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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1909
Page
8
An arcane boast about human achievement contrasts with the stubborn cold resistances. The text notes breakthroughs in telegraph wires and flight without gas, yet admits the antidote for a common cold remains elusive, reflecting persistent gaps in science.
An old time advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur as an easy way to preserve hair color and restore color. It claims grandmothers used sage tea, cites age-related gray hair, and promotes the 50 cent to 1 dollar bottle via Wyeth Chemical Company with local drugstore support.
Mr. F. G. Fritz of Oneonta New York writes his little girl greatly benefited by Foley's Orino Laxative, calling it the best remedy for constipation and liver trouble. The laxative is mild pleasant and effective and cures habitual constipation. Lemmaon's Pharmacy Mekihinney Drug Co.
OF INTEREST discusses best time to buy spices for fall. It also offers practical fur care methods, including shaping, wet brushing, drying, and beating to refresh pile, plus a bran-cleaning technique using warm bran, brushing to remove residue, and air drying to restore softness and fullness.
The pastor will speak on Synodical Briefs and The Gift of Eternal Life at 7 PM. Sunday school starts at 9 40 AM. Junior at 3 30 PM and Senior at 6 PM. You are cordially invited to the services.
The Marquette building at Dearborn and Adams streets reveals a completed remodeling of the Rock Island Frisco ticket office. Frederick P. Dinkelberg oversaw design with Circassian walnut furnishings, wainscoting to mid walls, a decorative frieze, and a canvassed ceiling with electric border lights. A carved center panel holds a glass dial clock with bronze border, gold numerals, and gold hands, flanked by monograms for Rock Island and Frisco lines. The refined interior signals the high service standard of the railroad’s limited trains.
The Iowa Dairy Cow contest reports Dairy Maid of Pinehurst the top butter fat producer at 100.46 pounds with 80.37 pounds actual yield in August for a three year old Guernsey owned by W W Marsh. Jedetta and Glencoes Bopeep follow as top earners in the test. Holsteins lag behind but include Muley De Kol and Natula Queen Alcartra with strong yields amid hot weather and lactation stages. The article notes overall Guernsey dominance, Holsteins second, and Jerseys third, with notable entries from McKay Bros and St Charles grade Holsteins. If a 40 cow herd matched the top table, monthly milk would hit 4,70344 pounds and butter fat 1,76574 pounds at current prices.
The best time to renew spice stocks is late October or early November. Distinguishes fresh from old by surface oil dampness and oil presence. Store in glass or metal to prevent evaporation. Ground cinnamon from Ceylon is scarce. cassia buds offer a quality alternative in spiced fruit.
Cuba may host the smallest humming bird Calypte Helenae named after Princess Christian. It measures under two inches with a forked crimson gorget. A Peruvian Acestrura species could rival its tininess in the race for smallest bird.
A prudential guide notes that radical fashion is impractical for penny watching women. It urges avoiding extreme styles, citing that well dressed women stay current yet affordable, with one reader describing a familiar blue serge coat replacing last year’s brown.
A testimonial from J. A. Harmon of Sizemore West Virginia claims Dr King’s New Life Pills grant health and vigor. The ad touts vitality for brain and body and notes the product is sold for 25 cents at J. E. Lemmon’s.
Mr. Turlock recalls worrying about paying the landlord as an optimist asks if he has quit. The reply notes the landlord warned that if he kept wearing out the floor he would raise the rent.
An advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar claims relief of throat irritation and coughing, healing of inflamed lungs, and expulsion of the cold. It warns to reuse only the genuine yellow package and credits Lemmon's Pharmacy and Mc Elhinney Drug Co. as sellers.
The passage notes how before drainage and dyking, England and Holland suffered from mosquitoes malaria fever and related decline. It claims unsieved and undrained lands led to malarial degeneration hindering national progress.
A man plans to surprise his wife with a beautiful piece of Art featured in a fair related picture. The journey to obtain the artwork encounters several mishaps and delays, creating humor and tension as the plan unfolds.
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York describes long lasting digestive and nervous disorders and says twelve bottles of Electric Bitters restored health and vigor allowing daily business attendance. The remedy is praised as infallible for stomach liver kidneys blood and nerves and sold for 50 cents at J B Lemmon's.
Uncle Eben quips that arguing is wasted when speaking to someone wiser and mocks those with less sense as having a broken education. The piece uses dialect to shade a witty lesson on conversation and listening over debate.
An advertisement urges those with kidney or bladder symptoms to start Foley's Kidney Remedy immediately to halt pain and irregularities, strengthen the organs, and avoid Bright's disease. It credits Lemmon's Pharmacy and Mc Keihinney Drug Co as sources.
Notice invites all to the oyster supper at Lincoln school house Friday evening October 29. Event organized by Mrs. Martha Eyestone, teacher, with residents and families encouraged to attend.
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