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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
5
An old fashioned coal advertisement touts stockpiling by quoting a confident seller. The message promotes buying coal as sensible preparation and markets it as “Hot Stuff” for households. The piece uses folksy rhetoric to emphasize utility and readiness.
Miss Lottie Guthrie hosts a gathering at her South Washington residence. Missionary society members meet all day at Mrs Rev Ross’s South Marion avenue home. Junior Endeavor plans a church social at Second United Presbyterian tomorrow at seven. Married Ladies club schedules a ball for Saturday January 28 1905. Invitations urged. Woman's Home Missionary society meets tomorrow at 2 30 p m at Mrs J A Harwood South Iowa avenue. Mrs W D Shearer entertained East End Fancy Work club at East Madison street. Vera Alberson hosts young friends at East Washington street last night with progressive whist.
Twenty six members of the congregation gathered at Mrs. W. T. Marr’s home for a two course luncheon and a farewell to Rev Roy D Echlin. An elegant noon dinner preceded a presentation of military brushes from the congregation. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. T. Y. Wickham of Washington.
In district court the Reeves case faced a continuance motion denied as the defendant absent. Miss Maud Reeves, daughter of Charles B Reeves, was being examined. The Noaker-Wallingsford case finished evidence around 3:30 pm, trial ongoing. Local notices promote Wiener macaroons and bakery goods, plus Warner's cough remedy and theater ads for Way Down East at Graham.
Go to Johnson for bread cakes and pies. He will supply you with baked goods from his shop offering a variety of daily specials and fresh kneaded loaves.
W R Mead longtime editor of the Iowa Plain Dealer died at his Cresco residence Sunday evening. His death marks a loss for Cresco and Howard County as one of the area’s earliest settlers whose vigorous personality shaped the newspaper and community for many years.
The Washington County Medical Society holds sessions in a local city today with papers and discussions announced for physicians.
The Washington County Medical Society holds meetings in the city with an 8 PM lecture by Dr. Henry Albert Iowa City on early diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and a 5:30 PM banquet at Hotel Colenso. The program includes Dr. Henry Hull and a paper on Privileged Communication with discussions by multiple doctors.
Plaintiffs seek to quiet title in fee simple to the described real estate in Washington County Iowa against named defendants and unknown claimants claiming adverse interests The petition asserts the plaintiffs hold record title and have exclusive possession for over twenty years It directs defendants and unknown claimants to appear by March 14 next term or face decree in favor of plaintiffs and reform of deeds and instruments as needed.
Mrs Claude Reister of Davenport visits city friends. Miss Lizzie Peck of Pleasant Plain visits her sister Mrs George Wheelan. Stop by the Vienna bakery tomorrow for fresh baked goods. If you know it, you know to return.
A reader seeks a $10,000 farm loan and mentions rent houses via Ashby and phone 97. The following is a weather forecast through 8 o'clock tonight covering Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa with general fair or cloudy conditions and temperature changes.
SICKENING SHIVERING FITS of Ague and Malaria can be relieved with Electric Bitters. This tonic medicine is said to cure malaria without quinine’s after effects. Testimonial from Munday of Heneetta Texas notes a brother saved from malaria fever and jaundice after using Electric Bitters at J Hi Stewart's drug store, 60 cents.
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