08 Feb 1895
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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1895
Page
1
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. The remedy is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer one hundred dollars if it fails, inviting testimonials and directing to F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
The Gazette claims the city misstates its fiscal health while detailing the treasurer’s balance and fund deficits. It cites a large 1893 tax in advance, notes the road fund debt and prior drainage litigation, and praises a new sewage outlet solved at about $4544, with a full receipts summary promised.
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Community items include visits by Hank Dunlap and others, church and school announcements, a revival at Sockum Ridge, and notices on cures like One Minute Cough Cure. Letters discuss local politics, a blizzard trip home, and civic notices amid a mix of advertisements and personal notices.
The advertisement claims Electric Bitters are a pure medicine that cures liver and kidney issues and many skin and systemic ailments. It promises malaria prevention and treatment, headache relief, and digestion support with a money back guarantee. Prices are 50 cents and 1 dollar at Chilecote and Cook's drug store.
Elite classes in Japan deem it undignified to ride a horse at speeds beyond a normal walk pace, reflecting social norms on mobility and status.
The advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for women facing chronic weakness, nervous fatigue, and female disorders. It claims to restore strength, aid young girls, and help during life changes with bearing down sensations, periodical pains, ulceration, and inflammation, offering money back if it fails to cure.
China leads global duck production and consumption surpassing all other nations, reflecting strong poultry farming and domestic demand. The country maintains dominant output across farming sectors and markets, impacting regional supply chains and trade patterns.
The notice extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the ideal spring tonic to purify the blood and combat fatigue from seasonal change. It claims renewed strength and health for travelers and workers awaiting vacation, noting its tone and restorative effects on the body.
An agency druggist sold a court medicine made of whisky rock candy and glycerine. It became popular with customers inclined to drink and he expanded sales until federal agents from Keokuk intervened and the judge Woolson fined him for selling intoxicating liquor without a permit.
An advertisement claims Dr King’s New Discovery relieves coughs and lung ailments with a money back guarantee. It notes relief for La Grippe sufferers and offers free trial bottles at Chilcote and Cook’s drug store, with large sizes priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Police directed to arrest a man in city crowds who cuts garments with a sharp knife near theater entrances. He has damaged cloaks and skirts of several women caught in the act. Centerville reports a stone pile and tramp labor on it. Mr. Randle notes over 100 perch of rock cracked for street use. Rice paper comes from breadfruit membranes, not rice.
A Cedar Rapids travel notice promotes a winter sleeper service on the B C R N and T and P lines to California. The route runs Albert Lea to Los Angeles via Kansas City Fort Worth El Paso and the Southern Pacific with berths priced at 6 to Los Angeles from Cedar Rapids area and 5.50 from south of Cedar Rapids. The car features bedding carpets and a colored porter with a dedicated manager aboard. Through sleepers and round trip folders are offered to emphasize cheap safe and comfortable travel.
A famous singing teacher received a letter asking for the charge to produce a singing voice. The writer admits no voice but offers to pay well if a voice can be produced, noting singers earn more than he can in the tripe trade.
The Chicago Record notes only 25 new students will join next term. The college faculty head counters with sending the football team and two glee clubs on tour to boost reputation and attract peers.
Louis Jasper, an early American bearded figure in southern Virginia near the end of the Revolutionary War era, boasted a beard about 914 feet long and remarkably thick. His facial hair extended beyond his fingertips when he stretched his arms, with the ends more than a foot past his reach.
Amelia Jenks Bloomer, famed for dress reform and Lily editorials, died December 30 at age 72. Born May 27, 1818 in Homer New York she and Dexter Bloomer married in Seneca Falls in 1840. Her reform stance and effort helped spur the first American dress reform movement though she never claimed invention.
The Chicago Post condemns the live plucking of rab bits for zibeline robes and fur fabric in parts of France. It argues the practice is inexcusable cruelty, urging women to oppose such manufacture and sales if they value compassion and sensibility.
The Lancet describes a new poison bottle with a sideways neck and a shape that prevents upright placement. When laid on a table it keeps the word poison and the label visible, reducing risk of confusion with common bottles.
Dozens of cow heads crafted in terra cotta bronze gold and silver were discovered in Mycenz. Local authorities believe the figures represent the city goddess and may hold ceremonial significance. The discovery prompts a cultural landmark inquiry and possible preservation steps.
The name Pocomoke, tied to the Maryland stream, is said to derive from a phrase meaning broken by islands, reflecting the river's stony channels and numerous islets. Local historians note the term captures the watery landscape and historic settlements along its banks.
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