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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1919
Page
5
Local Social Notes from Young America Jan 4
J D Nelson was unwell last Thursday. Mrs Jennie Gardenier and the John Carris family of Keota spent New Year’s Day at Mr Pringle’s. Ben Bailey killed two foxes last week one Friday and one Saturday. Mrs Frank Bailey and family spent New Year’s at J N Phillips home. Mr and Mrs Edgar Porter hosted several couples for a New Year’s dinner. Edna and Emma Purvis, Mary Eckels, Chas Eckels and Curtis Peterson shared New Year’s dinner at Chas Cherry’s. Mrs Irvin has returned to Will Leeper’s for winter. Mr and Mrs Paul Hannan of Columbus Junction and others spent New Year’s Day at Ben Briley’s. Music by Miss Bess was enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Nelson
Jennie Gardenier
John Carris
Keota
Harve Porter
Emma Gowdy
Monmouth
Edna
Emma Purvis
Mary Eckels
Chas. Eckels
Curtis Peterson
Chas. Cherry's
Irvin
Will Leeper's
C. W. Hannan
Paul Hannan
Columbus Junction
al Darbyshire
Bess
J. H. Briley
Ben Briley’s
Miss Bess
Wellman Route One Northwest Weather and Rural Notes
In Wellman Route One the temperature sits 12 to 14 below zero as January begins. The piece notes sleighs wagons and jingling bells, absence of influenza new cases, and mentions Tony Potsander and wife improving slowly. Dan Haller visits his brother near Pilotsburg with goats, chickens, and Missouri mules. remarks on climate and soil compared to Iowa. Local residents including Will Vorel, Chas Rickey, Geo Wiles, Milo Stevens, and Ralph Ash visit, with Christmas greetings from Mrs. Henry Strud and Ed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Cairo
Tony Potsander
Dan Haller
West Plains
James
Pilotsburg
Dan
Arkansas Line
Iowa
Will Vorel Chas
Rickey
Geo, Wiles
Milo Stevens
Ralph Ashby
Henry Strud
Dayton Grove Social News Indicates Regional Visits
Will Flynn A E Knotts W E Leet and Will Johnson were business visitors in Washington Friday. Will Mayer visited his daughter Mrs Will Embree Thursday. Ruth Lee returned to Monmouth for college. Mrs F G Martin and daughter Mrs Alan Beck came from Washington with Mrs Julia Cavender. Eugene Owen returns to Winton for school after vacation. Chas Nisle of Waterloo stayed with W E Leet Friday. Mrs Lora Beck visited Waterloo relatives. Lyall Moore went to Rubio to visit relatives. Will Embree family visited near Keota. Walter Statler bought the Martin farm and plans to move next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Flynn
A. E. Knotts
W. E. Leet
Will Johnson
Washington
Will Mayer
Will Embree
Thursady
Ruth Lee
Monmouth
F. G. Martin
Alan Beck
Julia Cavender
Martinome
Eugene Owen
Winton
Chas, Nisle
Waterloo
Wis
Lora Beck
Frank Martin
Lyall Moore
Rubio
Keota
Walter Statler
Miss Mabel Bozeman Visits Washington and Church Talks
In Crawfordsville on Jan 6 Miss Mabel Bozeman visited Washington. The Presbyterian congregation held forenoon communion services with Saturday preparatory services. Union services were held at United Presbyterian church with Rev. R. G. Robertson and Rev. P. H. Hayley speaking on "The Lost Power of the Church." Mr. Hayley spoke first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Mabel Bozeman
Washington
United Presbyterian Church
R. G. Robertson
P. H .Hayley
Sermon on Church Power and Worldliness by Rev Robertson
The preacher urged remembering five church truths origin foundation power mission and destiny. He warned the modern church is lukewarm, cites loss of first love return faith and prayer, and compares the church to an engine lacking power. A large crowd attended with Frank Macon of Washington present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Rev. Robertson
Samson
Frank Macon
Washington
Ainsworth Obituaries and Local Greetings
Funeral services held for Mrs. Margaret E. Hardin formerly of Ainsworth at the Baptist church with interment in Ainsworth cemetery. Accompanying relatives came from Oskaloosa Cedar Rapids and Coatsville Missouri. Also noted were services for Mrs. Homer Coppock and visits by H. House Lewain Melcher and W. T. Trotter party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Margaret E. Hardin
Baptist Church
C. E. Riddington
Oskaloosa
M. P. Lewis
Stanley
Roy Alcorn
Cedar Rapids
Frank Hardin
Coatsville
George Minan
Allerton
Iowa
Homer Coppock
Mgr
R. J. Rowan
J. A. Kennedy
Ainsworth Cemetery
Rh. H. House
Lewain
Melcher
W. T. Trotter
Letts
W. H. Ross
DPD
A. Peterson
Washington
Coffman Golden Anniversary Celebrated in Washington Iowa
Mr and Mrs Alex Coffman mark fifty years of marriage in Washington Iowa after marrying December 31 1868 near Richmond Virginia The couple moved to Washington County early and raised five daughters all surviving past 1898 The article notes their long service to community and ties to local church and railroad work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta County
Virginia
Samuel Alexander Coffman
Elizabeth Frances Beam
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Washington County
