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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1920

Page

3

City Election Polling Places For Liberty Memorial Bond

Voters will choose tomorrow at four wards with polling sites listed. Open 8 AM to 7 PM for a bond proposal to fund a Liberty Memorial Building under House File 215 of the 38th General Assembly for seventy thousand dollars.

Dodge Motor Co Iowa Avenue Harper's Realty East Washington Street Fourth Ward O. F. Haight’s South Marion Avenue Washington Thirty-eighth General Assembly

Periodic Bilious Attacks and Relief Advice

Periodic bilious attacks cause loss of appetite before an attack. Eat light meals and meat, then take two of Chamberlain's Tablets to avoid the attack. Advt Lemmon's Drug Store.

Lemmon Advt

Battery Company Opens Shop Here

H M Davies longtime Cedar Rapids motor bureau secretary opens the Washington Battery and Electric service station in the former Caner Musk space on the south side of the square. Partner M E Findley of Stanwood Iowa and assistant Vernon Nichol of Cedar Rapids join him as the local operation begins.

H. M. Davies Cedar Rapida Motor Bureau Washington Battery and Electric Company Caner Musk Stanwood Vernon Nichol Cedar Rapids Davies Western Auto Specialty Company Washington Iowa U. S Iowa City Motor Trades Bureau

Kerr Funeral Wednesday in Carthage

Funeral services for W. E. Kerr formerly of Washington will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 at Woodford chapel conducted by Dr J M Wishart. The services are private and friends are asked not to send flowers. The funeral party will reach Washington on the Milwaukee train about 139 tonight.

W. E. Kerr Washington Carthage Woodford Chapel J. M. Wishart

W B Southwell of Hawkeye Dies in Chicago

W B Southwell publisher of the Burlington Hawkeye and a leading Iowa newspaper man died in Chicago after an air operation. A Washington visitor many times, he had been hospital bound ten days after a prior career from carrier to publisher. He was 57.

W. B. Southwell Burlington Burlington Hawkeye Des Moines Register and Leader Hawkeye

Washington Auto Radiator Works Opens in Washington

Ferguson and Rogers formerly of Des Moines open first class auto radiator shop in Washington Iowa offering repair rebuilding and core work. They install Honeycoust Freeze-Proof Core for all makes and claim to do everything possible for radiators.

Ferguson and Rogers Des Moines Washington Iowa

Debate Over Playing Cards Sparks Goofball Exchange

Two unnamed men, J. J Lyon and Sherm Welch, argued about whether playing cards is a sociable game. They split on the issue. The note ends with a butter price report stating cream price rises force retail at 63 cents.

J. J, Lyon Sherm Welch Washington

Rev C D Loose Moves From Muscatine to Wilton Church

Washington readers learn that Rev Clarence D Loose leaves the Muscatine North charge after two and a half years to take the Wilton Methodist post. He previously served as Washington school principal and superintendent and moves this week to Wilton, assuming duties next Sunday. He was ordained a deacon at the Muscatine conference. The Wilton vacancy follows Rev William Zahitka’s departure for India missionary work.

Washington Clarence D. Loose Muscatine North Muscatine Wilton Loose High Prairie Spagler Chapel Park Avenue William Zahitka India

Mrs Lee Hough Dies In West Chester Pneumonia

Mrs Lee Hough aged 32 of three miles southeast of West Chester died this morning from pneumonia after two weeks illness. Survived by husband and six children. Funeral arrangements pending as relatives distance. Statement from Woman's Relief Corps denies opposition to Soldiers' Memorial and supports American Legion with backing from department and national bodies.

Lee Hough West Chester Woman's Relief Corps Soldiers’ Memorial American Legion Grand Army of the Republic Department of Iowa National Organization of the Woman’s Relief Corps

Funeral of P C Koehler at Woodford chapel

The funeral for P C Koehler was held at Woodford chapel on Saturday at 10:20 am conducted by Rev C W Klein of St Pauls Evangelical Church. Pallbearers included Istin Weston John Zieglowski George Miller Charles Zieglowski John Koehler and Martin Koehler. Interment followed in Elm Grove cemetery.

P. C. Koehler Woodford Chapel Con Havre C. W Klein St. Paul's Evangelical Vharch Mesr Stin Weston John Zieglowski George Miller Charles Zieglowski John Koehler Martin Koehler Elm Grove Cemetery

Chamberlains Tablets Aid Gentle Bowel Move

They warn against overuse of mineral waters and drastic cathartics that dehydrate and worsen conditions. A mild laxative like Chamberlains Tablets provides a gentle bowel movement without causing constipation, available at Lemmon's Drug Store and druggists everywhere.

Chamberlain Lemmon Advyt

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