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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1909
Page
5
Weather forecast from Washington D C for Iowa projects generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures expected tonight. The report notes no precipitation and highlights a return to cooler air in the overnight period.
Miss Grace Buchanan who has been with Miss Besse Jones for the last few days departed this morning for her home at Mt Union.
A catalog style advertisement lists Ammonia Turpentine Paint Chi-Namel varnish floor wax Johnsons Silverware Soap Bon Ami red cedar flakes insect powder Krese deodorizer and disinfectant germicides fumigators formaldehyde lye sal soda and other items for cleaning polishing and pest control.
The narrator notes that every housekeeper knows by experience the burning quality of the coal sold by Anderson & Wilson, emphasizing trusted local knowledge of fuel quality.
Tomorrow afternoon a W R C meeting is set with expected large attendance. The M FE church Juniors request Easter egg offerings at 4 PM Saturday. The Second United Presbyterian Junior Endeavor plans a social in the basement Friday. Chapter J P BE O met at Mrs Crooks home with an April Fool program. The Chautauqua club held its annual meeting at Mrs James Redd home with social evening and luncheon. Out of town guest Mrs A G Clark from Oskaloosa attended. Snouffer Hughes Co clerks enjoyed a gathering hosted by Miss Stella Berry at her Second Street home with dinner by Miss Helen Berry.
About twenty people attended a social gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J W Bishop with ice cream and cake refreshments. The Delta Alphas of the Baptist church plan a three sided social on Friday April 2 in church parlors with a three sided program refreshments and amusements and admission of nine cents. The Christian Endeavor society of the Second United Presbyterian church held a backward social at Miss Ida Sands home with back door greetings and backward games and refreshments.
Last night a group of friends and neighbors gathered at the Madison Orr home on North Iowa Avenue for a social evening. Music games and active participation entertained all. Readings by Mrs. T. W. Rowan and Mrs. H. H. Thmel were enjoyed. Refreshments were served by the hosts.
Miss Hazel Stewart hosted about twenty girls for a Fool's Party last evening. Guests wore fool caps on arrival and performed as foolish as possible while games and music filled the evening. Later in the night April Foo! refreshments were served by Mrs. Stewart and Miss Helen Stewart.
Telegram arrives announcing the death of Dempsey Welch, formerly a local farmer south of Elm Grove cemetery. He left nine years ago, lived in Missouri and Kansas, and died in Kansas. His body will be shipped from Portis, Kansas, arriving tomorrow. no funeral arrangements have been set. His son Sebe now runs the old farm.
Epworth League members of the M FE church and friends visited the Lewis Klein home on South Second avenue for an April Fool themed social evening. They followed a prank red light cue that led them from South Iowa avenue to the Klein home where humorous games and April Fool refreshments were shared.
Mrs. Frank Creath’s Sabbath school class of about twenty young ladies held a banquet at her home last evening to honor the winners of a yearlong class contest. A ten course luncheon commemorated the first day of April as the event closed with toasts from Mrs. Iola Humble for the guests, Miss Jeanette Lemley for the losers, and Miss Carol Forgey for the class as a whole.
Palace bakery pies sell for 10 cents offering apple cereem pumpkin cream and chocolate. Mrs Grace Schowalter and her son Glen visit her parents Mr and Mrs I Kleese. Shenefeit and Gibson boast about coffee brewed in a hygienic urn. Rev Howard McJunkin visits from the west and plans Cedar Falls trip. Schenefelt Gibson add seating for meals. repeat customers praised. Roy Y Stichter, retired East Side restaurateur, joins London at Fairfield St Paul branch and reports improving health.
The item lists bakery offerings at The Vienna and features several short notices about residents traveling visiting relatives and local services. Names include Glenn Zaring Bessie Durst and Bessie Dicken with trips to Columbus Junction West Liberty Crawfordsville Brighton Ollie and more. Highland Park Nursery advertises stock and peaches with phone contacts.
Springfield North Carolina merchant Geo. BE. Blevens notes two doctors told his son he had Consumption with no hope. After three weeks using Dr. King's New Discovery, the boy recovered fully. Described as infallible for coughs and colds and a safe lung disease cure, available in 50c and $1.00 sizes with a trial bottle free.
H. T. Nutt and J. A. Carden are in Colorado on business, having departed last Saturday night.
Mrs. Baxter Ingham of Brighton, visiting her sister Mrs. M. H. Sweet for several days, returned home this morning.
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