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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1920
Page
8
Miss Emma Haupt of Chicago visits Mrs Roscoe Anderson in West Chester. Several residents travel for visits, including Louis Masson from Akron to Harvard, and families visiting in Davenport Sigourney Muscatine and Ka n sas City. Local ads promote Russian blouses Crail's hot shot and Ritro-Phosphate health tonic.
Mr and Mrs George Oakes spent Sunday and Monday visiting at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Bert Willits and with relatives and friends then returned to Rock Island Mrs A E Crim of Oskaloosa and Mrs Dow Mehaffy of Grinnell and their children are guests at the Charles Lovelett home Miss Mildred McLaughlin is home from a visit with friends in Chicago and other points in Illinois and Indiana She was accompanied home by Miss Miles of South Bend Indiana who is her guest this week Penama work straw hats 60 cents Dougherty Bros 1616 Mr and Mrs J W Abrams of Peoria Ill visited over Sunday at the home of Mrs Abrams sister Mrs R H Walker D F Macon auctioneer Washington Iowa Phone 251 Red 74-e0d 1 yr Supt and Mrs W C Harding and children are taking an automobile trip to Toledo Iowa and other points in the state They will be gone about two weeks
Redlinger returns to Parsons College Fairfield after weekend at home with Mannhardt Bros dealers.
Miss Marie Martin returns to Des Moines after a family visit. Mrs. Florence Arnold begins work as a saleslady at Rothschild. Miss Clara Woodburn visited from Cedar Rapids. J Hixson and G Brock return to Oskaloosa from a cousin visit. Numerous residents travel for visits to Ottumwa Ottumwa and other towns. Ad reads Crail's real Mendel’s sale items.
Mrs L L Stelle and Violet Rose of Pagosa Springs visit relatives in Galesburg. Miss Anna Lindbloom heads to Muscatine. Mrs J B Alten returns from Fairfield. Miss Winifred Whetsline returns to Columbus Junction. Liloyd Vanderham visits Mt Vernon. Rose Bohr goes to Davenport. J A Harley to Hardy Oklahoma for months. Hot-Shot camping light advertised. Marnhardt Bros and families travel to Keokuk and Burlington by car and train.
Weekend activity centered on visits and trips as residents and relatives mingle. Mrs. Chas. Lovelett marked her 19th birthday, while others from Keota, Eldon, Grinnell, and Floris traveled to Washington, Davenport, Columbus Junction, and Iowa City for family gatherings and errands.
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