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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1911
Page
3
Our stock of table linens is ready for inspection. A specialist will assist customers in selecting from 62 to 70 inch pure seated and bleached linens, napkins, doilies, and patterns with prices from 12k to 3.26. New pillow tops and crash toweling also arrive with varying prices.
A list of fifty petit jurors was drawn by county officers and ordered to appear at 1 30 p m October 23. The roster includes John J Simmering Riverside W H Lloyd Brighton William Kron Kalona Dan Sexton Washington and others from Washington Kalona Wellman Riverside Brighton Keota Ainsworth Crawfordsville Noble Haskins Richmond West Chester and more.
Amusements notes Cal Stewart the leading comedian of the American stage appears at the Graham tonight with a 16 player company in a glamorous scenic production. Curtain at 8 15, prices 25 50 75 and 1.00. Also Harry Green in Eli and Jane and the pastoral In Politics featuring Cal Stewart. Stewart praised for wit and phonograph tunes, with a strong supporting cast and fresh scenery.
Eight colleges and preparatory schools from eastern Iowa will send delegates to the Eastern Iowa Intercollegiate Bible Study Institute at the University of Iowa next Wednesday and Thursday for their annual convention. Represented schools include State University Iowa City Cornell Mount Vernon Coe Cedar Rapids Grinnell Parsons airfield Leander Clark Toledo State Teachers Cedar Falls and Epworth seminary.
A historical advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot provide. It includes endorsements from Walding Kinnan & Marvin and claims the cure works internally via the bloodstream. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and Meritol Snow White Liniment with local pharmacy mentions.
A brief quip pits youth and experience in a tense exchange about law careers. The dialogue hints at looming competition and upper hand shifts as young lawyers advance while veterans brace for future pushback.
Boghall's Snowdrop 2d has long been the grand champion of Ayrshire cattle. Owned by the J A Reymant estate in Wheeling West Virginia she first traveled east of the Mississippi last October for the Iowa State Dairy Convention and Dairy Cattle Show at Waterton. The Ayrshire breed is noted as the most beautiful dairy cattle and Snowdrop is regarded as the breed’s most beautiful cow.
Boyd B. Berdo assistant cashier at Washington County Savings Bank resigns to join Kemmerer Savings Bank & Trust Co. in Kemmerer Wyoming as assistant cashier. He will leave October 12 and expects to assume duties soon after arrival. The article praises Kemmerer and Berdo's banking experience and wishes him success.
In Gloucester Massachusetts a local conservation push saves the citys codfish industry. The United States Bureau of Fisheries released millions of cod fry at the Gloucester hatchery to replenish stocks damaged by steam trawlers and modern gear. Eggs from market caught cod are used for hatching.
Readers are advised that rust like spots on garments come from soap adhering to fabrics when in contact with bluing water. To prevent this cut soap into small pieces and place in a salt bag kept for the purpose.
Timeless guidance explains washing windows safely. Pick a shady time, dust both sides, clean woodwork first, wash glass with warm water and a dash of ammonia, avoid soap, scrub corners with a pointed stick, dry with cotton cloth, and finish with newspaper polish.
An advertising alert touts Miller's Dyspepsia Tablets with a free trial box at local drug stores. It promises rapid relief from indigestion and related symptoms, claiming one tablet stops misery and encourages eating without discomfort, stressing quick benefit and improved rest and work.
A local notice highlights that placing a want ad in the Journal reliably yields responses from buyers and renters. The short item encourages readers to use the paper’s classifieds to reach a broad audience.
Hon William Larrabee ex governor of Iowa commends the Neal Three Day Cure for alcoholics after visiting Neal Institute facilities in Des Moines Davenport and Sioux City. He notes cured patients abstaining from liquor and urges adoption of the Neal Treatment in Knoxville state institution as a cost saving medical approach. He urges churches temperance groups and physicians to investigate and promote the program.
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