Brotherhood Meeting Announced for Monday Evening
There will be work Monday evening. A full attendance of the brothers is desired.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1908
Page
3
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Health for Kidneys
The kidneys strain impurities from blood and Foley's Kidney Remedy claims to restore kidney health. It asserts that the kidneys will strain out all waste matter from the blood and urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy to become well, as promoted by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Lemmon
Ainsworth Visitors and Typhoid Death Reach Waterloo
James Fitzgerald and Misses Carrie Rowan and Grace M. Smith visited the city from Ainsworth yesterday. A. L. Plummer returned home after a day of business there. Mrs. Mose DeMarce left for Waterloo after the death of her little niece Alta Johnston, aged just over one, due to typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fitzgerald
Ainsworth
Carrie Rowan
Grace M. Smith
A. L. Plummer
Mose DeMarce
Waterloo
Alta Johnston
Trees for road sides in France offer shade and road protection
Consul General Robert P Skinner reports French highways are frequently shaded by trees to regulate moisture and cool the roadbed, with experts urging vertically rootable species along outer road edges at about ten meters spacing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Robert P. Skinner
Marseilles
New York State
New York
F. Birot
Bureau of Bridges and Highways
No Mail on Bad Roads Rural Delivery Cut on Poor Roads
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General De Graw orders no rural mail delivery on roads not kept in good condition to ensure safe travel at all seasons. Postmasters must report route mileage and road officials, with letters sent to officials to upgrade roads promptly. New York lists 1,804 rural routes totaling 1,629 miles of macadam and 389,352 miles of earth gravel and sand roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Graw
New York
Prison Labor on Roads in Panama Canal Zone Proves Effective
After eleven weeks of trial, convict and prisoner labor on canal road projects is deemed past the experimental stage by the Canal Record. The plan pursued three aims: improving prisoners' condition, opening canal zone valleys for development, and reimbursing government penal system costs, the latter justified by results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal Zone
Washington
Canal Zone
Rural Carriers and Roads Call for Better Routes
The Bolivar Herald argues that postal authorities deserve good roads for rural routes and urges farmers to build and maintain gravel roads. It asks readers to consider time and money saved yearly by door delivery and the added convenience and satisfaction for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivar Herald
How to Piercing a Pin With Cork and Knives Trick
A Victorian era method explains balancing two knives inserted into cork on a pin and using breath and weight shifts to rotate the setup until the needle wears a hole through the pin. The graver demonstrates balancing, horizontal alignment, and controlled rotation with a bottle cork and needle point.
Game of Sheep and Wolf
A party game assigns roles by drawing slips with hours or half hours. One slip bears a cross marking the wolf amid twelve possible times. Sheep form a ring around the wolf who calls an hour. The chosen sheep runs around the ring and must return three times before the wolf catches him to stay sheep. if not he becomes the wolf. The play continues with each player taking a turn as wolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall’s Magazine
Wolf
Old Wolf
Mr. Wolf
Weeping Willow Tale Across Time and Nations
The Weeping Willow symbolizes grace and suppleness with a storied journey from Smyrna to England via a drum of figs then to Pope at Twickenham. A twig traveled to Boston in 1775, reached Mount Vernon custis, and later ended near Gates farm at Third Avenue and Twenty second Street in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Smyrna
Alexander Pope
Twickenham
Thames
Boston
Washington
Custis
Abingdon
Gates
Third Avenue
Twenty-second Street
New York City
Philadelphia Record
Fruit sculpture Hen Made From Banana and Bread Roll
A banana forms the hen’s body with wings tail and topknot crafted from plaited white paper. The nest rocking the mother bird sits on a scooped out dinner roll lined with flowers. Black shoe polish dots serve as the eyes.
The boy stood on the burning deck in class
A schoolroom scene centers on Tommy Gibbs who struggles to speak before visitors. He recalls the poem The boy stood on the burning deck and battles a dry mouth and burning fear as the audience whispers for him to return to his seat after the imagined fire is extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Gibbs
County News Doings of the People Happenings Reported
The column highlights various community activities across the county, noting gatherings, small events, and everyday progress. It gathers brief items from several towns, mentioning local residents, trades, and civic happenings with concise notes on who did what where.
Minick force builds cement bridge north of Will Koenig's
Community notes report several local activities and upcoming events. Oats paid at 50 cents per bushel, expectations high for hay clover seed small grains corn and other crops. Church services announced with Rev Conley of Clare Nebr and revival meetings planned with Stokesbury of Bloomfield and Hunt of Fairfield.
