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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1911

Page

4

Washington High School enrolls 277 students in town

The Washington High School now enrolls 277 students with 77 tuition pupils and 200 district residents. Last year 246 students, marking a remarkable rise and making it the largest for towns of this size in the area. The freshman class exceeds ninety, the largest ever. Muscatine reports about 180 new first year students, roughly double Washington’s total.

Washington High School Washington Fairfield Os- Katoosa Grinnell Muscatine Yarge

Button Workers Box Social Planned at Workman Hall

Notice announces a Box Social hosted by the Button Workers in Workman Hall on Friday night with an open invitation to all residents.

Workman Hall

Very Attractive Ways of Serving Wisconsin Cheese

Slice the cheese very thin and place it between buttered bread slices. The bread and butter flavor with the cheese’s exquisite taste will delight the family. make two or three sandwiches per person.

Wisconsin Yust

Farm Notes Not Written for Farmers By H L Rann

A local column by H L Rann offers rustic warnings about common farm dangers. It warns of dangerous matches and hand grenades, and amusingly describes chicken mites troubling a hen house and effective repellents like turpentine.

H. L. Rann

Reverends Return from Keokuk Presbytery Meeting

The Rev. W. O Fisher Rev. W. R. Sawhill and R. L. Coulter returned from Birmingham Iowa after attending Keokuk presbytery. George H. W. Paul accompanied by Mrs. Fisher Mrs. Sawhill and Mary Louise Sawhill later traveled back in a Pierce Arrow car arriving after a 40 mile drive in under 90 minutes over rough roads. J. M. Duncan of Keota elected next year’s presbytery moderator. next meeting place undecided.

W. O Fisher W. R. Sawhill R. L. Coulter Birmingham Ilowa Keokuk Coulter J. M. Duncan Keota D. L. McBride Winfield W. F. Graham West Chester

Clever Sprain Help Claim From Liniment Ad

As usually treated a sprained ankle will disable a man for three or four weeks but applying Chamberlains Liniment freely as soon as the injury is received and observing the directions with each bottle a cure can be effected in from two to four days for sale by Lemmons Pharmacy.

Chamberlain Lemmon

What's In a Name The Dam Truth Arizona Newspaper

The Dam Truth is a regional Arizona newspaper distributed to subscribers near a major irrigation dam. It targets households and is read by families across the area, as noted by the Kansas City Journal.

Arizona Kansas City Journal

Truth's Rise Delayed by Referee's Decision

Uncle Eben recalls the saying that truth will rise again but notes that truth sometimes fails to reach the referee in time to influence a disputed decision. The exchange hints at ongoing doubts about officiating and fairness.

Uncle Eben

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Still Tops Cough Remedy

Poley's Honey and Tar Compound remains the best household remedy for coughs and colds for children and adults. It helps prevent serious cold results. Use only genuine Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. avoid substitutes. For sale by all druggists.

Poley Foley

Cicero on Citizenship and Civic Virtue

A private citizen should live among fellow citizens with balance neither subservient nor arrogant. Such comportment favors peaceful, steady state policies, reflecting Cicero's view that virtue and upright conduct form a virtuous citizen.

Cicero

Voley's Kidney Remedy Proven for Kidney and Bladder Ailments

The remedy is valued for acute and chronic kidney and bladder issues and is especially recommended for elderly people for its tonic and reconstructive effects. Available for sale by all druggists.

Voley

Mexicans Fond of Music In Monterey Evening Orchestras

An American resident of Monterey notes that Mexicans love music and that workers who spend the day paving streets often play in orchestras at night. He observes that many homes possess some musical instrument.

Monterey

Meritol Snow White Liniment Promoted by Lemmon's Pharmacy

Washington audience urged to learn about Meritol Snow White Liniment claiming it relieves rheumatism sprains and various pains. The advertisement asserts exceptional quality and recommends the product from Lemmon's Pharmacy without listing additional details or claims.

Washington Meritol Lemmon

Expressions of a Cynic in Anecdotes and Wit

The piece cites Walker Pater a 50 year old bald critic as likening women to Swift errors about wit and pull. It includes a quip on trackage and concludes with a September note about diarrhoea and a remedy Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy offered by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Walker Pater Dean Swift Pater Lemmon

Veteran Wins Last Battle With Dyspepsia Tablets

Frank S. Winters of National Home Los Angeles Cal declares Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets cured years of chronic dyspepsia. He reports rapid relief in obstinate cases and requests two dollar boxes for continued treatment. Available 25c 50c and 1 at drug stores with sample box free.

Winters Miller Frank S. Winters National Home Los Angeles Cal

Brooks Comet Visible At Night Sky

The Brook's comet, faint to naked eye and clear with a opera glass, can be seen around 8 00 or 9 00 p m slightly left of the zenith when facing north. It appears as a fan shaped blot with no visible nucleus through ordinary glasses, located between Bootes and the Northern Cross in Cygnus the Swan.

Ordin

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Boost Digestion

It is not the quantity of food but the amount digested and assimilated that gives strength. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver to perform their functions naturally. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Lemmon's Pharmacy

City Bus Line Order Line Phone Details

Call up Phone No. 589 Black and leave orders promptly attended to by Frank Rogers with street and number provided.

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