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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1906
Page
4
An advertisement asserts rheumatism ruins life but a happy home remains valuable. It promises relief from rheumatic pains through Chamberlain's Pain Balm available at Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy with long term use claimed to bring a permanent cure.
Society members are urged to attend the Fraternal Aid meeting in the fre hal this Thursday evening. Mrs. Stevenson of Fairfield will be present. Invitations have gone out for the marriage of Gertrude Bell to Eugene Charles Prewitt on Wednesday May 16 at 3106 Second Avenue South Minneapolis. Mrs. Laddy, remembered as Fiora Graves, is a sister of rank Graves formerly of this city.
The first commencement events at the High School started with Senior boys hosting the class guests at 415 East Madison Street. They played pit and panics and enjoyed a fine time with music and a dainty feast served by the hostesses. Attendents included class members and faculty Miss Hansen Woodford Nichols Rai Safley and Sryant.
A home wedding at 7 30 p m united Miss Hazel Campbell and farmer Harry Maxwell with Rev L D Young officiating. About thirty guests attended the ceremony and a wedding dinner followed at the Campbell residence. A reception for the couple was held at the Maxwell home route four with forty relatives and friends.
This afternoon at 2 o clock at the home of Rev. and Mrs. 8S. K. Coates on South Marion avenue the marriage of W. D. Ecker man of Keota to Kate Green of Wellman took place with Rev. Coates officiating. The groom is Ezra Ecker man’s son and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Green.
In town today Keck Flora Co sells Burpee seeds. 31 tf Harry Wickham of Ainsworth was on business, John Little returned from West Liberty, Mrs. W. R. Cocklin came back from the city, Prof. K. D. Daugherty went to Crawfordsville after Ed Daugherty's death, Arch McCulley and Ernest Lemmon returned from Davenport on federal jury business, and W. Y. Campbell of Standard Oil with his wife visited the Millers.
Edwin Cowan Daugherty, brother of Prof. R I Daugherty, dies after being struck by a frisky horse on a farm near Crawfordsville. Funeral is set for tomorrow at 2 PM in the Methodist church with Rev. Lloyd Tennant conducting. surviving wife Laura Young Daugherty and four daughters. He served as band leader and choir leader, active in community and church life. Born in Allegheny County Pa March 25 1862, he lived in Redwing Minnesota and Crawfordsville before his death.
The Washington County Medical Society held its thirty third semi annual meeting in the city hall with visiting doctors arriving this forenoon. Dr W H McCaw opened the session at 11 00 on The Adantages of the County Society. Dr C W Stewart spoke on The Diagnosis of Appendicitis at 1 30. Dr G F Niblock discussed Nephrolithiasis. A C Moerke read a paper on Relations between the Physicians and the State Board of Health. Dr James of Centerville was reading a paper at press time.
A reflective line states that a few tears mix with laughter and clouds mingle with blue skies. It notes that showers brighten the shine after rain and smiles grow sweeter after a sigh, capturing a moment of grief within gladness.
A reflective verse by Nixon Waterman contemplates toil and rest. The poem notes joys tempered by sadness and the fleeting nature of happiness, hinting at heavenlike glimpses amid earthly pain.
Mrs John W Sands died at her Ainsworth home after a brief illness of rena colic She was born Martha A Shaw in Blount County Tennessee November 25 18 She married John W Sands December 22 1904 and lived in Ainsworth Survivors include her husband four children F G and S B Sands of Grand Coulee Saskatchewan Mrs Eva Coulter and A F E Sands of Ainsworth One sister Mrs Alex Henderson Funeral arrangements pending word from Canada The death is mourned by many in the community
Mrs Henderson Walker arrived home this afternoon after a three weeks visit in Peoria. She stayed with relatives and reports a pleasant trip.
Miss Lizzie Wilms arrived back in Brighton this afternoon following a social visit in the city with friends.
Mrs Shunterman came back to Valley Junction this afternoon following a visit with her daughter Mrs Ralph Lytle who lives north of the city.
Speaker Cannon said Congress would likely adjourn between mid June and early August. He noted work remains on appropriation bills and other measures, and warned that progress depends on Senate action. If the railroad rate bill passes by May 1, six weeks would be needed to finish remaining tasks.
Judge Fre mont Alford of the criminal court orders County Prosecutor Charles Benedict to sue Fred L. Purdy publisher of The Sun for indirect contempt of court. Purdy allegedly published an article accusing the judge of pressuring the grand jury to obtain indictments against Chief Metzger for assault and political activity.
Harrisburg Illinois April 26 At the attempt of Superintendent Thomas of the Gara Coal company to replace striking engineers and firemen with clerks several men in clerical roles were discharged Fred Patterson Louis Coffey and Edward Gaskins were let go for refusing to run a machine they said they knew nothing about
Hackensack New Jersey April 26 Justice Garretson of the New Jersey Supreme Court has sentenced Mrs Anna Valentina to death for the murder of Rosa Salza marking her third death sentence after petitions from across the country and intervention by the Italian government failed to save her.
Caution against mercurial catarrh remedies asserting they ruin smell and harm the body. Warns Hall's Catarri Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio contains mercury and is taken internally. Urges purchase only by prescription from reputable physicians and notes testimonial claims and price. Take All's Family Pills for constipation.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe bottle free from alcohol and habit forming drugs. It claims Blue Cohosh roots cure female weaknesses and restore health for working women and mothers, with a note on Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
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