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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1906
Page
3
The weather forecast for Iowa from Washington D C dated July 7 predicts fair and warmer conditions tonight, with Sunday expected to remain fair and warmer in the eastern portion of the state. The report comes from The Evening Journal as a special weather update.
Miss Hattie Ross arrived from West Chester and spent the day at the Chas Conger home after a Tuesday event. Admission was 25 cents with seats free to ladies. The scene was noted as a local gathering with the time set for afternoon activities.
Local items report Link Hall returning from Muscatine and Miss Elizabeth Watson visiting Havre. Frank McConacey and family came back from Davenport. Wendell Palmer returned to Des Moines after a stay at Mrs Jennie Morrow’s home. A baseball game is set for Washington on Tuesday July 10 at 2 30 pm with 25 cent admission and free seats for ladies.
Local items report book sale by G C Roscoe at 50c each on the north side. Miss Mae McFarlane returns to West Chester after a city visit. Visits from Misses Legis from Harper and the Pratts en route from Muscatine. Baseball game noted for July 10 at Washington ball park. 1941 Union prayer meeting at Presbyterian church. Pettit and Eva Anderson visit from Keota for a day with friends and a big show. Mrs W McCleary, missionary, travels from Batanga West Africa to visit relatives.
Dr. H. L. Courtright departed last evening for a Dixon Illinois visit. Will Rader came from Brighton to visit at the Max Keller home. Miss Blanche Anderson arrived from Oskaloosa to see her brother Mont Anderson. Misses Kathe and Jenness Abbey returned from Keota where they spent the Fourth. Mary Steck visited three weeks in Oskaloosa. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Vogie and Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Paulus came from Brighton to spend the day at the Merton Bickford home. Aggie Mildred Kafka and Kate Fritz came from Pleasant Plain and Brighton to visit Dan Mannhardt.
A watchman’s lapse let a leak in a Dutch dyke cause wide ruin, while Kenneth Molver of Vanceland Maine survived a near fatal lung inflammation after neglecting a cold. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life. Available at Stewart’s pharmacy with trial bottles.
Rev and Mrs Bettes returned to Des Moines after a southern visit. L W Bartholomew and family came from Sigourney to visit H M Sanford and Mrs M McMaster. Rose Rathmel returned from Keota to visit Grace Hunter. Mrs E J Waterman and others from Boulder Colo visited West Chester. Prof Seth Thomas from State University of Iowa summer school arrived and will visit Ft Dodge wife there.
A historical account notes how modest claims often prove more convincing than bold boasts. It highlights Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which is said to positively cure diarrhoea and dysentery and has a reputation for reliability, with sales by Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy.
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