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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
5
The Flag services planned for Wednesday night at the Elks' home were postponed due to rain and will now be held tonight. The same program as last night will be carried out this evening and the public is invited to attend.
An old ad claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription assists women from girlhood to old age during various feminine ailments. It touts no alcohol or narcotics, promises case diagnosis free of charge, and offers a 136 page booklet on women’s cases from the Invalids’ Hotel in Buffalo.
A Chicago Tribune editorial criticizes the national push for prohibition and its political weaponization. It argues zealots pressure candidates regardless of merit, and warns the pledge to vote only for anti liquor parties risks national safety and divisive social consequences. The piece questions enforcement and public readiness for such sweeping policy.
United Press reports from London on June 1 that future nonstop air mail and passenger routes between New York Chicago and other cities will include wireless news updates to passengers and flight officers. Marconi says receiving capability in planes has been solved and wireless will greatly boost postwar commercial potential.
In Faribault Minnesota a remote boarding school founded fifty years ago to educate Dakota girls near the wild woods of Minnesota is recalled. The fiftieth anniversary ceremony reflects on the original aim to provide education and missionary work for the Dakota community.
The Reave Township weekly note page records numerous family visits and small town movements. Mrs. Paul McHarn and Mr. Cord have newborns listed among visiting kin, while Walter Osman of Cantham joined relatives here Sunday. Several residents, including Miss Maud Connolly and Miss Mabel McGovern, spent time with relatives nearby, with others traveling to Madison and Vincennes for work or visits. A tumor case is noted for Mrs. Burress of Alfordsville.
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are described as original fittie liver Pitts in sealed vials. The tiny sugar coated pellets claim to relieve sick headaches bilious headaches constipation indigestion bilious attacks and various liver and stomach derangements. The product is promoted as a convenient pocket remedy.
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Last week from Olney IMI reports on an eye hospital operation, names Stewart Myers, soda Flater and George Gowenhayep. Mr and Mrs W L Evans head to Chattanooga Tennessee to visit friends and relatives.
John Coburn, born October 25 in Indianapolis, served as a soldier and jurist and rose to brigadier general in the Civil War era. He later influenced West Point and war policy, and his remarks noted shifts in Spanish coal and jar deposits amid wartime disruptions.
A treated testimonial from Bev Tolson in Washington credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief over six years ago. The ad notes cylinders of "Bo s" procured locally and sold for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, issued the claim with an offer to cure kidney trouble through this product.
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