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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
7
West Chester social notes report visits and local movem ents
Mrs Coffman of Washington and family returned to the area visiting their old home place. Ralph Coffman with Rock Island has a good job. John Kimes will need no hands next year. he has four sons and twins at home. Carl Voorhies of Camp Dodge visited Lee Craig’s, en route to Des Moines. Local men shipped cattle to Chicago. Service Day attendance in Kalona included Lee Simpson, W S Boyer and miss Wilda Augustine. PD Munro and Humphrey Richards stayed over in Washington. A T Augustine travels in Canada seeking land. Mrs James Walter hospitalized in Washington. Ten cars of stock expected to Chicago Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
W. S. Boyer
Richland
Chicago
Lee Simpson
Washington
Crawfordsville Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits
Crawfordsville residents and visitors are noted in a string of brief reports. Local families welcome guests from Washington Kalona and Columbus Junction while others attend speeches and church gatherings. A rural carrier from New London gave a talk and song, and Rev Sutherland preached at the United Presbyterian church yard before departing for missionary work in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Lawrence
Chester Cherryholmes
Des Moines
Glenn
Campee
Burlington
Sarah Curtis
John Anwyl
Hazel
Ray Anwyl
New London
Fern Thompson
Winfield
T. C. Joy
Jesse McCoy
Claude McCoy
Gladys Maxwell
Lois Harper
Olds
Ray Duncan
Columbus Junction
Harry White
Wm. Sutherland
Dayton
Ohio
Alfred Nash
Harold Lamb
Margaret
Verdi
Howard Huston
Robert Long
Hedrick
Sherwood
N. L. Long
Ada
Quiet Crawfordsville Notices Word of Weddings and Moves
Mrs. Caroline Johnson visits from Lead South Dakota to see daughter Mrs. Maxwell. Bruce McCleary from Great Lakes Naval station on leave. may be sent east for Harvard course or overseas. Bertha McElroy weds Rev. Sutherland of Dayton in Nash home with Miss Veda Twinam as attendant. Bridal pair to study in New York nine weeks then sail to India as missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocrawfordsville
Caroline Johnson
Lead
S. D
T. BE. Maxwell
Calvin Cummings
Neva
Washington
Bruce McCleary
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Harvard
Lola Romig
Bethany
J. F. Buxbaum
S. C. Fletcher
Elwyn Davidson
Merle White
Burlington
Alfred Nash
Bertha Leona McElroy
Wm. Sutherland
Dayton
Ohio
Veda Twinam
P. H. Hayley
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
India
MecElroy
Fresno
Calif
Lewis
Wichita
Kansas
Sutherland
Moody Bible Institute
Monmouth College
Antioch College
Xenia Seminary
Local notes from Ottumwa area report visits, deaths, and family travels
Elliott Singleton visited Ottumwa last Wednesday. Martha Jones was hospitalized in Ottumwa at the start of last week. Sam Coffman died Saturday night at Ottumwa Hospital. his remains were taken to Richland for funeral and burial Monday. Several residents traveled to Kansas harvest fields, Muscatine visits occurred, and families hosted relatives in Pleasant Plain and Kalona. The Steinbeck Gabby garage partnership dissolved leaving Gabby as proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
Elliott Singleton
Ottumwa
Martha Jones
Howard Johnson
Elwood Janson
Kansas Wheat Fields
Ott Schmitter
Orvil Morgan
Sam Coffman
Richland
Howard Jones
Muscatine
Mr. Hadley
T. R. Benn
Fern
Maurine
Kalona
J. H. Jones
A. E. Maurer
Keosauqua
Oscar Maurer
Steinbeck
Gabby
A. F. Bridger
Washington
Oscar Johnson
Kansas
Elwood
Myrtle Burham
Local visits and agricultural efforts noted in brief
Ton visited Sunday for a two day stay with sister Mrs. J. W. Brock. Mrs. Chilcote of near Washington visited sister Mrs. Arnett Mathers. The Misses Verle Cook and Leila Bennett departed Sunday for work in Washington and Ainsworth. W. G. Fleig employs men to re harvest corn on the bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton
J. W. Brock
Chilcote
Near Washington
Arnett Mathers
Verle Cook
Leila Bennett
Washington
Ainsworth
W. G. Fleig
Children's Day program draws large crowd in New Haven
A Sunday afternoon Children's Day program in New Haven was largely attended and well received. The event featured local families and neighbors, with numerous mentions of visits among residents and a post program ice cream and strawberries at the Frank Smith home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Hesseltine
Washington
A. R. Strum
Frank Smith
George Simpson
Nettie McKinstry
Charles McKinstry
Howard Snyder
Marion Roberson
A. J. Robertson
Cora Snyder
Bert Smith
Bert
Merle Statler
Marion Smith
C. R. Wells
Roy
J. W. Combs
Walter Sheets
Little Wanda
Lucile Smith
Roy Sowash
Davenport
S. J
Will Rickard funeral draws many relatives and friends
Mr Will Rickard’s funeral was largely attended Saturday afternoon with sympathy offered to his children. Neighbors and friends described him as a good neighbor and loving father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
In Memoriam of Our Mother and Wife
