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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1910

Page

4

Local and Personal Notices From Brighton Visitors

Local and personal items note 8 of Brighton as a businessman in the city yesterday. Fred Crawford of Oskaloosa and Mrs A B Adams with daughter Dorothy visited Muscatine yesterday. Mrs Ainsworth attended the city. Miss Esta Wilson of Galesburg returned home after visiting. L B Moothart visited relatives in the city yesterday and returned to West Chester. Buy Sunday supplies at Vienna.

Fred Crawford Oskaloosa A. B. Adams Dorothy Muscatine Esta Wilson Galesburg Mly L. B. Moothart West Chester Aimee Fordell H. Smith Knoxville Fordell N. S Baker Ft. Scott Kansas H. N. Baker Mr. Baker

Winfield man travels home after visit to West Chester

AIRDOME Clifford Grover of Winfield was in the city yesterday evening returning from a visit at the Mrs. W E Glider home in West Chester.

Clifford Grover Winfield City Mrs. W. E. Glider West Chester

Local Socials and Travel Notes From Washington Area

Mrs. James H. Minner of Polk City Iowa arrives for a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. G vid. Angel food and lager cakes advertised at the Vienna bakery. Numerous neighbors and visitors travel between Washington and nearby towns sharing news of trips visits and daily shopping. The piece catalogs short updates on residents passing through or staying in town, their destinations and back, with notes on bakery goods and local shops.

James H. Minner Polk City Iowa Angel Vienna Washington

Local Society Happenings Include Dances and Weddings

A busy slate reports Miss Dorothy Latchem hosting a social at East Main, a Knupp's hall dance for youths, and Miss Ruth Latta leading a Sabbath class at Sunset Park. Miss Hagel P Webb wed Mr. Crittenden in Des Moines. veterans’ reunion celebrated with a banquet, music, and speeches by Clifford Thorne and Alex Miller.

The Pickwick Club Dorothy Latchem East Main Street Ruth Latta Second United Presbyterian Church Sunset Park Isaiah Taylor Sonic Avenue C Association Taylor Maner Orehoeiva Ss. W. Neal Fort Sherman Carl Hedgess J. A. Ashby Clifford Thorne Alex Miller S. E. Greer Thorne Miller EB. Greer

Royal Market Highlights Beef Pork Lamb and More

Saturday markets advertise tender cuts from native cattle and home dressed pork veal and spring lamb with spring chicken cured hams bacon pure lard and farm lard plus Jersey butterine described as sweet pure delicious. The Royal Market offers the choicest foods at reasonable prices south of the post office.

Jersey the Royal Market Post Office

Daddy's Bedtime Story The Servant Girls and the Fairies

Evelyn asks if wicked skies exist and learns a fairy folk tale. Two lazy servant girls earn fairy tricks after refusing water for pixies. one girl helps and receives silver coins, while the other faces a punishing long limp and a red nose curse. A pixie later cures the limp.

Evelyn Daddy Migland Berri

Fraternal Order of Eagles leases hall for term

The Fraternal Order of Eagles has leased Kunupps hall for a term of years. Every Eagle is urged to be present Monday night August 1st, 1910.

Order of Eagles Kunupp

Minnehaha Repaired and Sailed to New York After Scilly Losses

The American Transport liner Minnehaha, ashore at the Scilly Islands last spring, has been repaired at Belfast yards and sailed today for New York. It marks the first instance of a steamer being raised after an island wreck. Delbert Elwell returns from South Dakota. Chauncey Myers Lon Brindley and A N Alberson with wife return from picage. Mrs J W Haye Wils travels to Eldon to visit daughter Mrs Clarence Stevenson who plans a Western trip.

London Scilly Islands New York SciMy Island Belfast Chauncey E. Myers Lon Brindley A. N. Alberson Picage Knights Templar J. W. Haye Wils Eldon Clarence Stevenson West Colorado Oregon Washington

Painkiller Promoted as Essential Family Medicine

Our Town Druggists tout Painkiller as the best medicine kept during hard times. They claim no one is too poor to pay for a bottle and urge customers to buy the genuine product in 26¢ 35¢ and 60¢ sizes.

