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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1912

Page

5

Local and Personal Notes from Vienna Bakery Scene

Local brief items note Mrs PD A Meacham and daughter Mise Bessie of Grinnell arriving from Richland to visit relatives in Vienna. Misses Alsey and Aura Hopkin gon of West Chester visited the city, later returning home. Mr and Mrs Frank Matthews of Kansas City arrived from Ainsworth to stay with Mrs S S Paul. Fox and Dewey mentioned for shoes. L D Langworthy traveled to Davenport for a brief business visit.

PD. A. Meacham Mise Bessie Grinnell, Iowa Richland Alsey Aura Hopkingon West Chester Frank Matthews Kansas City Ainsworth Glenn Hazen Mr. Hazen J. S. Hazen

Local Society Notes and Advertisements Montage

Items of everyday news and ads include visitors returning home from Birmingham and Keota, sales at Dougherty Bros with half price hats, pie orders for Saturday, and several residents traveling to Canton, Roscoe, and Pleasant Plain. Medical and insurance notices appear alongside hotel and glassware promotions.

Charles Hahn Pleasant Plain

People and Visits Highlight Daily Notices in Rubio Fair

Mrs George Barrett and children from St Paul Texas depart for Wyanet NL to visit sister. Eva Waster returns home to Ainsworth after Havre stay. Vera Alberson back from Columbus Junction. Miss Bessie Arthaud named teacher at Vinton blind school. Ermina Dittmars visits from Mundelein. Piano tuner H F Funk to be in city next week. Mrs J T Foster visits from Marion. Grandson birth announced for Palo Alto California residents Parkinson Maze Weaver Scofield family.

George Barrett Charles Florence Barrett St. Paul Texas Washington Wyanet, NL J. Parkinson Palo Alto Calif Katherine Maze Weaver

New Chicks Story Shows Mrs. Biddy and Webfoot Ducks

ACK and Evelyn tucked in early for a picnic the next day. Mrs. Biddy hatches eggs and discovers three odd chicks with webbed feet and pale yellow color, later chasing them to the pond where they proudly swim as happy webfoots though she fears for their safety.

Ack Evelyn Daddy Mrs. Biddy Mrs

Ohio Women Boom Cause of Suffrage in Lantern Display

Youngstown suffragists use a shop window as a lantern screen to project pictorial arguments for votes for women. A speaker explains the images to a crowd in the public square while local merchants fund the lantern and operator, keeping a passageway open for attendees.

Youngstown Ohio

Not So Much Gerald and Geraldine Goats Quote

A humorous exchange contrasts a goat yielding about a quart of milk daily with a punchline about “getting a man’s goat.” The dialogue plays on wordplay over livestock and relationship metaphors.

Gerald Geraldine

Campfire girls return from camping trip near Noble

The Campfire girls led by Corinne Rothschild and Jeannette Smith came home after a week at the Eicher shack near Noble. Chaperone Miss Cora Porter and numerous relatives and friends joined in the homecoming and a day at Brighton with visiting girls from Fairfield.

Corinne Rothschild Jeannette Smith Mildred Frances Stewart Harriet Keck Marie Bidwell Ophelia Miller Bessie Bovee Elizabeth Bell Cora Teeter Eicher Shack Noble Cora Porter J. Rothschild Jeannette A. R. Miller Barbara

Missing skull found near Iowa river raises mystery in Riverside

Riverside Leader reports a human skull found on a sand bar by Dr. E F Clapp and companions near the Iowa river. The skull’s age and origin remain unknown with no identifying features as a drowned man’s fate from Iowa City years prior hangs unresolved.

Riverside E. F. Clapp George Rodman S. Farmer and Son Dean Washington Iowa River Here Iowa City

Masson Announces Dental Office Move at Wilson Shoe Store

Notice states Dr. H F Masson and brother relocate to Frank L Wilson shoe store office with full dental equipment. Open daily 8 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 5 pm, or by special appointment. contact W J Masson at residence 291 Black and office 187 123 t6eo0d.

Frank L. Wilson H. F. Masson W. J. Masson Black

Notice of business closure and debt settlements

I have sold my store and am leaving town. I thank all customers for patronage and ask anyone with an account to call and settle during this month. Afterward, all unpaid bills will be turned over to collection. From 13113 Mrs W H Asher.

The Evening Journal M. Davis Henry Campbell

Bohemian Language Will Be Taught at Iowa University

The Iowa Board of Education approves Bohemian language and literature instruction at the University of Iowa with Anna Hayberger of Cedar Rapids hired to teach. Support grows from a Bohemian population of about 25 000 in the state and the Bohemian Council of Higher Education and its honor loans for students of Bohemian parentage. The board will continue only if demand appears. the culture effort emphasizes Bohemian literature and Slavonic language development.

Iowa City Anna Hayberger Cedar Rapids Iowa Bohemian Council of Higher Education

Meritol Eczema Remedy Promoted by Lemmon's Pharmacy

The notice claims eczema is a skin disease not blood related and that Meritol Eczema Remedy cures it by applying directly to the skin. It urges readers to try the remedy now and credits Lemmon's Pharmacy for distribution.

Lemmon's Pharmacy

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