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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
3
The forecast notes fair weather and warmer conditions tonight with Friday partly cloudy and warmer. Rain is likely in the east and south portions tomorrow.
Community notices report millinery displays at Tondre and Benz and sales at J H Stewart. Residents from Crawfordsville Keota Muscatine and West Liberty return home after visits, with church rally practice announced and a preview of Maize Trumbu’s new specialty stunts.
At an Associated Press dinner in New York Mark Twain urged a three month test of simplified spelling. He claimed victory would follow and spoke about preserving old forms for 1,000,000 readers while 82,000,000 used the current orthography, ending with a note on aging and blessing the audience.
A letter from A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana praises Foley's Honey and Tar for curing a summer cold and hay fever symptoms after other medicines failed. He reports his wife used it with equal success and notes it is sold by all druggists.
Sam Kendall of Phillipsburg Kansas promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns boils sores and more with a 25 cent price at Stewart's drug store. Includes travel ad offering round trip by Nickel Plate Road Chicago to Chicago October 10 11 12 13 with return by October 19 or 29 and dining car and luncheon options at 107 Adams Street Chicago.
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