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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
5
Community brief listing shop notices, visits and social items from Wayland and nearby towns. Mentions Rothschild's window displays, Vienna bakery offerings, and local residents including D J Boller Jr and Maud Limerman visiting. Several sales, arrivals, and travel notes plus a funeral and ill health report.
Town notices praise Root Juice for indigestion relief and stomach strength.Mrs Emily Moor of Mason City testifies to past indigestion and successful use, while Lemmon's Pharmacy distributes the one dollar bottles. The item also notes local socials and shop highlights including Vienna bakery offerings and Rothschild's store features.
Asbestos shingles are now manufactured in this country with success and the trade has grown enormously. The new products are very light, fireproof to over two thousand degrees, resistant to acids and weather, and said to last as long as a concrete building.
Local residents host gatherings and clubs as the season opens. Mr and Mrs Chas Porter entertain for the Brinks ahead of their Perry Iowa move. Five hundred game honors go to Herman Otto and Hazel Moriarty. Mrs Bertha Meek hosts dinner with a small group. The Mid Country Farmers Club convenes near town. The Younger Set hosts a dance in Eagle hall. Queen Esther circle meets at Aner Gardner's home. W R C members plan a McKinley birthday social in north Washington.
Regular Court of Honor meeting Friday evening January 26 for initiation candidates. Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 Knights Templar will hold a called conclave Friday January 26 at 7 80 o'clock for work in the order.
Des Moines reports Colonel David J. Palmer of the state railroad board says Iowa should back Taft for the presidential nomination. He warns a Cummins favored delegation could miss a chance to influence the nomination and predicts Taft will be nominated on the first ballot. He also doubts Cummins can gain momentum.
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