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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1925

Page

7

Post nuptial shower and local community notes from Columbus Junction

A post nuptial shower for Mr and Mrs B Hamilton was a delightful event at the Gipps home with about fifty friends. Other items include carloads of horses shipped to eastern Pennsylvania and Loveland Colorado, delayed 2nd year clothing courses due to bad roads, Louisa county girls clubs planning with health tasks and demonstrations, a farewell party for Newton Teel as the family moves to Old Clifton, Shellbark Club meeting postponed, Alma Johnson visiting Chicago, Farmers cooperative livestock association officer slate and charges, and Paul Smith taking a journalism position with Burlington Gazette.

Columbus Junction B. Hamilton Charles Gipps Gipple Walter Marsden Frank Prior State College Edith Harker Girls Club Giria Louisa County Newton Teel Teel Shellbark Old Clifton Shellbark Club Claude McCoy Alma Johnson Chicago Farmers’ Co-operative Livestock Shipping Association Wapello S. B. Matthews Thomas Fry H. B. Stone Ernest Winter Paul Smith Columbus Junction High School The State University At Iowa City Burlington Gazette

Who Is Your Skinny Friend Ethel

An old advertisement promotes McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a remedy to gain five pounds in 30 days. It claims women, children, and feeble adults can grow robust, with a money back guarantee if results aren’t met. It urges asking for McCoy’s original cod liver oil compound tablets at drugstores.

McCoy Laboratories New York McCoy J. E. Lemmon Advt

Joint Base ad promises relief for stiff joints

An old ad touts Joint Base as a remedy for rheumatic joints. It claims to soak right in, reduce swelling, and limber joints after other cures fail. The ad urges buying a 60c tube at Sherman Bros. or any druggist.

Joint-base Sherman Bros Joint Base Advt

Trial package offer for Chamberlain medicines

Send name and address with 5 cents to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa to receive a trial packet of Chamberlain cough remedy tablets and silver for burns wounds and skin ailments. This offer promises relief for coughs colds croup bronchial and throat irritation and various stomach complaints in every family.

Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa Chamberlain

Noble notes include meetings and a wedding

Mrs Bera Wittmer and children visited the Roths on Saturday and John C Roth hosted Sunday dinner with J A Frey. Dr Alten of Wayland treated Mrs Margaret Schantz for heart trouble. A teacher training meeting led by Rev Schrag occurred Wednesday. Rich Sunday school held its monthly meeting at Joe Mast home. Irvin Boshart family joined dinner at Arthur Mitchell. Noble Community sale drew good attendance. Henry Leichty and Leona Miller wed February 26 at the bride's east Wayland home.

Antion J. G. Witt Schrag Joe Mast Irvin Boshart Arthur Mitchell Noble Henry Leichty Ben Leichty Leona Miller Anisa Miller Wayland

Rob and Roy Quinn Return From Missouri Funeral

Cotter Cotter reports Rob and Roy Quinn returned from Missouri where they attended their mother’s funeral. Local notes include appendicitis illness for David Stapp and visits among Stapp and Richards families. The Smalfeldt family moved in from Davenport area and bought the Bill Dean farm. birthday celebration for Mrs Spencer Bell noted.

C. C. Stapp Price Davis O. ER. S. Lodge Columbus Junction Spencer Bell Jarrett Peters Smaulfeldt Davenport Bill Dean Frank Hanenstein Meda Blanche Roberta

Devils Dogs Edge Cotter In Close Muscatine Tilt

The Devil Dogs of Muscatine defeated Cotter Independent boys basketball 21 to 20 on Saturday night. R. L. Duncan and Hugh Morris purchased Jersey cows at the Summerville sale.

Jean George B. Stapp The Devil Dogs of

HASKINS HASKINS Community News Brief

Mrs J Booth and daughters Vivian and Hazel visited relatives in Washington. The sick are improving. Dorothy Gordon has mumps. Mrs Minnie Jennings transacted business in Haskins and stayed with Mrs L K Mathers. Harry McCreedy returned from Iowa City. Joe Embree moved to the Faerber farm northwest of Haskins. Mrs Ralph Stafford traveled to Washington. sister Mrs June Custer visited. Roads are bad. few townsfolk seen. Davis moved to Mrs Minnie Jackson’s farm. Miss Dale Ebner returned from Burlington for a few days with her parents.

Haskins Iowa J. the Booth Vivian Hazel Washington Dorothy Gordon Minnie Jennings Haskin L. K. Mathers Harry McCreedy Iowa City Joe Embree Faerber Davis Minnie Jackson

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