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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
3
The airdome drew a large crowd last evening and patrons left satisfied with the moving pictures. New pictures and songs are promised for tonight. A continuous performance allows guests to arrive at any time and stay as long as they wish. Admission is 5 cents for children and 10 cents for adults.
The library will be closed during Chautauqua except on Saturday evening. The notice notes a temporary change in hours affecting patrons, with access limited to Saturday night service to accommodate the event schedule.
Article promotes preventing appendicitis by avoiding constipation. Claims Foley's Orino Laxative cures chronic constipation by stimulating liver and bowels and restoring natural action. Says the product is mild, non nauseating and pleasant to take with substitutes refused. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
The court house will close every afternoon for the Chautauqua. Citizens are urged to complete county business before noon to avoid delays.
Harry Freis of Davenport arrived as a guest at the David Keiser home while Mrs. D Dayton and her son visited the James Nelson residence. A Presbyterian Endeavor society social and band boys event drew a large crowd at the park. Bower and Sanders opened a bargain sale for eight days. Mrs. J C Weisenberger and son Royce visited Miss Nora Stewart, and J N Reinhert spent yesterday in Sigourney on business.
Mrs Ingham enjoys a Chicago visit as her son stays with her. Mrs Barnett of Fairfield visits daughter Mrs Chas Darnell. A son was born August 6 to Mr and Mrs Wayne Roberson. Marguerite Coffman travels to Chicago to visit relatives. Mrs Darnell visits daughter Mrs Martha Cole in Moline. A hand car collision on the Iowa Central railway left the car demolished as workers jumped for safety. Dale Friend fills coal house near the depot for winter preparations.
August reports a bustling day with visitors from Washington and Muscatine. Newell Grady led landseekers to South Dakota while the Woodman picnic drew a large crowd. Keota edged Hills 22 to 21 in a close ball game amid social visits and local events.
August reports show gatherings at Coppock and Eureka with Mrs Darnell hosting her mother’s home Sunday and Miss Lucy Wells entertaining friends after Sunday school. Several neighbors and visitors are listed with names and brief activities including threshers, cooking, and cemetery maintenance by Lyman Bunce.
Perry Davidson of Washington helped fix a washout near Marcus Kuhn's plot and fell seriously ill Monday night, later moved home to Washington. Next Sunday August 9 regular preaching at Eureka at 1 and 7:30. Arthur Therion, Hoxworth, and Hesseltine finished threshing in Shiloh and Gray, then moved to other fields. grain yield is not large this year.
August 7. Born to Mr and Mrs Wayne Robison a son August 5. A small cyclone east of Brighton toppled grain stacks and blew down about a dozen peach trees for Henry Dencker. Ice cream supper at J F Lowes Saturday night. Miss Cora Crandall visiting Hazel Dawson this week. Wm Dawson stacking T Johns oats. Miss Ida Nicola ill but improving. Fred Edwards and Claude Carpenter called on Dave Dawson Thursday. D O Davison called on Joe Amarine Wednesday. Nick Amarine and wife visited his brother Joe Thursday to help move.
Muscatine Iowa will stay dry for at least a year after county supervisors reviewed a law enforcement league remonstrance. The petition for saloons showed 1,826 objectors named on a list of 2,057 petitioners, but after examination only 200 names stood.
A state prison chaplain relates a story of a father murdered by a robber awaiting execution. His daughter, motherless and grieving, curses the killer until a Lord s Prayer line moves her to forgive. She tells the warden she forgives the man, who then breaks down, confesses, and seeks prayers. Selected.
Mrs M M Davidson of 379 Gifford Ave San Jose California endorses Electric Bitters as a superior family remedy for headache biliousness and liver and bowel torpor saying a bottle offers more digestive health than any other remedy. Sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy for 25 cents.
A concise note proudly proclaims the Royal offers spring lamb veal pork and beef as the finest in the world with a score or reference reading 48 26 to emphasize quality.
An eyewitness account by W. A. Fraser details a Burmese tiger hunt with a tigress and cub observed from a machan. The narrator and Dan shoot the tigress, witnessing the animal’s ferocity and final collapse amid field noise and fading life.
Maud Muller on a crisp day rakes leaves but tells the judge she is shoveling snow. She winks at the cat and delivers a wry line about fools in a Detroit Tribune moment.
Mr and Mrs L L Stidger of Moundsville West Virginia visit J B Crayne in Keosauqua with friends. Stidger is an old acquaintance of Henry Parkinson, a West Virginia native, en route to visit more friends and relatives.
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