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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1909
Page
2
Numerous travelers and visitors are listed with last evenings arrivals and today departures. Names include Edna Jones Frew Maxwell Meeks Sands Porter Jones Miksch Michels Thackery Buttler Walbridge Handley Jones Lewis Johnson Hunter Middleton Me n Overton and others as they visit Winfield Davenport Fairfield Sigourney and Columbus City.
Mrs. T. Minick visited friends in Harper this morning. Israel Cameron of Gladwin was a business visitor in the city. Mrs. Mack Pickett took No. 1 to Fairfield to visit her parents. Miss Amelia Keeley returned home at Keola after a brief town visit. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Needham plan to go to Sigourney this evening to spend Sunday with relatives.
Residents and visitors travel between West Chester Keota Sigourney and Oskaloosa as relatives and friends arrive for visits and attend gatherings. Mrs Marietta Duvall Mrs Helen Lewis Miss Frankie Grocox Miss Carrie Nation and others are noted along with a local tailoring move and a medical product advertisement.
A twelve foot cement walk is being built in front of the Odd Fellows' building which houses the Tom Chilcote music store and Starr harness store on lower floors. The project enhances the street’s appearance and reflects local improvement.
Mrs Maud Morrow and children visited friends in Ainsworth while Mr and Mrs W H Minick traveled to Davenport for a day. Numerous locals including Miss Rankin and Miss Chilcote departed for Burlington and Keokuk for visits. Others went to Columbus Junction Crawfordsville Sigourney Bloomfield and Iowa City on social calls and to visit relatives.
Patrons of the Opera House are invited to witness the beloved Arkansas Hills tale "Human Hearts" on August 24. The program promises the familiar melodrama, with audiences anticipating the poignant story and stage presentation.
A curious note invites readers to see a display or demonstration about soap quality and purity. The piece urges plain people to attend and consider the chance to learn more, highlighting accessibility and interest for those who have not yet seen it.
Crop reports predict bumper yields for wheat and corn with 1909 figures cited. Government estimates show wheat near 735 million bushels and total wheat and oats promising relief to prices, aiding storage, mills, and trade as railways, warehouses, and midstream industries brace for increased demand.
An ad for Snow's College promotes measuring and accurate foundation design from pictures, finishing garments, and a free test lesson, associated with Klein Klothing store. Noted as a reader-friendly instructional promotion.
A grouchy veteran critic says golf resembles the piano. He argues the game is mostly played by people who know little about it.
A public sale of household goods will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 30 oclock at the northeast corner of the square. Items include bedroom suits mattresses a fine sideboard rockers dining chairs dining table a Kimball organ in good condition and many other articles. KF MACON Auctioneer. St
A lecteur note from Meggendorfer Blaetter states that since the soap factory opened on their street, automobile traffic has greatly diminished and the area feels quieter and safer for residents.
I S Mason of Beaver Dam Ky recounts years of severe colicky pains then relief after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He cites no return of symptoms in four years. The remedy is sold by F L Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
An elderly Philadelphia resident with extreme deafness recounts a remarkable moment when a warship fired a ten gun salute. Alone at home she waited for the echoes to fade, then—fixed in calm routine—invited the imagined visitor with a gentle, "Come in."
A Dempsey Alabama parent recalls a two year old child once stricken with cholera infantum. After failing to find a doctor, Elder Bros. & Carter's shop recommended Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A dose relieved the baby in fifteen minutes and full recovery followed. Sold by F L Stoikte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
JOAN WATSON warns that the parties who entered her garden patch opposite Sun Set Park are known. She states they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law if found trespassing again.
An old family remedy Perry Davis Painkiller is promoted as essential for colds and sudden chills. The ad notes a teaspoon in hot water or milk as a remedy and cites wide sales, with price 35 cents for the new size and 5 cents.
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