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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
7
A newspaper notice presents a purported remedy claimed to purify the blood by removing impurities. It outlines usage guidance and cautions readers about possible risks while advertising the treatment's promised health benefits.
Reading health journal endorses a DIY blood purifier using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Sarsaparilla. The mixture allegedly cleanses blood, strengthens kidneys, eases skin sores, boils, and pimples, and boosts energy.
Mrs Carrie Blake of Keota visited relatives in the city. W H Totten of Rock Island was a business visitor yesterday. Miss Effie MelIntire of Omaha is visiting at the Will Chilcote home. Victor Masson, son of the Massons, is improving after illness. Mrs M K Wallace of Haskins helps care for her very ill aunt. Mrs E P Lewis and children left for Lincoln after visiting locally. Merton Teeter returned to Cedar Rapids after a short visit. Ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring tonic from Lemmon’s Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
Danville Indiana March 24 Maggie Wilson living near Pittsbboro is in dangerous condition and may die after a prank at a neighbor’s party. A chair was tilted causing her head to strike the floor twisting her neck and rupturing the spinal cord. Since then she has been nearly blind and partially unconscious daily with little hope of recovery. The young man who tilted the chair is nearly heartbroken.
Mrs Caleb Morris of Milton Indiana was burned in an unusual accident while roasting potatoes. Two potatoes exploded. one burned her arm and the other sent the skin and contents across the room, causing a severe injury.
The J. A. Brill Car Company of Philadelphia has bought the Danville Car Company at Tilton ML near here and will enlarge the plant to triple capacity. One thousand men will be employed within a few months, increasing from about eight hundred.
Kavess Gabor, a welding worker, lost his arm at the Highland Rolling Mills in Terre Haute Indiana when his sleeve or limb was caught in the power shear while assisting with a machine. The accident occurred March 4 and the man was not familiar with the operation.
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Illinois and Michigan Iowa with mild temperatures. Showers are possible in southeast Illinois and south Indiana regions, while remaining areas remain dry and mild through tonight.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes for wheat corn oats pork lard short ribs and cash sales plus live stock data. Hogs cattle sheep and calves receive strong demand with clear price ranges and receipts reported from Chicago and East Buffalo markets.
Partly cloudy with likely snow in the west tonight or Wednesday. Colder southeast portion tonight, warmer in the west on Wednesday. Special to The Evening Journal from Washington D C dated March 24.
Local notes report Miss Nellie Crawbaugh as the new apprentice at the McCall millinery store. Various residents are listed visiting or returning from trips, including Celeste Cruz, John Williams, Elizabeth McAleary, Frank Buckley, and Florenz Scannell. Advertisements tout Foley Studio and Frey’s photo services, and Lemmon's Pharmacy markets Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
An advertisement offers pump repair services and a full set of pump tools. The caller seeks patronage and provides a contact phone number S86.
A stream of brief notices records residents traveling visiting and returning home. Frank L Wilson spent Sunday with friends in Fairfield Peter McColl arrived from West Chester Miss Ettie Porter returned home to Ainsworth after a city visit W T Trotter from Ainsworth on city business and Warren Williams back from Crawfordsville Mrs James Wilson up town after illness and several others visiting at Larg Fouchek home and Chas Corette home Charley Sessler returns from Des Moines Mae and Karl Vincent arrive for seasonal work and college duties.
The copy extols American Lady flour noting superior wheat and perfect milling leading to best bread. Mevall Bros. invites customers to learn more. A health note warns how cough germs multiply during a cold and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar from Lemmon's Pharmacy as a remedy.
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