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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
5
Washington reports a forecast calling for fair skies tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions tonight. The advisory notes warmer weather crossing into the two-day period.
The Hawkeye Fellowship Club of Chicago will be formed at a meeting called by a committee named at a luncheon held yesterday afternoon at the Annex. Organized by ten members led by H. B. Keister the group aims to unite Iowa natives living in Chicago, among the more than 25 000 Iowans in the city.
Mr and Mrs Hugh rtbor received word from Iowa City that their son Walter had a successful appendectomy yesterday afternoon. Dr C W Stewart and Walter s wife and brother Tom were present.
Promises curing of itching bleeding protruding or blind piles within 6 to 14 days or money back. Ends with price 50c.
The Rev. U S Smith preached on Matthew 7 7 urging sinners to seek God through asking knocking and seeking. He illustrated that salvation requires effort and will, praising those who respond to Christ's call and noting the large afternoon attendance. The report also covers local church activities and a Northwestern freshmen basketball defeat with praise for Sherman and Cunningham.
A short funeral service for the late Thomas Craig was conducted this morning at the Craig home in north Washington by Rev. W. K. Sawhill. After the service the funeral party went to Crawfordsville for burial in the Crawfordsville cemetery with four sons, a son-in-law and J. T. Anderson as pallbearers.
The Presbyterian church Brotherhood held a dual program with Prof. H E Case from the high school presenting nature slides and views of Pompeii by stereopticon. C B E van der Maaten of Louisville gave a talk on the Brotherhood, stressing its benefits and practical tips to boost Sunday school and church society involvement.
Farmers and small breeders should prepare horses for sale by improving flesh, coat, and grooming. Proper feeding with oats molasses and linseed, daily grooming, and blanketing raise sale value. Well bred, trained horses fetch higher prices. buyers reward visible condition and readiness in the ring.
Crawfordsville Feb 3 Special funeral services for the late Thomas Craig former resident were conducted at the United Presbyterian church by Rev W G Robertson. Pallbearers named Scott Will Howard and Anderson Craig Charles Redans and Joseph Morehead. The escort from Washington included Mr and Mrs Scott Craig and daughters of Kansas City Mrs Clark Davidson Lenox Will Craig Martinsburg IA Mr and Mrs Howard Craig Champaign Ill Mr and Mrs Anderson Craig and Mr and Mrs Charles Redans Eldon Mrs Thomas Craig John W Maxwell G T Auld Ab Anderson Samuel Anderson Mr and Mrs James Ferguson and Pulaski Maxwell of Washington.
In The Academy Spectator Howard Cunningham is pictured with the 1909 Lake Forest Academy basketball team. The team has been playing a series of games, with coverage noting Cunningham among the players.
In Brighton Iowa on February 3 Mrs Chris Baumgartner and her daughter were thrown from their carriage when a Rock Island train passed beneath an overhead bridge startling their horse. Miss Baumgartner was unconscious and Mrs Baumgartner suffered deep facial cuts needing stitches.
Mrs. Llowie urges every dairy barn to keep daily records and accurate spring balances. She argues buyers demand clear data on pounds and butterfat percentage. The Babcock test alongside careful records builds confidence to buy or sell at optimum value.
The guide stresses precise action in light horses with straight gait both front and rear. It emphasizes a straight Hine trot without wobble, feet landing ahead of the previous step, and well flexed hocks with feet placed neatly in line each step.
Advice on horse comfort and classification notes that an idle horse is prone to illness a well fitting harness avoids galling a wide stall benefits both horse and caretaker and pedigree serves as a character certificate and ancestry record to place the horse in the correct class
An ad touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as effective for grippe coughs and deep seated colds. It warns against substitutes and urges purchasing the genuine yellow package from Lemmon’s Pharmacy. It also promotes Foley’s Orino Laxative as a safe remedy for constipation and liver trouble, avoiding griping or nausea.
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