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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
7
Dec 25 1911 east bound freight derailed about three miles west of Wellman due to a rotten tie. Fourteen cars left the track but no serious damage. Track repairs took hours delaying evening passengers. Dec 26 1911 local notes report visitors, Christmas events, and holiday spirit across Wellman with multiple community updates.
A Bible conference will be held at the East Union church near Kalona from January 1 to 6. Don Mehaffey sold the barber shop to Frank Spratt who now rooms with Marsh Adams and runs a four chair shop. Mrs. Emmett Loucks visits Columbus City. C. W. Cress visits Ohio. M. D. Brown rode to Riverside yesterday. Grady aided stock shipments to Chicago Tuesday. A surprise 26th wedding anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Allen with about fifty guests and refreshments.
Crawfordsville notes visitors and arrivals include Oscar VanSant of Wayland. families from Winterset Atna worth and Wellman. Will Lease in Muscatine. Edward White ill in Illinois. reunions of the Rhea family. trips to Washington Wellman and Wayland. Christmas dinner at John Hamill home. several locals visiting relatives in Mt Union Winfield Grace Hill Chap men Nebr Iowans Jamesport Mo and Longmont Colo.
The column notes numerous visits and holiday activities. Families travel between Labette and Washington, with Christmas gatherings at several homes. Students from Ames college pursue veterinary studies, and plans for a local shingle hanging next June are hinted. A cattle sale and a valued black mare incident are reported alongside market prices.
West Chester residents shared Christmas in town with relatives from Keota Ainsworth and Columbus Junction. Local traders shipped cattle and sheep to Chicago on Tuesday while couples and families returned from visits in Washington Mt Pleasant and Tennessee, including Mr and Mrs Marion Wells and Mrs Lane Coffey.
Ainsworth residents share Christmas vacation news from Cedar Rapids to Iowa Wesleyan. Albert West visits Chicago while Grace Adams Mabel Crawford Mildred Stearns stay with parents Chas. and Mrs. Stearns. Descriptions include visits to Columbus Junction West Chester Crawfordsville Centerville and J. H. Pearson home with Reese Johnson and daughter visiting relatives.
A Bristol Tennessee patient reports two years of stomach and liver trouble improved by Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets after trying top doctors. The testimonial comes from Sikeston Missouri where the linotype operator Miss Anta Faisal and J H Pearson family are noted during the holidays. For sale by Lemmons Pharmacy.
A county of London license return lists pubs with animal themed names such as White Horse Red Lion Unicorn Lion Fox and Hounds Stag Flying Horse White Hart and White Swan Hen and Chickens. Meritol Hair Tonic advertised by Lemer Mon's Pharmacy promises scalp health and hair restoration.
A Radcliffe College girl shows an unusual shoe collection from her travels. She owns gold and silver Russian slippers a patent leather pair from Germany embroidered Tyrol slippers and many wooden shoes reflecting his journeys.
H. W. Casselman of Canton New York endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a trusted remedy for children with croup and hoarseness. He keeps a bottle in the house and calls it worth its weight in gold. For sale by all druggists.
In a bold shift, women take to the skies as aviation expands gender roles. The era sees breaking norms with more women pursuing piloting and public life moving toward professional equality.
The notice promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a regulating and strengthening remedy for aging related kidney and bladder ailments and urinary irregularities. Sold by all druggists in general advertising style.
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