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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1909
Page
5
Community members are asked to sympathize with the family in their hour of bereavement. The funeral service will be held in the afternoon at 2 30 o clock at the residence conducted by Rev George D Rogers. Interment will be in City cemetery.
A reader reports a sinister ruse where a woman allegedly lured multiple undertakers to a Bronx address by claiming a death had occurred. The ruse unsettled residents who appealed to police for protection as the sequence of visits escalated.
The Chicago News editorial laments photographers who value subjects for what they can yield rather than their true worth, arguing it distorts perception and ethics in portraiture.
An old advert promotes Perry Davis Painkiller as a remedy for horse strains and colic. It urges readers to keep a bottle on hand, noting two sizes priced at 35 and 50 cents and advising to buy from the local druggist.
Mr and Mrs G A McMillan mark fifty years of marriage with a large gathering at the J O Matthews home near Ainsworth. Born in Ohio, Mr McMillan now 79 and Mrs McMillan 77, they married in Crawfordsville October 20 1859 and have remained active in church and community life in Iowa.
An advertisement proclaims Pazo Ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or a refund. The ad is placed in the Journal as a want ad styled notice.
Mr and Mrs Geo Schneider depart for Davenport for several days visiting friends and to attend the Odd Fellows convention. Also notes on a basketball event at the Commercial Club and local travel. Charles Corette returns from Mt Pleasant business trip. A R Strum near West Chester travels to Davenport for the Odd Fellows gathering. Mammoth Climbing blackberry plant gifted to G M Walker planted at Vogt jot.
Campaign-style ad urging relief from stomach disorders with Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. Promises refund if unsatisfied after reasonable use and notes three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00. Sold in Washington at The Rexall Store Cook Sherman corner.
An advertisement argues women sufferings stem from illness and praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites testimonials from Mrs J P Endlich Brie Pennsylvania and an Eric Pennsylvania reader claiming cure after trying the product. The text stresses the product’s roots and herbs and urges others to try it.
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