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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
4
Mrs Henry Jlittmer and her young daughter Helen departed Dewitt Iowa this morning to visit Mrs Barr who is ill and staying there.
The source notes reductions in subscription rates on nearly every magazine title. It claims ability to duplicate offers from rival agencies, frequently undercutting competing prices.
Special meetings began at the church Sunday night and will continue through the week. Rev. J F Robertson of Keota assists Rev. W A Smith. Community notices include sales, visits, and movers among residents such as Harry Pettit selling out and moving to the Henderson house, and John Wilson opening a Lexington blacksmith shop after fifteen years west of Lexington.
Ainsworth and rural route briefs list residents traveling to Washington and Sterling Kansas, visitors from Burlington and Mexico Missouri, shipments to Chicago markets, illness and health updates, Thanksgiving and birthday gatherings, school reports, and a December 19 1906 wedding announcement for Jessie Moreland and Fred Deuel at R. H. Moreland’s home.
Local brief items report W W Mofarland traveling to Cotter for business, G A Smith of Standard Land Co. riding to Winfield on business, M Nicola returning home to West Chester after a visit, William Lemon and family leaving for Winfield, L S Courter visiting from Fairfield, Miss Burns arriving from Keokuk to serve as nurse for Mr Mons, whose condition is critical. Also a Western Wonder about a Bowie Texas boy, W L Mill, who grew from 90 to over 180 pounds after using Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs. trial bottle offered.
Mr Kempt is ill and Mrs Chalupa visits her sister Mrs Carpenter. Birth reports a fine eight pound boy to Mr and Mrs Frank Meguen on Thanksgiving morning. Shannen Sharp visits Wellman. Tony Shalla travels for business. J Bishop and Will Rice visit from Richmond. Grady family from Muscatine visit daughter Bertha teaching in Richmond. Birds Palmer returns home after ten days with Ira Rathmel. Perry Deal Jr hired as janitor for New Haven Baptist church. A D Sanders and sons finish corn harvest. crop praised. Harry Carkoff travels to Washington through the mud.
Don Shiller and his Nebraska wife visit Mrs. W. J. Miller in the hospital for a few days as his spouse is admitted to the facility.
Will Reese moved to town Monday. Albert Strabala considers moving to Arkansas. Leo Lintz returns to studies at the Academy. Juite attended Martin Novey's funeral in Riverside Monday. Maggie Reiner is ill with typhoid fever. Jos Kiefers entertain relatives from Keokuk. Tony Malicky bought five head of cattle from Jim Tobin.
Dec 4 itemizes Thanksgiving past and Christmas ahead with Grace Hill S. school news. Lin Richardson and Will Taylor traveled to Chicago for the stock show. Pleasant county school board bought Acatlas of Washington county and granted it to the school, plus maps. Superintendent Voorhies spoke at Sunday School. Mrs Jace Richardson visited relatives for Thanksgiving. Howard Richardson hauling to Chas McKinstry. Johnie Halfley and Roy Ferrier laid tile east of town.
Edwin Richards arrived this morning from Cotter to begin work at the Academy. R S White and Edward White left for Des Moines to visit relatives for a few days. Mrs Anna F E Barret, visiting at the Alfred Cook home, returned home to Elmwood. D J Emmons is very ill at his east Washington home while his daughter Mrs Glen W Pope plans to arrive this evening from Indianapolis.
The Journal highlights embossed stationery as a pretty and useful Christmas gift option. Orders for delivery before Christmas should be filed soon and customers are invited to view the line by asking to see it.
An advertisement claims Chamberlains Cough Remedy contains no opium and is safe for children. It touts a thirty year reputation as effective for colds croup and whooping cough and notes it is pleasant to take. Sold by Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy.
Mrs D. D. Norton and Mrs B. F. Morgan traveled to Tallry rand this morning to visit relatives for a few days. Mrs Morgan has been staying at the Norton home for a week and will remain a while before returning to St Paul Minnesota.
Mrs H Duscoberry and her children returned to their Keotal home this morning after a brief stay in the city visiting relatives and friends.
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