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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
4
A trip to Burlington and Ft Madison is arranged for Friday August 21 from Keota and West Chester. The train stops at Washington at 7 30 am with optional boarding at KR depot. Round trip to Burlington costs 1 74 and from Burlington to Ft Madison on post boat. Tickets are purchased on the train.
A lawn social is set for tonight at St James school grounds. Aprons and handkerchiefs will be for sale along with ice cream and other refreshments. The grounds will be lit by electric light.
Tam up from a hard spell of flux says I A Inner a Drummond Tenn merchant. I used one soul bottle of Chamberlins Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and was cured without a doctor. It never fails and is pleasant to take. For sale by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook Sherman.
One way rate with two dollars extra for round trip tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of every month, return limit twenty one days from sale date. See ticket agents of Iowa Central for details or address A B Catts G P T A Minneapolis Minn.
Southern lands along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad offer rich returns for fruit growers and truck gardeners. Reports show radishes yielding up to 100 barrels per one acre with high gross, and four acres producing 1,462 dollars net. A 1902 spring example notes 300 barrels of potatoes on three acres bringing 1,545 dollars, with per acre net of 297.35 after expenses, followed by corn and two hay crops. Strawberries bring 300 to 550 dollars per acre, with up to 12,480 quarts on a single acre. Address G A Park, General Industrial and Migration Agent, Louisville Nashville Railroad, Louisville, Ky.
An advertorial notice from J. H. Stewart praises El Merito cigars by Messrs Ahy Clymer & Co Philadelphia. It claims Havana filled tobacco and Sumatra wrapper guarantee high quality and urges readers to try one to be convinced.
Harris Nickel Plate Shows pitched tents on the Stark green on East Gervais street in Columbia yesterday morning. The State notes the exhibition as a pleasing show and promises good entertainment for those who attend. Washington Thursday next.
An advertisement proclaims a preventative for suicide by promoting Electric Bitters as a tonic that strengthens nerves and builds up the system. It claims benefits for stomach liver and kidney function and urges use at first thoughts of self destruction. Stewart's Pharmacy guarantees satisfaction.
A. Kirkpatrick of Macomb, visiting his daughter Mrs. J. J. Grimm, went to Wyman this morning.
A Iowa petition filed in the District Court of Washington County seeks to quiet title in fee simple to a described real estate parcel in section 33 township 7 north range 7 west. The plaintiff claims possession for over twenty years and asks to bar all unknown claimants and reform deeds or mortgages as needed. The notice requires answer before noon on the second day of the next term, or default judgment will be entered. Attorneys for the plaintiff are W. & J. L Brookhart.
The City Council met with Mayor Alberson presiding. Petitions to relocate sidewalks on East Madison and West Main streets were referred to committees while water, sewer, and lighting items were approved or sent to appropriate panels. The treasurer reported overdrafts across funds and the council forecast limited paving for the season with potential brick work on the square.
Local items report W A Whiting and others elisted in OsKaloosa on business. several residents travel to West Chester Burling ton Guthrie Belpre and St Louis for visits and shopping. Merchants plan stock purchases and races feature Frank Cain driving in Winfield events. A Washington item notes W Shanafelt sending a copy of the Yellow Jacket from Moravian Falls.
The plan calls for laying five inches of broken rock on the east and north sides of the square. Then two inches of sand will be added before the brick.
Emigration to the southwest continues as Kansas crops prosper. L D Higgins and Marty Hughes of the Gann agency Ft Scott lead a party seeking safe investments for Washington buyers. Notable attendees include R R Walker and Frank Louder from Washington and others from Muscatine. Higgins offers weekly fall trips with offices open on the north side.
Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman offer a money back guarantee on Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad claims high success, safety and reliability and urges customers to try it with a refund if not satisfied.
The Washington Manufacturing Co obtains exclusive rights to manufacture a patented air heating radiator to be launched this fall. Inventor J A Methaniel of Lonely Tree claims the device heats three times the room with one third fuel by circulating heated air. Mr Parkinson expects strong demand and already has orders as experienced heating men back the project.
Washington D C reports the first predicted major storm arrived on schedule and reached peak strength. Forecasters warn a second disturbance near August 21 could bring tornadoes, heavy rain, hail, high winds, and heat followed by cold snaps and frost, with hurricane chances unlikely but possible.
In the evening August 25 at First Methodist Church the Womans Foreign Missionary Society hosts a program led by elocutionist Miss Hallie Berdo who is bound for Washington PA to teach elocution, with Daisy Hull soprano Maud Reeves pianist Nora Curran and The Mandolin Club among others. Admission is 25 cents with 15 cent tickets for children. Program outline to follow.
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 for any case it fails to cure and cites testimonials. Sold by druggists with a note on Hall's Family Pills.
EB Brown, a well known attorney, has received the L L D degree from Nashville College of Law. The award is given to one lawyer in each state annually for distinguished service before the Iowa Supreme Court.
Due to a prospective large crop in Minnesota and the Dakotas special one way tickets are on sale daily at low rates. Applications to Iowa Central Ry agents guarantee liberal return arrangements.
Iowa Central offers one fare round trip excursion tickets for the Iowa State Fair at Des Moines August 21 to 29. Tickets good to return by August 31st. Details and selling points available from local agents.
Raoul de Puycadere a Gascon chevalier impoverished by fortune travels to Paris. He is rescued by roaming gypsies and becomes an equerry to Henri of Navarre amid a coronation era crisis. Gabrielle de Veissac aids him. a duel with the Duke de Bassompierre leads to danger, rescue, and a finally reconciled ending with the king’s pardon.
Educational value of the play spurs requests from college and school officers for special performances to benefit students. Hanley & Son strive to oblige while balancing public interest in a historically informative drama.
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