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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
6
Fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler conditions in the southern portion tonight. The forecast for Iowa covers today and tomorrow from June 29, issued in Washington DC.
Local residents and visitors are listed with past week activities. Charles Clendenning arrives from Keota. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan of Cotter visit. Mae Harley hosts friends in Wayland. Key and Mrs. Taylor move to Cedarville Ohio. Del Hollingsworth and Dot Hollingsworth move to a new flat above the harness shop. Mrs. Harvey and two children visit Harley O Loughlin home. Mrs. Krull guest at Jake Bishop home. Mrs. Green of Denver and Mrs. Carr of Wellman stay with Scranton family. Mrs. Glenn Pope and baby visit city friends. Socials include Reg. Emmons and others registered at Rest Room. James Helmick and daughter Mabel visit before a Will Helmick visit. Rev. Fisher and wife depart for Fox Lake Wisconsin. Sawhills and daughter Mary Louise plan August eastern vacation via Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Ohio relatives.
The Rev. John C. Abels of Moscow Idaho delivered both morning and evening sermons at the Presbyterian Church. He spoke on Paul’s bold proclamation of the gospel, stressing Christ as the power of salvation for believers. Abels presented Paul as fearless, citing testimony and events affirming Christ’s divinity, and noted the era’s unpopularity of Christianity. The service featured a solo by Mr. Abels in the morning and a vocal number by Miss Bess Darbyshire in the evening.
Frank R. Galloway of Xenia Theological Seminary delivered the closing sermon at First United Presbyterian last evening. He preached from Be filled with the spirit, expanding on Ephesians five and the necessity of unconditional self surrender and faith for the Spirit to come. The discourse linked the Spirit to happiness strength in duty and prayer, following a morning communion service.
Mrs Hazen arrived Saturday evening from Ainsworth for a brief visit at Amos White. Eva Crone stayed with her friend Ethel Nagley northwest of the city yesterday. Chris Wenger and family from Wayland spent Sunday with their son Daniel. Harry Radcliff came from Winterset to visit Ralph Cord. Miles Bradford and daughter Hala returned from an extended Salem Oregon visit. Ella Woodford plans to leave this evening for Cleveland Ohio for relatives and a national teachers convention.
There will be no work in the lodge Monday evening and no meeting. Signed J. OC. Ford, C. C.
The Iowa Experiment Station dairy department announces a simple accurate method to test butter moisture. Bulletin 97 provides full instructions and can be obtained free from Director C. F. Curtiss in Ames Iowa.
A New York man, Mr Frank Conlan of 436 Houston Street, lauds Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver issues. He says it helps lame back and weak kidneys, improves digestion, purifies blood, and restores vitality. Lemmon's Pharmacy offers it under guarantee at 65 cents.
Last night rain fell with stronger showers south of town renewing dry soils. Town recorded about 0.60 inches while stretching streams filled their banks. Farmers can wait a few hours before field work as corn across the region looks promising and will benefit from timely moisture.
No humbug. Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as the leading cough remedy. The ad asserts more bottles are used than any other cough remedy and urges choosing Foley's as safe and effective over unknown preparations. Lemmon's Pharmacy endorses the product.
A note invites readers to bring friends to the Star for visits. Ray Page returns from Colum bus Junction. Prairie Flower visitors Mrs Banks Mouser and Miss Ella Booth spend Saturday in the city. Mr and Mrs J C Mease of East Peru Iowa visit Arthur Purvis home. Myrtle Meredith and Sylvia Ribbink visit Muscatine relatives. J L Brookhart and daughter Margaret visit Eldon relatives. Dr and Mrs W Stewart return from ten weeks in Rochester MN. doctor improving. Mrs J W Babb and children Clarence and Florence of Chicago arrive for a visit with her mother Mrs M J Holden.
Local news item notes Frey’s studio offering discounts on quotas, Vienna shop selling pies buns and small cakes, Mrs Will Phillips visiting the city, mower sickles sharpened at Long Brothers. S P McConnaughey recovering from a stroke, Dan Wenger visited, Miss Elizabeth Fisher to Kewanee for stenography work, Mrs Dr F L Siberts and daughter visiting, Miss Wilma Row returning from Oberlin and planning a Niagara Falls visit with college friends.
Notice informs rural carriers will not run routes on July 4 but will be at the post office from 10 to 11 a m for patrons to collect mail. The post office will close at 11 a m, so arrivals should come before that time.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and F J Cheney Co, praises Cheney, and states cure is taken internally with testimonials free. Price per bottle is 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Leonard Bailey arrived from Eldon Saturday evening after spending a day or two there, reporting his visit and travel details in brief.
The funeral of the late Mrs Frank Beatty was held Friday at 3 30 p m from the county farm with Rev W O Fisher officiating and the First United Presbyterian church choir. The large procession and floral tributes reflected high esteem. Pallbearers included M M McAleery F W Brindley J B Lemmon F F Parrish Orie Booth and George Barrett. Interment followed at Elm Grove cemetery.
The post office will close on the Fourth of July after 11 o'clock in the morning. City carriers will do regular morning delivery then wait at the office to serve customers until 11, after which no mail will be delivered for that day.
John Crawford traveled with Ainsworth Saturday evening to visit his father David Crawford at the latter’s residence, spending a brief time there before departing.
The article explains kidney diseases arise in people with impoverished blood and weak nerves, describing the kidney’s role in filtering blood and how uric acid and poisons overload it. Early signs include back chills fever and pain, with dark or discolored urine and brick dust or milky sediment. It warns untreated cases lead to further health issues.
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