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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1895
Page
1
Drifts hamper roads and a Rock Island shovel train aids Letts. Local residents report visits, social events, and light outages. A grand mix of small-town notices covers hunting, theater, church, travels, crime, and parcel of winter life with mentions of Washington water works, Oklahoma trips, and burglaries in nearby towns.
The advertisement claims De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures piles in hundreds of cases and endorses One Minute Cough Cure. It mentions E N. Foster and notes a copper fish weather vane at Castle Garden Aquarium, thirty inches long and gold gilt.
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and build constitution. The marketers offer one hundred dollars if it fails to cure and invite readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
The author of Trilly has been flooded with letters from girls across the globe who say they resemble Trilby and may wish to pose in the all together.
The legal actions against Des Moines saloon keepers are indefinitely postponed. If trials proceed they may face setbacks as mulet petitions reportedly lack sufficient signatures, potentially undermining the cases.
After ten years since Gen. Grant’s death contracts are let and funds raised for his monument. Chicago papers mock New York for inaction while Illinois has yet to act on commemorating Abraham Lincoln’s grave.
Dunn and Bradstreet report the business climate improving slower than hoped yet the region expects an early revival. The current lull post holidays is typical, with renewed activity anticipated in the coming weeks as merchants brace for better trade.
The Senate approved a bill guaranteeing interest on 70 million Nicaragua canal bonds by 31 to 21. It must still clear the House. If enacted the government may owe interest on part of the bonds, but the canal would remain under government control.
New York financiers press inroads on the United States treasury seeking about three percent on idle money. They draw gold from the treasury for greenbacks and sell the gold back to the government for bonds bearing 3 percent interest, with no apparent way to stop the raids.
A local notice touts One Minute Cough Cure as safe for children with croup colds hoarseness and lung troubles. It claims quick cures and pleasant taste. KE N Foster 4103 also endorses De Witts Little Larry Risers for constipation dyspepsia and liver complaints. The Canton death rate is noted as 1000 per month.
Wet ground snuffs are allowed to ferment after grinding. Various perfumes and essences are added to give flavor. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve cured J. G. Gorreil of a severe eczema in Indiana. It treats wounds burns sores and piles. E. N. Foster, 4-3. A gallon of milk makes a pound of cheese.
Ornithologists have identified six ty five species of humming birds. Burnell's Commercial Agency in Marshalltown La. offers a guide to credit collection, claiming to be the only correct reference. They often collect bills when others fail.
An old advertising snippet promotes Castoria for infants and children, praising its success across generations. It also mentions molasses from maize stalks, cautions about coughs leading to consumption, and touts One Minute Cough Care and DeWitt's Little Early Risers as quick cures. It attributes claims to E N Foster.
A reader touts the Practical Plating Dynamo claiming rapid cash gains from electrical silver plating and urges others to buy through W. P. Harrison & Co. Columbus Ohio. The note also warns youths about violating physiological laws and promotes a medical booklet available from the World's Dispensary Medical Association for ten cents.
The English railroads have cost their owners about $227,000 a mile. oars have cost about $63,700, or a little more than one fourth as much.
S H Clifford of New Cassel Wisconsin suffered neuralgia rheumatism stomach disorder liver trouble and progressive weakness before three bottles of Electric Bitters restored health. Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg NL had an eight year leg sore treated with Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Amnica Salve finishing with a sound leg. John Speaker of Catawba O had five fever sores on his leg deemed incurable but one dose of Electric Bitters and one box of Bucklen’s Amica Salve cured him. Sold by Chilcote Cook's Drug Store.
A claim notes an ostrich can deliver mule like force when kicking and always kicks forward, highlighting its defensive capability and direction of attack.
It Should be in Every House. J. B. Wilson of Sharpsburg Pennsylvania praises Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds and credits it with saving his wife from pneumonia after La Grippe. Robert Barber of Cooksport says it has done him more good for lung trouble than any prior remedy. Free trial bottles at Chilcote & Cook’s drug store. Large bottles fifty cents. Cotton prices note Liverpool’s shipment shows cheap cotton in forty six years.
Reprinted testimonials from Rev John Reid Jr of Great Falls Montana and Rev F W Poole of Helena Alpha Pres church endorse Ely’s Cream Balm as a positive cure for catarrh when used as directed. Hartford Connecticut user B W Sperry adds strong praise for safety and effectiveness.
A Wayne store was burglarized by tramps last Sunday. Fairfield seeks new water supply via wells. Ed Spahr of Mt Pleasant was held up and robbed in Fairfield returning from seeing his girl. Some Fairfield residents burglarized a justice's office and took beer seized under a search warrant. William Miller of Oakland was sent to the penitentiary for two years for seduction. Jerico the Mt Pleasant druggist was acquitted for selling liquor illegally. Hood's Sarsaparilla urged to keep liver and kidneys in good condition.
A regional note asserts that wheat originated in the mountain regions of Aruienia, highlighting its long association with highland farming and early grain cultivation traditions.
A Capital editorial attacks the Des Moines News for boasting about its public service and accuses the paper of parading its own goodness while the public would recognize its merit without such self promotion after ten years of publication.
The list records various methods of capital punishment by country and whether public or private, including France using the Guillotine publicly and Britain using gallows privately, with Italy noted as abolished and the United States mostly private outside New York.
A tumultuous view predicts closing saloons for a week in New York and Brooklyn to curb mob violence. The piece laments saloons as kingpins of crime with “Old Crow,” “Sour Mash,” and “Extra Stout” named as feared commanders.
Junction City Kansas teachers are restricted by the local educational board to attendance at no more than one dance per week. The ruling aims to curb late engagements and maintain school program focus.
The Phillips tourist sleeper runs from Albert Lea to California each Tuesday in winter, attached to train No. 2 and routing through Kansas City Fort Worth to El Paso and Los Angeles. Berth rates are 6 dollars from Albert Lea to Cedar Rapids and 5 50 from Cedar Rapids south, with full sleeper amenities and a colored porter.
The New York Sun recounts M. Jules Pat_enotre's account of the 1884 Anam seal destruction. At Hue, Anamite leaders pressed to melt the 5 inch square silver seal depicting a kneeling camel as a mark of vassalage under French protectorate. The prime minister and regent yielded, leaving only an imprint in the diplomat’s collection.
Kate Field argues in Washington that juries should be gender balanced to better reflect an average opinion and move toward justice. She suggests women would raise moral tone, resist hunger driven delays, and settle to abstract principles before others, improving deliberations.
Philadelphia naturalist Thomas G. Talbot describes a fish with a short snout that shoots water droplets from below the surface to knock flies from overhead. The stunned insects fall back to the water and are eaten by the fish, a behavior noted in reports from St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Three drunken men went to Brown’s house one evening and made loud noise. A window opened to a feminine call asking what was wanted, and one man slurred to fetch her husband, alarming the neighborhood.
The Philadelphia Press reports that of 4200 European flower kinds, only 42 are odoriferous. Among whites, 1194 total with 238 fragrant. yellow 951 with 77 fragrant. red 823 with 84 fragrant. blue 594 with 31 fragrant. violet blue 308 with 18 fragrant. mixed colors 240 with 28 fragrant.
A young clerk muses on telephone etiquette and voice quality as a sign of a gentleman. She argues polite treatment depends on how one speaks by wire, not on appearances, noting the mismatch between in-person and telephonic manners.
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