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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
2
Brighton routes and families gather in Washington Iowa visitors from Tainter Muscatine and Fairfield are noted. The column records travel, visits, farm updates, a barn fire near Washington, Chautauqua attendance, aero plane plans, and various social calls across several towns.
July 81 1912 Ainsworth Iowa Mr and Mrs Ernest Iseminger departed yesterday morning for Storm Lake Iowa to attend the funeral of Mrs Isemingers mother who died suddenly Monday of heart failure Mrs Frank Woods and children Crawfordsville Iowa August 1st Mr and Mrs J H Hustom went to Columbus Junction yesterday to Camp during the Chautauqua Will Wooley a Washington visitor today Mrs Hanna Kurtz arrived from Wayland today to visit her daughter Mrs Mary King
The republican county campaign committee will meet to fill two vacancies on the ticket for the fall election and to handle campaign business. Chauncey M. Myers death leaves no candidate for representative. Marsh W. Bailey resigns from the hospital board, creating another vacancy to fill locally. The county supervisors will appoint an interim candidate until the election.
Lexington residents share news of visitors deaths and daily events. Chauncey Myers dies shocking the town while Chauncey’s acquaintances and Miss Leona Matthess visit Henry Mathess. Families travel to Wellman Des Moines Chicago and Des Moines.
Advertised remedy claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. It says Hall's Catarrh Cure purifies blood and acts on mucous surfaces, backed by a physician's prescription and testimonials. Sold by druggists with a referenced Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Cloudbursts across Colorado cause heavy damage to stock crops and railroad property. Traffic from Colorado Springs halted and hundreds of tourists are marooned. Wires down and full disaster reports unavailable.
Rochester readers report relief from dizziness cramps and headaches using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Rochester mother credits two bottles with her 15 year old daughter's improved health, while a Stoutsville teen and a mother affirm similar benefits. The company notes hundreds of such letters praising the remedy.
Markets start steady with cattle and sheep receipts. Cattle receive steady bids with beeves and stockers showing firm ranges, while sheep move slower. Hog prices rise 5 to 10 cents on bulk sales and mixed lots. Receipts today include 18 000 cattle and 20 000 sheep with month totals listed.
A scrambled OCR fragment references Eggs RRR and M4 with stray letter clusters. The readable portion lacks clear names, dates, places, or events to form a factual item.
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