Rug company advertises car rug remaking service
Fairfield Rug Co offers to make rugs from customers old car seats and nets with guaranteed workmanship. Call 649 to arrange work.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
3
Otter Hundred Dollars Re rd for Catarrh Cure Ad
Advertisement fragment promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with endorsements from local druggists. Mentions price 75¢ per bottle and testimonial offers. Also lists an Iowa Central Ry excursion to Minneapolis St Paul and a Peoria trip with round trip fare $2.00 and Sunday departures from Brigh t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otter
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
California Excursions for Shriners and Brethren Convention
Iowa Central Railway offers round trip tickets from April 25 to May 18 to Los Angeles and San Francisco for mystic Shriners convention and German Baptist Brethren meeting. One fare round trip, travel via direct routes both ways with stopovers allowed. For details contact A. B. Cutts, G P and T A, Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Shriners’ Convention
Conference of German Baptist Brethren
Los Angeles
Cal
Iowa Central Ry
San Francisco
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Skeleton bones found near Irwin in Shelby county
In Denison Iowa on May 16 two boys found a sack containing a human skeleton near J. H. Esher’s land in a dry creek bed. The stone sinker in the sack and the lack of missing persons nearby stir local mystery. Miss Pearl White traveled to Ainsworth for a brief visit with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Iowa
Irwin
Shelby County
J. H. Esher
Wonderful Eczema Cure Reported by Parent
A Pittsburgh area family credits Electric Bitters with curing a five year eczema in their boy after other doctors failed. The testimonial claims lungs improved and the skin healed after several bottles, noting it as the best blood medicine and health tonic sold by Stewart's pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Adams
Henrietta
Stewart's Pharmacy
The Royal Meat Offer in Washington
We do not ship out our best cattle. Traveling men call in when they are in Washington and take home a roast or steaks. They cannot get such meat in their cities. We have the best in the land and know how to serve it. Get in line, save money and time, and get meat that's fine at The Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Royal
Plan Declares Legal for Convention Rate Certificates
Chicago May 16 The Interstate Commerce Commission chairman Martin A Knapp said western railroads plan to validate National Educational Association return tickets with a membership card is legal if used as a certificate plan The commission approves special rates for members of an organization but may challenge if funds exceed standard rates or are diverted to the group involved
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Knapp
National Educational Association
Woman Recovers $100 Stolen in Bridgeport Two Years Ago
Des Moines reports Mrs. H. B. Gillette received a neat package from Visby Sweden with $100 taken by pickpockets in Bridgeport Conn two years earlier. She recalls being jostled on the train and later finding the purse intact when opening the package. No thief identified despite tracing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Gillette
Visby
Sweden
Bridgeport
Conn
Judge Stoddard
Milford
Iowa Binds Major Grain Twine Orders For 1907 Harvest
Des Moines reports binding twine orders totaling between two and a half million dollars for the 1907 grain crop. Estimates range from 20 to 23 million pounds equaling about 211.6 billion feet or 21,780,303 miles of twine already shipped or due within sixty days. Prices align with last year with wholesale about two and a half cents below retail, freight adds to cost, and dealers note slim profits and risk in handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Seven hundred Morrell workers walk out in wage strike
Ottumwa Iowa May 16 seven hundred employees at John Morrell Co packing plant walked out at noon Tuesday in sympathy with thirty men who struck for higher wages closing the packing line and delaying operations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
John Morrell & Co
Five Hundred Carpenters Locked Out in Tri City
Davenport and Rock Island and Moline carpenters were locked out by the Tri City Contractors association which has declared for the open shop. The notice highlights the labor conflict and the regional response in Illinois and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island
Moline
Ill
Tri- City Contractors’ Association
Humpty Dumpty at Graham promises grand pantomime fun
A lively Graham production on May 20 features John McDonald famed clowning, a glittering chorus, and the Buster Brown segment with the Buster Dog. There’s a $1,000 challenge to keep a straight face, grand scenery, and a message urging families to attend for a carefree laugh. Also promotes Preventics cold cure samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
John McDonald
Buster Brown
Buster Dog
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
An old ad touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted tonic for decades. It notes ease of taking when mixed with water and sugar and lists Cook and Sherman as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman
Local News Notes and Upcoming Events
Local items include a copper cable lightning rod sale by Leo Shel angouskie R R 3 with low prices. The Graham Academy graduation exercises and a live comedy Topsy Turvy are scheduled for Thursday night with continuous laughs promised. Also advertised are a 20A Remington Typewriter in first class condition and Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup marketed as mild and pleasant for women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Shelangouskie
R. R
Academy
Graham
The
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Weather forecast for Iowa today and Friday
May 16 forecast from Washington DC notes generally fair conditions for Iowa. Tonight will be warmer and Friday colder in the northwest portion with improving conditions expected elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Excursion to Twin Cities by Iowa Central Ry
The Iowa Central Railway offers a popular excursion to Minneapolis St Paul on Saturday May 18. The train departs Brighton at 9 19 p m and arrives in Minneapolis at 8 25 a m and St Paul at 9 00 a m Sunday. Return travel valid on any train to May 21 with no 6 from St Paul 7 25 p m and Minneapolis 8 00 p m. Round trip fare is 4 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis ST. Paul
Iowa Central Ry
Peoria
Iowa Central Railway
Minnesota
Iowa Central
Minnesota Valley
Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R
Arlington
Marietta
Minn
Sibley
Renville
Medicine
Lac Qui Parie
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Armour Packing Company
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Brighton
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Choice Oxfords
Vici
Oxfords
Frank L. Wilson & Co
California
R. Stuart & Sons
Collegian
CIC
Dougherty Bros
Commerce Commission de
Packers
Snouffer, Hughes & Go
Shoop
Racine
Wis
J. H. Stewart
Weather Forecast
Twin Cities
C. S. Lemmon
J. A. Harwood
South Side
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