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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1906
Page
5
Journal correspondents report the day’s events in their communities with brief notes on local meetings, incidents, and community activities. Highlights include school events, council actions, and social gatherings shaping the day’s local landscape.
A compact column reports recent accidents and deaths, births, and marriages. It lists names and events gathered by the newspaper staff for timely community notices.
Local items report visits and travel by residents including Joe Dougall Tom Arthur and Miss Kate Montgomery. Advance agent P M Powelson from Washington Iowa arrives for Brinton shows. Attendees planned for a Methodist church event and several trips mention Crawfordsville Winfield and Mediapolis with family and teaching notes.
Advertisement offers five unmarried men a chance to join a leading local corporation in town. No experience required as training is provided. Promising opportunity with potential promotion. Contact F. Robinson at the Stevenson hotel for details.
Next Sunday July 22 Rev F Werning of Lowden IA and Rev J Jans of Muscatine will preach at the German church to welcome the new congregation into close fellowship with the German Evangelical synod of North America. Services at 1t and 3 with sermons by Werning and Jans invite Germans in the area. Also ad copy promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo OH with a money back offer and drugstore price 75c.
The United Presbyterian presbytery met at Second Church to set up a new Fairfield church. Most pastors attended. one was away. The organization will occur on the first Sabbath in August with Dr Williamson preaching. Nichols and Cook named to assist as a session. work to begin immediately.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as antiseptic and healing, preventing blood poisoning. It claims Chas Oswald of Rensselaersville New York reports curing Seth Burch with a severe neck sore. Cures cuts wounds burns and sores. 25 cents at Stewart’s drug store.
July 18 notes show Mart White and wife of Washington visiting relatives here. Mrs Wm Middleton of Iowa Falls plans a longer stay while Mr Middleton arrived Saturday for a short visit. Co A Emry and family of Fairfield also spent Sunday locally. Pete Menefee returned home near Wapello after visiting sister Mattie. Mrs Will Berry and children visit relatives at Letts. Ross Walker visited from Batavia yesterday to see his parents.
July 1 society items list visits and guests from Smith Center Crawfordsville and Coppock. Names include Miss Lee Sargent Miss Lillian Olds Miss Margaret Crawford Miss Cora Bell and Miss Grace Cunningham. There are brief mentions of trips to Columbus Junction Washington and Texas and a medical note on Clint Crawford’s lung operation with Dr. J. H. Hull assisting Dr. Hamilton.
July 18 report describes Mr. Bryant unloading eggs and cream at the Produce Co. plant when his wagon team bolted in front of Messrs. Struble and Darnell in an auto. The team wrecked two buggies, one owned by Mr. Miller, but no injuries occurred.
Mrs C O Davis of Keota visits sister Mrs J C Bauer in West Chester as do Mrs S W Livingston and children and Mrs R L Livingston as guests of Mrs D C Kilgore. C G Raguet travels from West Chester to Dublin and Brighton on business. Harvesting season keeps locals busy. Frank Boling of Washington visited Wm Plummer yesterday.
Miss Lib Rankin of Lincoln Nebraska, visiting relatives in Crawfordsville for a week, returned home last evening. W A Harper also returned to his Panhandle City Texas home. The Careaway club plans an afternoon gathering with Mrs J A Moorhead as host. Mr and Mrs W E Anwyl were noted in the brief item.
Journey to Columbus Junction for Jas Duncan's funeral. Scott Holmes visits from Washington. Marsh Sewell of Winfield visits friends. Grover Neiswanger of Ainsworth on business. Mrs Ella DeLong leaves for Aledo to visit son George. Effie Nelson of Washington visits cousin Mrs Robert Maxwell. Mr and Mrs Will Walker travel to Washington to see Mrs Donahey who is ill. Roy Culbertson returns to Center Point. S O Barden of Washington on business. His father S I Barden had an auto accident here yesterday. Frank Neal of Washington visits Marion Neal. Andy Ferguson visits Samuel Ferguson.
A society meeting and sample social of the P B O will be held Thursday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Ira Sproul with members and guests invited to attend.
Mrs J K Kunath to host East End club tomorrow afternoon at her home on East Second street. Corinne Rothschild celebrated her birthday by entertaining about a dozen children at her parents home on West Washington street. Corinne proved herself an excellent hostess with dainty refreshments served.
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Twenty six young ladies of the Philathea club enjoyed an evening at Sunset park with a 6 o clock supper. Miss Faye Taylor hosted a dinner for friends on South Marion avenue in honor of Ella Montgomery a missionary bound for Moody Bible Institute. Miss Taylor also entertained Davenport Kusts Yales ball team and guests at her Heights home. The Ready Maids hosted an original carnival at Miss Patsy Wilsons East Washington street home with Annie Redline and Cheyenne among the notable names. Miss Ethel Barger of Vinton attended as an out of town guest.
Mr and Mrs Skred Stewart and children Hazel and George return from Rubio where they camped for a week. Cambridge Ohio visitors Greist and daughter arrive to stay at William Beal home. Mrs George Gedney and children and others go to Rubio to spend the day with relatives and friends. B E O club to serve ice cream and cake on church lawn tomorrow evening. M E Sunday school officer election tonight after prayer meeting. A note on treating summer bowel issues with Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy available at Cook Sherman and Stewart's pharmacy.
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