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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
7
In Rubio area Washington County a large crowd attended the funeral of Private Learly Woolums held in Richland after he died at a camp in New York. Interment was in Highland cemetery with services at Hopewell.
Tom Brown departed for Seattle to visit his brother Scott Brown. Mrs. W. B. Gardner returned from West Liberty after attending a missionary convention. Jee Shaffer returned to Washington after a Sabbath visit. Mrs. Wm. Jones traveled to Wilton Junction for a Presbyterian missionary convention. Mrs. Charles Hays returned to Washington. Relatives report Charles McCleary and Latimer Davis preparing in New York to go to France. Mrs. Abbey arrived from Washington to care for Mr. and Mrs. James Maxwell.
W. Q. V. Literary club met at Mrs. W. P. Gardner’s home for an April program on Hymnology. Mrs. Gardner and daughter Miss Suzanne Gardner led a discussion on hymns from ancient to modern times, with songs by H. B. Knight and a life story reading illustrated by piano and harp.
Rural notes report visits by Mr and Mrs Chas Palmer to the Work home near Washington and Ruth Hazen staying with Mrs George Weigman. Local farming and family updates mention corn hauling by Charles Palmer, a new arrival for Will and Floyd Olds, and health concerns prompting Mary Barbour to visit Ames. Reports cover caucus plans in Oregon township, juror duty for S C Pearson, nursing work by Cora Olds, Camp Dodge draft notices, and the death of David Wads worth with funeral plans in Ainsworth.
National League results show New York defeat Boston 9 2 Philadelphia tops Brooklyn 7 2 Cincinnati 3 2 Chicago 2 St Louis 6 over Pittsburgh 5 American League notes Boston 1 New York 9 Philadelphia 6 Washington 0 Cleveland 8 St Louis 2 Detroit Chicago no game due to rain
Second Lieutenant Dinsmore Ely formerly of the Lafayette escadrille died Sunday in France from injuries in an airplane accident. The French government awarded the War Cross to Sergt. David E. Putnam, William A. Wellman, and Phelps Collins, all noted aviators with various escadrilles.
A Dunn North Carolina man reports curing a chronic cold with Vinol a constitutional cod liver and iron remedy. The ad claims Vinol aids digestion enriches blood and builds strength with a money back guarantee from Sherman Bros. Druggists and other stores nationwide.
Wil tham G McAdoo secretary of the treasury will visit Great Lakes on Monday April 29. He will speak to the Liberty loan effort and take part in a reception with the Great Lakes bluejackets and a special review if time permits.
In Lyons on April 24 the city honored American Red Cross volunteers led by H. P. Davison. Three thousand schoolchildren formed a hollow square in Place Bellecour beside six thousand residents, each child bearing flags or tricolors while reciting a French poem of gratitude to American children.
A diplomatic dispatch cites Vienna reports of serious food riots across Galicia last week. Cracow saw deadly clashes as troops moved on crowds, with eastern Galicia including Lemberg and Tarnapol affected and civilian casualties described as high.
Washington reports Dr. P. P. Claxton urges college and school graduates to hold simple 11S graduation exercises and spend the savings on War Savings stamps. He estimates about 6 million dollars could be saved for patriotic purposes.
Henrik Ibsen the Norwegian dramatist began medical studies at the University of Christiania at twenty but shifted to literature after a play produced at the National Theater showed strong promise. He concluded medicine was not his path.
A reflective note on the noble feeling of admiration for a higher being, described as a vivifying influence in a person's life, attributed to Cortyte.
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