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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
7
Addressing a new business successor to O E Rork, the office operates above Blair and Son's store at the southeast corner of the square in Washington Iowa, signaling a local commercial transition.
The document lists officers and roles at a banking institution including A H Wallace Wm Blair A White President Vice President Cashier and notes on services such as buying and selling domestic and foreign exchange and general banking. Additional officers include W W Wells J A Harwood Jane A Chilcott and J A Young with R R Bowland as Assistant Cashier.
Anecdotes promote Eucaline antiseptic toothpaste and powder as sanitary aids for homes and sick rooms. Advertisements urge druggists to carry the products and claim strong antiseptic and deodorant benefits amid other health claims.
Ira D. Reekard of Duncombe Iowa endorses Banner Salve after a severe leg scalding healing in three weeks. In New York City eighty seven carriage horses sold for over a thousand dollars each. Allen Halverson reports strong sales of Foley's Kidney Care as a popular remedy. J A Spero calls it a medical wonder. The Servant Girls Union of St Paul has 53 members with an auxiliary of 300 in Minneapolis.
Edward Huss of Salisbury Missouri recounts his battle with lumbago and kidney trouble and credits Foley's Kidney Cure with full recovery after three bottles. The Northman, Chicago's first ocean steamer, reached Hamburg after a 35 day voyage.
Parsons Kansas resident Miss Maude Dickens describes eight years of severe asthma with deadly attacks. She credits Foley's Honey and Tar for immediate relief and health improvement after using the remedy.
F E Stewart, agent for four popular ocean steamship lines and W C Ward's Tours, markets tickets to or from the old country and tours covering all expenses. He advises travelers to avoid urban hubs like Chicago or New York for deals that can be secured locally through the Great Rock Island Route.
A Kirkman resident recalls a gasoline stove explosion burning a woman and says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured the resulting sore after doctors failed. The salve is advertised as infallible for cuts corns sores boils bruises skin diseases and piles. Available at J. H. Stewart's drug store for 25 cents.
An Ohio grower has achieved success growing hickory nuts with shells so thin that they can be broken by hand. The breakthrough highlights a new level of shell softness and nut quality.
A humorous tale claims a Boston man married a sickly rich young woman and used Dr. King's New Life Pills to restore her health. The ad-like line notes pills cure jaundice biliousness malaria fever and ague and cost a dime plus. It also mentions Japan's area weight and population of 44 million.
Mrs L Pease of Lawrence Kansas had bedridden seven years due to kidney liver trouble and nervous prostration. Three bottles of Electric Bitters restored her ability to walk and left her feeling like a new person. Women with headache melancholy backache nervousness sleeplessness fainting or dizzy spells should try it with guaranteed satisfaction priced at 50 cents by J H Stewart.
Forty four years ago the Kaw river was navigable from its mouth up to Lawrence but now railroads carry the traffic.
Mrs Havi land of Armonk New York writes of a near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis in her daughter that were cured by Dr King’s New Discovery. She also notes her niece with advanced consumption recovered. The ad promises relief from throat and lung diseases and offers 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with a trial bottle tree.
On July 4 Natick Massachusetts will celebrate its 250th anniversary. Natick was founded by John Eliot the famous apostle to the Indians who helped establish the town and its early history.
Allen's Foot-Ease promises quick relief for painful feet corns and ingrown nails and can be mailed for 25 cents with a free trial. Also notes wheat harvest has begun in Oklahoma with Guthrie area yields around 20 bushels and total territory crop at about 25 million bushels.
Detroit July 5-7 one fare plus 2 Milwaukee July 22-23 one fare plus 2 Chicago July 23-25 one fare plus 2 Louisville August 24-26 one fare plus 2 Detroit agent F E Stewart notes trips offer low fares and fast, comfortable travel on the sole first-class line from Washington.
Prof. Henry Squires returns from Salem after a year’s school work there. Capt. D A Boyer and Joe Wilkin of Dutch Creek visit Wellman seeking yearling steers, Wilkin purchasing 17 head from Joe Lambert. Chas Mayer travels to Dubuque for a 1st Iowa Calvary reunion. He served in company I and enlisted at Daytonville in spring 1861 under Phil Shaver. This is the seventh re-
The story recounts John Beatty selling a poultry remedy to Cy Timmons for a hen with one leg. John administers a spoonful, claiming a permanent cure, prompting Cy to joke about a new leg and the audience applauding in the gallery.
Four residents of Ains Worth pleaded guilty to gambling before Mayor Chambers after being caught by City Marshal J G Rowan. They paid fines and costs, with two more yet to settle.
Robert Griffith sold the 457 acre Griffith homestead to O L Bennett with possession due next March. The price is reported near 20000 dollars. Sheriff Teeter served notice that a six member jury will convene Saturday the 15th to assess damages for the Rock Island cut. A jury is appointed to appraise damages on land owned by Henry Burcher and J W Courtney in Penn township for the Rock Island cut off right of way. Members named from Blackhawk Polk Round Prairie and Fairfield meet on the 17th inst.
The entire population of an Italian town plans to migrate to the Argentine republic. They intend to preserve their community in the same manner with the same officials in the new country, ensuring no one is left behind.
Rev and Mrs Williams with three children from near Washington were in town yesterday Mrs Williams and the children returned home this morning Mr Williams set east from Davenport meeting his sister in law Miss Lizzie Hughes and they will visit the old country Wales He plans a three month trip to see his father and relatives Miss Hughes will study in Germany for a year or more.
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