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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
6
A Southern comedy drama proudly presented with a witty cast and romantic plot. The show boasts lively characters and realistic scenery, promising inventive twists and a steady stream of surprises for audiences. Performances begin Thursday at the Graham.
A vintage drugstore card claims Foley's Honey and Tar pills refund money if not curing coughs or colds. It asserts stopping coughs aiding lung healing and preventing serious outcomes from flu or pneumonia. Says genuine product in yellow package with no opiates and to refuse substitutes. Sold by all druggists.
Officers from New York and nearby, under General Grant’s East Department, must ride fifteen miles in Washington this month to prove fitness. The plan, allegedly President Roosevelt inspired, has sparked debate over its fairness and necessity, with critics arguing it targets seniors for removal and rewards youth.
The article explains fire department insignia in New York. A single trumpet or ax marks a lieutenant, two designate a captain, two crossed gilt trumpets signal battalion chief, four gilt trumpets crossed signify the fire chief, while regular firemen wear the Maltese cross. The piece notes most New Yorkers are unfamiliar with these symbols and their ranks.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars to prove Hall's Catarrh Cure cures all such deafness and directs readers to obtain circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio, with Druggists selling Hall's Family Pills for constipation at 75 cents.
A Lem bh Parker adaptation of Mary J Holmes drama Tempest and Sunshine becomes a public favorite. Set in Kentucky the production features two principal women and a touching love story. One night only at the Graham on October 10.
Notice to customers says Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults, sold by all druggists.
An eastern legend tells of Solomon and his vizier who seeks a magic rug to instant travel. The vizier vanishes to the center of the Arabian desert, while the angel of death notes the sighting and then confronts him at the appointed place.
Partial OCR text shows a garbled exchange about headaches and cheer, with references to The Hobbit and unknown speakers. The readable fragments hint at a casual, humorous dialogue or column snippet rather than a complete article.
The Good Roads Magazine notes growing interest in highway tree planting for economic and aesthetic value. It suggests New York establish a state nursery to produce stock for roadside plantings, a modest add on to existing expenditures for public grounds and forest preserves.
Ontario reports progress on highway enhancement with about 3000 miles improved since the goal roads act. The department formed ten years ago and townships have raised 10.5 million dollars for road expenditures, excluding cities towns and villages. Fourteen counties have adopted the county systems.
New Jersey has allotted about 56446.85 dollars in automobile taxes to counties for wagon road maintenance. Disbursements range from 62.96 to 8850.75 dollars, with Burlington receiving the largest share and Cumberland the smallest.
The W C T U will meet with Mrs. Wilson Dougherty on Thursday October 10 at 2 30 p m. The lesson is Psalm 27 14 How to Gain Strength Reports and review follow.
The store announces sale of stock to Edwin Griffith and urges all debtors to visit the store and settle accounts immediately.
The Indian band arrives on prayer meeting night, Wednesday October 16, and the program will not begin until 8 30.
W C Bott of Star City Indiana praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a ten year safe cure for croup. His children suffered croup but the remedy always provided a quick cure and he recommends it to neighbors. Sold by Cook and Sherman.
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