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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1906
Page
5
The funeral services for Mrs. Sam Keiser were held in Keota with a large attendance of friends and relatives. All local stores closed for the proceedings, marking the town's largest funeral, followed by interment in Keota Cemetery.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a targeted cure for catarrh not a stomach remedy. It sells a $1 complete outfit including a lifetime inhaler and bottle, with 50 cent refills, backed by Columbia Pharmacy guarantee. A lecture on Marie Antoinette is also announced for this evening at the high school auditorium.
Local column lists visits and social events around Wellman Iowa. Mrs Amos Hull arrives from Oregon due to illness of Mrs Frank Hamilton. The National Stock company performs at the opera house Monday to Wednesday. W R C plans an all day meeting March 10, WCTU to meet February 27 at 2 pm. Community efforts focus on establishing a fund for future enterprises with a Washington Industrial association meeting set for 8 pm Thursday in the Commercial club gymnasium.
Feb 27 notes D E Hethcote departing for Nebraska to establish a new home. John Angel to relocate his household goods from Muscatine and oversee the hotel temporarily. Ross Hancock of Bloomfield joins the Farmers' Supply Co. hardware firm. Mrs Harry Owen Ethel Owen and Rev G Voorhies visited Washington Monday. Milton Jones returned Monday evening from Washington.
Our people travel on horseback due to muddy roads. Mr and Mrs Vitus Disch spent Sunday at Charles Johnson s. Mr and Mrs Lin Richardson and children visited Will Taylor and family. Residents attended a sale at Will Stater s. Edith Miller attended the wedding of Will Ingham and Mary Welsh near Dublin. Young folks attend revival at the M E church in West Chester. Vitus Disch and Ed Libe traveled to Brighton on business. Wess Myers hauling telephone poles and plans a new line. Bible class postponed again due to bad weather.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Nowell, new arrivals from Brighton, died about 11 oclock yesterday. Burial is planned today in Washington Elm Grove cemetery. Also noted are Mrs. P. Nichols and daughter Vera returning from Muscatine and other local movements including Miss Mae Rittenhouse visiting Mrs. Olds, and the funeral of Mrs. Matthew at the U P church with attended clergy.
The Methodist Episcopal S S announces two illustrated lectures by Rev. Rott Lincoln Campbell on March 5 and 6 at the M E church. Two hundred fifty slides from famous paintings will be shown with a 12 foot square image from a double electric stereopticon. Admission for both evenings is 25 cents, or 15 cents for a single evening.
Church events fill the week with 7 30 pm services at the Methodist church except Saturday. Thursday features Rev W G Thorne, Friday Rev W R Stryker, and Saturday a preparatory communion service with Rev W G Shorne. Sabbath includes the regular quarterly meeting after the morning service. Mrs BE E Bower of Keota visited. Johnson’s offers pies and cookies today.
H L Stanley of Bruno credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption for curing his wife after five years of coughing. He says the first bottle improved her and twelve bottles finished the recovery. The ad notes a money back guarantee and trial bottle at J H Stewart’s druggist.
President A L Ames of the Corn Belt Meat Producers association will lecture Saturday afternoon at 2 in the Graham opera house. Meat producers and interested readers are urged to attend to hear facts about the association’s work with commission houses and related developments.
Jed Carlton stages a bold season with a grand spectacle featuring Was She to Blame and His Father's Sin. Emma Jean Carlton leads a picked cast from metropolitan stock companies with elaborate scenery and high class acting for a Graham engagement on March 2.
The Conrad Hopengardner family expresses heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and after the death of their husband and father. Mrs. Conrad Hopengardner and daughters.
The Rev J W Warren of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Georgia praises Electric Bitters calling it a Godsend. He says two bottles strengthened him from walking half a mile to three miles in 50 minutes and claims it cured back pain joints and general collapse. Sold under guarantee at J H Stewarts drug store with price listed.
Thomas Simpson line 24 2 percent mentions arranging before spring rush with chain furnished.
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