Visitors and Births Highlight July Social Notes
Miss Martha Walker of Washington arrives for a visit at the W. A. Walker home. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smylie welcome a baby boy born yesterday. Miss Susie Morton of Washington was a business visitor. Miss May Evers and Bert Nash traveled to Iowa City yesterday. Miss June Wood returns home to South Dakota. Mrs. Phillips and her children of West Liberty visit the Rhodes family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Walker
Washington
W. A. Walker
W. S. Smylie
Susie Morton
May Evers
Bert Nash
Iowa City
June Wood
South Dakota
Phillips
West Liberty
Local News and Church Notices from Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville reports travelers arriving home from Washington and Burlington and guests visiting families. The United Presbyterian and Methodist churches hold morning services at 11 with Rev. Genung and Rev. Taylor delivering sermons, and the United Presbyterian also features an 8 pm service by Rev. Taylor. The Kings Daughters visit Mrs. Maxwell, Lena Maxwell serves refreshments, and a birthday gathering for the Glancey daughter entertains many children. Mr and Mrs Peter Schillig and daughter Leola visit from near Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Jurging
Washington
Messrs
Beckwith
Case
Mt. Pleasant
Lena Maxwell
W. G. Robertson
City Bus Line Call Up Orders to Frank Rogers
Call up the city bus line by dialing Phone No. 1 and leave orders for prompt handling by Frank Rogers. Provide street and number for the pickup location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rogers
Revelation of Foley’s Honey and Tar in lung cures
L M Ruggles of Reasner Iowa reports doctors diagnosed consumption and no improvement until Foley's Honey and Tar. he says it stopped lung hemorrhages and pain and now lungs are sound. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the product with his testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
L. M. Ruggles
Reasner
Iowa
Lemmon
Social gatherings and missions events in SLOCEFY area
The Baptist ladies held a needlework social at Mrs. John Bryson's home raising 0.50 for the league. Chapter 1, P. E. O. hosted a picnic at Mrs. Sam Forman’s on North Iowa Ave with about fifty attendees. First United Presbyterian church groups held an all day Sunset Park meeting with talks on Indian and Freedmen missions and eight new members joined. Guests included Margaret Morrow and ward representatives from India and several out of town visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Forman
Iowa Avenue
Mames
Ira Sproull
Laura Maxwell
Harry Bell
Lou Cunningham
Emily Cunningham
Charlotte
Young Woman’s Missionary Society
Girls’ Missionary Circle
First United Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Margaret Morrow
India
E. R. Lease
Georgia Hay
Robert Acheson
Ainsworth
Isabelle McEhinney-Nelson
Minden
Nebr
Story
Lexington
Elsie McCabb
Greeley
Colo
Milwaukee Depot
John Babcock
North American Live Stock Commission Co
Chicago
N. L. Babcock
North Iowa Avenue
Pleasant dancing party at Commercial club with visitors
A genteel dancing party was held last evening at the Commercial club. About fifteen couples attended. The Pulver two piece orchestra from Keota provided music and an excellent program was presented. Guests from afar included Mr. Chapin of Chillicothe Missouri and Miss Jone Mc Cahon of Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Pulver
Keota
Chapin
Chillicothe
Jone McCahon
Kansas City
A B C Girls Entertained at Miss Denison Home
The A B C girls will be entertained this evening at the home of Miss Alice Denison in southeast Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B.C
Alice Denison
Washington
Chafing Dish Club Hosts Picnic for Mothers at Sunset Park
The Chafing Dish club plans a picnic supper this evening at Sunset park to entertain their mothers. A spring fry for Sunday dinner is advised at the South Side Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
South Side
Company D Heads to Fort Riley Encampment
Captain Steck reports Company D in excellent form and about fifty men ready to depart for Fort Riley for a week long encampment starting August 30. The 53rd and 54th regiments are also scheduled to go to Fort Riley this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
John Steck
Rev I W Williams Testifies on Kidney Remedy
Rev I W Williams of Huntington West Virginia testifies that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and asserts the product will do all that is claimed. Lemmon's Pharmacy sponsors the testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Williams
Huntington
W. Va
Foley
Lemmon
Pastor John C Abels Accepts Call to Moscow Church
Rev John C Abels of Moscow Idaho accepts call to lead the local Presbyterian church beginning the first Sabbath in September. He resigns from Moscow Presbyterian, will move with wife and daughter, and travels to start a new ministry here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Abels
Moscow, Idaho
Local
