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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
4
If any person suspects kidney trouble they should take Foley's Kidney Remedy at once to avoid Bright's disease or diabetes. Delaying gives the disease a foothold. Lemmon's Pharmacy sells Foley's Kidney Remedy.
A mile long road near Washington hosts tests by L W Page and Dr Allerton Cushman to measure how speed and rubber tires harm macadam surfaces. A racing car at 65 mph lifts dust clouds and loosens surface. slower and horse drawn traffic causes far less damage, prompting plans to present findings at the International Road Congress in Paris.
The College Boy comedy now in its third year features Ralph Riggs famed for Tweedle punch in Florodora Hans Nix in The Telephone Girl and principal comedian in the Belle of New York His dancing specialty is a hit. The company tours Dallas Ft Worth Council Bluffs Des Moines Sioux City Cedar Rapids and other western and southern cities with strong praise. May 9 shows announced.
R. W. Bishop reports Iowa residents receiving patents on the fifth for inventions including a loading apparatus by Peter Bissen Stacyville a veterinary obstetrical instrument by Charles Gabel Hawkeye a liner for centrifugal cream separators by W W Marsh and T W Morgan Waterloo a heating and ventilating system by J K Moore Fayette a machine for forming building blocks by William Raab Waterloo a concrete mixer by J H Stewart Waterloo a retinoscope by Ins keep Ottumwa and R Gowlland Croydon England a grain car door by J Marxen and J H Woodward Avoca a rotary rake by Joseph Dain Ottumwa a price marker and bid holder by W I Gale and Freeman Davis Moulton an inkstand by B Roberts Little Rock a cream separator by E R Bailey Clarinda and a metal head for barrels by A A Hurst Maquoketa.
The local playhouse will present an exceptionally clever musical comedy on May 9 featuring Ralph Riggs as the star. Riggs is billed as an unmatched eccentric comedian and a premier male dancer on the American stage. His company includes talented dancers, singers, and comedians, promising one of the season’s best attractions.
Society brief highlights events including Baptist league sewing at Mrs C Long, Epworth League railroad social at the church, and Degree of Honor initiation tonight. It notes marriages of Stella Van Doren Towle to John Hamlin in Seattle and Blanche Collig Nicola to Howard McCleery tonight, plus a cards gathering hosted by Mrs A W McCulley in honor of Mrs Pearl Gardner with Mrs Frank Wells as guest.
Funeral services for the late Samuel H. Ross were held at 10:30 a.m. yesterday from the residence one mile east of West Chester with Rev. F. B. Morrison of West Chester presiding and the Methodist choir assisting. Pallbearers were Fred Bauer Chris Bauer Harve Porter Perry Hopkinson James Daniels and C. C. Owen. Interment followed in Elm Grove cemetery. Mart White and James Chambers were among those traveling to Brighton on business today.
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