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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1909

Page

3

Local notices and arrivals at Crawfordsville area

A list of brief items includes a Crawfordsville passenger from yesterday, a Peck Brothers general farm sale set for Thursday January 28, and W H Latta visiting from Garden City Kansas. Also noted are high prices offered for hides furs and junk by Cohn & Share Washington House phone 387 and Lloyd Neal of Des Moines visiting town joining George H Paul Land Co.

B. E.O. Entertainment Jd. A. Ferguson Crawfordsville Peck Brothers W. H. Latta Garden City Kansas Cohn & Share Washington House Lloyd Neal Des Moines Jloyd George H. Paul Land Co

A Religious Author Endorses Foley's Kidney Remedy

A writer describes lasting kidney trouble and severe pain last winter confinement to bed eight days. He details thick white sediment in urine and frequent urination before using Foley's Kidney Remedy, which reduced the pain and normalized urination. He recommends Foley's Pleasant to take.

Foley Lemmon

Local News notes and social visits from the Fox and Dewey column

A marriage license was issued yesterday to Albert Hart and Philomena Klein. Several residents including H. H. Willson of Wellman and Mrs. John Rittenhouse were in town for business or visiting with local families. The B. E. C. concert and B. E. O. musical on January 19th are advertised with tickets available.

Albert Hart Philomena Klein H. H. Willson Wellman

Laxative Bromine Quinine Tablets Promise Quick Cure

An old advertisement touts a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromine Quinine Tablets. It claims Druggists will refund the money if it fails and features E. W. Grove's signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.

E. W. Grove

The County News Daily Happenings Across County Communities

County correspondents report on local events and notable happenings in multiple communities. Brief updates cover gatherings, announcements, and everyday news from across the region.

Local Notes from Columbus Junction Area

Jan 15 Miss Vergie Duncan of Columbus Junction arrived to visit her brother Lew Duncan. Mr and Mrs Charles Porter welcomed a baby boy born last evening. Agnes Schmitz left yesterday for Richland to visit friends. Robert Quinn helping C R Stearns at the barber shop spent last evening with friends in Columbus Junction. Mrs Sam Neiswanger is seriously ill with pneumonia. Lew Duncan called in Columbus Junction last evening. William Langenburg of Columbus Junction was a business visitor here yesterday. Miss Huskins of Lone Tree is visiting M L Miller home.

Vergie Duncan Columbus Junction Lew Duncan Charles Porter Agnes Schmitz Richland Robert Quinn C. R. Stearns Sam Neiswanger Columbus

Local visitors and town notices on January 15

Jan 15 reports show Al McElwain of Washington and Jake Warner of Brighton calling on business in town. D A Boyer and J B Crayne of Washington attended a bank directors meeting yesterday. Mrs William Plummer traveled to Washington for a day visit. James Schulty delivered a load of hogs. Baptist revival meetings continue. Mrs Hervey Bell of Washington visited the Kilgore home. Mrs J D Dayton and son Darryl visited Keota. Bunk Booth returned from Cedar Rapids yesterday.

al McElwain Washington Jake Warner Brighton D. A. Boyer J. B. Crayne William Plummer James Schulty Baptist Church Hervey Bell

Local Church Services and Visitor Notes

Jan 15 notes report Mr and Mrs John Cannon MDD Maxwell and Mrs Amos Truax visiting Washington. James Fletcher arrived from Burlington. Long left for Morning Sun to visit relatives. Presbyterian churches schedule morning 11 and evening 7 with Rev Griscell preaching. United Presbyterian holds 11 am service with Rev Buchanan. no evening service due to power plant. Methodist services at 11 and 7 led by Rev J H Taylor.

John Cannon Maxwell Amos Truax Washington James Fletcher Burlington N. L Long Presbyterian Griscell Biggsville United Presbyterian Mr. Buchanan Monmouth Methodist J. H. Taylor

Dillinger Passes Through Eldon for Morning Business

J. E. Dillinger was a passenger yesterday morning at Eldon where he transacted business, indicating a routine travel stop or meeting before continuing on.

J. E. Dillinger Eldon

Question of Raising the President's Salary in Congress

Washington dispatch notes rising salaries for members who die in office and back pay for new members. It cites funeral costs and pensions, labor unrest involving Sam Gompers and Roosevelt, plus talk of an outsider Speaker.

