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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1908
Page
3
A brief note urges visiting the airdome on the final night and discusses avoiding appendicitis. It claims most victims are habitually constipated and promotes Foley's Urino Laxative as a mild, non nauseating remedy that stimulates liver and bowels to restore natural action. Lemmon's Pharmacy markets the product.
County offices will close each afternoon during the Chautauqua season. Citizens needing county services are advised to complete transactions before noon.
Items of local news from correspondents cover community events and activities across the county. The column compiles small happenings, personal notes, and brief notices reflecting daily life and social affairs of residents.
A new Exposition park project in Rock Island announces a six day event from September 28 to October 3 featuring eight free acts, automobile and horse shows, Pain's fireworks, electrified illumination, and special days for Bryan Taft and Modern Woodman. The effort includes $20,000 in improvements, C. W. Parker railroad shows, and aims to attract thousands from surrounding areas. Oskaloosa Herald notes a separate business shift as Barnes Jr retires from Barnes & Dede and Dede & Mercer form a new partnership with Washington trader Mercer.
A columnist reflects on dangers posed by morally debased women who socialize with young girls. The piece argues such women corrupt bodies and souls and urges mothers to identify and warn against them to protect daughters from ruin and public disgrace.
August 8 reports Miss Katie Gilbert of Bussey Iowa and Miss Lessie Baker of Baldwin Kansas visiting friends in town. Several locals and visitors are mentioned including Mrs Lida Fishburn of Sigourney, Mrs Ira Sproull of Washington and Miss Lee Sargent of Smith Center Kansas. The page also notes Mrs Kate Dihel returning from Washington and other short visits by Miss Edna Jones Miss Blanche McFarlane and Miss Cooper plus Mr and Mrs J P Hennon and Mrs S D Charris Sr returning from Muscatine and Canon City. Maude Simerman plans an over Sunday visit to Keota.
Local notes show an evening social at the parsonage to benefit the Q E 8. Washington visitor Rev W A Smith. Miss Ruth Brindley and Lee Sargent guests at Bruce Gardner home. Grandparents Gardner of Wellman visit Ezra Gardner. Luncheon honors two sisters vacationing at home with local and Wellman guests.
Local brief notes two shows at the airdome tonight marking the last night there for ten days. Foley's gallery slashes prices on all photo styles. Mrs Daniel Rohrer returns home from Keota while Roy Combs heads to Columbus Junction for Chautauqua. Remember the closing date as the airdome ends its run on the tenth.
Mrs Arthur Yard traveled to Havre for an over Sunday visit while Miss Marjorie Hebner returned from Sigourney. There will be no services at Walnut school house next Sunday due to Chautauqua. A Clinton party in a large touring car passed through the city Saturday afternoon en route to Albia.
The W. R. C. will have headquart ers at the Chautauqua grounds this year as formerly, and all the friends of the W. BR. C. are requested to make themselves at home in the W. R. C. tent. Mrs. R. A. Riley will have charge of the tent, and will make all visitors feel at home.
Mrs Will Palmer and daughter Miss Gladys of Des Moines visit relatives in the city. Craig Patterson returned home to Ainsworth Saturday after a brief business visit. Miss Jessie Neiswanger left for Crawfordsville to visit the Jasper Neiswanger home over Sunday. Miss Ella Montgomery, formerly a Warm Springs Indian mission teacher in Oregon, is home.
Tramps grow in the area as threshing ends for the season. Will Ducker hurls clover. Matt McMahon and Forest Green visited Kalona Woodmenday. Geo Miller paints his barn. Jim Stamps house nears completion. Bert Griffith painted it this week. Dewey and Ralph Hanley returned from Keota cousins visit Wednesday.
Earl Foshier arrived Saturday evening from Harvey to spend a few days at the home of his sister, Mrs. Dr. A A Sandy. A private sale of household goods, milch cow, calf, and young chickens is announced at Mrs. W. A. Green’s residence, 1009 WW Monroe St. City. Free Frey photographs advertised as cheap and best, with low prices.
Mr and Mrs Karl Freding and children Homer and Victoria concluded a two week stay with relatives in Minneapolis and other Minnesota locales and arrived home Saturday morning.
Curt McClellan reports a fruitful outing at Walnut creek mouth with three channel catfish weighing 164 g 10 and 6 pounds from a single spot. He was quick to complete the haul.
Mrs M M Davidson of San Jose California says Electric Bitters are a valuable general family remedy for headache biliousness and torpor of the liver and bowels. She notes there is more health for the digestive organs in a bottle than any other remedy she knows of. Sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy for 25 cents.
Mrs John Warnock and her granddaughter Lola Paul completed a multi week trip visiting several points of interest in Colorado and the western states. They reported a delightful journey and returned home Friday night.
The eye specialist Dr Dean has gone fishing and will return August 24. He will be available to receive patients after that date.
A large crowd gathered in Kalona for the Modern Woodmen celebration on Thursday. Seventeen piece local band and 20 to 30 attendees from nearby participated, all reporting a general good time. Atty Clifford Thorne delivered an excellent morning address drawing favorable comments. Hills and Keota played a tight ballgame with Keota winning in the tenth inning. Races amused attendees and overall the event was a huge success.
Mrs E R Lease has returned home after weeks in Chicago attending Moody Bible Institute. She spoke last evening at the Christian Endeavor society meeting of the First United Presbyterian church about her experiences and the work at the institute.
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