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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1918
Page
5
Short notices from Washington County feature personals births marriages and deaths with names and locations. Includes exchanges of greetings and community updates on residents moving or changing status within the county.
Local brief highlights include farming activity with Pringle cutting oats for Jackson and Vincent, orderly war effort notes, church events, and social visits. Death of Mr. Leeper at 82 follows services by Rev. Eaton. pallbearers listed. Community members travel to Des Moines and Camp Dodge. Red Cross work and food conservation emphasized. ball game benefits Red Cross. multiple family visits and home moves noted.
STRINGTOWN notes the Leichty family spent Sunday at Camp Dodge with their son Aaron. farmers report oats nearly all cut as early harvest continues. Ella Schantz helped with housework. Lester Nickalous leaves for Gem City Business College in Quincy DL. Mrs. Rich improves after illness. Archibald Howland visits Nickalous family. PR Schantz family dines with Nickalous.
Mrs. Andrew Ferguson traveled back to Washington on Saturday after a short stay with the R. J. Ferguson home in Crawfordsville. Also visiting Washington were Mrs. Marion Neal Paul Wagner Hazel and Velma Orris.
W H Chihak and wife of Davenport visit parents Mrs Clara Hanlon near Verdi. Mrs Hanlon recalls former name Mrs Clara Gray. Several local residents spend the day in area towns. Mrs Thomas Wallace goes to Iowa City hospital. James Harding leaves for home due to ill mother. Visits extend to Muscatine and Washington with multiple households hosting relatives.
Mrs Dr Arthur of Ramsey New Jersey and Mr H T Barker with child Virginia visit Coffman home in Brighton. Dr G N Welsh travels to Greenville Illinois for draft. Mrs Welsh stays with parents. Jesse Berry attends funeral of grandmother Mrs Berg in Wayland then returns to Camp Dodge. Swisher couple head to Deming New Mexico to visit sons at Camp Cody. Lyda Freak named assistant at L E White dry goods. store to be led by she and Luella Engel after July 22 as Lawrence enters army. Ben Brier and Raymond Lemley to run Brier shoe store post July 15 with Jake called for July 22.
Bethel Church notes report a Sunday school turnout of 73 with full officers and teachers. Rev. Robertson used a baseball-themed sermon drawn from David to Solomon to urge strength, sacrifice, teamwork, and confidence among farmers and society, warning against striking out and praising assists.
The USDA and US Food Administration urge new commercial drying plants for fruits and vegetables in the present emergency. Caution is given against poor quality products and stock schemes. Government officials emphasize quality, skilled processes, and preventing market flooding with inferior goods.
Washington reports June receipts in 36 U S cities show gains for cattle hogs and sheep over 1917. The June totals for all large cities list cattle 1 644 299 hogs 2 472 090 and sheep 1 042 235 in 1918 versus 1917 figures, marking the first month with higher receipts in all three classes.
In a wry exchange Mistress Malloch comments on gender and politics. She recalls asking Will his favorite dish and he answers with a sharp line calling the ash-tray his preferred dish.
A 300 year old prophecy, hailed as genuine by Washington's Newspaper Information Bureau, claims a German Lutheran Kaiser will lead a vast army across four corners of the earth in a future war. The text names symbolic emblems for nations, predicts Antichrist misrule, massive battles near Lutherans, and the rise of a divided empire by 22 states with clear European alignments.
Dubuque Iowa endures a grim Sabbath as an outbreak of infantile paralysis sickens fifty children ages one to ten. Quarantines restrict home visits and public gatherings while Frank Woodward publisher of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald watches his son’s illness from a neighbor’s home. Experts from Rochester Minnesota assist authorities in combating the plague.
An old advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills from Lemmon's Pharmacy, claiming to aid overworked and diseased kidneys and bladder in middle age, highlighting natural aging and persistent impurities. The copy emphasizes daily kidney function to filter impurities and relieve aches and pains.
A concise meditation on how people judge others by themselves. It notes that we excuse faults similar to our own yet harshly condemn others when they lack our virtues.
Ames Iowa July 15 word reached here that the Iowa State College unit of the U S Ambulance Service has arrived in Italy. This group of thirty Ames men formed soon after war declaration, trained at the college then at Allentown Pa camp for about a year before receiving sailing orders and entering active service.
Read the Evening Journal for Washington County news including local government, community events, and daily updates from the region. This edition highlights municipal decisions, school happenings, and notable readings from our archives.
Figures from Homer A. Miller show Iowa near the top in the junior bond drive with a state quota of 47 530 520 dollars and cash sales and pledges totaling 44 287 489 dollars, 3 243 031 below quota. Nine counties had not yet reported or conducted drives, leaving it to them to cover the shortfall.
The device features fully enclosed gears protecting both washing articles and the laundress. No moving parts are exposed except rubber wringer rolls, avoiding oil or grease contact with clothing and preventing clothing snagging.
Increased travel and resort costs will keep many hay fever and asthma patients indoors. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a remedy that heals, soothes, reduces inflammation, and eases choking sensations. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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