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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
6
A historical medical advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female weakness and pelvic organ displacement with accompanying symptoms. It claims a non alcoholic glyceric extract composition, endorsements from medical writers, and urges against substitutes. It also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original Little Liver Pills.
Dick Thorpe of Ottumwa passed through the city last evening en route to Davenport. L Samson and wife, visiting at Dr. W R Samson's Burlington home, arrived home last evening. Mr and Mrs John J Lowry returned from Muscatine after attending the funeral of their uncle. John W Lowry keeps the little ones healthy with gentle remedies. Miss Olive Leech, at school here, returned to Boynton Oklahoma with cousin John Frasher for the summer. Mr and Mrs A S Bell and baby Ruth left for Washington for a two week stay. Edna Rownd visits at Aunt J A Sprague's home before returning home.
A leading citizen escorts a metropolitan visitor on a town tour and shows off local cemeteries. The guest asks with stutter where the town buries its sinners, provoking a cautious needle of humor from the judge.
The U S army plans a remount station at Fort Reno Oklahoma to train three year old horses and mules for cavalry use. Civilians will handle breaking under army supervision with humane methods. Annual output targets exceed 1 000 animals with 60 staff, aiming to start by July 1 and ship horses from across the nation.
Paris designers unveil scented ribbon bows worn at night. Beside two layers of scented ribbon lies wadding, with the hair loosely held to perfume the wearer. A high wired lace stock acts as a sachet holder, rimmed with velvet, with chiffon interlining housing perfumed dust.
A German chemical firm in Aalen has patented a system that releases poisonous gas the moment a safe door is opened by a burglar. The invention allegedly uses compressed air and nitroglycerin to incapacitate and kill intruders, leaving them dead on the floor.
Rear Admiral Crowninshield, famed for leadership in training ships and the bureau of navigation, died in Philadelphia after a long career from cadet in 1860 to rear admiral in 1902. Born March 14, 1843 in New York, he served at Fort Fisher, commanded the Maine in 1896 97, aided naval reforms, and retired to Seal Harbor with his wife, a noted author.
The monitor Florida built at Elizabethport New Jersey completed in 1903 with hull and armor costs around 1.3 million dollars. It withstood a 12 inch gun strike on the Arkansas at Hampton Roads, its eleven inch turret plate resisting penetration and its fighting mast remaining intact.
In South Norwalk a local dispute reports affinity parties among churches. Young men are blindfolded and released among many young women. The man who catches an affinity earns her lunch for two, and each pairing yields a sample of her cooking. The game’s odds vary with how readily an affinity can be seized.
A new invention enables a high power lens up to six inches in diameter. This innovation expands observation from details to entire objects, enhancing what ordinary microscopes can reveal.
A Philadelphia confectioner notes a growing fad of serving ice cream at breakfast. Customers increasingly request a quart of strawberry cream before 7 am, creating early morning routes alongside milk deliveries. The trend appears self-started, not traced to other cities, and may grow by midsummer.
The Chicago Record-Herald quotes a debate on whether a writer repeats himself by carelessness or egotism, framing it as a clash of literary traits and ego in journalism culture.
Mrs J F Frain from Wyman visited the city briefly. Dr and Mrs R P Rusk of Cadiz Ohio are guests at Rev W O Fisher home. Miss Ida Roberts returned from Fairfield after Parsons college commencement. Miss Katherine Stichter to teach at Jefferson county normal institute in Fairfield next week.
An advertisement offering lessons in stringed instruments and piano begins immediately. Interested parties are asked to call at Eichelberger's store and see McCracken at 91 61 Caddie McCracken.
Fred Neiswanger rode the southwestern yesterday morning. Miss Eda Allen of Wayland visited Carl Hedges Thursday. Miss Eva Sands returned home last evening after a week teaching at Verdi. G A Smith traveled last evening to Winfield representing the Standard Land Co.
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire writes that about a year ago she bought two bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy which cured a severe kidney trouble of many years. She calls it a grand good medicine and recommends it highly. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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