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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1908
Page
4
B F Ayscue of Ingleside North Carolina says after 15 years of chronic indigestion and spending over two hundred dollars, Dr King's New Life Pills are the best pills ever sold. Lemmon's Pharmacy sells them under guarantee for 25 cents.
Charles Brown was a passenger west on the Milwaukee this morning as trains operated on the schedule. He traveled with other riders and appeared alert during the trip, with no incidents reported aboard.
Marion Anderson promotes sidewalk installations by Barden and Boileau using Mississippi river sand and Iola Kansas cement. He guarantees stable, crack free walks and offers demonstrations of completed projects to prove quality. Prices described as moderate and workmanship promised to be reliable.
Mrs. Charles Sprague of Columbus Junction visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Davidson. Mrs. Grimes of Wapello returns home after a short stay. Local residents Gordon Hull Robertson travel to Washington, Muscatine, Galesburg, Macomb, and Burlington for visits and business.
Practical guide for cleaning brass copper iron and bronze articles using vinegar and salt or oxalic acid with salt. Includes washing drying oil polishing tripoli and rotten stone, ammonia soap suds and lime treatment for iron, dust removal before cleaning bronzes and cautions about acid touching bronze to avoid damage.
A washout on the Rock Island main line forced two major passenger trains to detour onto the southwestern division yesterday and the day before. They operated as second 2 and second 4.
Management at the Airdome announces a top quality one act musical entertainment for the current week. A variety of instruments including strings reeds bells and unusual instruments will be used to create a pleasing and entertaining performance. Admission is described as a trifling price compared with the value of the act, encouraging patrons to attend this week.
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire reports a year ago she bought Foley's Kidney Remedy for long standing kidney trouble. The medicine cured her and she recommends it strongly. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the product.
Notice to farmers that grinding mower sickles is prepared by th,s-tu w,s-Forgey and Sohn. A large crowd is expected at Superba tonight with over 100 children receiving free tickets from The Journal. Mr Holmes, manager of Superba, says all who come will be cared for. The show is described as a beauty.
Mr and Mrs Clark Ford of Cambridge Ohio leave for Denver Colorado after visiting at the J. C. and Chal Ford homes and with Mr and Mrs B D Stewart.
A reflective critique on money obsession and monopolistic power. The essay compares modern grasping to a spider weaving traps, condemning wealth hoarding and moral decay while predicting the eventual collapse of the grabbers and a return to humility. It invokes the Talmud and Anglo-Saxon wisdom.
An itemized baseball score digest lists Cincinnati over Chicago 7 to 3 with errors and batteries noted for Kling, Cin cinnati, Doescher, McLean. Boston over Philadelphia 9 to 2 with runs and hits tallied. New York beats Brooklyn 11 to 7 in 11 innings. Philadelphia trumpets Washington 11 to 0 in nine. other games include St Louis no game, and various Western and midwestern matchups with scores, hits, and battery pairings.
A historic kitchen recipe instructs to cream two pounds of butter, stir in twenty ounces of powdered sugar until white, add lemon peel and milk, then mix in flour to form a short paste. Shape into sixteen flat rounds a quarter inch thick, trim edges, cut centers, top with caraway comfits, and bake three quarters to one hour until pale gold.
A simple method to produce a hair softening shampoo soap using water castile soap ammonia and egg white. Simmer cut soap in water an hour then mix in ammonia and egg white to form a jelly that can be used immediately or stored cool for later use.
A historical note promotes eyebrow growth using pure alcohol rubbed into the brows as a tonic. It also cites a French preparation with ten grains of red vaseline and ten centigrams of arsenic as an eyebrow stimulant remedy.
In a cordial note the shop promises the finest ice cream drinks and a welcoming table for customers. Miss Naomi Stewart arrives from Keota tonight to stay a few days with Misses Carrie Winter and Vera Alberson.
Maud Grayson has risen from typhoid fever after weeks of illness while her brother Master Frank Grayson remains critically ill with the same disease.
Misses Vera Alberson and Care the Winter plan a Sunday departure for Templar Park and Lake Okoboji to spend a week or ten days away.
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