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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1911
Page
3
The First United Presbyterian congregation is spending over $1000 on church exterior improvements. Painters are repainting walls a bright red with white mortar lines and gray window trim. Vestibule woodwork will be grained in golden oak as tiled basement steps and marble entryways are installed.
A quotation explains that a cross man in a foul mood uses a euphemistic curse to express contempt. The passage compares the phrase not caring a cross to the harsher form not caring a curse and notes the linguistic switch mirrors gooseberries from gorseberries.
Readers are told that Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages. The remedy is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollar reward if it fails to cure and invite testimonials from users. Sold by all druggists 75 cents. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Rev W R Sawhill received a card announcing the death of Dr Harry Williamson son of Dr W C Williamson Monday morning in Clarinda A funeral was held there and services followed in Olathe Kansas Interment took place there Dr Williamson a Keokuk High School and Keokuk Medical College graduate practiced in Olathe He survived a streetcar accident in Kansas City that cost both legs and had been living with his father recently Citizens of Washington remember the popular family sympathy is extended to his parents
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets support digestion by aiding gastric juices and turning food into needed nutrients. Take after heavy meals to prevent indigestion, with a money back guarantee if relief isn’t achieved. Available in 25 50 cent and one dollar sizes at Cook and Sherman Rexall Store.
A 1900s style advert states biliousness stems from stomach disorder and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a stomach medicine to cleanse, strengthen, and invigorate the stomach, regulate the liver, and banish biliousness, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Iowa official Clifford Thorne described how the Sanborn ruling could end state rate regulation if upheld by the U S Supreme Court. He noted Western states will argue to resist, stressing that regulation began locally and should remain with states, while outlining issues of value, returns, and interdistrict commerce.
Erie woman Mrs. J. P. Endlich credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after five years of female troubles. She reports improvement after two bottles and full recovery after six, and urges other suffering women to try it, noting the product contains no narcotics and is widely cited in testimonials.
The former Sheriff of Dawes County and Chadron mayor, James C. Dahiman, a Democratic National Committeeman and 1910 Nebraska gubernatorial candidate, writes from Omaha praising Foley Kidney Pills for relief. He notes his career spans sheriff, mayoralties, and political service, and he recommends the product to readers.
Albert T Patrick, the Sing Sing prisoner serving a life term for the murder of William M Rice, gains a postponement of his Court of Appeals hearing to November while preparing for a final appeal. His counsel and expert George Francis O Neill plan to appeal to Governor Dix, claiming the conviction rested on flimsy medico-legal testimony and that embalming caused lung congestion rather than chloroform death.
Hundreds of hens from across North America are being trained at Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station for the first international egg laying contest in the United States. Entries close tonight with competition to begin November 1, 1911 and run for one year. Each pen must field five laying hens plus one substitute, all pure bred, with six birds per entry. The prize depends on total eggs laid. ownership shares will share surplus eggs. An advisory board from several universities and publications oversees the rules and breeds permitted.
Try this simple home remedy using HYOMEI inhalant. Boil water, inhale its vapors under a towel for several minutes to clear the head and ease chest tightness. Priced at 50 cents a bottle with Lemmon's Pharmacy offering an extra bottle.
Public notice for a patent medicine claiming a one day cure for colds with laxative bromide quinine. Druggists refund if it fails. Contains Dr W R Grove signature on each box and price two cents.
The article warns rheumatism worsens if untreated and claims S.S.S. purifies blood to remove uric acid, stopping the disease by cleansing the circulation. It promotes free book mailings and lists The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta, Ga., as the seller.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy from Wyeth Chemical Co New York. It claims to darken hair curb dandruff stop hair loss and promote growth with a money back guarantee. Sold at fifty cents a bottle via McElhinney Drug Co and local druggists.
Equal Doesn’t Exist lauds Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as unmatched for cuts corns burns bruises and ulcers and claims top efficacy on eczema salt rheum and sore cold sores. It touts 25 cents at Lemmon’s Pharmacy and urges purchase for chapped hands and piles.
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