol glycerine and other agents. It claims relief within a minute and recommends D D D Soap for use with the treatment, by Cook & Sherman.
For sale in West Chester Washington county Iowa a selection of farms town residence and business property offered near and within two to five miles of town all at bargain prices. Also available a meat market ice business buildings fixtures a good paying business and a first class elevator and coal business. 52-tf J. D. Dayton West Chester.
Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a quick cure for grippe coughs that may develop into pneumonia. It claims to heal inflamed lungs and strengthen the respiratory system, preventing a dangerous progression overnight.
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