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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1907
Page
3
One of the theatrical successes of last season, W F Mann's The Cow Puncher, a Western drama, is scheduled for Graham on Saturday September 21. The production draws strong audience interest and is an early future poking at the local opera house.
The notice extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as one of the best and most staple medicines for throat and lung issues like coughs colds and croup. It claims wide favor and enormous sales and recommends Cook and Sherman as sellers.
Mrs Win Eyestone and Miss Eiva Nicholson of Ainsworth join Mrs H H Byers Mrs J E Wellman and Miss Bessie Byers of Wellman Miss Mary White of Crawfordsville Mrs J H Frazier and Miss Lucy Frazier of Brighton and Miss Mary Marshall of Knoxville registering yesterday at the Rest Room.
Pain anywhere and headaches are claimed to be stopped by Dr Shoop's Headache Tablets a safe candy tablet. The ad explains pain as congestion and says the tablets equalize blood pressure at the pain point and instant relief follows. Written from Racine Wisconsin inviting readers to request a free trial package and noting a large box price of 25 cents from J H Stewart.
F B Mills and his manager are expected to arrive Monday to supervise completion of Washington seed house, with 100 workers planned by year start. The 100 by 40 foot building rises to 48 feet, interior finishing underway, floors laid, ceilings and windows installed, offices on fourth floor.
The Dunbar company touring under Slayton management showcases a male quartet, a chamber music trio, a famed cellist, and a character reader. Ralph Dunbar the violoncellist headlines with a soloist pedigree, while Harry Dunbar adds humor and engaging readings. The act, famed across the coast, promises broad appeal.
The Dunbar company staged 192 engagements with nine numbers per program and fourteen encores per evening, totaling 4414 public bows. They filled twelve weeks at the summer Chau tauquas, a record no other company matched, cementing their status as a genuine Slayton attraction.
Mrs. J B Hollenhorst files for divorce from her husband who is serving a three year penitentiary term for padding the Great Western payrolls and diverting funds. The couple had shown strong attachment before his sentencing as he left town to begin his sentence. Hollenhorst formerly served as roadmaster for the Great Western and was linked to others in the payroll fraud case.
In Winfield Iowa on September 18 James Higbee argues George Haywood of Shelby county is not Iowa’s oldest continuous resident. Higbee born November 7, 1833 in Louisa county has never lived more than eight miles from his birthplace and remains active at nearly 75. Meanwhile Hal Reid’s play The Cow-Puncher is set for Graham opera house Sept 21 with a stark farewell scene between Tom Lawton and his brother Billy.
A discussion notes that many hospital surgeries involve women and girls due to ignored symptoms. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preventive and curative remedy, citing letters from Mrs. A. Rockwood and Miss Margaret Tierney praising its effects on female health and avoiding operations.
Mrs. Pinkham invites women with any form of female weakness to write for advice in Lynn Massachusetts. She offers location of trouble from symptoms and quickest paths to recovery. Her vast knowledge promises helpful, free counsel from a woman who understands a woman's ills.
Miss Byrdie McElroy is reported on the sick list. A marriage license was issued yesterday to J. B. Bitting and Anna M. Smith. Residents and visitors from Ainsworth, Keota, Wellman and Richmond are noted, with several local social mentions.
Brief items report residents and visitors including J. H. Farris and son travel to Spokane for about three weeks, M. Y. Wallace to Delano to visit his daughter, and Ed Page party visiting in the city. Several locals depart for Milwaukee, Des Moines, and Keota while Amish groups pass through en route to Johnson county for a conference.
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