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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1906
Page
3
F L Wilson returned last evening from a brief business visit in Fairfield. Misses Myrtle Young and Edna Foss will attend Children's day exercises at Pleasant Hill tomorrow.
An advertisement cites electric bitters as a universal remedy for stomach and liver disorders, claiming in testimonials from S. A. Brown of Bennettsville South Carolina that his wife recovered from dyspepsia and a torpid liver. The product supposedly cures chills fever malaria biliousness lame back kidney and bladder issues, sold by Stewart druggist at 50 cents with a guarantee.
Sutherland Bros offer farm and stock sales and miscellaneous exits with experience in stock values. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call or write Sutherland Bros Washington Iowa. Aug 2-6m R. R. No. 8 Phone R-15-3%
Mrs Minnie Green and children visited friends in Keota for a few days. Miss Nettie Wallace left for Glenwood Minn after weeks with her parents. Ray Foley and Carl Higgins returned from Cone where friends are in camp. Miss Florence Breneman visited Miss Gertrude Smith in Ames before returning home. An alarmingly frequent constipation issue is relieved by Dr King s New Life Pills praised as gentle regulators.
The forecast for Iowa calls for generally fair conditions tonight with little change in temperature through Sunday. No significant weather disruptions expected across the state.
Local residents made short visits and travels yesterday with many heading to Rubio Keota Clearfield and Eldon for visits business or to see relatives. People mentioned include Chas Gorham D H Logan Mrs M Brechviel Mrs M J Roberts Ida Wright Lora Martin Mrs A Knapp and Miss Carrie Miksch among others. A horse sale drew several residents to Ottumwa.
Article warns erosion drains soil from farms, detailing how tiny rills and gulches carry off loam, leaving bare, rocky ground. It notes widespread damage in the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Georgia and urges practical, locally suited soil conservation measures such as contour farming, cover crops, and retaining wooded slopes to reduce future losses.
Overstocks hats priced 75 and 50 cents advertised at Tondre and Benz. Customers urged to call and view the selection. Also notes travel plans and local social updates for residents including the Stewarts, Walker, Smiths, Manions, Casey, Whittaker, Guthries.
The passage argues that young fiction writers bring a native, immediate impression through direct lineaments of character. Such writers reveal adolescence and maturity early, and their vitality enriches literature, as they grow up before readers.
A Maine widow, strict in theology and hostile to Universalism, runs a boarding house. An old sea captain asks for rooms and is asked about beliefs. When asked about hell he estimates 20,000 souls, and she admits him, noting twenty thousand is better than none.
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