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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1907
Page
2
There will be a box supper at the home of G. L. Foster eight miles north of the city on Friday night October 18. Proceeds go to benefit the church. Everyone is invited.
The Royal Neighbors will hold their regular meeting this evening at o o clock in the hall. A full attendance is desired. Harrison Dodder arrived in the east on the Rock Island this morning. A drug advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cough medicine cures grippe cough and prevents pneumonia with no opiates. Contains a yellow package and is sold by all druggists.
Lieut. Lee Roy Schilling wins the Allison trophy at Des Moines among 250 Iowa National Guard marksmen. The display, valued at 75, will stay in Steck Jewelry window with a permanent badge. The win earns Schilling a spot on the 54th Regiment Rifle team, where he placed third in a final skirmish event.
The Rev and Mrs W C Fisher and the Rev and Mrs W R Sawe hill drove to Ainsworth this morning to attend the funeral of the Rev J M Acheson.
Notice to customers states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended for children and adults. Sold by all druggists.
Lemmon's pharmacy advertises Hyomei as a natural remedy for catarrh promising fast relief by medicating the air passages. The copy argues it cures offensive breath mucus, sneezing and coughing with a guaranteed refund if it fails to meet its claims.
Explorers in polar seas observe smoke rising from water when temperatures hit 15 degrees below zero. Vapor freezes into ice particles that fall back into the ocean, while on land vapor from snow and explorers’ bodies forms similar ice showers. At 0 degrees below, tree sap freezes and trunks crack noisily. Phosphorescence at sea, seen as glowing waves, is noted but its cause remains debated by scientists.
The fragment from a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reads a playful exchange about not believing in prolonged betrothals and marrying swiftly once a mustache grows, reflecting era humor on engagements and wedding haste.
The Dundee Advertiser recounts how Whistler, pressed for debt payment, reveals a memory lapse about his finances. A friend checks Whistler’s bank balance and discovers a balance near 383000, leaving Whistler astonished and uncertain about its origin or date of deposit. Also noted are Dr Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy trials mailed free by Racine Wisconsin and sold by J H Stewart.
John D. Alkire died at his Brighton home aged 83 after a long illness. He was born in Madison county Ohio in 1824 and twice married, to Sarah Wheeler and Sarah Mance. Seven of their twelve children survive, with funeral services set for tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Brighton Cemetery.
Chicago based Royal Tailors advertises deep fall and winter price cuts on suits and overcoats. The copy claims regular prices from 15 to 35 dollars and promises style fit and workmanship with a full guarantee.
Lexington visitor Milo Patterson arrives for business. Speed matinee tickets ten cents and evening lectures twenty five cents with seat sales at Lemmon's pharmacy for the Indian band event. Also real estate prices quoted with land sales in Washington Iowa by J. P. Thomas offering twelve fifty to eighteen fifty per acre.
Anxious note urges Sores to settle at once after the Standard Furniture Co. stock sold to Edwin Griffith. Mentions Dr Shoop Headache Tablets a safe pain reliever and offers a free trial from J H Stewart, Racine Wis.
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