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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
3
An advertisement touts Foley's Urine Laxative as beneficial for constipation stomach and liver issues. It claims to sweeten the stomach aid digestion and regulate bowels and asserts superiority to pills and ordinary laxatives. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
The advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur as an easy way to preserve or restore hair color. It promotes a scalp tonic sold for 50 cents or 1 dollar at drug stores or by mail from Wyeth Chemical Company New York and carried by McElhinney Drug Co as special agents.
Riverside Iowa June 15 The United Cereal Co owner of mills at Peru Indiana and Riverside Iowa has been placed in receivership. Judge Landis issued the order naming the American Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago as receiver with George Hegerich in charge at Riverside who says liabilities are not yet stated.
Attractive women may envy the healthy look gained by Electric Bitters. The tonic claims to regulate the stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood and improve nerves eyes breath skin and complexion. 50c at J E Lemmon's.
Public sale of household goods at the northeast corner square on Saturday, June 19 1909 at 3 p m. Items include 2 bedroom suits, 2 center stands, 3 rocking chairs, pictures, 3 lamps, washing machine, boiler, clothes rack, about 35 gallons of canned fruit, jars, curtain stretchers and miscellaneous articles. D F Macon is acting as auctioneer with bidding by Tu, Th.
A stomach trouble sufferer finds relief with Dr Kink's New Life Pills. They drive away dyspepsia and indigestion and restore appetite, nerves, and vigor as stomach liver and kidneys work properly. 25c at J B Lemmon's.
The Knights of Pythiast conducted their annual decoration service on Sunday afternoon. They marched to the cemetery and placed triangle bouquets of flowers on the graves of their deceased brothers. The ritual is a common custom among city lodges.
An elderly Dexter man found relief from kidney and bladder trouble after using Foley's Kidney Remedy. Doctors had feared prostate enlargement and advised surgery, but two bottles relieved his symptoms. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. supplied the remedy.
The county shows funds in good shape with no debts. Only the Bridge fund is overdrawn by 721.38, according to Treasurer McCoy's report covering January 1 to June 1, 1909. Total collections and disbursements listed as 42,492.63.
Mrs. N. E Moore visits Crawfordsville while Mrs. J. Guest returns from Muscatine. Miss Verle Dunham is a passenger for Ainsworth. Mrs. George Savage of Brighton visits sister Mrs. Bennett. Numerous locals travel to Iowa City Clinton and Burlington for graduations and visits. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents.
Buffalo N Y June 15 Yeggmen and crooks of all kinds will avoid the city as the International Association of Police Chiefs meets here for three days. The convention runs until Wednesday with talks on the war against crime. W H Chandler of Knoxville Tenn leads the association.
Harry K. Thaw may gain another chance to prove sanity as Judge Gaynor grants a new writ of habeas corpus returnable before Justice Mills in White Plains supreme court. The case relates to his commitment to Matteawan asylum after the killing of Stanford White last February.
Rev. Dr. James H. Spear pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church of New York City was fatally injured in Webb City Missouri when a street car collision with an automobile in which he rode occurred He had come to Webb City to fill a local pulpit.
Reports of a more abundant harvest in the south west lift wheat sales on the Chicago board. Prices close lower for wheat while corn oats and provisions show varied moves. Cash prices list No 2 hard wheat 1.27 to 1.29, No 2 corn 75 to 76 4 cents, No 2 white oats 59 1/2 cents.
Cattle receipts 2200 steady to strong with native steers 5.00 to 7.00 cattle categories including cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.75 western steers 3.50 to 6.00 stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.65 calves 3.25 to 7.00 bulls and stags 3.00 to 5.50. Hogs receipts 2800 up 10 to 15 cents with heavy 7.55 to 7.75 mixed 7.45 to 7.55 light 7.60 to 7.80 pigs 5.25 to 6.25. bulk 7.40 to 7.60. Sheep receipts 3200 steady with yearlings 5.75 to 6.75 wethers 5.25 to 6.25 ewes 5.00 to 6.00 lambs 7.00 to 8.00.
Cattle receipts 20 000 with steers 5 50 to 7 25 cows 4 00 to 5 25 heifers 3 60 to 6 00 bulls 3 75 to 5 25 calves 3 00 to 8 00 stockers and feeders 3 30 to 5 25 Hogs receipts 32 000 up 10 to 20 cents heavy 7 90 to 8 00 butchers 7 80 to 8 00 light 7 40 to 7 60 packing 7 70 to 7 85 pigs 5 75 to 7 15 bulk 7 50 to 7 85 Sheep receipts 12 000 strong sheep 3 75 to 6 25 lambs 4 50 to 8 50 yearlings 6 50 to 7 25
Box scores list team matchups and inning by inning results across cities including Philadelphia Boston Washington New York Pittsburgh St Louis Cincinnati Lincoln Omaha and Wichita. Players such as Dygert Coombs Morgan Vickers Livingston Joss Easterly Arellanes Carrigan Moore Dooin Rhodes Higgins Phelps Gasper Rowan McLean Raymond Schlel Maines Sullivan McDonald Shea Keeley Gonding Towne Adams Thompson Brennan Weaver are named with scores and lineups for each game.
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