In loving memory of our dear mother and wife who departed one year ago today. Without her we are lonely and miss her more than words can tell. She was loving true and kind. May God bless and keep her till we meet again. Her husband and daughter W P Littlefield Laura Lucille Littlefield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell, Mich
W. P. Littlefield
Laura Lucille Littlefield
Attorney Sues Newspaper Over Retraction Notice
In Adair county a notice of retraction was filed against the Greenfield Free Press over a Thursday article about Attorney O. W. Witham of Greenfield and his alleged draft exemption work. A $25,000 damages suit will be served soon against publisher E. J. Sidey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adair
Adair County
Greenfield Free Press
O. W. Witham
Greenfield
Attoreny
Witham
The
Free Press
E. J. Sidey
Queen Marie of Roumania 1917 Reflection
In 1917 Queen Marie of Roumania writes of learning to hope and give rather than regret or complain. She describes choosing aid over complaint and looking upward and forward, noting this shift made her path easier and less tiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Marie of
Poultry Business Idea Sparks Supplier Meet
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a friend considering entering the poultry business. He says he can supply breeds, while another person contemplates exiting the poultry trade, highlighting a potential supplier buyer exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Harding letter defends English language proclamation
The State Council of National Defense circulates Governor Harding’s letter explaining the English language proclamation. He says it targets German propaganda, allows foreign language use for patriotic wartime work, and urges gradual elimination of foreign language use while preserving loyalty and unity. Ministers report shifting church services to English first, with foreign services reduced and eventually eliminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Council of National Defense
W. L. Harding
Iowa
Soldier and Girl Wed by Telegraph Across the Ocean
Homer T. Orrick of DeSoto Kansas and Miss Goldie L. Carden of Lenape Kansas married in Camp Mills by telegraph linking 1800 miles. Officiants, witnesses, best man, rings, and duplex telegraph keys connected far separated partners. Toll totaled $5.37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Homer T. Orrick
DeSoto
Kan
Three Hundred Fifty-third Machine Gun Company
Camp Mills
Goldie L. Carden
Lenape
Kansas
Long Island
Albert
van Noy
Danville
Ind
Charles H. Lawner
Brooklyn
L. R. Pitkin
H. H. Hall
Kansas City
Joseph McLaughlin
Lobster Shell Pigment Turns Red in Hot Water
The lobster shell contains a pigment secreted by the true skin that blends time and pigment as calcareous matter is shed after each molt. In water at 212 degrees Fahrenheit the pigment turns red.
Chamberlain's Lini ment praised by Missouri reader
Mrs. J. W. Wallace of Macon Missouri endorses Chamberlain's Liniment for lameness and muscle soreness calling it the best liniment the household has used. Lemmon's Drug Store offers the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. W. Wallace
Macon
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Constitutional Cure
A classic 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is widespread and incurable when treated locally. It touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F. J. Cheney & Co as a constitutional internal remedy that works through the blood. A one hundred dollar reward is offered for any failure to cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Ged
Why We Fight No. 4 by Clarence L Sph ed
The article argues Germans threaten American life and ideals via the National German American Alliance formed in 1901 and incorporated in 1907 It accuses the group of voting as German controlled units promoting German language in schools and fostering discord with England It cites Bernhardi Fulda and Staats Zeitung to claim Germany planned to weaken the US and unite German Americans with Irish Americans against Anglo Saxon democracy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
National
United States
Act of Congress
America
England
National Alliance
New York Staats Zeitung
New York
Ludwig Fulda
Eties
Ireland
Bernhardi
Europe
All Can Do a Little in a World of Ignorance
A compact reflection on human duty to reduce ignorance and misery in one’s small corner of the world. The note emphasizes personal effort to improve surroundings and beads of influence in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huxley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Qver County
Borhoods
WSS
Harding
TION
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Fort Mills
Bride
F. L. Streeter
Armourdale
F. L. Curtice
First Methodist Church
Hempstead
Frank D. Orrick
de Soto
Orrick
France
Bonner Springs
Sherman Bros. Pioneer Drug Store
Clarence L, Sphed
Union League Club of
Hicu Sranpano
J. E. Lemmon
Superior Battery Service
Mannhardt Bros
Napoleon
John N. Willys
Washington Co
Sehulty
Dr. Hand
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