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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1913
Page
2
Chicago market report shows mixed price ranges with light to heavy hogs and cattle receipts varying. Prospects for cattle steady to down slightly and hogs fairly active with prices around 7.45 to 7.60, weekly receipts totaling about 163 595 and shipments 35 221.
An old advertisement touts "Cure a Cold in One Day" with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It claims a refund if it fails and features E. W. Grove's signature on each box priced at 25 cents.
The Wellman notes list residents visiting relatives, moving plans, farm visits, and social events with Iowa City Kalona and Des Moines ties. Kalona reports visitors from Iowa City and Webster City, weddings showers, and family news. a January 1912 item notes Frank Figgins and Tillie Kupka visiting Iowa City.
A fragmented advertisement lists King David Washington State apples and other varieties by per peck or per bushel plus assorted grocery items with low prices. Items include bushels of apples and various foods like crackers onions pickles lard Crisco soap and baking powder with Saturday only validity.
A verse sketch lampoons Woodrow as a captain facing a chaotic voyage. The poem imagines critics steering the ship to danger while sea lawyers and unruly crew push toward disaster, urging a harsh, vigilant leadership and readiness to strike.
Week finds leading Moline factories praised for buggies and implements in Kalona. Rev. Bayles travels to Bradgate Monday for a two week revival series. Misses Ethel Shaver and Marguerite Yoder visit friends in Iowa City over the weekend.
At the Sec ond United Presbyterian church service it was announced Miss Rose Mintier will speak next Sabbath morning on American missionary work in Egypt. Mintier recently returned after six years in Egypt serving as a nurse in mission hospitals at Assiut and Tanta and will share her experiences and insights with a large Washington audience.
A Christian Endeavor member spoke at last night’s church meeting and will address the church missionary societies on Friday. She plans to visit her brother John Mintier in Mt. Pleasant next week.
The Washington area schools and colleges resumed sessions this week after a two week holiday break. Attendance held steady with some new faces and dropouts as teachers and students prepared for upcoming semester exams. Many students returned to universities over the weekend and today, fueling travel to college towns.
W. H. Chapman of Winnebago Nebraska says his two children suffered a bad cough until Foley's Honey and Tar Compound was used. He cites saving a doctor's bill by buying one 25 cent bottle and reports his children were cured without opiates.
The new brick Methodist church in Ainsworth was dedicated yesterday in a morning union service attended by a large crowd despite a snowstorm. Bishop F M Bristol of Omaha preached both services. The $16 000 building replaces the frame church burned during last winter and will serve a growing congregation under Rev J A Glendenning, now at Centerville.
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