This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1909
Page
5
Special to the Evening Journal reports Iowa weather expect showers tonight and probably Thursday.
Advertises coal for cook stoves as the town’s best with boasting claims and a sales pitch. Authors invite customers to judge performance, noting they are not from Missouri but ready to demonstrate.
A 1896 class reunion at J L Brookhart's home honored Judge John Springer who leaves for Reno with Mrs Springer and children. The event featured questions for Springer about his Philippine service, where he serves as circuit judge in the southern Philippines, handling about a hundred murder cases yearly under a tree courthouse with police.
Judge Springer sentences an old Philippine chief to twenty years with suspension until the bad god returns. The report mocks native intellects, cites court habits, and notes Springer's plans, while colleagues quiz him on legal methods. The narrative covers reception, social events, and club notices.
Maurine McLaughlin served as hostess yesterday afternoon at her home for about eighty of her young friends, hosting a cheerful gathering filled with conversation and activities.
Mr Dale Friend and Miss Vera Brinton were united in marriage this morning at 8:30 o clock at the home of the bride s parents in Brighton with the Rev C L Walker performing the ceremony The couple will start a wedding tour in the west and return in about a month to make their home in Brighton A notice also asks Chapter 1 P E to meet Thursday at 1 30 with Mrs Chas Thomas and to note a change in meeting place Full attendance is requested
A called meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church will be held Thursday evening June 10 at an unspecified hour at the home of Mrs J A Harwood. Members are urged to attend due to important business to be transacted.
The regular meeting of Washington chapter C BE S will be held Thursday evening June 10. Business and petitions will be discussed.
The Standard Bearers and Kings Heralds met today not at Sunset Park but in the church dining room where about thirty five children dined. The afternoon program followed with an address by Miss Galloway returning from China and guests from Ainsworth. The session was enjoyed by all.
A clearance offer lists odd lots of corset covers selling for 10 cents each, previously up to 50 cents. The ad also promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy from Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co for early signs of kidney or bladder issues.
The Bank of England uses paper from Laverstoke mill in Hampshire for about 60,000 notes daily. The paper is white and thin with a distinct feel, a water mark, three deckle edges, and strong without washing out under turpentine. It is made from new linen and cotton, supporting 36 pounds unsized and 56 pounds sized. Source cites San Francisco Chronicle.
A compact quotation from Benjamin Franklin on the value of good sense, noting that many need it yet few recognize their own deficit in applying it.
Perry Davis' Pain Killer touted as the remedy for stiff joints aching muscles and sprains. The ad notes over 70 years as a household emergency standby and urges shoppers to buy a 50 cent bottle or the new 35 size.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.