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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
5
Will Montgomery is on the sick list. The Vienna bakery offers genuine French bread and pies. Boyd Humble left for Brighton for a brief visit with relatives. Mrs. M. D. Yard and Mrs. Chance traveled for Crawfordsville and Titus due to family illness. Miss Effie O Loughlin went to Brighton for Sunday with friends.
The Social Hour club rode to the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. White for a day of hosting. Guests included Mrs. Harvey Barnes who was the club's dinner guest and part of the social time.
Mrs D B Collier of Wilton arrived to aid her critically ill father I Schreckengast. L A Marr came from Keosauqua with Mrs Anna Schrecken gast for her home. Will Peiffer returned from Muscatine. The Dayton child’s body brought from Omaha to Laura Longnecker’s home. Funeral held at Christian church led by Rev Davis. Mrs Susan Goon and Frank Faris left for Texas due to sister’s illness.
Residents and visitors are noted visiting relatives in Sigourney and Rose Hill with plans for upcoming weddings. Eastern Star hosts a party for Lettie Trotter ahead of her January 14 1908 wedding to F D Harding. Community members comment on the discontinuation of the Firefly branch line and mail delays along with potential fare and service proposals.
The notice highlights chocolate cream rolls at the Vienna and promotes their bakery goods and candies. It mentions several locals traveling for visits, sales of properties in Washington, and upcoming musicales at the Academy chapel with Dor othy Latchem and Grace Conner. It also notes Frank Webb seeking a Jersey milch cow for sale and various residents’ brief trips and relocations.
Jan 11 social round includes Grace and Nellie Kyle visiting sister Mrs. Iva Hinshaw in Brighton. Laura Grosscup visits Wm Cochran. Harold Armstrong returns from Rock Island to near Wayland. Various visits by Kurtz, Dawson, Armstr0ng, Sellers, Mae Armstrong, Doctor Jones, Chris Kientz, and Chet Noel. Roll and Anna Essiey visiting Wilmer in Oklahoma.
The Rev. W. O. Fisher of First United Presbyterian Washington preached at United Presbyterian Crawfordsville to a crowded house on the topic How long shall ye between two opinions. The sermon lasted about thirty five minutes and drew a spellbound crowd. Fisher returned to Washington this morning.
Nathan Smith aged ninety five died in Packwood Iowa at his daughter Mrs Jane Harrison home after years of invalidism and blindness. Born 1813 in Virginia he married in Indiana in 1834 and lived in Iowa over fifty years. He killed his wife in a delirious frenzy twenty two years ago and spent years in Mount Pleasant hospital, later living with children. his calm patriarchal look contrasted with the past tragedy.
Andrew Townsend Hisey, once a gubernatorial candidate and secular government author, performs a barefoot ice bath by the Iowa river after clearing offices. He has previously walked barefoot through town in winter and delivered a street speech. He remains undecided about running for governor or president and批irms dissatisfaction with Iowa's primary law.
John Steck on sick list and Mrs Wes Porter visiting J W Teeter home. Will McCooner from Ainsworth a city visitor. Remember A Modern Ananias at Graham January 25. Attend A Modern Ananias at the Graham January. Howard Hill returned home at Winfield after a week at the Academy. Doctor Sitter offers special introductory deal in this issue.
Rosenbeins line of Spring Suits and Jackets will be at the New York Store on Monday January 13. Miss Kathryn Bailey visits Brighton to spend days with sister Mrs Ralph Gowey. The Rev Samuel Conybeare of Cedar Rapids will preach at Central Park Presbyterian tomorrow. The M B A will install officers Tuesday January 14 with important business and initiation.
The Poultry show starts next Monday for three days on the 13th 14th and 15th at the Commercial club gymnasium. President and Secretary F F Parrish report about two hundred entries by this morning with closing at 12 o clock tonight. An extensive list of special prizes accompanies the regular awards while the gymnasium will host an exhibition of prizes. Admission is 15 cents with a season ticket of 25 cents. Awards are scheduled for Tuesday and judge Wm G Warnock of Geneseo Illinois will preside.
The Eldon high school boys basketball team travels to Ottumwa this morning to play the local team tonight. Players include Harry Robertson Howard Cunningham Raymond Buckley George Dempsey and Henry Steck with Morley Johnson as substitute. Bert Dixon referees joined by Prof. L F Meade and Ben Wallace. The Eldon Christian church gives Rev S K Coates a reception and presents a sum of money marking four years as pastor.
Bert Dixon and Earl Corbin display two pens of Homer pigeons in Lemmon's pharmacy window. The birds are described as beautiful and will be exhibited at the Poultry show next week. Origin cited as from the Antilles.
Mr M OReilly Forgarty a Kingston Jamaica city council member writes that Chamberlains Cough Remedy relieved his cough quickly and he plans to buy another bottle. The product is for sale by Cook and Sherman in Kingston.
An old advertisement touts Dr Shoop Cough Cure as a safe quick remedy for tickling coughs. It cites a mountain shrub herbal extract with no opium or harsh substances and claims it calms coughs and heals throat and lung membranes for all ages.
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