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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
5
The forecast predicts fair conditions tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures in the extreme east portion tonight. This bulletin comes from Washington D C dated June 4 and is issued to the Evening Journal.
Ralph Johnson travels to Iowa City on business while Elrod Dayton arrives from Brighton. Fern Randle visits Columbus Junction. Vienna bakery offers coffee cakes and German loaves. A night in Washington to see Taft inaugurated at the Unique theater.
A short newspaper notice from 176 Anderson and Wilson promotes their coal for cook stoves. The copy invites readers to compare offerings and asserts their product as the town’s best, teasing demonstration without detailing specifics.
Local correspondents report on county events and daily life across communities. Brief notices cover community work, social gatherings, and public affairs shaping the local scene.
June 3 notes show Mel Kilgore assisting Ferguson and Shaw with a busy week. Spencer and Hall of Washington IA completed a cement sidewalk for Perry Hopkinson and are now building one for J B Walton. Perry Hopkinson transacting business in Washington. Dr D Arthaud called in West Chester. Moses Porter visiting Washington on business.
Mrs James McGuire of Sharon Kan visits her mother Mrs Sarah McCreedy. Wm Zink of Columbus Junction travels between trains. Alva Stikes of Union Neb returns home after visiting Miss Mabel Stewart. Mrs Pence of Columbus Junction calls on Mrs E W Spessard. E A Chapel visits Columbus Junction. David Love returns from Chicago. Kk B Porter boards train for Silvis. R E West and Goldburn Davis depart for Durant to work. F J Sallaby and wife ride to Muscatine. J M Stewart returns from Peoria stock sale. Geo Warnock of East Moline greets friends. A T Brown returns from Creston. W T Trotter learns of aunt Mrs E M Cable’s death in Des Moines. Mrs Cable once lived between Keota and Talleyrand. Dr Clyde Boice of Washington visits. Bentley McCoy of Crawfordsville visits. Mrs J W Parrow and Mrs Chas Steamms ride to Iowa City to see Mrs McBride in hospital. W T Marr travels to Iowa City for son Carlton’s appendicitis operation. son doing well. John Pehler Wilford Smith S C Pearson Lewis Evans Herman Pehler H D Hazlett attend horse sale in Cedar Rapids. Robert Rhea Willis T Trotter Jack Jeffers Will Chinak Hugh Hall travel to Columbus Junction to see the Bloomer Girls. Ivan Hall of Zanesville Ohio visits cousin Hugh Hall.
Al Augustine returned home this morning from a business trip to Chicago. Mrs. Samuel Ross left this morning for an extended visit with friends and relatives at Gilman Iowa.
June 4 residents from Ainsworth Columbus City and Washington visited Mrs. M. J. Armstrong. Nina Morehead traveled from Washington while Rev. J. H. Taylor visited Winfield. Mrs. Ella Prouditt arrived from Washington. Church services are listed for Presbyterian and Methodist congregations with union plans at 7 30 PM.
The item notes Taft's inauguration viewing at the Unique tonight with a strong display of pastries and a special film. It mentions Miss Clare Jay returning from Keota and several local residents visiting city shops. Sunday schools of the Methodist church plan Children's Day observance on June 13. Wayne Critz visits from Rock Rapids to Chas Critz home. Mrs. J. B. Schreckengast and Miss Waite arrive from Burlington. Waite to speak at the Methodist church.
General Melvin H. Byers will assume duties as adjutant general of the state on July 1, taking over from Captain H. M. Pickel. Byers, a veteran of two wars, formerly lived at Glenwood and worked with General Byers during the Civil War. He helped organize National Guard regiments and commanded state troops at Camp McKinley, Des Moines, during the Spanish-American war.
Advice on preparing shallow seed flats under three inches deep for tender annuals. Use leaf mold and sharp sand, sifted and moistened. Fine seeds like Rex begonia and calendula are sown on the surface and pressed. flats drain through small holes. Coarser seeds get a light sand cover. larger seeds are drilled, then covered and pressed flat.
Use two shallow dishes with hot soap soda or ammonia in one and cold water in the other. Quickly pass bristles through boiling water without wetting the backs, rinse in cold water with lemon juice if yellowing appears, then air dry bristles down on newspaper over a radiator. Rub ebony backs with linseed oil and polish.
The article advises using plenty of kerosene at night to cut rust and grease from a neglected iron sink. Apply in a liberal coat and wipe dry in the morning. One application usually suffices, but badly neglected sinks may need multiple treatments. Keep the sink dry daily to maintain shine.
Maryville April 29 report from Thos Taylor recalls Charlotte Gray daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Gray Hopkins startled parents by saying My hand hurts The child speaks with a voice like a ten year old and has three teeth It laughed one day old Dr W Kirk corroborates the parents statements.
Farmers and mechanics often suffer minor injuries and delays. Chamberlain's Liniment speeds healing for cuts bruises sprains and muscle soreness and helps prevent inflammation and swelling when applied early. Sold by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
The remains of Mrs. R. A. Riley arrive in the city Sunday morning escorted by Miss Merle Saunders. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 PM at the Methodist church.
Women admired for face and form suffer from nervous irritability from kidney poisoning reflected in skin eruptions. Electric Bitters regulate stomach liver and kidneys, purify blood and improve nerves eyes breath and complexion. Sold for 50 cents at J E Lemmon's.
The Modern Woodmen of America will observe Memorial Day on Sunday June 6. Members are urged to attend at 2 30 PM with flowers to march to cemeteries and decorate the graves of departed members by order of the committee.
Mr and Mrs C B Bennett return from a six months visit to California and other western points. They report a delightful time seeing Old Mexico California towns Colorado Springs Salt Lake City Denver and more. In Los Angeles they stayed with Mr and Mrs Job McKain and their son Frank and wife and met former Washington residents.
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