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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1905
Page
3
An advertisement claims Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup cures a cold in one day. It markets the cough remedy as the best on earth and lists price options of 25 and 50 cents sold by J. H. Stewart and available at all druggists.
Advertised medicine claims to cure stomach and liver troubles. Sold at J. H. Stewart’s drug store for 25 cents with a guaranteed quality. A Maquoketa reader notes family happiness at a new home, while local ice reaches 17 inches on the river and 16 below zero. Baker Johnson invited for bakery goods.
Milt Dennison went to Delta and many locals were seen with friends and relatives in nearby towns over the weekend. Pies and cakes are advertised by Johnsons shop, while various residents and visitors travel for trade, service, and social visits across Davenport, Crawfordsville, Oskaloosa, and Columbus Junction. A marriage license was issued to Anna Stolley and Albert Nahosen.
A lion and a hippo travel together after meeting by chance. They face hunger in a desert and a deadly misunderstanding leads the lion to kill the hippo. The tale uses sharp dialogue to expose predatory danger in unlikely companionship.
J R Weaver of Burlington succeeds C A Overholt and will be in town soon. Leave tuning orders at Mc Elhinneys drug store.
Despite strong sales for Way Down East plenty of seats remain and management guarantees seating for all. Tickets available now at the box office.
Mr. H. L. White received word Saturday evening of the death of his father Marvin White of Fairfield. The elderly gentleman had been failing for some time and sank after his wife’s death about two weeks earlier.
A visitor notes scattered moss covered bowlders on the Falkland Islands that reveal they are rooted and anchored like native trees. The rocks form a unique and solitary forest growth not found in any other country.
A young woman asks if the public enjoys classical music and Mr. Comrox responds he enjoys it but wishes tunes could sound better played by a mandolin or banjo club, reflecting a light, humorous exchange from the Washington Star.
An ad from the Columbia Pharmacy promotes Mi o na as a winter health aid. It claims heavy winter meals weaken the stomach, causing headaches backaches and other ailments, and insists a Mi o na tablet before meals will soothe digestion, build blood and muscle, and restore vigor at 50 cents with a refund if not effective.
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