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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1907

Page

2

Progress Report on Elat Station Mission Work in Kamerun

J H McCleary from Crawfordsville presents the Elat station quarterly report in West Africa. The industrial program shows palm tree transplants and rubber seed trials, with wages and apprenticeships improving, while sickness, especially malaria and tetanus, challenges the station. The school grows with 460 daily attendees, Germans and locals training for ministry, and strong church membership gains. a day of foreign-reinforcement prayer is observed as native recruitment advances.

J. H. McCleary Crawfordsville Elat Station Kamerun West Africa Presbyterian Church Ebolewo'o A. J. Brown D. D Fifth Ave New York City Doctor Brown Station Africa Guthrie Johnston Elat Here Doctor Johnston Minko Mvo Ndo Mu Mban Krug Dager Fraser MacLean Memorial Station Mr. Emerson Melvin Fraser

W C T U Meeting At First U P Church

The W C T U will meet at the First U P church on Thursday July 25 at 2 30 p m. The subject is Sabbath Observance Ex 20 8 9 with leader Mrs Ida Ward. Discussion topic Narcotics led by Miss E B Scofield. Includes district convention report.

U. P Ida Ward E. B. Scofield

Stop Damaging Rail Yard Stones From Track

Property owners warn boys throwing stones from the railway track at barns cause window breakage and roof damage. They report names are on record and threaten police action if depredations continue. Signed by Mrs. E. J. Conger and Mrs. Joe Kilgore.

E. J. Conger Joe Kilgore

Grains and grasses mounted in order on office wall

J. P. Thomas displays a wall arrangement in his office showing the sequence of Canadian lands from prairie grass to wheat sown after breaking the ground, followed by oats, barley, and finally native grasses in chronological order.

J. P. Thomas

Lax-Digest touted as superior laxative in Fort Madison ad

An advertising notice from Fort Madison Iowa promotes Lax Digest a candy tastes laxative and digestant claiming no griping and natural digestion. It pledges money back guaranteed and offers two sizes 10cc and 2cc with tablets stamped L D and mail order from producers if local druggist cannot supply.

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