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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1912
Page
2
A Roosevelt County News ad proclaims no candidacy in politics while promoting four lines of best quality shoes and shoe repair. The page also teases county doings and community news from correspondents about happenings in local communities.
Wes Ragan learned by telegram of the death of his brother in law Lou Hughes sheriff of Laramie county Wyoming. He died of Brights disease and dropsy after months of illness at about age 58. He was married to Tillie Ragan 35 years ago at Grand Island Nebraska. The Ragans visited Hughes at Excelsior Springs recently and returned home while his condition remained serious.
An early 20th century advertorial promotes Hyomei as a guaranteed remedy for asthma catarrh and bronchitis. Endorsed by Boehlan traffic manager of Concordia Publishing House, it touts relief and permanent results with a complete inhaler outfit priced at 1.00 and refills at 50 cents.
Observes many with thin faded hair could have healthy hair using sage tea from grandmothers mixed with other ingredients. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy promises to prevent gray hair and dandruff and promote growth, sold by druggists for fifty cents a bottle via McElhinney Drug Co.
In Dublin on January 2 1912 about one hundred attendees gathered at Jacob Hotles home as the ladies of New Bethel church hosted their husbands and guests and served a fine oyster supper.
Mrs. John E. Griffith recovers from illness. The Cline Bros. sale drew a crowd and all items sold well except the farm which will be rented. Albert Palmer from Chicago visited his parents. Everette Strohm left for Chicago. Alice Atkinson sewed for local families. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cox on Dec 28. Local New Years activities include a Walnut school literary event. Will Taylor delivered hogs to Washington and J W Longer shipped wheat. One C A Brooks steer broke its ankle and was killed. Earnest Miller visited Walter Kleese. Grace Ladies Aid society noted.
A humor sketch notes the absent minded man as a family nuisance and social trial. It contrasts his forgetfulness with hay fever and jokes about damaged memory during winter and spring. The column ends with brief local notes: Hill serves lunch at a sale, Cline Bros. sale income, Brook hauling corn, Griffith shipping cattle to Chicago, Grace Jones beginning school term, and Henry Miller's illness.
Grace Hill reports the Ladies' Aid cleared nearly forty dollars serving lunch at the Cline Bros sale. Local residents Ed Rehmel and Beitel families visited over Christmas and returned home Friday. Mrs. Helen Berger, 64, died New Years morning after stomach cancer. funeral arrangements pending.
Rural Route One residents visit relatives at Muscatine Derry Pa and Lincoln Neb. Rubio Savings Bank re elects officers Frank Feltz president Henry Luithly vice president Lewis Luithly cashier with directors. Other notes include travelers visiting kin, a New Year bank closure, an accidental hunting injury, and social gatherings in small town life.
An advertisement urges readers to carry Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion as a quick relief after heavy meals. It claims the tablets aid digestion, convert food to red blood, and ease stomach discomfort with a money back guarantee. Available in 25, 50 cent, and $1 sizes from Cook & Sherman Rexall Store.
Henry Baker is improving after an illness. A large crowd attended a Walnut library program last Friday night with another program planned for next Friday. John Libe visited Washington on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ed Erickson plan to move soon. Miss Bessie Longer owns a fine new piano. Mrs John Libe visited her home Tuesday due to her father Mr Miller’s illness.
Brighton residents share housing shifts and visits as of January 1 1912. Charlie Pauls rents the first floor of the Endicott house with Mrs Endicott to occupy the upstairs. Robt Goode and family visit Lacona relatives. Miss Rulie Walker returns to Floris to teach. Theodore Wanerus visits from Iowa City. Lizzie Kientz returns from Chicago. Mrs Mattie Bosworth visits son Mart in Oskaloosa.
The Keota Koncert band held a concert in the Methodist church with receipts of 40 dollars, below the expected double. Featured were a male quartet including Frank Henness and A. A. Hulse, a Miss Mary Tuft violin solo, and band numbers such as a cornet solo by Harvey P. Sterns and a baritone by L. E. Hulse. The 22-instrument group, led by Wray Hiller, impressed the audience. Harvey Sterns and Homer Stephen performed, and Keota residents praised the performance and Sterns’s holiday visit.
Crawfordsville residents report travel updates and visits. Mr Hinshaw returns from a week in Oskaloosa. Mr Wright comes home from Morning Sun. Miss Jeanette Wooley returns from Rhodes Iowa. Will Witting arrives back from South America with relatives in town and at Way...
Merital Hair Tonic from Lemmon’s Pharmacy claims to keep the scalp healthy prevent hair loss restore natural color and maintain soft fluffy hair with regular use.
A Boston Traveler quip notes how old dime museum routines still spark laughs among Joe Miller fans. The exchange mocks cosmetics and exaggerates beauty using a humorous line about giant powder.
Chicago markets show steady to lower tones across cattle sheep and grains. Receipts estimated 34000 today with official totals and shipments listed. grain futures in wheat and corn reflect modest shifts with reported open and close figures.
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