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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
5
Executors L Benz and J D Buckley invite bids by noon Saturday December 30 for Lot 4 in Block 4 Western Addition to Washington Iowa. Property sold to settle the estate of Elen Taylor deceased. 1% fees noted.
Miss Teresa Swift shows a graduate purse and a winter ad for Iowa worm powder by Mar Bourg and Helwick. George Buckley returns from Chicago for Christmas, while George Peck and John Taylor depart for Wisconsin. Keck Flora Co displays abundant ferns and azaleas ideal as gifts. Charley Latchem visits from the University of Chicago for the holidays. Misses Rose MacGugin and Winifred Hood come home from Chicago and Northwestern University for Christmas. No seating after 8:20 on Christmas night due to high demand for chairs.
Christmas night scenes include dinners at M Lombardo's Hotel Cafe and ten cent cakes at Vienna bakery. Des Moines guests Ernest Hensel and Vera Alberson arrive for holidays. travelers Mrs Leech and family visit Fairfield. Miss Cherry home from St Louis. Will Shearer back from Purdue. Latta and Boeckenstedt families visit.
Minstrels perform and families travel for holidays with visits to Eldon Noble Des Moines and Drake University. A ill child and two adults face health issues while Sam Cocklin and others plan short stays. An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills for liver stomach relief at 25 cents.
Geo W Hoffman of Harper Washington credits seven years of stomach and liver trouble to Electric Bitters, claiming a full recovery. He urges others to try the medicine, sold with a guarantee by J H Stewart Druggist at 50 cents a bottle.
Johnson's Bakery features a full bakery line and new cakes amid holiday items. Local residents travel to nearby towns for visits and Christmas plans while McElhinney's ad contest closes.
Mr and Mrs Carlson and daughter Ruth depart for Mediapolis to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs H E Allen and son go to Oklahoma City for holidays with friends. Mrs R Proudtit returns to Crawfordsville after visiting her sister. The Bynums and baby travel to Marengo Iowa to visit relatives. Thomas Miller arrives from Chicago. he is a freshman in the University of Chicago law school.
Sabbath school at 9 40 morning service at 11 Junior Endeavor at 3 30 Senior Endeavor at 6 Christ Mas are meeting The ro t will be called for missionary items The two cents a week mission tax for the third quarter is due Evening service at 7 Sacred concert and sermon.
Sabbath school at 9:45 morning service with preaching by the pastor. Young peoples service at 5:46. No evening preaching service.
The schedule lists Sabbath school at 9 50 morning preaching at 11 on Fullness and Fitness of the Times for the Coming of Christ Junior Endeavor at 4 teachers meeting at Senior Endeavor at 6 45 evening service at 7 in place of a sermon a special song service on Christ in the Psalms All are invited.
Divine worship in the Church of the Covenanters at 11 a m and 7 p m led by Rev W C Allen Sunday school at 9 50 a m and Christian Endeavor at 6 p m.
Divine worship at Living Lake church on Sabbath at 2 30 p m with Sabbath school at 1 45 p m welcomes all attendees.
Sunday school at 9 15 and class meetings at 10 30. Morning service at 11 with Special Christmas service. Junior league at 3 0 me league at 5 45 led by Miss Nellie Wilson. Evening service at 7 with subject A Mighty Saviour.
Fourth Sunday in Advent with Sunday school at 10. Evening prayer and sermon at 7. Christmas day services include morning prayer sermon and celebration of the Holy Communion at 10:30 led by Rev G Jones, Db 10., rector. Midweek service omitted next week.
Sunday school at 9 30. Preaching service at 11. Christmas sermon at 4. Wreathing at 7. Evening Christmas sermon. Special music at both services. YY. £&. . aca.
Corner lawn and Jefferson streets list Sunday scene at 9 45. Mor ig service at 11 with subject God. en text Isaiah 63 16. Wednesay evening meeting at 7 30. A cordial invitation is extended to every one to attend these meetings.
A specially called meeting of the Ministerial Association will convene Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Rev. Elias Handy's study.
The program lists songs by the glee club led by Messrs Ogden Sherman Roberts Shields Eicher Sherbeck Lytle Hull Sage Pratt Berquist Neal Fisher Cunningham and Adams with Jordon Hebner and others. It features Dixie Jubilee numbers and a colored minstrel segment with Frank Berquist as interlocutor and Frank Shearer Ralph Livingston Lawson Fisher Lloyd Neal Philip Crail Everett Shearer and others. A final character sketch fronts A Certain Cure for Croup praising Chamberlain Cough Remedy with a testimonial from M F Compton of Market Texas and notes it is available at Stewart’s Pharmacy Cook Sherman.
The Iowa Central Railway posts round trip excursion tickets at one and one third fare for travel on December 23 24 25 30 31 and January 1 2 1906 return by January 4 1906. For details and folders call on.
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