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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1905
Page
4
Daily brief from The County News reports accidents and scenes of death births and marriages with prompt local coverage. Includes terse notices of civic events and community happenings across the region.
Invitations issued for the marriage of Miss Alice Manners and Mr. Wm Parker Davidson to be held at the bride's father’s home on Wednesday April 19 at five o’clock. The note lists attendees including Rev. E H Thompson and local families. Nearby residents and visitors are mentioned in transit and social notes.
April 10 notes show Mr and Mrs J N Carter returning from a week with friends in Glasgow Illinois. Mrs Dillon of Keota visits son Guy and wife. J R Lease the barber was absent Saturday evening and W B Lease and C Grifith ran the shop. Mr and Mrs Sam Cocklin of
April updates note the funeral of Mrs Acheson held Saturday at her home with Rev A S Bailey officiating. The column records births, visitors, and social calls including Shannon and Rowan from Washington visiting, J B Spencer returning from Chicago with a stallion, and several residents from Coppock Wellman Lexington Moulton and Washington visiting relatives and attending services.
Jesse Marr accompanied five car loads of stock to the Chicago markets yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Wilson, of Washington, spent yesterday at the W. T. Trotter home.
April 10 reports Miss Lottie Dupuis visiting her Davenport mother Mrs Ochs while Mrs Moritz hosts relatives. Grammar pupils staged a fine entertainment at M E church raising about 34 dollars for the school library. Des Moines visitor Miss Jessie Hollingsworth plans inspection of local P E B O chapter tonight. A bakery and drug store promotes a sale and bread deal as they expand with a Meddleby oven.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith and their grandson Roderick Clay Smith traveled to Ainsworth this morning to visit relatives and spent the day there.
An advertisement extols Chamberlains Pain Balm as a quick relief for rheumatism, claiming one application relieves pain and many testimonials report cures. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman.
Washington D C April 10 Special to The Evening Journal The following is the weather forecast for Iowa for today and tomorrow Threatening and colder with freezing temperature tonight and snow flurries south portion Tuesday partly cloudy
A moving vesper service blessed the Presbyterian church last evening at 40 o clock. The program featured the Presbyterian choir and city choirs with an orchestral prelude, processional hymn 622, and a sermon by Rev. Mr. Young on A New Song. The singers and musicians included soprano Misses Cowden Crooks Curran Dillange Hull Meacham Moothart MacGugin Smith Todd and Mrs Dewey Norton. contraltos Mrs Anderson Crooks Misses Darbyshire Shields Edith Shields. tenors Messrs Bicher Hull Lytle Roberts Shearer Sherbeck Shields. basses Messrs coklin Cunningham Dewey Foley Hughes Pope Pratt Sage Stichter. orchestra members Mintle Reister Swisher Shields Davis Florence Parrish and J T Heamer served as choirmaster and organist.
Moore Bros of Eldon Iowa report Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best seller for croupy children severe coughs and la grippe. They say it leads other brands and cures fast for both children and adults. Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman carry the product. Death at Crawfordsville Harvery E Harper dies at home of his son in Crawfordsville born November 25 1840 in Ohio married Emeline J Smith October 28 1868 with six children three daughters deceased survived by seven sisters and two brothers funeral at Presbyterian church conducted by Rev J S Cotton. Brintons continue success packing Minnesota opera houses with Geo RE Hart joining the company Washington previews planned for May.
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