Umbrella Case Dumbfounds Jury in The London News Story

A lawyer exposes a so called umbrella case by noting witnesses each carried umbrellas to shape jurors minds. The barrister argues this creates a false issue and appeals for not guilty verdict. The judge pays little attention, but the jury returns a verdict as urged by the defense.

London News

Sirocco Winds Stir Med Drought and Chaos Across Lands

The sullen hot winds sweep from North Africa through the Sahara toward the Mediterranean and beyond reaching Malta. The Sahara heat pours into the Atlantic creating misery, damage and a rising death toll as drought and social turmoil trigger crises and violence across affected regions.

North Africa Mediterranean Malta Salana Sahara A Harmattan Sahara Atlantic Buenos Aires Brazil

The Bulldog Stands Firm in a Gentle Fight Spirit

The bulldog rarely barks due to throat structure and instead emits heavy breathing in clashes. Despite size, he shows astonishing courage against larger opponents and seldom fights, reflecting a modern bulldog's evolved, heavier head and chest while remaining good natured.

Why She Was Pleased

A humorous Chicago News item where a wife’s husband and his spouse discuss overcoming social awkwardness to visit Mrs. Muggshby. The narrator notes the contrast between an outdated dress and a Paris import, concluding Mrs. Muggshby was delighted to receive the visit.

Paris Chicago News

City Bus Line Orders From Frank Rogers by Phone No 589

A city bus line calls for orders via phone number 589 to be directed to Frank Rogers. Callers must provide street and number for prompt service.

Frank Rogers

Hurcheese Presbyterian Announces Sabbath Schedule

The church says there will be no preaching service tomorrow. Other Sabbath services proceed with a 9 49 start and a 6 30 evening meeting led by the senior deacon.

Presbyterian Deaver

Saint James Catholic Church Concert by St Paul Quartet

A concert will be given at Saint James Catholic Church Davenport by the St Paul quartet in Mechanicsville Iowa. The program includes Miss Matilda Lorraine and Ed Quinn among performers. Admission is 25 cents with proceeds for the church.

St.ames Catholic Church Aire St. Paul Davenport Glenn Mechanicsville Iowa Mré PLM Sacier Matilda Lorraine Meser Howard Carroll Ed Quinn

Community Chautauqua Service Schedule Noted

Tomorrow services list a school gathering at 30 and a youth event at 6430 with the pastor present but no preaching or prayer meeting. Chautauqua activities will proceed without those elements.

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure

An old advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It describes the Eustachian tube as inflamed and blocked, and offers a monetary reward for any deafness case caused by catarrh that the remedy cannot restore. The copy also touts Hall's pills for constipation.

Hall Eirens Lars Mall

Trip Home for Wilber Miller Family After Weeklong Journey

A family led by Wilber Miller and W. B. Crooks returned home at 5 30 PM after a several week trip. They left July 2 at 5 AM and journeyed via Spirit Lake to Waterloo with a large party enjoying the travel.

Wilber Miller W. B. Crooks Spirit Lake Waterloo

Malaria Dread at Panama Canal Warns of Deadly Trouble

Fragmentary text warns malaria as a severe danger at the Panama Canal area. Mentions fever jaundice lassitude and general debility with a claim that a remedy cured malaria and liver and kidney problems. Includes a testimonial from a resident of Lucama New York and a dealer or product name Lemmon’s Phare.

Wm. N Lucama Lemmon

Banks impose early closing during Chautauqua period

The banks will close at noon during the ten days of Chautauqua and from September 1 they will close at 4 PM to process evening mails. Patrons are asked to note these changes and adjust their schedules accordingly.

Chutauqua

Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promoted by Wych Chemical

An old fashioned "sage tea" preparation marketed as a remedy for hair growth and scalp issues. The Wych Chemical Company offers Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur at 50 cents or $1 per bottle, with direct mail orders from New York City. McElhisney Drug Co. also advertises the product.

John Hair Drew Wyeth Wych Chemical Company Gatland St New York City McElhisney

Blind Faith and a Professor's Provocation

A fragmented passage hints at a debate over belief and reason in a scholarly setting. It references a professor arguing about Harvard and arching toward folly, signaling tensions between credulity and critique in academic discourse.

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