Presbyterian Church
F. F. Parrish
Moscow
Idaho
Mr. Abels
Abels
Moscow Presbyterian Church
Mr. Parrish
Local notes on visitors and births in city life
W A Turner listed as sick. Newman snack shop Vienna promotes salted peanuts and cookies. Fairfield visitor James Buchanan and Burlington visitor Miss Irma Cooper spend time in the city. Miss Dessa Wabnitz visiting Fairfield sister Mrs Cohen. New baby to Mr and Mrs Chas Norton. Norton now works as electrician. Pawnee guests Miss Lou and Sadie Tansey stay with Meeks. Ethel Barger returns to Waterloo after visit with Mrs Harry Ward. Earnest Johnston to Du buque after visit with Ed Kiburz. Mrs G H Eiskamp and children leave for Denver to visit brothers. Col S W Brookhart back from Spirit Lake encampment. Miss Jone McCahon heads to Orion Ill with stop at Richard Donaldson home in Ainsworth. Death announced of three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs D H Logan in Canon City Colo. sympathy offered. Chester Patterson, Edgar Martin, Charles Anderson, Jack Shields and Harvey Matthews return from Rubio camp. reports suggest hosts enjoyed the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
James Buchanan
Fairfield
Irma Cooper
Burlington
Dessa Wabnitz
Cohen
Chas. Norton
Norton
D. H. Logan
Canon City
Colo
Chester Patterson
Edgar Martin
Charles Anderson
Jack Shields
Harvey Matthews
Rubio
Milwaukee
BE AN OPTIMIST SMILE FOR SUCCESS IN HARD TIMES
An upbeat editorial urges optimism to counter panic and political year gloom. It argues confidence fuels prosperity, citing psychological roots of panics and urging business leaders and citizens to spread hope, cheerfulness, and mutual support to lift communities and themselves.
Platinum prices tumble as demand weakens in New York
Platinum, once $40 an ounce, now trades at about half that level. Jewelers, dentists, and electrical and photographic suppliers are major buyers. The metal, mainly from the Ural mines under Russian control, has seen prices slide from $8 to $10 per ounce fifteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ural Mountains
Russia
Giant six foot rattler showcased in Brown county
Nashville Indiana July 24 A rattler almost six feet long with twenty six rattles and a button is shown by Frank Samuels, a ginseng and snake hunter from Brown county. It is the largest rattler captured in Brown county and appears to be about twenty seventh years old. He pinned the snake with a forked stick as it slept near Weed Patch bill during his hunting trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Ind
Frank Samuels
Brown County
Weed Patch Bill
Samuels
British King George Arrives With Coal Supply for Mare Island
The British steamer King George, coal laden from Baltimore, after three days in the Straits of Magellan and three more battling a bunker fire, reaches San Francisco carrying 5 100 tons bound for Mare Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Straits of Magellan
Baltimore
May
Mare Island
Cleveland Buys Ball Players for $10,000
Cleveland reports the American League club purchased the release of pitcher Falkenberg and third baseman Altizer from Washington for about $10,000. The players are expected to join the Cleveland team immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland American League Baseball Club
Falkenberg
Altizer
Washington
Will
A Fishing Excursion in Washington Iowa July 1908
A Washington Iowa fishing party led by the editor and Hon Sam Gardner travels by buggy to Main Creek. They fish channel catfish, haul baskets of food along, enjoy a picnic, and note simple country scenes before returning tired but pleased. A brief health ad for Foley’s Kidney Remedy follows the narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Journal
Sam Gardner
Old Sol
Far East
Sam
Main Creek
250 Pies for Saturday at the Vienna Specials
Snouffer Hughes & Co. advertise 250 pies for Saturday with green apple and fresh blackberry specials. Also promote an Academy tent at Washington county Chautauqua for a catalogue. Remember ladies free at the air dome tonight with a 10c ticket if accompanied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snouffer, Hughes & Co
Vienna
Academy
Washington County Chautauqua
Air Dome
Gib Bailey
Jap Bidwell
John Skipton
Ottumwa
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FFICE
Washington Mutual
Ool
Journal Office
Barrett & Link
Carnes Ratliff Com
Howard L. McGleery
Union Stock Yards
Chicago, Hi
the County News
Crawfordsville
Mr.z
Peter Schillig
Leola
Richmond
Ciojail
Oskaloosa
Rose Hill
Centerville
Canton
Zigler
Carterville
Pana
West VA
Splint
Marion T. Anderson
W. A. Turner
Lou
Sadie Tansey
Pawnee, Okla
Meeks
West Madison Street
Ethel Barger
Waterloo
Mrs
Harry Ward
Earnest Johnston
Dubuque
Ed Kiburz
G. H. Eiskamp
Ehler
Marguerite
Denver
S. W. Brookhart
Spirit Lake
56Th Regiment
N. G
Orion, Ill
Richard Donaldson
J.J Kellogg
Samuel Gardner
Washington Ice Cream Co
Airdome
W. A. Carson
Lester
Paxton, Hoopeston
Illinois
Arkansas
Lombardo
FOX & Dewey
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