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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1905
Page
6
Three daily meals offered at Mrs Beatty’s boarding house located in the Rookery building invite patrons to try the fare. The notice appears in a small classified style entry dated 23-2t.
The Paris report touts a diamond cure for consumption while endorsing Dr. King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds. W T Gee of Vanleer Tennessee cites a 14 year cough solved by the remedy. Stewart’s drug store offers trials at 5c and 1.00 with a guaranteed cure.
The Iowa Central reveals round trip excursion fares to summer resorts and the Pacific coast for 1905. Examples include Brighton to St Paul and Minneapolis 12 dollars Duluth 16 dollars Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo 22.75 dollars Salt Lake City and Ogden 35.75 dollars with sale after June 1 and October 31 final limit. Portland Oregon 49 dollars for Lewis and Clark Exposition with ninety day limit and return option. Hot Springs Arkansas one fare plus two dollars round trip with thirty day limit. For full details contact agents or A B Cutts G P and T A.
The Saratoga fashion scene concentrates on white outfits, with hand painted organdies and Wallace trims dominating morning to evening wear. Highlights include a white serge breakfast dress, a blue linen and lace ensemble, a sea green organza gown, and silk gowns with tunic cuts, lace coats, and jeweled ballrooms attire.
Tickets for the Chautauqua are available at city banks with season passes priced at 1.75 dollars. A 0.25 dollar discount applies to tickets sold before August 1. Buyers are urged to get tickets now and avoid missing out.
A prospective buyer notes the newspaper is not complete without ads for every house for sale in the city. He believes local listings guide his options and shapes his market view as he seeks a home.
Advertises Mi o na as a universal stomach remedy to prevent fermentation and germ growth, promise of better digestion, nerve and rheumatic relief, and rapid flesh gain. Recommends Columbia Pharmacy and a 50 cent price with a cure guarantee.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch retells Mary and her lamb tale. Mary chases butterflies with a net, scolds the lamb then slips into a pool after the lamb darts away. She learns not to punish the lamb and hugs him afterward, a gentle moral for children.
A 19th century advertisement claims many women suffer indigestion linked to female organs and touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure. It presents Maggie Wright of Brooklyn who reports relief within weeks after trying the remedy, asserting rapid recovery and broad endorsements.
Washington reports Edwin A Holmes, associate statistician, found guilty of leaking department cotton data. Holmes is ousted. Victor H Olmstead named to replace him. Secretaries Wilson says information was supplied to New York brokers via brokers Van Riper and Haas, with Theodore Price named among beneficiaries. Holmes allegedly netted about 80 000 dollars.
Burlington Route advertises half fare round trips to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo starting June 1 to September 30 with return before November 1 1905. August 30 to September 4 trips at 15.25 with 25 cent extra return by Oct 7. Extensive side trips west of Denver and low rates to Utah, Pacific Northwest and California with varied dates and return limits. Exposition dates, Yellowstone and Cody trips described with specific routes and prices. Agent J E Kunath offers free literature and tickets.
Joseph Lowe, 60, entered his wife and daughter's sleeping room in Urbana Ohio, shot and wounded them, and attempted to kill himself. The incident follows reports he was insane. In other notes, John D. Rockefeller turned 66 on Saturday and the Carondelet planing mill in South St. Louis burned down causing about $65,000 in losses.
In Pittsburg Pa Mrs Annie Hunter recalls four weeks of typhoid and kidney illness. After suffering she recovered with Electric Bitters, regaining strength and the ability to walk upright. The testimonial endorses the stomach liver and kidney remedy sold at J H Stewarts drug store for 50 cents.
A brief item notes twenty five photographs offered for 25 cents at the south side square over Bowman Bros. dry goods store. The notice is dated 20-6.
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