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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1903

Page

3

Allegorical Picture and Cyclone Cellar Contrast

An allegorical scene contrasts a girl fearing a grasshopper while treading on a snake with a man who spends heavily on a cyclone cellar yet v neglects to provide his family with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ads claim the remedy is the prompt reliable medicine for these diseases and lists Stewarts Pharmacy Cook and Sherman as sellers.

Chamberlain Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman

Memorial light notice and Crawfordsville church service

Citizens are asked to report any non functioning lights to Supt. St. Clair Lewis. A memorial service for the late Rev. C. W. McCleary will be held next Sabbath at Crawfordsville Presbyterian church as a union service of the city’s three churches.

St. Clair Lewis Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville C. W. McCleary The Methodist Presbyterian United Presbyterian

Weather forecast for Iowa from Washington August special

The Evening Journal reports generally fair weather for today and tomorrow in Iowa. Cooler readings expected in the central and eastern portions tonight with a slight cooling trend.

Washington, D. C The Evening Journal Iowa

Local residents keep travel and visits noted across county towns

Multiple towns record residents and visitors with trips to Winfield Keota Ottumwa Des Moines and Des Moines state fair attendance. Individuals include Roy Means Lewis Patterson Nellie Norton Grace Butler Florence Stewart Mary Hughes J P McCulley and area officials like County Attorney Marsh W Batley and Mrs S K Coates.

Jesse DeMarce Delta Des Moines N. B. Downing Ilowa Land Company Sigourney Flo Stewart Chicago Frank Cain Darbyshire Winfield Grace Butler Columbus Junction Mattie Craig Finley Mt. Pleasant W. KR. Jeffrey K. Coates Burlington Rariton Ambrose Cunningham M. C. Slocum Mary Hughes Roy J. Morrow Inez J. P. McCulley East Main Street Will Roy Clarence Crawford Havre Mayhew Place Howard Carter Knox County Conference of the Christian Church Smouse Last Washington Street Dr. Hull

Local notes from Rock Island area and beyond

Local items report arrivals and visits in Rock Island and surrounding towns. Names include Nettie Samson Wyman John Warner Warry Friend Hazel Mount Flora Hopengardner Valma and many others with travels to Crawfordsville Riverside Lone Tree and Chicago. Communities share social events weather notes and upcoming church activities.

Academian's Vocation Number Promises Strong Academy Year

Lawson Bisher discusses The Academian vacation number praising the magazine and academy prospects. The faculty is described as crackerjack with Prof. Daugherty leading efforts to strengthen offerings for students. Last year's high school graduates and country students are enrolling.

Lawson Bisher The Academian Thwan Academy Daugherty

Fine Entertainment by Woman's Foreign Missionary Society

An August 25 program at First Methodist Church features elocutionist Miss Hallie Berdo who heads to Washington PA for a teaching post, with singer Miss Daisy Hull, pianist Miss Maud Reeves, pianist Miss Nora Curran, and The Mandolin Club. Admission is 25 cents, kids 15 cents. program to follow.

Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society First Methodist Hallie Berdo Washington Pennsylvana Daisy Hull Conservatory of Music Oberlin Ohio Maud Reeves Mr. Pleasant Conservatory Nora Curran Mandolin Club

Charming South Washington Dinner Party Guests

Mr. and Mrs. Chas Corrette entertained a small circle of friends at dinner in South Washington. Out of town guests included Miss Edith Corrette of Chicago and Miss Blanete Wilson of Morning Sun, and the company reported a pleasant evening.

Murrell Lindorf Chicago Maud Morton James Glasgow J. R. Compton J. R. Isenhart J. N. Shaw Hoboken N. J Davenport Robert Shaw Chas, Corrette South Washington Edith Corrette Blanete Wilson Morning Sun

Regular Chapter Meeting Change Notice

Notice that Regular meeting of Chapter J.P. EK. society moved from Thursday August 16 to Friday August 21 at 7:40 PM at Mrs. L. B. Patterson home. Members urged to note the change.

J.P. EK Mra. L Patterson

Boy cured of colic after physician’s treatment failed

A Shell Lake Wisconsin mother recalls her four year old son suffering colic and cramps, an injection of morphine, then relief after giving Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The child slept and recovered within half an hour. Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman stock the remedy.

Chamberlain FL. Wilkins Shell Lake Wis Wilkins Shell Lake Lumber Co Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman

We Must Feed Our Sea The Price Of Admiralty

A historical poem laments casualties of empire and sea power. It recalls explorers and battles, then shifts to a modern political ad praising Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for overtaxed organs and related ailments, advertised by Stewart's Drug Store.

Admiralty

Special R R Rates to Des Moines State Fair

Special railroad rates for travel to the Des Moines state fair begin on the 20th and extend to the 2nd.

Des Moines

Graft scam and probate notices sweep Toone area

A forged instruction book hustle targets Catholics and businessmen in Toone with blanks sold for ads. The scheme exposed by Mr Fenton prompts church leaders to warn against the fraud. Public notices in Washington County court involve multiple defendants and a real estate dispute with six weekly publications.

Toone Noone Fenton Father Stravens

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