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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
8
An advertisement by Mrs. W. H. H. of Thornton Arkansas praises Poley’s Money and Tay as best remedy for coughs, colds, and whooping cough. The spot highlights fast relief for her child after a severe croup attack and notes sale by J. B. Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
A young girl with red hair is teased by classmates. The teacher consoles her as Gladys insists she wants to grow old so her hair will gray. She explains she would then not be teased and would be an old lady.
Mrs Lizzie Moore was a morning passenger for Brighton. Shuberts went to Iowa City to play while Mrs Athearn traveled to Ainsworth. Big sale of household goods announced for tomorrow at 2 o clock on southeast square. Several residents visited Davenport and Washington for errands and relatives.
Local notices list shoe ads for Mason's and Coff ee Week promotions along with visits by residents and officials. Names include Warren Cash Grocery, W B Coleman, Mrs E W Spessard, Elmer Gray, Frank Gray, A J Morgan, Cora Teeter, Clara Pulver, G W Wallace ill with mumps, and many extended travel and visit details across Davenport, Muscatine, Columbus Junction and Iowa City.
Cook's Bakery advertises affordable Sunday dinner supplies claiming you can skip baking by buying. It emphasizes low prices and convenience for shoppers seeking quick meals.
Auction set for Saturday March 23 at 3 p m at 212 South Marion Avenue Colby for Mrs J A Boyer household items. Other items note Mrs C F White returning to Des Moines after visiting daughter Mrs L Stewart and new granddaughter. Collect books or money for soldiers with Miss Denny at Chilcote Library. Mrs Harry Taylor and her daughter Frances of Castle Rock Washington are guests in Mrs Taylor’s home.
Mrs. Richard Donaldson Mrs. C. C. Cunningham and Mrs. J. A. Harwood return from Ottumwa where they attended a DAR convention. Governor Harding and Adjutant General Logan appeared on the program as patriotic feeling ran high.ence
Alert reading advises readers to send five cents and name to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley products including cough remedy and pills. Sold by J. & Lemmon's Pharmacy as an advertisement.
The article argues natural gas forms underground from animal and plant remains over geological epochs. It claims the process is distillation driven by Earth's internal heat rather than surface fires and may involve chemical recomposition, producing gas on a massive scale.
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