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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1910
Page
2
An advertisement touts furniture as superior to elsewhere with no stock kept, emphasizing latest design and best manufacture. It promises moderate prices to attract trade and invites customers to inspect offerings.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union meets Thursday at Mrs. M A Maxwell’s home to finalize finances before Chautauqua. Devotionals center on the Story of Vashti led by Mrs. D C Elder. Topic is The power of example with a 2:30 p m start on August 11 at 4912 Maxwell.
Boyd B. Berdo of Washington Iowa appears as the youngest Knight Templar in Chicago today. He is 23, became a Knight at 21 after completing the preliminary degrees in his first year, and joined Bethlehem Commandery. He stays at the La Salle hotel and works as assistant cashier at Washington County Savings Bank.
An advertisement proclaims an unprecedented array of leaders across all arenas in an all new show at Washington on August 23. It emphasizes no salaries are too high and demands absolute supremacy from every performer.
Happenings across the county report community events and daily happenings. Local residents participate in gatherings, meetings, and shared activities reflecting civic life.
West Chester notes list Mr. Wilson of Chicago visiting Miss Mary Martin on Sunday. W. O. Ralston plans a restaurant expansion with an upstairs. Rev C E Baumgarten preached at the Baptist church Sunday evening. A well attended social occurred at the M E parsonage Saturday. Ruth Schwartz visits friends in Keota. Lena Shaffer left for Crawfords ville due to sister’s illness. Hermon Luers returned from Washington. Mabel Jackson traveled to Washington today. Mr and Mrs D A Boyer visited their son W S Boyer Friday.
Havre reports visits from Washington residents and trips to Clayton Nicholson’s and Lone Tree. Many local folks attend church services, travel for health, and welcome visitors from Washington Iowa City Montezuma and Chicago. Keota notes family visits from Shell Neck Sumner Wellman and Oklahoma, plus church activities and a birth announcement for Henry George Daiber.
Mrs. Elizabeth Malin returned home from visiting her son Richard Malin and family in Columbus Junction. Frank Parsons of Columbus Junction arrived to visit at the W. T. Trotter home.
The piece portrays Uncle Walt as weary and burdened while Old Ajax jokes of a successor who can hold seven worlds. Walt Mason’s verses mock bravado and endurance, ending with Ajax proposing a replacement as Ajax plans retirement and a fishing trip to Sagamore Hill.
The Henry Hagist family visited Brighton to see Mrs Hagist's sister Mrs Singleton. The B Y P U of the Baptist church held a hay rack ride and business meeting at John Conklin home. Will Carris and Liss Carris came from Dallas County to attend to their father’s illness. Harold Page plans to attend Parsons College next year.
On Sunday and the weekend several visitors and guests were noted in Richmond. George Chalupa Fred Shalla and Charlie Caspar visited the Albert Lintz home. Will Marek and Ruth Lehrer called on Mrs. Will Marek. Marie Welte hosted dinner with friends. Hill Reece and family hosted a nephew C R McBride of Gladwin. Jim Sakulin from Chicago visited his mother Mrs John Sakulin and Mrs Schumacher of Chicago visited Votruvas. Lizzie Spevacek returned home after a week with the Joe Horak home.
A quiet wedding united Floyd Roe and Hattie Schendel at the M. E. Church parsonage in Titus with family present and friends later joining for a celebratory dinner. The bride, daughter of Titus Station Agent Schendel, and the groom, skilled in tin work with George W. Stewart Hardware, begin married life in a new Riverside flat.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube linings and offers $100 for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice claims nine of ten deafness cases come from catarrh and promotes Hall's pills for constipation, with Toledo based Fr. J. Cheney & Co. as sellers.
Kalona news rounds up visits and work changes with Jim Sakulin of Chicago visiting John Sakulin. Emery Sharp at Iowa City, Violet Troyer at Bon Ton, Ida Snider at Beck, Miss Walsh opening a dress and millinery shop, car purchase in Moline, Great Barlow show coming Tuesday, churchgoers at Richmond, Jacob Greaser auctioning 174 acre farm September 15, Rev W S Moore returns from Burlington, Oldakey's Hot Springs trip, Rev Father Weil’s death at Richmond shocks town.
Frank Neal of Des Moines stayed overnight in Crawfordsville as Cecil Lease from Washington visited today. J B Dodds of Wyman and his Burlington nieces the Misses Dodds were guests last evening. Mr and Mrs Clint Fletcher welcomed a daughter born yesterday. The son of Mr and Mrs J Orris of Oxford Junction visiting relatives here was injured yesterday in an accident while riding.
A pony at the Walter Orris residence bucked and threw him, breaking a leg. Clement and Stanley Edgar arrived home today from a week in Morning Sun. Mrs. Marsh Sewell and daughter Lois of Winfield arrived to visit Clint Pletcher. Donald Paisley came from Winfield to visit relatives.
The article describes corn on the cob cooked in Caloric as sweeter and juicier with kernels so tender the skins break open with light pressure.
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