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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1911

Page

2

Directors of Henry F Seed Company Reelect A M Eldridge

Notice reports the annual meeting of Henry F Seed Company directors. A M Eldridge, now with Field Company, is highlighted for rapid progress. Old directors Henry Field and others were rejected. A M Ely Be elected to fill the vacancy.

Henry F Seed Company A. M. Eldridge Field Company Henry Field Ale P, Thompson WE Eaton G Hho Lake Welch

Company announces leadership changes and new appointments

The document notes Mr. Tidridge joining from Washington Jo last fall to join the company. Henry Field is re-elected president and general manager. Aguel Thompson elected vice president and HonK Eaton secretary and treasurer.

Tidridge Washington, Jo Henry Field Nmanager Agael Thompson Honk Eaton

Hay Fever Relief with Foley's Honey and Tar

A Chicago reader at 1034 Wolfram St. endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for hay fever relief after summer months. The letter notes great personal relief and suggests others with hay fever will benefit from the remedy, available through all druggists.

Foley Stewart Wolfram St. Chicaxo

Their Shopping and a Silent Pact

A household scene shows a wife disapproving a new dress while the husband smiles at the parcel. The dialogue hints at unspoken tension and shared morale about spending.

County and Nearby Towns Happenings on July Fourth

The article reviews a July Fourth scene with Arthur Conrad and families celebrating Len Richardson's 21st wedding anniversary near Washington with a noon three course dinner. It lists visitors from Dublin Ainsworth Crawfordsville and other towns, plus local assigns about bazaars, transport, and hospital visits.

Dublin Arthur Conrad Adi Robertson Glen Dolles J. B. Me Aleb Mae Andrew Peterson Len Richardson Washington Honxtess Peterson Peck

Evening Sermon and Choir at United Presbyterian Church

The United Presbyterian Church hosts an evening service with Hey Rice preaching and the Presbyterian choir providing music. A Methodist service is scheduled for 11 o clock.

United Presbyterian Sabbath School Union United Presbyterian Church Hey Rice Will.reed Presbyterian Choir Methodist

Lenient Urge By Sec Hayward On Auto Licenses

Des Moines Iowa July 7 1929 Secretary Hayward urged peace officers to be lenient with motorists for the next month as many unopened license letters pile up in his office. He noted a fire delaying steel number plates and only about nine hundred plates delivered out of a promised twenty five thousand.

Des Moines Iowa Jaly Hayward

Ignorance and Knowledge Compared in Practical Discourse

The excerpt contrasts ignorance with the tree of knowledge, noting branches of ignorance and the limited value of its growth. It also mentions a toleration for ignorance within narrow bounds and cites a summer diarrhoea remedy by Chamberlain. Lemmon's Pharmacy sells it.

Tree of Knowledge Chamberlain's Lemmon’'s

Barrel gong updates percussion set with brass barrel design

The barrel gong replaces the Oriental gong and pipe gongs. It is brass and barrel shaped, struck with a felt hammer for a deep bell like tone. Each end is tuned to a different pitch and a brass disk on top adds another sound.

Death comes for Wilfred Stewart noted local resident and worker

Sad news arrives of the sudden death of Wilfred Stewart aged about 61. He died after a seven month stay in New Mexico where he directed a street project for Redondo Development of Warren. Funeral plans and interment details follow as Selden Stewart, Agnes Stewart and others prepare to travel.

Agnes Stewart Stewart Sulphur Springs New Mex Redondo Developit Company Warren New Mexico Albuquerque N. M Ohio Cused Selden Stewart Agnes SI Charles Wilfred) Stewart Crawfordsville Selden John R. M. Cooper St. Louis Homer E H. T Struthers, O Albert 8S Newburgh N. Y United Presbyterian Church

Patent Remedy Ad for Coughs and Colds

An old advertisement promotes a cough and cold remedy labeled as effective for both children and adults. It emphasizes no opiates or harmful drugs and warns against substitutes, noting it is sold by all druggists in a yellow package.

Foley

For the Children Billy and His Billygoat

A short verse from Youth's Companion about Billy taking a billygoat for a walk. The goat nibbles clover as Billy and the animal pause for a flower and the goat finally butts Billy after eating enough.

Billy Youth

The Magic Wand Party Word Guessing Game

A description of a party game where a leader and accomplice decide a word and use a wand tapping system to spell letters. The accomplice notes sentence initials as consonants and taps the wand to encode vowels, forming the target word cherry through improvised dialog and cues.

Game of Many Hands

A playful party game named Game of Many Hands uses paper and pencil for each participant to answer a series of questions. Players write responses, then compare results, creating a lighthearted group activity.

Chicago grain and livestock market report second day

July 7 1911 Chicago IL markets show estimated receipts 14000 cattle 2000 sheep 14000 tomorrow 9000. prices steady to higher across cattle hogs and sheep with specific ranges for light mixed and heavy packing stock. Grain futures quotes open and close for Wheat Corn and Oats from Beach Wickham Grain Co.

Chicago Texas

Local Market Prices at Washington City Market

Prevailing prices listed for dairy feed hay straw flour bran shorts and corn meal with figures obscured by imperfect text. Items include butter hay straw flour bran shorts and corn meal priced per load sack or hundred with values partly unreadable.

Washington City Alec Tie Hig Eatiereie

Hand prefix puzzled list of clues and answers

Word list exploring hand prefixes yields terms like handcuffs hand bell handbag handbill hand book handmaiden handful handstand handkerchief handsome and others in a playful riddle style with numbered clues and solutions.

Eleven Year Olds Faucet Finds Silver Stream Coins

Ruth Nugent of Bloomfield New Jersey found a ten cent piece in her drinking water with three more coins appearing after she showed her mother. The coins continued to appear later in the day totaling seven cents, convincing the girl that fairies might be involved.

Saskatchewan Ruth Nugent Bloomfield N. J Ruth

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