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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1906
Page
3
Special to The Evening Journal reports fair weather for Iowa with warmer conditions in the central and western portions. Tonight remains fair and Tuesday is expected to stay fair.
Local items report visits to Brighton and Centerville, trains arriving in town, and numerous residents traveling to Davenport Ottumwa and Chicago. Examinations held at the court house and a variety of social visits and brief notices fill the day. The Vienna bakery advertised hot rolls and fresh cakes while Leroy Patterson and sons visited Daven port.
C A McWilliams went to Keola on business this morning. Mrs Lucius Teas of Crawfordsville visited friends in the city Saturday. Sampson returned from a day in the city while Mrs Bert Crone arrived for a family visit. Cranston of Northey Mfg Co spent Saturday on business in the city. Edna Jones arrived from Oskaloosa for a visit. Edna Young returned from Crawfordsville. Vera Keck travels to Rose Hill for a visit of a week or two. Rev J S Miller of Mt Pleasant passed through en route to Ainsworth, preached yesterday. Mrs George Stewart goes to Crawfordsville for a few days with her sister. Mrs C L Stone and son Chauncey return to Brighton after a city visit. Will Walton leaves for Philadelphia for work after a few weeks in the city. Prof Chas Yeager, after Iowa City summer school, heads home to Crawfordsville. Ethel Atkinson returns from Des Moines. sister Jennie Dumont accompanies her for a few days. Lewis Morgan of Dawn Mo passes through en route to Columbus Junction for a visit and notes Iowa crops ahead of Missouri. Mrs Nichols of Wellington Colo, Mrs James Nichols of Des Moines, and Mrs Lois Goedicke of Spencer Ia arrive to visit mother Mrs M E Pratt on East Second St. Rev Chas Browns lecture on the California earthquake at the Graham tomorrow evening is touted as fine. Emil Wurgler, Swiss-born, living in Marion township since last May, takes naturalization oath. Martin White and wife join a White family reunion at their father J S White’s home. Willie White of Ringling Bros. show attends briefly. Mrs S B White of Humboldt, Ia attends the reunion and plans a visit.
Dr. Chas. R. Brown of Oakland will lecture on the California earthquake next Tuesday evening at the Graham Opera House. He has spoken at Yale and traveled with government geologists and Japanese experts, promising an engaging and informative talk. admission is 2 cents with seats checked Saturday morning.
All nations strive to curb the white plague by using Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds. The advertisement claims it cures safely, with the genuine product in a yellow package sold by druggists.
An obituary style nurse listing for Mrs A B Lingmaster titled with address 625 West Washington Street and phone numbers 697 and 672 when away from home dated August 30.
Miss Veda Stryker improves. A L Armstrong of Havre visits town. Jenness Abbey and Ida Durst return from Wellman. C A Stephens returns to Ainsworth after a city visit. Mrs J F Frain returns to Wyman after friends visit. Jacob Trieschmann and Dan Steiner of Wellman spend Sunday here. Mrs J R Dunn returns to Wyman after day in the city. Prof Seth Thomas visits from Iowa City at the Brown home. D Gove returns from St Louis after months away. Mr and Mrs Nate Black leave for Chicago to spend weeks with Miss Cecil Rogers. Misses Nell Swisher and friends return from Brighton. Mrs Jennie Dumont and children visit Des Moines relatives southwest of the city. Lena Maxwell returns to Crawfordsville after a visit with Blanche Nicola.
Round trip tickets from Chicago to Chautauqua Lake, N Y cost 14 00 with return by August 28. Depart July 27 from Chicago via Nickel Plate Road. Tickets available at Chicago City Ticket Office 107 Adams St LaSalle St Station the only depot on the Elevated Railroad Loop.
Return tickets Washington to Chicago via C, K, J and P B B offer round trips at 8.38. Sales on August 4 5 and 8 valid until August 3 and on August 11 12 and 13 valid until August 22. Agent H. W. Russell.
An old advertisement touts Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup promising bowel cleansing and stimulation without irritation. It claims satisfaction by cleansing the bowels and is sold by all druggists.
Low rate to St Paul and Minneapolis and Return via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway for the En Campment Grand Army of the Republic at Minneapolis from August 13 to 16. Tickets on sale August 11 to 14 with final return August 31 1906. Extension possible with small fee. For details contact the nearest ticket agent or F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
A watchman's neglect allowed a leak in the North Sea dyke to become a ruinous break devastating a Dutch province. Kenneth Melver of Vanceland Me. barely survived a cold forgotten until treated with Dr King’s New Discovery. He credits three doctors who gave him up to die. Stewart's pharmacy offers 50c and 81 cures with a trial bottle free.
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