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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
2
An advertising piece argues a tired liver results from poor nutrition and overwork. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, a non secret glyceric extract of native medicinal roots, claiming to restore digestion, boost liver function, and cure bilious symptoms with a strict dietary regimen.
August 12 notices report Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stephen at Chautauqua in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. James Berkbine and child ren from Oskaloosa and O Harris visited Gordon relatives. The funeral of Michael Riordan was held at the Catholic church with interment in Harper cemetery. Lightning struck the Bales residence causing fright but no serious damage.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Bennett and two children of Richland visited C E Bennetts. Mrs Ella Alkire and two children go to Washington to cook for Elrod Dayton during Chautauqua. Mr and Mrs Wagner take a three week vacation. Miss Effie Cornell of New Sharon visits Brighton. Mrs Myra Fritz has recovered from typhoid and visits her mother and sister. Miss Nellie Heftietinger goes to Washington to waiter for Brad Dayton. Rev C C Davis attends revival led by Rev William Hunt in Coppock. A wind storm toppled a tree north of the Iowa Central depot, blocking the C B and Q tracks and delaying the 7 o'clock train.
WEST CHESTER August 12 Mrs S K Statler visited Keota Monday. Mr and Mrs James Daniels visit Keosauqua this week. Mrs J H Garden and son Glenn visit Tracy. Mrs R B Dunshee and children of Keota visit here. Emma Malcolm of Chicago visits sister L P Jackson. Ada and Sarah Correll of Keota guests at John Knapp home. Clara Stewart of Keota met her violin class here. Mr and Mrs W C Shaw and baby return from Thornburg visit. Elmer Adams of Washington was a caller today. A C Plummer visiting near Chicago. Preston Smithers visit daughter Mrs Fishburn at Sigourney. O L Dayton leaves for Chicago. Mr and Mrs A G Leet leave for Owatonna Minn. Klein Bros of Washington purchased H B Porter’s farm east of here. Porter takes possession March 1.
August 13 events include the Rev J H Taylor traveling to Columbus Junction for Chautauqua. Walker Allen and Warren Williams went to Washington, D C, for an evening. Eva Long arrived from Washington for a short visit with home folks. Clyde Robbins and Henry McCoy attended a business men’s ball game in Winfield yesterday. Miss Crooks arrived from Washington to visit at the Henry Crooks home.
Mr and Mrs C E Anderson and sons with several relatives travel to Washington to camp during Chautauqua. Various families including Morehead Maxwell Harper Manners White Gordon and Hawthorne attend or travel for the festival. Others return from Merrimac and Columbus Junction with fishing or camping trips.
A Washington business credits The Journal with doubling in its first year after advertising. The paper helped reach over 1900 homes daily. The note invites readers to speak to those households through The Journal columns, promising broad audience reach for any noteworthy message.
The Misses Bell of Cotter, Riley Miller of Haskins, and G A Smith made local trips for visits and business. Milton Jones arrived from Gladwin for Chautauqua, L N Shuman returned from Chicago with stock, and Mr and Mrs F M Barnoske headed to Ottumwa. Mrs Crawford and Nellie Anderson attended Chautauqua, while Mrs Frank Woods and two children visited Ed Grayson. J A Jones returned from Columbus Junction Chautauqua. wife and kids stayed a day. Verne Madden accompanied Mrs Lester Hanlon to Brighton. Lewis McLear and wife left for Ankeny after two weeks with her parents. Ira Warren departed for Chillicothe Mo for a barber job after completing Globe shop apprenticeship.
The piece questions the money centered definition of success and argues for a shift toward moral reform. It condemns frenzied finance, graft, and perverted business ethics while urging self purification, reform of leadership, and a new definition of success. It ends with gratitude for a rising spirit and hope for change.
Scores across the circuit show Chicago and Brooklyn tally wins while Pittsburg and New York split. Detroit and St. Louis note no schedule, with Philadelphia, Boston, and Cleveland producing varied results across two games and multiple innings.
The Bureau of Navigation spent 50000 on ads last year and found daily newspapers yielded far higher returns in enlisting men than magazines. Recruiting cost through dailies averaged 3.86 dollars each versus 15 to 65 dollars via magazines, with Help Wanted ads most effective.
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