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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1911
Page
2
Aug 18 booster day draws crowds in Brighton with parade and races. Winners include E M Friends auto, Dr Dash, C G Heacock, and multiple prize events from pies to greased pole. Residents travel for Chautauqua and local visits continue across towns.
A humorous piece argues improving a setting hen’s diet with drastic changes. It mocks current feeding of grub worms grit and even glass, suggesting raw meat and nose bag feeding to raise vigor. The piece uses hyperbole about hens fighting their fathers and critics bleached pompadours.
Miss Viola Seymour attends Chautauqua in Fairfield visiting her Bosworth grandparents. Maude Woodford visits Moline with cousin Vincent. The Woman’s Missionary society held a bank offering social at the parsonage. Grace Richardson of Chicago visits her brothers at the parsonage. The Jones family travels in Kansas and Nebraska. Walter Nordyke and wife head to Seattle by auto. Chas Clendenning plans to leave for Ledyard. The Rev. Hamilton was hosted at the Will Palmer home. Mrs. Page and Vera visit Ainsworth relatives. Andy McGuire baling nearby. Newt Benson goes to South Dakota on business. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. McKee visit J. A. McGuire’s. Larl Smith shells corn for Dave Benson delivery to West Chester. Vera Knupp visits Missouri relatives. Esther Bartholomew hosts college friends. Maude McGuire to entertain next Saturday. Pleasant Plains falls term begins August 28 with Julia White teaching. John Wheelan suffers tonsillitis. Will Todds host relatives from Plano and Centerville.
A vintage testimonial claims white blood cells battle germs, then fail, causing pimples boils and other ailments. Electric Bitters are praised to regulate stomach liver and kidneys and to expel poisons from the blood. C T Budahn of Tracy California endorses the product. Lemmon's Pharmacy is cited as availability.
Chicago market report shows cattle and sheep receipts with mixed packers and steady prospects. Includes detailed price ranges for light to heavy shipping grades, porkers and pigs, plus grain and produce quotes from Beach-Wickham Grain Co. and local wholesalers.
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