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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1905
Page
5
Listing offers 5 acres with a new 6 room house, cellar and porches, good water, barn and chicken house, adjoining a corporation, suitable for poultry bees hogs berries. Also for sale light Brahma and White Wyandotte eggs at 1 dollar per sitting of 15. Contact Howard L. McCleery at 1013 N Maron Ave Tel 137.
Mr and Mrs Frank Maxwell of Crawfordsville were seen shopping in the city today, observed by local residents.
Pekin Iowa resident W M Smithart once given up by doctors credits Dr King’s New Discovery as his salvation from consumption. The ad touts a strictly scientific cure for coughs sore throats and colds and claims pneumonia prevention with guaranteed bottles 50 cents and 1.00 at J H Stewarts drug store with a free trial bottle offered.
The April 12 edition records short social items from Pleasant Alll including visits among Ed Mayhew Benson Putman Nicholson and Stiles families. It notes a replacement of office staff and a promotion of a Champion light plant. A brief poem by Anna Temple Whitney appears at the end.
April 13 notes show Mrs. A. F. Johnson returning to Centerville after a visit at Clipper farm. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Walker visit son James in Washington. Mrs. Henry Goble of Eldon arrives to see Mrs. Stephen Hayden and others. Mrs. Ralph Keller of Washington visits. Karl Cocklin returns from Iowa City for a short vacation. Mrs. E. J. Southworth and Mrs. N. L. Utterback conduct business in Washington.
J H McCleary arrived back in Crawfordsville this morning from Davenport while Raymond Criswell the Q depot agent was summoned to Burlington.
D R Munro arrived from Burlington with 3 carloads of hogs while George E Lewis of Munro & Lewis brought 4 cars of cattle from Chicago. Addison Snyder improves slightly with rheumatism no use of legs. John Scott recovering from grippe. Baptist church annual roll call and business meeting scheduled for Saturday April 15 1905 with business at 2 roll call at 2 30 and sermon at 3 by Rev I McMunsters. Harve Knapp delivered 62 hogs to Fisher Augustine averaging 285 pounds and Milt Godfrey sold 52 steers averaging 1325 at 5.95 per cwt.
Daniel Kiopfenstein departs tomorrow morning for Chicago and then New York City. He sails on the 20th bound for Europe to work in Roumania for the harvest season with the harvester company he is employed by.
The Journal corrects yesterday report of tax receipts showing March collections of 127 221 09 dollars as the first half of 1804 taxes. The total tax to be collected stands around 306 000 dollars.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M calls a Friday evening meeting on April 14 for Third degree work. A large attendance is expected and members are urged to come early. A N Alberson W M.
Cyrus Chapter No 13 holds a regular meeting Friday at 7 30 PM in the south committee room. Business and petitions will be acted upon. Chas A Dewey and H P are noted officers.
The Epworth League Bible class will meet this evening in the ladies parlor of the M H K church at 7 30 o clock.
S. B. Dewey visited Sigourney and Keota yesterday to promote the Washington County Chautauqua. He distributed advertising matter in the two cities as the committee starts its work early this year.
An old advertisement warns against mercury in remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio. It emphasizes internal use, claims direct action on blood and mucous surfaces, and notes price 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available. Druggists sell Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
R W Bishop reports multiple patent issues for Iowa residents including 786,832 trolley wire guide 786,855 fruit-watering device 786,860 hat and coat locker 786,001 telephone exchange system 786,912 burglar alarm 786,932 airship 787,013 steel trap 787,124 banana crate 787,348 interchangeable marker and punch assigned to Henry Sexton and others. The piece ends with a poem, The Poet and the Spring, and a note from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
KE H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa credits Electric Bitters with curing his kidney trouble after two years of pain and anxiety. He says the remedy also aids general debility and nerve trouble and keeps it on hand. J H Stewart, a local druggist, guarantees them at 50 cents.
Mr. Frank Arthaud visits his brother Dr. Arthaud in the city while Miss Mae McFarlane of West Chester and Miss Katherine Buxbaum of Grace Hill spend days with local friends. Community updates include Mrs. Walter Ayres traveling to Chicago after a death, Alex Miller serving as a juror in Keokuk, and Judge Dewey’s serious condition. A clothing sale by Dougherty Bros is announced for April 14 and 15. A birth is reported for Dr. and Mrs. Siberts in Geneva, Iowa. Prof. Brandenburg discusses Pre Columbians and cliff dwellers on a Iowa tour at the Methodist church with admission 25c and school discounts.
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