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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
5
Local items report James Page as new U S Express helper succeeding Chas Warner transferred to Fairfield. Several residents attend events and travel for games and visits. Darbyshire Drug Co promotes crafts and Adenoid surgery news.
Several local notes highlight social visits and holiday preparations. Mrs. Sallie Wolfe and her children visit Shannon City guests at the Maxwell home. The Methodist bazaar urges early Christmas shopping with fancy work and baby ties and laces on display. John B. Ratto’s entertainment includes make up before audiences. Local editors Bert Walter and Alex Miller attend the Southern Iowa Editorial convention in Knoxville.
Mrs FE J Parrett of Monmouth Ill returned home after visiting her son W B Parrett in town. Mr and Mrs Ray Lemley returned from Chicago where they attended the International Stock Show. Mrs BE W Spessard arrived from Ainsworth and spent the day in town. Theresa Chihak and Mrs Willis Trotter visited friends and traveled to Columbus Junction for a family illness.
In Des Moines, fruit dealers report a surge in grapefruit sales. A fruit and vegetable man notes shoppers now buy by the carload, not the box, and cafes previously unlikely to stock the fruit are ordering larger quantities. He says the fruit aids morning meals and elevates spirits, appealing to wine supper crowds.
New York reports at the clinical congress a Brooklyn Swedish Hospital operation restored speech to seven year old Terence Devitt in record time. Surgeons removed a skull bone depression affecting the speech center enabling rapid vocal expression after the procedure. The boy’s preoperative speech was limited to mother mudee and goodbye and he exclaimed I hear a car shortly after surgery.
J M Bailey of Wapello Iowa, missing ten years, was located in Denver. A $2000 insurance claim with Modern Woodmen of America was dropped. Bailey disappeared near Horton Kansas in 1902 after travels to the Pacific coast. He worked on a steamship supplying Port Arthur during the Russo Japanese War and was held prisoner in Port Arthur and Nagasaki. He later went to Alaska and sailed around Cape Horn.
Orton Lodge No. 75 of the Knights of Pythias elected new officers on Monday evening. E. G. Fox became C. C. J. P. Wallace was named V. P. T. L. Brookhart earned Prelate honors. J. A. Y. Ashby was M. W. and others include J. H. Cunningham K. R. & 5. J. A. Y. Ashby M. of F. J. C. Ford M. of Ex. Sherm Welch L-G Riley Miller C. G H. D. Smith M. A and C. 3. Thomas Trustee.
The Young er Dancing club hosts a leap year party in Eagle hall. Gazelle hose company holds its annual banquet at East Side restaurant. Fire hall meeting precedes a Shenefelt supper with Mayor Glasgow and guests. A toy lizard spectacle and a bonfire ice cream plate amuse the group. Speeches praise firemen and facilities, marking a delightful evening.
Washington lodge 1 No. 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting Friday evening Dec 6 at 7 30 PM with important business including the annual election of officers. All members urged to attend.
Parisian Sage, by Giroux Manufacturing of Buffalo, is sold nationwide via Lemmon's Pharmacy. The company offers a refund if the product fails to banish dandruff, stop shedding, or relieve scalp itch, claiming it can promote new hair growth if roots are alive and preserve color, with ads priced at 50 cents.
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