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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1912
Page
7
A hospital board held a session to discuss supplier bids offering furniture and fittings to equip patient rooms. Officials reviewed options from multiple vendors, aiming to improve comfort and function while controlling costs.
County hospital board met in the new building to discuss furnishing rooms when completed. All rooms are spoken for by individuals and organizations, with memorial rooms planned for Hugh McCleery and the Scofield family. The Presbyterian church and dining room furnishings are also addressed, funded by a prior home talent play.
Graceful colorful Sweet Peas praised as the variety to grow. Advertises eight packets for 25 cents including orchid varieties, plus ten more packets for 50 cents. Special offer before March 1 adds an extra Spencer Sweet Pea. Address Edgar A Higgins. May 1 end of display.
Alonzo Barrett buys tools at Philbin's store while rumors of Captain Kidd's treasure spread. Neighbors secretly dig his south pasture at night, boosting store sales but risking exposure as the town grows wary of a hoax and growing hole-filled land.
The Second United Presbyterian church members host a social in the parlor. C T Wilson's family marks his 78th birthday with a spinning bee and a special cake from Fox Furnace Co. Elyria Ohio. Attendees include relatives from Knoxville Quincy Omaha Muscatine and others.
An unprecedented rush of seed corn orders fills Mills seed house as twenty workers handle vast shipments. The firm rents a new building at the old button factory to cope with demand, while about a thousand bushels are backlogged. Prices remain at 1.75 to 2.00 a bushel and sixty five staff run the spring operation.
Announcement notes a farewell social Friday night April 26 at the A O U W hall for James Miller and Jack Woolm with all members urged to attend. It also lists a Masonic meeting of Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M Friday evening April 26 1912 at 7 30 for third degree work.
The Queen Esther Circle meets Monday evening with Miss Anna Wilson for the annual mite box opening and full attendance is desired. The Pleasant Plains group holds its third quarterly thank-offering meeting at Mrs Hannah Durst home on Wednesday May 1 at 2 p.m. All members expected.
Dr S F Sutton urges all people to cleanse the body in spring to combat languor and disease. He highlights kidneys as blood filters and promotes Root Juice Compound for appetite, digestion, and rheumatic relief. Available at Lemmon's Pharmacy and other drug stores. large bottle priced at one dollar.
Davenport and nearby towns push improvements and signing for the I-O-O A Short Line from Davenport through Blue Grass to Muscatine and beyond. Iowa Publishing engineers will visit Davenport to consult with the Davenport Auto club about routing and marking the Blue Grass road to Muscatine, aiding local tourism and road maintenance by the Davenport Auto club and Muscatine Motorists.
A. B. Dunn of 813 W Fourth Street Des Moines Town reports an acute rheumatism and kidney attack relief after taking Foley Kidney Pills. He says pains and swelling subsided and he is rapidly recovering and recommends the medicine to others suffering as he did.
Meritol Tonic Digestive claims to tone up the system quickly and restore strength. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the product for health improvement.
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