Doings of the People in the County Communities Today
Local column captures social events and visits across the county. Weddings, Chautauqua attendance, and road trips are reported with names of residents and accompanying families.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1910
Page
4
Local column captures social events and visits across the county. Weddings, Chautauqua attendance, and road trips are reported with names of residents and accompanying families.
Ainsworth Kinaworth reports Washington visitors Edna Moore and Griége Sands yesterday. Bert Acheson of South Dakota visits uncle A DPD. Edwin Pant Anderson of Winfield Iowa marries Anna Evans of New Cambria Missouri at Mrs L G Roberts home. Minor local notes include school start, Chautauqua attendance, threshing, and casual social exchanges.
Pupils in all grades are told to appear for examination on Monday and Tuesday August 29 and 30 for promotion make up. Seventh and Eighth graders should enroll on August 31 September 1 and 2. The superintendent will be in the high school office next week for registration and scheduling. Buckien's Arnica Salve advertised as a healer for burns cuts wounds and related conditions at 25 cents.
The American Pearl Button Company warns the thief who took a water meter to return it within three days or face prosecution to the full extent of the law.
Hendershule notes the crowd at Stoupler’s banquet stirred by a home city reminder as the hall heated with Roman couples, leaving questions about the incident and its timing with the fire department response.
Mr Recentmarrie complains after sending a dozen boxes of matches for the kitchen, while Mrs Recentmarrie insists she needs parlor watches. The exchange reveals domestic mix up and ongoing household planning.
Report notes frequent ups and downs in mutton prices as suppliers adjust amid varying demand. sharp increases for some cuts contrast with declines for others in the local market.
Residents note midwinter treets are unusually early and warn the unseasonable cold may damage the peach crop. Experts consider the risk to orchards and discuss protective measures as growers monitor conditions.
In a lively exchange the phrase suggests the automobile has the sharper edge in a fourteenth street race while the buggy concedes a spar while noting the car’s advantage.
Colonel S W Brookhart praises the Iowa team for securing third place at Camp Perry Ohio in the National match. Iowa defeats the Navy by one point and earns high skirmish honors, marking the first western state to reach such a level. The Iowa team also led all states by total standings and rose from fourth to third in the final bulletin.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming catarrh causes deafness and that nine of ten cases stem from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. Offers $100 for any deafness case cured by the remedy and urges sending for free circulars from KFJ Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Tal ketall Family Pills for constipation.
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