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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
5
E S Lopez of Manilla New York says as a carpenter he has suffered cuts healed by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It has saved him suffering and dollars and he calls it the best healing salve he has found. It heals burns sores ulcers fever sores eczema and piles. 25c at Stewart's Pharmacy.
Mrs H F Owen of Haskins shopped in the city. Attend the girls basketball game Saturday evening at the club house admission twenty five cents. Fat Wood returned to Ainsworth after a stay in the city. Ottumwa Washington basketball game also Saturday at the club house admission twenty five cents. Physical culture class meets in the Academy chapel Saturday afternoon ladies four to five children five to six. Vienna offers coffee cakes fruit loaves and rolls for Saturday.
Mrs W T Trotter and daughter Mrs Harding spent the day in the city and returned to their home at Ainsworth last evening. Water rents unpaid readers urged to call at once. Preventics advertised as a safe quick cold remedy for sneezing, feverish children, and various illnesses. Sold by J H Stewart with trial boxes available.
Local correspondents report on community events and everyday doings in the county. Social gatherings, meetings, and local milestones are highlighted as residents share updates on activities and daily life.
Feb 7 notes report Mrs Sterling Holmes from Crawfordsville visiting her parents J J Fitzgerald. Mrs J A Chambers at J W Ingham funeral in Washington. E R McBride of Oelwein travels to Columbus Junction. Dr A J Laird visits Washington. Mrs Agnes Schimitz shops in Muscatine. Miss Mabel Stewart travels to Oskaloosa and Des Moines then Ames. H H Wickham of Chicago visits. C C Chambers returns to Burlington. Ainsworth Cornet band to host social with oysters next Friday at the opera house. Mrs Ruth Cook visits Washington. Kalona items note Emery Sharp’s big girl arrival Jan 28. Mrs Joe Yoder and Mrs Wm Miller ill. Miss Annie Saur to Iowa City. Miss Celeste Kos and Miss Zadie Welte shop. Arthur Durst family visit. Ant Welte and Chas Lintz in town. Melak Marek to build spring house. Dunlap crews ice. Rev Father Weil discusses new church. D B Hochstetler children ill with diphtheria but improving. Wm Gaus family from Kensington Ohio visiting John Frank after fourteen years.
Mrs. C. A. Lacey departed for Columbus Junction to visit the E. R. Lacey home. E. A. Kennel and children left for Washington to attend the funeral of J. W. Ingham. Miss Clara Levien returned home to Harper after staying with the Will Stoutner family. Will Wise of Missouri visits and buys horses at the Singmaster ranch.
February update from New Haven reports N L Hancock back on Route 5 after illness. Lin Richardson and family visited W J Wright at Titus. Lorentz Hansen begins a mission study at New Haven with Ethel Hayes conducting classes. H P Dean ill with lagrippe. Dan Moriarty moved to Hoffman place. Arthur Conrad and family visited Valley. Effie Van Sickle spent night with Frank Smith. Walter Peterson attended The District Leader in Washington. Gus Strum family visited Lin Richardson.
A discussion cited by A W C in Rural New Yorker compares keeping quality of apples grown in sod and under tilage. The sod fruit often matures earlier with richer color and may keep better, though cultivated apples can store well in cold storage. Bruising and rough handling hurt any apples.
Miss Ida Snyder visits A Durst home. Leo Shelangouskie hauled hay to VanSickle farm formerly Blaker's. Pleasant Plain ladies serve lunch at Charlie Natcher sale on the 14th. S E Blaker family to move to Kansas soon. Clarence Brinning visited Lewis Duke Wednesday night. Mr Wheelan returned to Illinois. his son to care for stock at Newt Noecker's. Esther Bartholomew improving. Mrs Noecker returns to Washington after visiting Mary Genkinger. Harry Bishop bought a cow from Sam Niell.
Crawfordsville Feb 7. T M Holmes and J H Rhea visited Washington to see Luther Gormly. Walker Allen were southbound passengers this morning.
Patent reports announce grants to residents of Iowa including Crummer Healey Smith Whitehorn Ertz Sawyer and Carter for surface hoe shoe thread cutter corn husker washing machine and adjustable bracket. The high school girls basketball team will play Ottumwa H S team Saturday evening at the club.
The peach tree is a rapid grower and bears fruit on last season’s wood. Renewal is advisable when growth gets out of bounds, possible without crop loss if done early after winter damage. Annual pruning keeps fruiting wood low and strong, yielding larger fruit with fewer better shoots.
A new fruit wrapping machine began operation in California. It requires minimal attention and works automatically to wrap fruit. Fruit moves down an incline to the operator, then into rubber cups, with paper printed from the roll. The stem end is cushioned by twisting the paper. A clutch stops the machine if clogged and a counting attachment logs wraps. Capacity equals six good wrappers.
The article states division is the simplest and most economical method of propagating ferns and should be done just before the plant begins new growth. It emphasizes timing to maximize success.
Mr L J Woodby of Twining Michigan praises Chamberlains Remedy for coughs colds and croup and recommends it highly. The product is for sale at Cook and Sherman.
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