Capitol Congress Washington Sam Gompers John Mitchell Frank Morrison President Roosevelt Taft Roosevelt Labor Organization

Closing Service Ends Holy Week Meetings in Omaha

Dr. R. B. A. McBride of Omaha wrapped up a series of stormy weather sermons at First United Presbyterian Church. He preached on Romans chapter eight, focusing on no condemnation and no separation until the end. Nora Corrette sang Psalm 23. Rev. W. O. Fisher praised the preacher as he prepared to board the 9:52 train home.

R. B. A. McBride Omaha First United Presbyterian Church Christ McBride Nora Corrette W. O. Fisher Doctor McBride

Patent cough remedy claim advertisement by Lemmon's Pharmacy

Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses Foley's Honey and Tar, asserting no cough or cold progresses to pneumonia after its use. The ad promotes the product as curing stubborn deep seated coughs and colds and discourages trying alternatives.

Foley Lemmon

Unique Theater Reopens Under New Management This Evening

The Unique theater under Edw Spahr as manager reopens this evening with fine moving pictures and illustrated songs. The public is invited to visit this place of amusement to see a fine line of pictures. Plenty of room for all, a tire proof machine, and only the newest moving pictures will be shown. Remember open this evening under entirely new management.

Spahr

Brave Fire Laddies And A Brakeman Tragedy In Princeton

Brave Fire Laddies promote Bucklen arnica salve as a universal healer. Special report from Princeton notes Rock Island brakeman G N Fish was run over by a moving train at 6 35 yesterday morning, both legs severed, taken to his home in Trenton Mo.

J. E. Lemmon Princeton Rock Island G. N. Fish Trenton

Keota and Canon City Visitors Share Local Appointments

Keota resident Miss Kiva Parker arrived Saturday night and visited T. O. Foley. W Tolles and Mrs. C. P. Anderson, from Rutledge, returned there after visiting P. C. Woods. Mrs. Anderson plans to stay in Rutledge, with Canon City as her home. Miss Martha Porter rode to Ainsworth last evening.

Kiva Parker Keota T. O. Foley

Local residents depart for various towns in January

G W Davidson visited Crawfords ville yesterday while Harry Montgomery returned from Moline Thursday. S J Cocklin left for Muscatine yesterday morning. Mr and Mrs J B Crail traveled to Winfield yesterday to spend the day. T Smith went to Des Moines for a few days. Ira Warren left Crawfords ville for the parental home. W W Miller and brother Kalona hardware merchants were in the city on business yesterday. Mrs W J Thompson left for Ainsworth for several days. Mrs C J Wilson and Mrs Lloyd Lytle and son Charles visited Davenport Thursday and returned on the Firefly. Mr and Mrs S M McCleery and S W Neal are home from Des Moines. The house and senate adjourned until Tuesday January 19. Mr and Mrs W R Murphy of north of the city left for Birdstree Mo for a week or more. E A Carden and son Max, after visiting the J A Carden home, departed for Winfield. Before returning to Mendietown they will also visit Burlington.

S. J. Cocklin Muscatine J. B. Crail Winfield T. Smith Des Moines Ira Warren Crawfordsville W. W. Miller Kalona W. J. Thompson Ainsworth C. J. Wilson Lloyd Lytle Charles Davenport S. M. McCleery S. W. Neal House Senate W. R. Murphy Birdstree E. A. Carden Max J. A. Carden Mindietown Iowa Burlington

The Holy City presented by Clarence Bennett at the opera house

The Holy City, a religious drama by Clarence Bennett, will be offered at the opera house on January 22. It treats the religious subject with reverence and has won approval from thousands of clergymen of all denominations.

Clarence Bennett Opera House

Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered as Cure-All

A newspaper notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh. The advertisement claims the remedy cures constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure. It lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as makers and notes the product sells for 75 cents.

Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo

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Frank L. Wilson & CO Stuart & McCreedy Fox & Dewey John Rittenhouse L. H. O'Loughlin James Daniels Freeman Chesley Thomas Seaberry R. F. McFarlane West Chester J. H. Hull Fairfield Howard Hamilton C. W. McLaughlin H. H. McCleery Corpus Christi Will McClean Robstown Texas South Dakota Geo. Peck the County News Westchester Monarch Dougherty Bros., Clothiers John Wesley Gaines Tennessee Charles W. Arthur Washington United States Miller California Pacific Slope John” Allen Mississippi House of Representatives Tim” Sullivan Tammany Hall New York City James K. Polk Pennsylvania Pete Hepburn Theodore Roosevelt Joe Cannon U. P. Church Unique A. W. McCulley Martha Porter Pophamm Mwe Williams Mfg. CO Cleveland McElhinney Drug Co G. W. Davidson Harry Montgomery Moline J. A. Harwood
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