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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
8
Local items list visitors including Mrs Milo Roberts and Mrs J A Y Ashby while Prof H E Case recovers from surgery Hospital news notes Judge Richard M Pickler named Kansas Public Service Commission chair visiting relatives in Washington Kos family moves from Des Moines to Omaha with business base Fred Martin ill at Blue Bird Cafe Washington Motor Co advertises battery charging at 50 cents
Zella Bush had an appendectomy and tonsil removal at the county hospital Wednesday morning and is recovering at home. Mrs. W F Jacobs returned home from Denver after a two month visit with relatives including a two week stay in Longmont with John Cooper and family. Mrs. Ed Bambrick and daughter Evelyn returned this morning from a brief visit with friends in Davenport.
Mrs Ida Seeley went this morning to her home at Brighton after visiting here with her aunt and Mr and Mrs William Stephens.
Locals note that Cook’s announced special threshing dinners in the July 27 issue was an error. Miss Nell Hebner plans a visit to St. Louis to see Miss Elizabeth Finley for several weeks. Mrs. James Orsi and daughter will spend the day in Rock Island before continuing home to Genesea. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Humes and children travel to Rock Island after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Beliel. Mrs. W. A. Price and daughter Kathleen depart Des Moines after several days with Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Gray.
Art Ruebsam announced at our store that his oats yielded 50 bushels per acre by machine measure with the weigher at limit. The same oats weighed to 50 bushels per acre. He sowed early using a Twin City Tractor bought from Fred L. Stewart this spring. A Fort Madison caller, ex Gra ham Dept Store manager An derson, requests Arch-Preserver Shoes mailed at once.
A superstition from East Anglia claimed the bier path to burial was unlucky as the devil followed funerals seeking more souls. The belief held that his crossing would lay an evil spell on the path, reflecting old fears about funerals and misfortune.
Fifteen main causes include pneumonia consumption heart disease diarrheal and kidney diseases apoplexy cancer old age bronchitis cholera infantum debility brain inflammation diphtheria typhoid and premature birth.
Mrs E Rabies Mrs S Green and Joe Moore of Chicago visited relatives in Harper. They spent last evening with F W Moore at the R Mallory home and left for Des Moines to spend a few days. Dr Paul French son of Mrs Mary French will move to Cedar Rapids with his wife from St Cloud Minnesota. He is an osteopath. Sherm Welch completed fortieth year in the harboring business in this city yesterday. Warren Allen and Wayne Knight left for Des Moines to spend about a month at the C M T C and then travel to Wellman later. Miss Mary Hunter returned from Des Moines where she was a guest of Miss Edna Mercer.
Miss Henrietta Wilson arrives from Columbus Junction to visit relatives for several days. Tiny Beliel of Davenport also visits today. Visitors include KF H Edmundson of Cotter Edwin G Widmer of Olds Arthur Stoutner of Keota Selma Summers of Crawfordsville W M Kern of Kalona and W B Roberts of Ainsworth. The Young Ladies Sodality of St James church plans an ice cream social on the St James school lawn Thursday evening July 25. Mrs Adrian Bennett arrives from Kansas City for a short visit with Miss Susie Edgington. Red Seal Flour sale 100 sacks at $2.00 per sack. Call Bros. O71 eod
Mrs Alice Perry and her infant left last evening for Chicago after extended visits with Mr and Mrs Walter Haight. Mrs Virginia Henderson, who had been staying at the Haight home, departed for Chicago several days earlier. Car and radio batteries advertised at fifty cents by Washington Motor Co.
Mr and Mrs W J Taylor report a pleasant trip to the far west where they visited their two sons and enjoyed their journey.
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