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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
6
The third annual county home picnic occurs on a Wednesday in August with all day activities. Free coffee, a basket bring and donations to brighten residents’ lives, plus music. County Attorney Dewey and others scheduled to speak.
Bartholomew's Associated Players present a lineup of high class royalty plays at the Graham theatre all next week. Each night features a different play with strong comedy and drama, opening with A Romance of Old Mexico in four acts. Orpheum vaudeville is interwoven between acts for a continuous program.
The school board met in the secretary's office to prepare for the opening in September. Additional teachers were elected and assigned, with a list of staff across high and elementary grades. The secretary reported a census increase of 30 from last year, totaling 1330 with 700 males and 630 females.
Mrs Core of India arrives with sister-in-law Mia and VM Alexander after morning stop in West Virginia. She travels toward Lomín and will sail in a few weeks to begin missionary work in India. Local residents expect a chance to meet Mrs Core during her stay.
The organization announces a regular meeting at Woodman hall Friday evening. All members are urged to attend.
The People of Washington are reminded that J. Leammon's Pharmacy is sole city agent for Meritol Pile Remedy. Manufacturers report unusual demand and endorse it as a genuine merit treatment not like common cures. They guarantee the product and invite customers to inspect a package to see its advantages.
A. E. Stewart of Keota dies at home after July illness from typhoid fever and poisoning. He and brother J. W. Stewart ran stock interests and were prominent in Keota and Washington County commerce. Survived by wife and five children, plus four sisters and two brothers. Funeral plans not announced. Contains unrelated medical ad for Foley Kidney Pills.
An interurban car line continues service past rural Jasper County, moving along scenic routes as part of regional transit operations.
Olivia Collins of Des Moines and John Sullivan of Paul were wed aboard a moving streetcar en route from Dallas to Des Moines after a license obtained in Newton proved invalid in Polk County. The conductor paused fares, the motorman fought the brakes, and G A Scott of First Methodist Church led the ceremony as the car swayed past rails and distant signals.
The Iowa state board of education summoned P. G. Holden of Ames College to explain alleged promotion of western land schemes while in office. He missed a recent meeting and was reportedly out of state. The board re elected all extension department members except Holden and will question him at the next meeting in Winton.
Fire at Spirit Lake Iowa yesterday morning destroyed the ice cream and produce building owned by Andrew Woods with a $25,000 loss and $18,000 insurance. The nearby livery barn of Bixby suffered $7,000 loss with $4,000 insured. Seven horses perished in the Bixby barn. Total property loss exceeds $30,000. cause believed to be a spark from the electric lighting plant. Andrew Woods also faced prior business setbacks including a $75,000 loss and a bankruptcy ruling for his Rockwell City company.
Three year old Delos Liebe of Kalona Iowa swallowed a steel staple at home. He was rushed to the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City where X rays located the metal and an operation was performed. Doctors predict a full recovery.
Cause No 7214 in the District Court of Washington County Iowa notices that Katherine Vachs executrix of Anton Vacha deceased was attached as garnish ee as a supposed debtor or holder of your property. It warns I K Vacha to appear and defend before noon on the first day of the next term starting September 1911 or a default will be entered and judgment rendered against the garnishee. Sheriff R H McGarty and attorney Charles A Dewry are named.
Readers may submit questions about The Suggestive Questions on the Sunday School Lesson by Rev Dr Linseott to the Journal office with the lesson date and question number. Include full name and address for potential mail responses. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound offers hay fever relief per an Illinois reader.
The piece urges perseverance with insistence not to quit when facing struggles. It uses repeated dont and donts to boost resolve, ending with a refrain about staying the course to come out on top. The cadence mirrors a motivational wartime or sporting chant.
An advertisement touts Moley Kidney Pills claiming to check progress of kidney and bladder trouble and heal by removing the cause. Sold by all druggists.
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