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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
5
Community notes list visits and trips by Mrs A J Waldschmidt Mr Oscar Burhham Mrs Grover Custer and others to Winfield Titus and Riverside. Local retailers advertise Rub No More coupons grocers Royall Vienna The Pair C B Q depot and E Dankwardt offer milled feed and real estate loans.
Daddy tells Jack and Evelyn a Swiss tale of St Bernard dogs aiding travelers in the Alps. Barry earned a monument after saving a girl. Oliver saved fifty six lives and continues work. Monks of St Bernard house travelers and provide aid with the dogs.
The Misses Esther and Martha Dill visited J. K. Dunn in Wyman this morning during a morning call. Saturday marks a big day at the Vienna. Mrs. R Crone and her children, guests in Washington, head to Burlington then return home to Hastings Nebraska.
Local patrons are urged to see two features at the Lyric Theater tonight, The Drummer Girl a stirring war picture and Her Brother a lively comedy. The Vienna advertises fresh bakery supplies and farming notices appear alongside visits by Mrs Hlomer Stephen and Mrs A A Rynearson with Dorothy.
Tomorrow Newton meets Washington at the ballpark at 2 30 in a repeat matchup. Local notes report new Rock Island station operator Jack Riggs of St Joseph Mo and ongoing piano tuning shifts with F Punk slated for August 12. Several residents travel, visit relatives, or prepare for trips to Keota Chicago and Peoria as community life unfolds.
The Men and Religion Forward movement schedules a Sunday 8 p.m. talk at New Haven church with Frank R. Sage presiding. H. H. McCleery D. J. Coon and A. Fuller address themes on money missions and the wholesome young man as a prior meeting at Pleasant Hill drew a large audience. A Washington quartet will provide numbers and women may attend. The nearby Washington County Medical Society event at Brighton was postponed due to rain.
A San Francisco report states the Continental Building and Loan association could not begin business due to a $300000 shortage. The state commissioner blames general manager William Corthlin for mismanagement.
Persons request assistance to move goods to the Chautauqua grounds. A contact phone 216 is given and an address hinted as 147tleod el s Pav AOR con A fae with unclear details.
Charles A. Luck and Kate A. Nayadley united in marriage at the Baptist manse with Pastor D Loon officiating. They were raised near Kalona and will establish their home there. Presbyterian members are invited to a church banquet this evening.
A timely display showcases the season s newest ideas with fresh arrivals in ladies tailored suits. No style sign or color of an undesirable character appears in the collection.
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