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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
8
Local notices highlight new fall skirts at Rothschilds and jet trimming at several shops. Visitors from nearby towns call on families, while theater ads promote Tempest and Sunshine at Graham theater on Sept 25.
Des Moines reports emphasize sanitation and ventilation in school buildings as critical to student health. Overcrowding and poor lighting worsen conditions, and properly ventilated classrooms with fresh air are urged even in mild weather. The department offers to advise schools on improvements for healthier citizens.
W L Shearer of Columbia and Lemmon’s Pharmacy leaves Decorah after ten years to join Smith in Keota as Smith and Shearer druggists successors to Hamilton Brothers. Shearer starts first of next week, bringing seasoned management and a fine stock. Harris McGugin stays on with Lemmon in Decorah.
Washington DC September 22 patent attorneys Davis and Davis report the grant of several patents to Iowa residents this week. Names listed include W. J. Atz Marion loading gate for car doors KE R Bailey M A Gannard Clarinda cream separator C E Ballard Guthrie Center cow weaner KK T and E H Crane Odebolt fold Peg TAU PEN L Dahlberg Des Moines note for TOK welder H R Fisher Underwood rotary steam motor T B Garretson Oskaloosa dish drainer S A Holcomb Estherville furnace door operating mechanism W G Lamb Oelwein and O 5 S Lamb Waterloo choke controlled indicator G A Nissen Klemme drive connection for sickle bars KK L Watrous Des Moines fastening button B F Wilson Knoxville jar closure
A Boston Herald poem about chasing a elusive figure found everywhere yet never present. It compares seeking the ideal person to searching a man who is always out, a persistent refrain on elusive presence.
Clerks of a Hick man Bessey firm challenge Bert Leigh to a staged stunt at Graham Theatre on Friday night September 24. They vow to furnish a dry goods box and nail and rope him inside. observers wonder if he will escape this theatrical ordeal.
A warning urges against relying solely on Foley's Honey and Tar for persistent coughs. It promotes seeking broader treatment and mentions Emmon's Pharmacy and Elginney Rug Company in the context.
There will be a sale of household goods at auction on the Northeast corner of the square on Saturday at 2 30 p m 2012.
An advertisement touts Mi o na as a guaranteed stomach remedy from a famed physician. A testimonial from F M Bryant claims long lasting heartburn relief after a 50 cent dose, noting quick reduction of belching gas and heaviness, with free samples offered from Booths Miona in Buffalo and Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington.
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