Social visits span Iowa and South Dakota towns
July 20 reports show Mrs. Daugherty of South Dakota visiting the Glynne Jones home. Wm Hesselschwerdt and wife with son Charles and his wife visited Montezuma. W W Miller and wife visited their daughter Mrs T E Adams in Wellman. Miss Bessie Cupp spent Sunday in Iowa City. Miss Mary Deweese visited Riverside Friday to Monday. J B Strabala arrived from Iowa City. Mr and Mrs John A Yoder spent weekend at Wayland with Dr Stice and D J Boller families. Charlie Kempf returned from Leipsic, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daugherty
South Dakota
Glynne Jones
Wm. Hesselschwerdt
Charles
Montezuma
W. W. Miller
T. E. Adams
Wellman
Bessie Cupp
Lowa City
Mary Deweese
Riverside
J.B. Strabala
Iowa City
John A. Yoder
Wayland
Stice
D. J. Boller
Charlies Kempf
Leipsic
Ohio
Local visits and family news from town residents
July 20 notes show Miss Bess Hesser of Chicago visiting her parents and relatives, with Myrtle Hesser from Minneapolis also in town last week. Lillie Hunt has recovered from appendicitis, Mrs. Anderson and her Winfield family visited, and R. E. Whited’s family returned to Ottumwa. Orville Turner caught a 42.5 pound yellow catfish Saturday. Perry Davison of Washington is visiting relatives. a Sunday guest was Hiram Weaver. Bess Hesser of Chicago again visited Mrs. Chris Kauffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Neff
Laington
Alonzo Darnell
Eureka
Roe Tucker
Brighton
H. Weaver
Hunt
Fairfield
Conley
Clare
Fred Dold
Ronald
Marsh
L. Dold
Nellie Mills
Homer Kauffman
Wayland
Chris Kauffman
Coppock
Christian Church
Stokesbury
Bloomfield
Bess Hesser
Chicago
Will Hesser
Myrtle Hesser
Minneapolis
Lillie Hunt
Anderson
Winfield
R. E. Whited
Ottumwa
Orville Turner
Perry Davison
Washington
Mr. Hunt
Hiram Weaver
Wayland Socials and Local Notes Highlight Summer Week
Two hundred sixty five tickets to Winfield were sold Thursday. Miss Mabel Wenger returns from Cedar Falls. Stanley Fishburn of near Crawfordsville visits his sister Mrs Mac Roth. Rev Mr Tschantz of Illinois speaks at Mennonite church. Ed Klopfenstein and Dr W B Crooks visit from Washington. Shady Van Sant and wife of Crawfordsville visit. A school yard social with ice cream and cake benefits the band. Miss Jennie Stevenson of Crawfordsville returns home after visit. The Misses Edna and Nellie Smith of Havre visit locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Mabel Wenger
Cedar Falls
Stanley Fishburn
Crawfordsville
Mac Roth
Tschantz
Illinois
Ed Klopfenstein
W. B. Crooks
Washington
Shady van Sant
Jennie Stevenson
Edna and
Nellie Smith
Havre
Local residents attend Washington show and socialize
A large group from here traveled to Washington for the Friday show. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Robertson and family, Ray Sanders and wife with son Lee, joined others visiting Jake Hotle’s. Mae McCaleb returned home after a week with Mrs. Sidney Smith. Andrew Peterson bought a farm near Washington. Dr. H. E. Marr and wife from Haskins visited the Peterson home. various locals visited George Hotle’s Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C. Robertson
Ray Sanders
Lee
Jake Hotle
Andy Peterson
J. B. McCaleb
Rubio
Joe Richardson
Howard Groendycke
John Robertson
Ollie Dunbar
George Hotle
Congregational Meeting to Follow Prayer Service
Members of the First United Presbyterian Church will hold a congregational meeting Wednesday evening after a prayer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian Church
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Dougherty Bros. Clothiers and Furnishers
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Washington, Iowa
J. C. Ford, C. C
Frey
the County News
Richmond
Minick
Will Koening
Jos
Lintz
Kiefer
Mmes
Maggie Pieper
Libbie Escher
Tellin
Chas. Eason
Leona Shillig
Fruita, Galo
G. H. Biskamp
Denver
Will Deutremont
Moline
James Knebel’s
Anthony Chalupa
Kalona
Cloyd Carpenter
Dublin
Congregational Meeting
A. Harwood
THE
Good Shoe Store South Side
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