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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
5
The Kilties music group performs at the Graham Saturday with a full show and band known across the civilised world. Local events advertise cinema, Baptist church programs, and Vienna bakery specials while noting visits from residents and a variety of sales items.
A jumble of listings and notices notes pastries at The Fair in Vienna, fresh cookies and ice cream at Hartman s factory, ad corrections for Leader store, and staff movements including 8 Sherbets and J D McLaughlin visiting Chicago. Marshalltown, Seattle, Chicago trips and local services feature in a crowded community page.
Floyd Allen, leader of the Carrell county gang, was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the Hillkville court attack that killed five people. The verdict carries a death penalty in the electric chair. Victor and Claude Allen face trial next week.
A large sale of Meritol Fe zema Remedy is attributed to its unique merit as an eczema cure. The ad urges sufferers to obtain Meritol Eczema Remedy without delay from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Fifty years ago on May 17 the steamship Great Eastern arrived in New York at 7 30 am after a Liverpool departure the prior day. The trip featured a 348 mile speed and a 400 member crew with byers and a light amusements program. A new military bridge over the Rappahannock near Fredericksburg was completed in ten days using timber and planks gathered locally.
J A Adleman of West Plains Missouri suffered kidney trouble and rheumatism before Foley Kidney Pills. He states the pills benefited him from the start and within a few days he rose from bed and in 15 days he discarded his cane.
A brief dialogue jokes about marriage and money as Mrs Newwed pleads for twenty dollars for a hat and Mr Newwed quips that love is blind yet tactile. The exchange ends with a firm refusal.
W Wheatley of 4836 Wabash Ave Ottumwa Iowa suffered kidney trouble that led to rheumatism and suffering. He reports rapid improvement after using Foley Kidney Pills and says he is now cured. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a new remedy for internal and external piles with many advantages.
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