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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1912

Page

5

Local notes on visits and shopping offers in town

Mrs. Harry Montgomery and daughter Lucile return from Colorado and Kansas visits. Mrs. H. V. Comin and children back from Coin Iowa. Various residents gather for trips to Des Moines Sigourney Mankato and Chicago. The Vienna and The Fair advertise baked goods and sales with hammocks and show hogs for the state fair.

Harry” Montgomery Lucile Colorado Mr Montgomery Mankato Kansas A. Brook Des Moines

Duck and Swan Move South Over Shared Stream Feud

In a quiet stream a duck and a swan clash over food and space provoking a plan to relocate to a south pond. The Turtle quietly proposes the move to ease rivalry and protect the waterbugs tadpoles and frogs. Meanwhile local notes report visits licenses and a hospital update.

Ack Evelyn Daddy Mr. Swan Turtle Turtlee

Epworth League Social At M. E. Church Friday

Community notices describe an Epworth League social at the M. E. Church Friday evening and a speaking event by R. A. Broyles of the Noxubee Industrial School. The item lists travel plans, bakery goods promotions, and local visits amid a busy local scene.

Epworth League M. E

Veterans Reunion Planned at Sunset Park

Veterans from Pennsylvania Ohio and New York will hold their annual reunion and picnic in Sunset park Thursday evening August 29 at 5 oclock. A series of social events and shVoor activities accompany the gathering.

Pennsylvania Ohio New York Sunset Park

D of H to Host Special at AOUW Hall Saturday

Announcement that the D of H will hold a special event in the A O U W hall on Saturday evening August 24. All are invited, with Maurie by Cunningham and Pattison, 502.

Vienna Maude McCreedy Misses Klein Everett Wash West Jessie Klein Luella Shaw Arch McCulley South Iawn Avenue Maude McCulley Arkansas City Kan Miss Baxter Chester W. Va Ab Anderson Winifred Anderson Gladys Varner Maye Crone Miss Varner Washington Nellie Combs William P. Kielm Grace Ingham William P. Littlefield Seattle J. F. H. Taylor Leora Taylor Harison Dodder D. of H Maurie Cunningham Pattison the Royal

Borrowed Smiles and a Streetcar Conversation

A wealthy American girl at a English country house social quips about greenbacks drawing nobles. A streetcar encounter follows with an elderly one armed man and a stranger. after probing questions the man unveils he lost his arm in a past incident, prompting an ambulance call.

England Cleveland Plain Dealer

Foley Kidney Pills Promoted by Progressive Party Ad

An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a healing tonic for backache rheumatism and kidney and bladder irregularities. The copy claims the pills strengthen the body have no harmful drugs and are sold in two bottle sizes with a yellow package from Jemmon's Pharmacy.

Jemmon

Civil Service Examinations Now Open Across the United States

Competitive examinations will be held nationwide under the Civil Service Commission. Full instructions and blanks are available from the commission in Washington D C. A high demand for male stenographers and typewriters exists in Washington D C with fall exams covering many services. Harry Bell serves as local secretary for instructions posted in the post office. Dr. C H Ellsworth notes Foley Kidney Pills relief for kidney and bladder trouble. Lemmons Pharmacy endorses the product.

Civil Service Commission United States Washington, D. C Harry Bell C. H. Ellsworth Baldwin Street Rochester N. Y Saya Foley Foley Lemmons Pharmacy

Kidney Pills Prove Permanent Cure Says Lawrenceville Man

Robert W. Herter of Lawrenceville Missouri says two years of kidney trouble ended after trying Foley Kidney Pills. He took three bottles and achieved a permanent cure and now recommends them to others. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries them.

Robert W. Herter Lawrenceville Lemmon

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