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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1912

Page

5

Local notices and visits prompt social runs

Local and personal items list errands travels and visits around town. Thompson Brockhart and C J Wilson attended the state university commencement in Iowa City. Mr and Mrs Henry Glick hosted Harwood Shannon nuptials and returned to Davenport. Mrs A R Miller and Barbara planned Chicago trip to see Mrs N L Babcock.

Thompson Brockhart Iowa City The State University C. J. Wilson Wilson Carrell Henry Glick Davenport

Sheet Music Sale Tomorrow at Schmidt's Music House

Local ad notes a two to four piece sheet music package sale tomorrow at Schmidt's Music House with prices at 10 cents each while supplies last.

Schmidt's Music House

Miss Latchem piano pupils give musicale at Brookhart home

Miss Dorothy Latchem and her piano pupils perform at 1105 East Washington Street tomorrow at 3 PM. The event follows a Sunday picnic by the M G Cs of the Methodist Sabbath school with a rain reshaping plans and a luncheon hostesses fine afternoon.

Alice Gibson Oskaloosa Frank Barden Cecil Belville Fairfield Mrs. Lafe Coop Kate Buckley Otto Dede C. D. Knapp Greenfield Iowa 8. W. Neal Des Moines Margaret Row Luverne, Minn Cook Washington High School Geneseo Ill Arnet Dorothy Latchem J. L Brookhart East Washington Street Methodist Sabbath School Titus Harry Kleese C. 4. Wilson Helen Wilson Lloyd Lytle Wilson Ludawine Fulton Marysville Kansas Wilson Home Carrie Hamilton Louise Cunningham Mary Steck Martha Brindley Florence Patterson Vera Alberson George Calderwood Philadelphia Tirza Jones Oakland California Stidger Ribbink Muscatine Ella DeLong P. L. Huber Crawfordsville Lytle

Social events and lodge notices announced for June evenings

The D of TL hosts a social Saturday evening in the A U W hall with good music and invites all. A decoration meet is planned at the Magles hall Sunday afternoon at 2. Knights of Pythias Orten ledge No 75 calls full attendance Monday June 1 at 8 to discuss hospital committee reports and room furnishing for Washington county hospital.

W.C. Allen Covenanter Synod Paul Allen Muscatine Washington Covenanter Church Oakland Calif Allen D. of TL Magles Knights of Pythias Orten Ledge Washington County Hospital J. A. Y. Ashby D.C

Debt Recovery Notice At Washington National Bank

A notice requests debtors to contact Washington National Bank to settle outstanding accounts owed to Mart Swift. Persons with claims are urged to call for resolution and payment.

Washington National Bank Mart Swift

Steam roller begins 11s work in Roosevelt Taft tilt

Chicago dispatch reports the steam relief made its first trip with twelve delegates each half vote, favoring Roosevelt, while six Taft delegates from Alabama were seated. The Second Alabama district Taft faction joined, described as strong. The judge notes strong cigars as a joke about durability and cost.

Currant hobby and a cheeky legal aid tale

A Syracuse businessman abandons his yard for currant farming and purchases a year’s edition of a standard work on current literature. A criminal lawyer advises a young man to plead guilty after confessing he stole every penny of a thousand pounds in a London joke.

Syracuse Toby Judge's Library London Telegraph

The Greatest Show on Earth In Alabama Advance Tour

Archie Bell of Cleveland joined Ringling circus as guest of an advance man. The Robinson Bros. circus, a southern favorite, toured Alabama two weeks. The car boasted pictures as crowds, including many negroes, gathered to stare. A pennant read The Greatest Show on Earth Sept 1. a negro woman explained the sign signaled a rival show apart from Mister Robinson's.

Archie Bell Cleveland Ringling Circus Alabama Robinson Bros. Circus Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post

Mrs Aunt Martha Hides Silver in Fifty Places

A humorous retired household ritual is described as Aunt Martha hides her silver across fifty spots to foil burglars and then gathers it by night into one pile for fire safety. The quip emphasizes frugality and vigilance in a quaint domestic scene.

Martha

Stubborn cough cured by Foley's Honey and Tar

Earl Fair of Waukesha Wisconsin says his persistent cough resisted ordinary care until Foley's Honey and Tar Compound was used. He reports a complete cure after less than two bottles at Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Earl Fair Waukesha Wis Foley Lemmon

Zemo and Zemo Soap Promoted for Skin Ailments

McElhinney Drug Co endorses ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP claiming they cure pimples blackheads eczema dandruff insect bites and itchy disfiguring skin or scalp troubles. They assert one bottle and one cake often cure minor cases and promise swift relief and a renewed feeling. Available from leading druggists in cities nationwide and McElhinney Drug Co in Washington.

America Washington McElhinney Drag Co

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