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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1909
Page
5
An old time advert claims their coal for cook stoves is the town’s best and invites customers to compare. It emphasizes proof over Missouri style boasting and mentions the business at 176 Anderson and Wilson.
Doings of the people feature brief items from various correspondents. Readers learn of community events, civic notes, and everyday occurrences shaping life in the county.
Mrs. Joseph Harding slipped and fell Sunday evening. A wrist sprain was suspected until Thursday when a physician found two small wrist bones broken. Local social notes mention visitors from Muscatine and Washington, hospital stay for eye treatment, and other travel and arrivals in the area.
Linus Woods and Isa Hex worth hauled hogs to Washington yesterday at 86.95 a cwt. The Eureka Sunday school will have Children's day on Sunday evening, June 13th. The committee is busy on the program and the school should present its usual good program. The Rev. James Priestn was calling in the Eureka neighborhood yesterday. Mrs. Ed Miller visited Mrs. Frank Snider Tuesday. Thomas Waters is working for Frank and Will Snider. Fern Bidwell was an overnight visitor at Ward Essiey’s.
June 4. Mrs. Fred Cannon returns home after visiting her mother in Media. Lafe Stout Sr. reports a minor runaway with no damage. Mrs. Alice Grosscup recently back from Washington. Hesser Bros. carpenters lay the hay barn foundation for G Kern. Mrs. Gudgell and Mrs. Wood visited Junia Smith at the Clark home. James Hagan wed in Fairfield and visited relatives. Ralph Nichols traveled as a Burlington passenger Wednesday.
Miss Lila Gudgel is visiting at the G. W. Hill home in Burlington.
June 5 reports show M. D. Yard and Rufus Yard returning from Oklahoma and Texas to Rock Island. Arthur Griffiths and children from Pittsburg Kansas arrived for a relatives visit. The Rev Melvin Fraser from West Africa visited J H McCleary before returning home via Denver. Several Washington visitors and church events are noted, including Rev Alvin Godfrey’s coming sermon at United Presbyterian and Mrs H Hull’s trip to Kirkwood Illinois to see the Robertson home.
John Babcock arrives from Chicago. Father Grothe of Richmond calls. Ed Fritz of Brighton visits. M C Slocum returns to Cedar Rapids. Mrs Slocum leaves this morning. Mrs Slattery and daughter from Spencer visit Sam Berry home. Miss Helen Anderson heads to Chicago for a visit and commencement. Miss Tina Shields goes to Monmouth for college exercises. Edith graduates this year. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea touted as tonic. Rev J O Abels and family travel to Fairfield for Parsons college sermon. Rev T B Turner to preach at the Presbyterian church tomorrow.
The article praises summer vacation schools run by volunteers that attract children away from hot city rooms. Pupils gain manual training and nature study, learning sewing, mending, weaving, and basic crafts. Boys and girls alternate tasks to create matched projects like a bedroom set with bedstead and draperies.
A caption describes Chinese street workers wearing straw raincoats with one man in the middle armed with an umbrella. He cannot boast a coat and carries a bundle of provisions just bought from the market.
Popcorn pops because each grain contains oil that expands when heated. The oil quantity in popcorn is large enough to cause the kernel to explode outward, while common corn has less oil and merely cracks without fully bursting open.
The churches list Sabbath school at 9 45 morning service 11 junior at 5 senior at 6 15 evening service 7 30 led by Reverend A L Godfrey.
In the absence of Fairfield’s pastor Rev. T. B. Turner of Parsons College will occupy the pulpit both morning and evening. The Rev. Mr. Turner will be enjoyed by all who hear him. The primary Sunday school meets in Smouse's hall with all other services as usual. All are cordially invited. John C. Abels, pastor.
Sunday school at 9 30. Class meeting 10 30. Morning service 11. Intermediate and Junior League 3 30. Evening service 7 30 with the theme The Young Man in the Church. Official board meets in the ladies parlor Monday evening. Rev A S Smith to preach dedication at Kalona Sabbath at 3.
Sunday school at 9:30. Junior B Y P U at 3:30. Senior B Y P U at 6:30. No preaching service due to the pastor's absence.
Pastor T B Stovall preaches at 11 and 7 30 with Sunday school at 2 30. Allen Laague E society gathers 6 30. Official board meets Monday evening and teachers convene Thursday evening.
Corner of town avenue and Jefferson street invites all to Sabbath school at 10 and morning service at 11 with the topic God the Only Cause and Creator. The Wednesday meeting is at 7 45 and a free reading room operates Monday Wednesday and Saturday afternoons over Crall's store.
The funeral services for the late Mrs K A Riley are set for Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock in the Methodist church. The Rev W R Stryker will conduct the rites and interment will follow in the city cemetery.
The funeral service for the late Mrs. Mary A. Griffith will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the residence conducted by Rev. A B Smith. Interment will be in Elm Grove cemetery.
Miss Veda Stryker leaves this morning for Kirksville Missouri to attend summer school at the Normal. Ray Stryker graduates this year from the School of Osteopathy and practices this summer in Arkansas where students spend the last summer in actual practice.
The ad touts Perry Davis Painkiller with claims of quick relief for sprains burns and bruises plus rheumatism neuralgia colds cramps colic and diarrhea. It promotes a new 5 cent bottle and a 60 cent size with two million bottles sold annually.
Col D J Palmer comes from Des Moines followed by many arrivals including Miss Waite from Burlington and Mrs M L Miller from Ainsworth. Names like D Blankenhorn Peterson Essie Daugherty Norton Parkinson Butterfield Etna Baird Garard Scofield and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promotion noted.
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