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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
5
Mrs. David Crawford went to Ainsworth this morning for a few days visit. Mrs. J. E. Kunath and two children left for New London to visit relatives. Miss Grace Ingham traveled to Brighton for a vacation with relatives.
April items from Rolla Gamon area describe a child's funeral near Kinross due to lung fever, with condolences. Mentions M D Brown of Riverside, John Berger at Steve Ansman, Grant Griffith buying feeders, Roy Gordon at Joe Crosseutt, Grand View school starting with Willard Palmer, railroad survey near Havre, Ganon hiring a Charlie Goodwin boy, Oscar Jugenheimer's visit, Nicholaus Crawfords ville agent's Havre stop, and W A Row arriving from Washington.
Mr and Mrs Jim Moot hart visited Sunday at the John Caldwell home with several other families and individuals. Additional visits followed at Silas Caldwells and John Hillhouse homes. Mark Turbott returned to finish carpentry for Norm Pratt. Preaching is announced for Sunday April 5 by Rev James Nichols from Des Moines at Pleasant Hill church.
On April 2 Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kep hart and daughter Mabel visited Silas Caldwell. Rolland Gamon remains ill with friends hoping for a quick recovery. Mrs. George Benson visited east Washington with her parents along with Ed Mayhew, George Benson, Rob and Charley Kephart who had Mr. Van Winkle clean their seed oats. J. H. Hillhouse and Mrs. Hillhouse visited Muscatine with her brother last week. Norman Pratts remodeling their house. J. M. Pratt of Washington helped on the farm. Ray Swift is on the sick list and Arthur Swift returned from Washington after eye treatment with his grandparents J. C. Swift.
Mrs Huston visited Winfield while Mr and Mrs McCoy and children left for Wapelio to visit Sellers. Mrs Buxbaum visited Washington. Clyde Robbins and Ray Miller visited Winfield and Burlington respectively. Mrs Harve Robbins attended a death in Winfield. Rev Nathaniel Childs will lecture at United Presbyterian Fairfield with a free collection. Church services listed for Presbyterian, Methodist and United Presbyterian.
Claire Dewey of North Side Shoe received a morning letter from a New York publishing house asking to republish a puzzle ad she recently wrote and that appeared in The Journal. The publisher latches onto the ad as an ingenious idea and seeks rights.
Advertising blurb extolling Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a medicine that aids nature, relieves coughs and lung irritation, promotes expectoration, opens secretions, and restores health. Claims thousands testify to its superior excellence. sold by Cook and Sherman.
A Banner reporter in Nashville quotes two residents praising Cooper's medicines for stomach and rheumatic issues and bladder and kidney trouble. They report relief after short use and plan to recommend to others. The article notes doctors call Cooper a fad, yet his popularity grows as his visit ends.
Mr. and Mrs. Beatty of Havre shopped in the city today. Mrs. Cocklin returned from a visit in Kansas City. Mrs. Heberman-Hatfield of Seattle is visiting old friends here. Hoyt Young of Winfield visited his grandparents. Mrs. Reed and daughter of Keota spent yesterday at the D. A. Boyer home. Mrs. Durst returned from Estherville after attending her sister Mrs. Babb’s funeral. Olive Leech of Boynton, Oklahoma, attending school in Fairfield, left for Brighton after a visit.
Fresh devils cake and fine fare at Johnsons. Mr and Mrs Frank Badham of Haskins were city visitors today. Mrs George Dempsey and Mrs Edward Swift returned home to Davenport and Ottawa this morning. M Buchanan of Fairfield was an overnight business visitor, leaving on the Burlington. Mrs S A White of Detroit arrived last evening, spent the night at the Hout home, then departed for Davenport. Miss Lois Dodds, longtime Pollard Abstract Co employee, has resigned and returned home northeast of the city.
J P Dayton was a business visitor at Keota yesterday and attended the Ottumwa horse sale today. Misses Mabel Buckley and Della Brookhart returned to Washington for vacation. The district Methodist presiding elder will preach Saturday evening. A number of young people enjoyed an April food party at Arch and Mrs Munro's home.
Crawfordsville dated April 3 reports Mr and Mrs F J Maxwell and Miss Alice Hobart returning home after a year in Canon City Colorado W E N Wilson was on arrival.
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