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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1906
Page
3
Special weather forecast for Iowa: fair tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions in the western and central portions. © Washington, July 20.
Mrs M J Kennelly went to Davenport for shopping. Mr and Mrs Matt White fished at Brighton. J N Sands returned from Cotter after a day on business. Mrs BE Aull visited West Chester relatives. Merle Samson returned to Wyman after visiting in the city. Ralph Livingston came home from Kansas City on business. Professor Appadoc arrived from Chicago and headed to Haskins for a musicale. Mrs R L MacGugin returned from Des Moines. Mrs Dave White and Helen went to Iowa City to visit her mother.
The Fairfield Journal lists arrivals and visits from Des Moines Crawfordsville Valley Junction Chandler Chandler and Cedar Falls plus a funeral in Washington Iowa. Individuals include Dr J E Green Mrs J C Cunningham Mrs J M Coder son and baby Miss Dorothy Cocklin H C Harmon and S A Perkins. Property sale ad seeks lots 5 and 6 block 20 original plat Washington Iowa via agent J F Henderson.
Chas. Oswald of Rensselaersville N Y says Arnica salve prevented blood poisoning and cured Seth Burch’s ugly neck sore. It treats cuts wounds burns and sores. 25c at Stewart’s drug store.
G Mason proprietor of Mason Transfer and Storage Co marks eight years in Washington's business scene. The firm runs a large two story storage building 128 by 40 feet with a wide stock of Wagons Studebaker and Mitchell, farm tools, threshers, gas engines, windmills and safes. The business emphasizes a well stocked display with top floor carload Studebaker wagons and a lower floor with threshing gear and storage goods. Downtown office at City Feed Yard invites inspection and purchase of Howe farm scales and pumping engines.
Sabbath afternoon at 4 o clock Miss Anna Scott will address the Junior Christian Endeavor society at the Presbyterian church on the Tabernacle of the Israelites. She will use Grace Saxe’s model to illustrate the talk. Miss Saxe with Dr. R A Torrey and Charles Alexander in revival meetings teach the Bible. All Junior workers and others are invited.
The Rubio tabernacle meetings run July 27 to August 6 with Christians from Washington and Keokuk counties urged to unite in prayer. The Holy Ghost is asked to take charge and ground workers will assist. All are invited to attend and may walk from the depot to the camp about three blocks. Overnight guests should bring a blanket for a cot. John Little and his son Willie traveled to Fairfield this morning on a brief business trip.
In this section catarrh is described as a constitutional disease needing internal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio is advertised as a universal cure with a hundred dollar reward for failure. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
The Kirkwood Guards later Company H Seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, left Washington county forty five years ago today. Most were farmer boys. B Crabb was captain, Wm P Crawford first lieutenant, Granville G Bennett second lieutenant, all living. The town lined the park as they were escorted to the depot by the Washington Rifles before departing for service.
Mrs KE H Brunson of Dublin Georgia says at 82 she plans to stay lively with Electric Bitters a grand tonic medicine that cures dyspepsia torpid liver inflamed kidneys or chronic constipation after reasonable use guaranteed by Stewarts Pharmacy priced 50 cents
The Journal will run the first installment of the Sabbath school lessons today with the lesson for the day after tomorrow. Each Saturday future the next Sabbath lesson will be published in The Journal making a convenient watch for Sabbath school readers. Rec. Kk. G. Jones and daughter Baldwin Katherine Berdo and Dorothy Miller arrived home from Gladwin this morning after a few days in camp.
This perfectly reliable medicine for bowel complaints has never failed even in severe cases. For sale by Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy.
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