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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
3
Washington July 12 special to The Evening Journal presents the Iowa weather forecast for today and tomorrow. Generally fair tonight with warmer conditions in the eastern portion tonight and Friday.
Local items list visitors, travel to Des Moines and Spokane, farm and business notes, births, and community notices. Mentions include Mrs. Snowden from Chicago visiting Gaston home, Rev. Schreckengast to Keota, Pearl Fair from Ottumwa visiting Esther MacGugin, and Mort Keeley’s Des Moines trip. Also notes patent activity and a testimonial for Electric Bitters.
AE travels widely noting Washington Iowa visits and town happenings. The piece catalogues residents and events from a summer trip including depots, a cannon cracker prank, weather, a barber shop, and townspeople like Mayor Orbin Captain Eckerman Claud Pierce and John Alex Young while denying Livingston’s horseless carriage.
Dr I N Met Supt of the Iowa Anti Saloon League will lecture at Dianadath evening's park service and Dr McCash is praised as an eloquent speaker. An Oelwein Register account recalls Moblity's Civic Conscience address. Alva Hays, age 13 years 6 months 10 days, son of Mr and Mrs Millard Hays, died in Indianapolis after leaving Oelwein years ago. funeral held there with burial at Crown Hill. The column also includes an ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming a constitutional remedy and a product line sold by Druggists.
Concord Kentucky resident J F Leek describes a 20 year lip sore that caused pain and prevented eating. He found relief with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve after trying other remedies. The ad promotes this salve available at J H Stewart’s drug store for 25 cents and includes other scattered market notices.
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