Iowa
Cofman
Coffman
Eliza
Lulu Jugenheimer
Washington
Maud Stuart
Wayland
Beula Browning
Golden Anniversary of Coffman Couple Celebrated at Home
At East Second street a family gathering marked the Golden Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Coffman. Children and four grandchildren attended as a bountiful dinner was served. The couple received two rockers as gifts from their children and guests offered flowers and congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Second Street
Homer
Ralph Stuart
Leroy
Frances Jugenheimer
A. Coffman
Charles Stuart
Coffman
Poisonous Waste and Kidney Pills Ad
Poisonous waste in the blood can cause aches and soreness when kidneys fail to filter. Foley Kidney Pills are claimed to strengthen and relieve kidney and bladder trouble as marketed by Lemmon's Pharmacy ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
Iowa's Naval Enlistments Lead State Rankings in 1918
Iowa ranks eleventh in naval enlistments for the fiscal year with 2726 total, 1258 at Des Moines, and 401,220 single men among recruits. Only 2685 of 435,398 were under 18, while six were over 70. most recruits fell in ages 21 to 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
G. E. Ketterer
Bureau of Navigation
Des Moines
Cigarettes Worth Their Weight On Dvina Front
A tobacco shortage along the Dvina in northern Russia drives peasants to swap eggs potatoes cheese for small stacks of cigarets. A correspondent ashore from a paddle-wheeled steamer reports trading ten poor cigarets for twelve eggs a half bushel of potatoes and ten pounds of cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dvina
Russia
Red Army Advances on Berlin in January Report
Berlin rumors say one million bolshevik troops move on Berlin and hoist the red flag. German forces retreat before advancing Poles as East Prussia fears a German extremist counterstroke. A German voluntary army to stop the invasion reportedly failed per Berlin advices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Jan
Spartacus
East Prussia
Germany
After an operation Vinci boosts strength says Ohio man
East Liverpool resident Joseph Weiser reports weakness after surgery improved by Vinci claiming good appetite and sleep. Ad claims Vinol relies on beef, colliver peptones, iron and manganese peptonates, glyco phosphate. Saxol Salve touted for eczema with guarantee from Sherman Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
East
Liverpool
Vinci
Joseph Weiser
P. S
Sherman Bros
Advt
Uncle Sammy's Minstrels at Graham Theatre Saturday
Returnee soldiers form Uncle Sammy's Minstrels led by Manager Bickford will perform at the Graham Theatre with the 163rd Depot Brigade Jazz Band from Camp Dodge. Featured lines include Lt Eppel, Ross Brother, Harry Baisden, John Arnold, and Sergt Daniel P. McCartney of the Rainbow Division. A preconcert is planned in front of the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sammy
United States
Bickford
Graham Theatre
Sammy
163Rd Depot Brigade
Camp Dodge
Eppel
Iowa
Ross Brother
Harry Baisden
Red Cross
John Arnold
Johnny Quick
Bolshevists Seize Riga Amid Citywide Panic
London dispatch reports Bolshevists hold the city of Riga with a state of panic spreading through the capital as the occupation is confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REOL
Riga
Dispatch
London
Ex Kaiser Undergoes Ear Operation in Amsterdam
Amsterdam January 6 The former German emperor has had a successful ear operation performed by Professor Lang of Amsterdam University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Jan
Lang
Amsterdam University
Germany seeks Wilson peace not Clemenceau settlement
London reports Count von Brockdorf Rantzau, Germanys new foreign minister, outlines a policy denying surrender to any peace terms beyond Wilsons 14 points. The Berliner Tageblatt editorializes that Germany will not sign a peace diverging from Wilsons principles, ready for a Wilson peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Count von Brockdorf
Rantzau
Copenhagen
Observer
Berliner Tageblatt
Wilson
Paris Floods Reach Quays as Rivers Rise
Rains push the Seine higher threatening Parisian quays and suburbs with widespread inundation while rivers across the provinces swell. The Rhone spills its banks near Avignon and rain continues. In Washington the War Trade Board says export licenses will be freely issued for non conserved commodities to Siberia, removing Vindivostok consignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Seine
Rhone
Avignon
Washington
Siberia
War Trade Board
Vindivostok
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Wash
Ington
Young America
Dayton Grove
Mr. and
Mes
Alex Coffman
RED Army
Graham
Ex-Kaiser
Jersey
Madison Co
John Deere
Smith
W. L. Bible
DF. Macon
Rh. E, Dougherty
F. A. Kallaus
Macon
S. A. Stephens
Milch
P.P. Wyse
L. H. Runner
Col
D. F. Macon
Formu
Brassieres
W. B
W. B. Reduso
Wincarnton Bros., Inc
New York
Chicago
Tador
Gute Pelle
Eame
Lesher Whitman
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