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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1910
Page
6
A fox fleeing the Es sex and Suffolk hounds hid in a hole beneath a tree that bore a notice stating All dogs will be trapped. The scene highlights local pursuit and safety measures amid the fox hunt.
Ren Mulford Jr of Cincinnati spoke at the Presbyterian church on Running Life’s Bases linking faith hope and charity with baseball. Rev Joseph N Elliott declared the pulpit vacant after morning services with sermons on earthly witnesses and the cloud of witnesses.
The morning sermon at the Baptist church reflected on the Apostle Paul’s words I am crucified with Christ and yet I live. The preacher stressed Christ’s love for the world and urged a close daily relation to him through faith and gratitude.
A sermon contrasts Christ's deeper spiritual agony with physical death, noting Jesus cried My God why hast thou forsaken me. It urges liberty through truth, cites Luther the Pilgrims and Roger Williams, warns against firework dangers, and calls souls to be hidden in Christ for true freedom.
Two year old Marjorie Duncan daughter of Prof. G M Duncan nearly fell from a second story window at 5038 3rd Avenue while leaning on a screen. The father leaped from the room and carried the child inside after the screen gave way. a doctor said she is badly shaken but likely not seriously hurt internally.
A large audience enjoyed Duncan the hypnotist at the Airdome. Subjects performed pranks depicting a mule and a blacksmith in a blacksmith shop scene and attempted to fit shoes on the hypnotist. Tonight features skateless skaters and a hypnotic circus with clowns and acrobats.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Fisher, Walding Kinnan Marvin certify F J Cheney’s integrity. Cure advertised as internally absorbed and effective for blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A reader from Evansville Indiana praises Foley Kidney Pills describing a severe kidney trouble with back pain dizziness and weakness. After regular use the writer says they are now well and feel like a new person. The endorsement appears in an exhibit credited to Lemmon’s Pharmacy and Metzheinery Drug Co.
Ben F Cherry 1845 1900 died at his South Marion avenue home after a long gall stone illness. He served in Company 1 45th Iowa Infantry enlisting in 1864. Funeral service tomorrow at 2 PM conducted by Reverends W O Fisher and D J Masson at Khan Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Margaret four children William A Charles J and David Elmer Cherry two brothers and three sisters. The GALR will attend the service in a body. He was a longtime member of Second United Presbyterian Church known for honesty industry public spirit and kind heart.
A June close balance sheet for Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Washington Iowa shows assets including real estate valued at 3100.00 and capital stock fully paid. Liabilities list deposits and borrowed funds with total liabilities matching total assets. Executed by President A S A White and Cashier KL Coulter and sworn before Carlton C. Wilson Notary.
Women may obtain an 80 page bound text book outlining ailments peculiar to women and potential cures. It is not an ad pamphlet and is mailed in a plain envelope free to any woman writing The Lydia E Pinkham Med Co Lynn Mass requesting it.
Joseph Elias DeLong born in Ohio December 30 1833 died July 4 1910 at his home in West Chester at age 77. He moved to Iowa in 1841, married Isabel S. King March 16 1859, they celebrated their golden wedding last March. Survived by wife three daughters and three sons plus siblings and ten other relatives. He was a Methodist church member for 33 years and described as a faithful Christian. The family notes his suffering and looks forward to a reunion in heaven.
Farms for sale include 80 120 and 160 acre properties in prime soils near Prairie City Iowa. Prospective buyers urged to visit Dr L Graham in Prairie City to view available lands. Also mentions hay fever and asthma relief with Foley's Honey and Tar in yellow package from Lemmon's Pharmacy and McKlinney Drug Co.
Citizens with claims against the Fourth of July committee are asked to present bills to Fred Steck immediately to allow settlement. Do not delay—the matters will be settled in a few days.
A newly installed housewife asks if jelly making is hard, and the cook replies with patient humor that it is like soft fudge. The exchange highlights domestic adjustments and the light tone of home life.
All members are requested to meet in G A R hall tomorrow at 1 30 p m to attend the funeral of Comrade Ben F Cherry by order of H L Kendall P C
Readers are advised to keep Perry Davies Painkiller on hand for accident relief. The remedy is mixed in sweetened milk for nursing mothers and can be used to ease chest and milk passage discomfort. A bath with the Painkiller is suggested for immediate relief.
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