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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1926
Page
5
Des Moines funeral for a relative. numerous neighbors and families from West Chester and nearby towns visit Burlington, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa City, Keokuk, and Washington. The letter recounts travels, visitors, a circus, an aeroplane show, weather, threshing, and local opinions on Wellman.
David Graber and his wife welcomed a son named David Allen born on Mot day the 26th. Eicher church youths sang for the family at V. RK Schantz after the birth. Mrs Andrew Rinner and daughters Stella Ed Rinner and Emily and Arnold Rinner attended a funeral at Mt Pleasant for Trenry Hebel on July 24 and 25.
The text notes a baby son born to Wm Leighty and his wife on Sunday the 25th, with over 50 people present to celebrate. It also mentions a Helping Hand class from Richer S.8 meeting all day in the church basement on Tuesday the 27, where one quilt was completed and one comfort tied.
Fragment from a catalog page lists flavors such as Maple Nut Chocolate Freeh Strawberry Fruit Butterscotch Banana Black Walnut Orange French Fruit and two colored sherbet bricks. It reads like an ice cream or brick candy assortment note with unclear context.
Jeanne Murphy daughter of Mr and Mrs C P Murphy of Cotter fell yesterday afternoon while playing with friends. She broke her arm in one place and is not seriously hurt and is getting along fine.
An ad touts McCoy's Cod Liver Old Compound Tablets promising rapid weight gain and improved health for underweight men and women. It claims a user gained 15 pounds in six weeks and offers a money back guarantee if 5 pounds are not gained in 30 days, with 60 tablets priced at 60 cents.
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