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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
6
Economy is one of the good things Smith's Flour provides with Light bread that stays fresh, Dainty Rolls, Choicest Cake and Pies. The flours come from dependable mills with guaranteed quality. Lower prices reflect cash system and small selling expense, inviting housewives to try a sack next purchase.
Special to The Evening Journal reports Iowa weather: fair tonight and likely Friday with rising temperatures.
Royal Market promotes fresh meats at the lowest prices. W L Dusenberry returns home from Keota after a brief business visit. J B Beckerman back to Havre from a city visit. North Side Furniture Debuts weathered and golden oak library tables. David Hawkin leaves for Oskaloosa for spring vacation with relatives.
Wits Worth Reading lists dozen small items from Muscatine and surrounding towns. Elsie McCreedy and Everett Denison travel to Letts for Doctor Thompson's funeral. Mrs. Bailey returns from Cotter after aunt Willey’s funeral. Fay Bales and Homer Smith head to Iowa City. Others visit or return home from Crawfordsville, Ainsworth, Mediapolis, Waterloo, and Washington with various family duties. Plus a drug ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
For sale Barred Rock and Leghorn eggs from choice matings. My stock is first class. 32-1m W. D. Shearer.
At Frey’s Studio, the city’s finest up-to-date photographs are offered with a motto of quality over price. Visit for demonstrations and get prices, promising strictly high class work from Frey’s, the studio of quality.
An ad urges choosing Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds. It claims the product cures obstinate coughing, expels the illness from the system, and contains no harmful drugs. Lemmon's Pharmacy is listed as the source.
Edward Florang attended the funeral of his son in law Joseph Smart in Valley Junction. James Conlon died after a week’s illness and his funeral was held at St Marys church. Stanley Heck and Mary Malicky married at the bride’s home and will live on the groom’s rented farm this year.
The Central College Glee club from Pella Iowa arrived this morning and will give an entertainment at the Baptist church this evening under the Endeavor society. The Card club gathered at Mrs Sr 8 Moritz’s home for a two course lunch and prizes awarded to Mrs Singmaster and Mrs Obrien. Claude Stattler funeral held at Christian church with Rev Davis officiating. Six cousins served as pallbearers. interment in Keota cemetery.
Harmon Brinning delivered hogs to McFarland on Wednesday. Luella Beal visited Helen Duke on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Durst visited Mrs. Hannah Durst on Tuesday. Andy McGuire and Samuel, Frank Melinsky, Joe Carson and T. B. Thrasher were Washington callers yesterday. Wyatt Helwick of Hunter Oklahoma returned home Tuesday. Ralph Zeck has the measles. Henry Horning's summer house is finished with Frank Proby helping. Howard Kerr assisted Fred Stewart in setting out trees on Wednesday. Mrs. Sam Wiell and her sons returned from a visit with her parents at Delta.
April 1 report notes a well attended box social that netted 30 dollars. Local measles cases are increasing. Mary Horak visited Iowa City earlier in the week. A bazaar is planned at the opera house Saturday. A new birth is recorded for Mr and Mrs H Miller. Sharman Sharp from Michigan will stay with his uncle Lil this summer. Fred Skola shows improvement after rheumatism. D Fry served as juror in Washington. Miss Lillian Norton helps at McCall Millinery. Ethel Brinton and Luella Engel shopped in town.
The tabernacle revival in Shenandoah Iowa concluded with 700 converts who will join five local churches. Evangelists Hart and McGann were paid 1400 dollars for four weeks of preaching.
The fragment mentions Frey’s with a 35 cent Rocky Mountain Tea product by Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. The text speaks of a life giving current and gentle warmth in nerves and blood, implying a health or wellness ad tone.
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