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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
4
Wellman residents share summer plans with trips to Lake Okoboji and Cedar Rapids visits. Local figures attend meetings, auctions, and family gatherings while a school location election awaits voter decision Monday. Community members return from G A R convention, millinery work ends, and a baseball game in Washington is noted.
A roundup of social visits and travel notes from Ainsworth and West Chester. Merle Chambers and Mrs. Kate Middleton headed to Brighton to visit relatives. others, including Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hazen and Miss Mary Kennedy, also planned trips or returned home after visiting. Local events mention church work, cattle shipment, store hours, and construction bids.
Washington team defeated Cedar Rapids Rail Splitters by a narrow four point margin in a mid afternoon ball game. The slow pace defensive clash kept play close through the final whistle.
Mrs. Ann Evans died Saturday evening at 5 10 at her son David Evans home in Wayland after ten years of ill health. A native of Wales born April 16 1828 she was the daughter of Sopkins Evans and the widow of Evan Evans. She came to Henry County as a child and lived near Wayland before moving ten years ago. One of the town s oldest settlers she was well known and had suffered for months from old age infirmities. Funeral service held today at two o clock at Fin Ivy chapel Methodist church five miles southeast of Wayland conducted by Rev Collier.
Crawfordsville June 15 Presbyterians held their annual children s day exercises in the church. The church was prettily decorated and a very interesting program was given. Mrs E J Davidson and Mrs J Franklin left for Washington this morning. Sterling White returned to Washington after a visit here. Mrs Andrew Ferguson arrived from Washington to visit the Samuel Ferguson home. Win Davidson of Lenox Iowa visited John Smylie and J A Moorehead homes.
A Kansas City reader reports a severe back and kidney ache improved after using two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills. Text notes the product is sold by all druggists and attributed to F. S. Rexford of the New York Life Building.
Foley's Kidney Remedy is advertised for chronic kidney and bladder trouble. It claims to regulate kidney and bladder action and to be healing, strengthening, and bracing. Sold by all druggists.
An advertisement claims Electric bitters restore health for women by purifying blood and improving stomach, liver, and kidney function. It asserts the remedy brings strong nerves bright eyes pure breath smooth skin and perfect health and directs readers to Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Foley Kidney Pills claim to regulate kidneys and bladder. A Popular Electricity report describes a hot wire lamp system for eastern railroads reducing breakage with a small current keeping filaments dull red for longer life. Lamps powered from storage batteries at 6V, reduced to 4V when extinguished. Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised and sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Frankfort chef Herr C Lampert speaks from London about his paper bag cooking method. He explains early trials on ordinary stoves and how a new oven design guarantees perfectly cooked food with no flavor mix, from fish to pastry, at a steady temperature.
The advertisement praises a healthy disposition and bright appearance as the result of proper living and digestion. It promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to correct faulty digestion and notes Lemmon's Pharmacy as the seller.
Market reports from Chicago and Washington list estimated receipts, shipments, and prices for cattle sheep and hogs. Prices show mixed trends with cattle weak to steady and sheep strong to higher. futures and spot quotations for grain and dairy also noted.
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