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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1925

Page

2

Local Social Update from Young America Community

April notes show Mrs Elmer Cherry visiting Mis Charles and Mrs John Cherry. Hiram Heker aided J N Phillips this week. Families including the Brileys, Wilcoxes, and Shorts gathered for visits. Harriet Phillips, Celestine Marie, and Mary Hunter kept schooling and vacations with relatives in town and at Parsons College.

Young America Elmer Cherry Mis Charles John Cherry Hiram Heker J. N. Phillips Myra Wilcox Clark Waterloo B. C. Briley Leland Pringle Frank Pingle Ed Swift Hedrick Celestine Marie Washington Will Marie Harriet Phillips Parsons College Claude Rhodebeck Rural Woman's Club Frank Bandy Frank, Jr Edgar Porter Mary Willa Maxine Briley Bernice Anderson

Beavers Repair Dam Near Bellefonte Pennsylvania

Beavers repaired a dam near Bellefonte Pennsylvania that measured two hundred feet in width and ranged from four to ten feet in depth. Farmers and fishermen had considered repairs but were deterred by the cost involved.

Bellefonte Pennsylvania

Daily Market Reports From Chicago Hogs Cattle and Grain

Hogs receipts 21 000 with buyers steady to 10 cents higher than Monday. Cattle receipts 10 000 with fed steers steady to strong and spot sales higher. Sheep receipts 22 000 slower with fat lambs and wool lambs mostly steady. Wheat corn oats rye barley and seed prices listed with various bids and grades across Chicago markets.

Chicago

Chicago Livestock Estimates for Tomorrow

Chicago officials release livestock forecasts for tomorrow with hogs at 16 000 cattle at 10 000 and sheep at 3 000.

Chicago

Crawfordsville readers note local shopping and rain sighs

In Crawfordsville area notes, Clyde Maxwell hauls corn to John Orris for Mrs S K Orris and two daughters Dorothy and May. Several families shopped in Washington Thursday and Friday, including Mrs Join Shebeck, Mrs John Jones and daughter Mary, Mrs Sam Witting and her mother, and Mr and Mrs John Kock. Visits to Mrs Ruebsara at the county hospital and at George Hillhouse home are recorded. A million dollar rain Saturday night brought little road damage, locals joke. Continuous weekend visits with many households mentioned.

Crawfordsville R.R Clyde Maxwell's John Orris S. K. Orris Dorothy May Washington Join Shebeck John Jones Mary Sam Witting Ode Ferguson John Kock John Shebeck Ruebsara Jake Shrader George Hillhouse Frank Taylor Jean L. L. Neiswanger Hayden Thomas Williams Frank Bailey William Stockman Loran Horton Lena Jones

Grain futures mixed in Chicago trading session notes

Open high low close figures for WHEAT CORN OATS RYE LARD RIBS and BELlIES show May July and Sept contracts with varied gains and losses. Data reflects Chicago prices with percentages and dollar values across commodities.

Chicaca Chicago

Union Township Farm Bureau Meets in Columbus Junction

The April meeting was held Thursday evening at Harry L Edwards home with good attendance. President 8 B Cline led the business session and program featuring Singing of America pruning demonstration reports, and club work updates. A band benefit sale is planned for April 25 at McQueen’s furniture store with donations welcome. J Don Darrow recently went to Chicago after passing the civil service exam and will work in the terminal office.

Columbus Junction Union Township Farm Bureau Harry L. Edwards B. Cline America Rollo S. Pickford S. B Cline James D. Helmick James Kerr C. E. Pierce Nelson Duncan McQueen’s J. Don Darrow Chicago M. R. Allen

Helped Through Change of Life by Vegetable Compound

Baltimore reader Mrs. L. Ginchen credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with easing the change of life and a run-down system. She reports taking a bottle through the critical period, noting improved health and later helping her daughters during marriage and childbirth. The ad touts the product as a dependable remedy for nervousness and female complaints.

Baltimore Maryland Lydia E. Pinkham

Local Social and Church Notes From Cedar Rapids Area

Misint a Jarvis visitors last week. Mr and Mrs fall were Cedar Rapids visitors over the weekend. Presbyterian women plan to beautify the church lawn by planting shrubs. Mrs. E H Albright returned to Oskaloosa after visiting in Columbus City. J J Roberts of Cotter visited Dr E W McWilliams's home. Wylie Whicher returned to Wapello after visiting his daughter. Mrs G W Smith of Des Moines visiting sister Mrs Ferdinand Spaethe in Columbus City. Mrs Smith came from Chicago after attending funeral of her sister Mrs Joseph Murray. Mrs Howard Griffith near Cotter went to Burlington to visit her parents. Quote by Lowell about sincerity. Journal ads pay.

Mise Minta Jarvis Madeuk‘ne W. Fall Cedar Rapids Presbyterian Church E. H. Albright Oskaloosa J. Fred Huff Columbus City J. J. Roberts of Cotter E. W. McWilliams Des Moines Wylie Whicher Wapello Clara Dorn G. W. Smith Ferdinand Spaethe Columbie City Smith Chi Cago

Music Affects Flower Growth And Leaning Blossoms

A report notes that certain flowers respond to continuous daytime sound levels. When sound remains steady for long periods, sensitive blossoms exhibit a leaning away from the source of the music.

Joint-Base promise of quick relief for aches promises instant relief

An advertisement touts Joint-Base as a rapid rub for stiff or swollen joints, neuritis, sciatica, pleurisy, bronchitis, chest colds, sore feet and sore throat. It claims one minute of rubbing absorbs through skin to relief, with Sherman Bros. and other druggists selling many tubes nationwide.

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