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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1907
Page
3
The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad announces a completed extension to reach the wealth rich region. Excursion tickets are 810.00 from Oskaloosa and 15.00 from Brighton Iowa valid fifteen days with descriptive folder on application from Iowa Central Agents.
The Slowa Central Railway offers daily one way tickets at $15 below regular fare to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana Idaho and Mexico until October 15. Contact agents or A B Cutts G P T for particulars.
A Rock Island special train passed yesterday afternoon with officials aboard including vice president A G Mudge and assistant general manager and general superintendent. The train, numbered No 1, was en route west on a tour of inspection with unspecified destination. Also featured is Geo W Brock of Aberdeen Maryland praising Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted cure for bowel issues through twenty years of use and recommendation. Available for sale by Cook and Sherman.
Albert Delancey has come home after two months around New Orleans enjoying warm late summer weather. He proclaims there is no place like Iowa after all.
An advertiser claims weak Stomach and Heart nerves cause dyspepsia and palpitation and offers Dr. Shoop's Restorative from Racine Wisconsin. Free mail samples and a test are suggested to prove benefits, with J H Stewart selling the remedy.
A long personal letter from Myrtie K McCleary at Elat West Africa dated August 18 1907 discusses health, school work and missionary life. She notes fever among a few and a native teacher corps growing with girls in classes and German laws aiding women. She mentions the Dagers and doctors en route to America and the plan for more workers, plus a brief shipboard anecdote and greetings to her parents.
The Slow Poke is a refined yet popular Western play with a strong heart story and a clever company. W. B. Patton's Barry Ware delivers a memorable character. It will be presented here Thursday, October 3.
Mr W C Bott of Star City praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after ten years of use for his children's croup. He notes it never failed to cure severe attacks and plans to recommend it. For sale by Cook and Sherman.
Mrs John Mathers and her children Verne Arnet and Darrel of Haskins visited friends in the city yesterday. They plan to move tonight to Corpus Christi. Miss Lucy Miller worked at the Tondre Benz millinery. Milton Dicken moved from a flat over Schnee building to the Thorn property on South Iowa Avenue. An ad promotes Laxative BromoQuinine with Grove's signature at 25 cents.
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