This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1907
Page
3
Floyd Ross left for Havre to work on a farm. J. B. Arthaud a Dr D Arthaud brother departed for Chillicothe Mo. Mrs N Wilson and Miss Nellie were passengers for Crawfordsville last evening.
Miss Margaret Doolittle will head the Latin and English department at Washington Academy starting Monday September 2. She succeeds Miss Evelyn Carothers who resigned to attend the University of Chicago. A graduate of Pella College and the University of Chicago, she has teaching experience in Grand Island and Ames and knows education across the state. The academy notes her health-related home stay allows her to join as instructor. Stop at the Chau tauqua academy tent for a catalog and job inquiries.
S Long and H Db Long of Hastings Nebraska, visitors of RE W Chrissinger, left for Wyoming last evening to visit at the home of John E Long.
A Mason City man regains custody of his daughter amid tabloid style chatter from New York reporting on a sensational revival of a so called soul kiss. The feature centers on Vesta La Viesta a self styled cosmologist promoting the practice in lectures priced at 300 dollars per half year.
Readers are offered a $100 reward if Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure catarrh in any case. The remedy is described as constitutional, taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, and claims to strengthen the constitution. Sold by Druggists for 75 cents along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Leonard Fox, hiding in a cornfield near Mason City, abducted his daughter during a long custody dispute. Neighbors and Mrs Fox searched fruitlessly after he seized the child at noon and fled toward the field. The Reverend R L Patterson arrived from Burlington recently.
S Jemison of Spring Grove York County Pa testifies to five years use of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in his family and among friends with unfails. He praises it as the best remedy of its kind in the world and notes it is sold by Cook Sherman.
An early 20th century Riverside Leader item touts EN GAW headache remedy claiming quick cures with no side effects. It spotlights a humorous domestic vignette about vacationing youth leaving parents at home and hints at local notices from Fort Madison and surrounding Iowa towns.
Special to The Evening Journal reports from Washington D C. forecast says fair tonight and Wednesday with slight temperature changes for Iowa.
John Steen and Joe Purvis rode westbound Rock Island trains while Sam McCleery and Senator John Alex Young with his wife enjoyed a summer outing at Spring Park Minnesota. C. B. Lemmon sells Best Watches at reasonable prices. Ortho Laxative Fruit Syrup guarantees relief from digestive complaints with a money back offer.
Beginning Thursday August 15 all lumber yards will close at noon each business day during Chautauqua. The notice lists operations affected and the shift in hours for the duration of the event.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.