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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1919
Page
7
Local Social Notes and School News from Noble Noble
Mrs Vesey and laughter of Winfield visited at the Al Hagie home Sunday. Miss Margaret Anderson of Chicago visits friends in the vicinity. Grace Pangborn of Salem starts the spring term Monday. Miss Elizabeth Alston is ill with mumps. Harriett Boshart attending Wayland High School spent weekend at home. Lewis Rinner and family visited Sunday. Mrs Peter Witting and son Vernon are visiting at the SC Wittmer home this week. Dan Troyer visited relatives here last week. Christ Endeavor society held a temperance program Sunday night the first since the prohibition amendment. Dan Nobles barn nearly complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Noble
Iowa
Vesey
Winfield
al Hagié
Margaret Anderson
Chicago
Grace Pangborn
Salem
Elizabeth Alston
Harriett Boshart
Wayland
Lewis Rinner
Andrew Rinner
Peter Witiiig
Vernon
SC. Wittmer
Dan Troyer
Christa Endeavor Society of Our Church
Dan Noble
Brighton Notes Roundup of Local Socials and Sports
Miss Minnie Teets and Emerson Teets visited Miss Mable Kendel. Brighton beat Richland 45 to 20 in basketball. J. A. McNeil spoke on the Centenary Movement at the M E church. Clyde Hillhouse moved from Washington. Several locals visiting relatives in Des Moines Fairfield and Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Minnie Teets
Keota
Emerson Teets
Rock Island
Mable Kendelbareer
Charles Mumpher
Iowa City
Malcolm Griffith
Tom Morkan
Mac Morgan
Louisville
McKinley Morgan
Harry
T. J. Gassaway
Gassaway
Mary Wycoff
Olds
Alma Stackhouse
Centerville
George Matlock
Des Moines
Faith Shepherd
Gale Heacock
Frances Jones
Richland
Dan Spohn
Eleene Hoover
Ward
Leona Edwards
Linby
J. A. McNeil
Musgatine
M. BE
Kalona Visit Notes From Iowa City and Hills
Mr and Mrs Emmet Louck of Washington arrived on the Monday morning train. Mr and Mrs Robert Hicks and Kathleen were Iowa City visitors Monday, while Mr and Mrs Silas Ford and son visited Hills over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Mrs. Emmet Louck
Washington
Robert Hicks
Kathleen
Iowa City
Silas Ford and Son
Hills Over
Local Residents Move and Visitors Reported in Town City
Mrs Beck and four others were passengers for Town City Monday morning. John Horack returns from overseas and is settling in as a good soldier. Mrs James Bridenstine clocks her 90th birthday last week. J K Mehaffey families relocate to west end. Perry Dawson family moves to Kalona farm. Don Figgins sells farm for 300 per acre. Dr and Mrs Fry back from vacation. Mrs Lottie Dunlap and Mrs Fred Howard visit Iowa City for evangelistic meetings. M D Brown visiting son in Iowa City until Wednesday. Mrs Mike Stump hospitalized in Iowa City improving. Alva Kepler back at Edmondson store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
Mr. McBride
Lloyd Durst
Frank Marsh
Town City
John Horack
James Bridenstine
J. K. Mehaffey
Edmondson
Perry Dawson
Frank Thompson
Kalona
Don Figgins
Iowa City
Alva Kepler
Washington visit notes and local social rounds
Crawfordsville residents list attendees from town and nearby areas visiting Washington for various social and civic engagements. The report covers birthday party details, church debates on church power, muster-out veterans returning from Great Lakes and France, and visitors from Wayland Ainsworth Welsh and German neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
J. J. Anwyl
8. K. Orris
Ola and
Pearl
W. EB. Stump
W. EF. Huston
Earl Swails
F. FE. Young
Bruce McCleary
Gus Howsare
Alva Cooper
J. C. Cannon
FE. L. Clark
Farrel Long
Leila Bennett
Washington
Clofield Harper
T. W. Rickey
H. D. Cherryholmes
Burlington
Lillian Holmes
Grace Hill
Virgie Griffith
Lois Griffith
Doris McNeill
Twila
Glenn Duncan
Great Lakes
France
Irwin Milton
Baby
Monticello
Iowa
Jno. E. Williams
Aineworth
Wayland
Health and wealth in Maple Grove talk at hotel gathering
A narrator at a Maple Grove meeting notes that good health makes one a millionaire while contrasting wealth with those disabled or mentally unsound. In a hotel lounge a group discusses hard roads beet sugar making corporations and fast cars as a striking young man with a bandaged ankle and crutches reveals a personal injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
Lowa
Towa
Altho
The
Evening Journal
U.S
Asmite
Christian
Fragmented rural reflections and local notes from Maple Grove
A miscellaneous Maple Grove column discusses injuries from a 1917 accident, road development in Iowa, and social observations on wealth, work, and prudence. It records local events including Mike Stumpf’s hospital trip, a closing out sale, retirements, and long-term farm ownership, plus price shifts in eggs and cream and feed costs.
Local Happenings and Visits Across Ainsworth
Mrs J J Fitzgerald and daughter Mrs Tom Wallace visited Wapello at Fitzgeralds sister. G E Trotter left for Kansas City after days with family. S D Ross marked his 59th birthday with a surprise from children including A R Fullerton Columbus Junction W Hi Ross Letts and others. Catherine Stewart taken to County Hospital for appendicitis operation planned today. Jesse Marr returns from Chicago hospital improvement noted. Mrs Lee Wallace and Mrs Will Wilson of Washington visited town yesterday. Work begins on a new hotel building hoping for weather to allow enclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Fitzgerald
Tom Wallace
Wapello
Lee Wallace
Will Wilson
Washington
Odd Town Tales From a Jolly Cobbler and Blacksmith
A quirky vignette recalls an odd sized town with a cobbler, a hidden blacksmith, and a tramp who faces a hostess's warning. The tale ends with the tramp amused by a four way crossroads sign in Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Cross Roads
Sartorial Item Reflects Pride in Authority Dress
A brief but sharp observation notes that a man wearing authority style clothing often takes pride in his attire, as described by the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston ‘Transcript
Liquor Stocks Decline Ahead of Prohibition Wave
Washington March 11 officials estimate that by July 1 bonded liquor warehouses will hold 60 to 75 million gallons, with withdrawals slowing under the new revenue law. Officials warn demand may rise as consumption seeks liquor, potentially reducing stock below early projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Prohibition
Revenue Bureau
Wold
Agreement Ory Special Commission
Doctor Prescribed Vinol For This Poor Mother
Glasgow Kentucky ad states Mrs. S. M. Gray, farmer’s wife, suffered nervous breakdown loss of flesh and poor appetite. Doctor prescribed Vinol, claiming it restored health and weight. Vinol touted for beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and elycero phosphates in a native tonic wine. Also promotes Saxol Salve for eczema scalp with money back if it fails. Sherman Bros. and druggists supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow Jet
M. Gray
Vinci
Try This for Sour Stomach and Fat Slow Down
Advice urges chewing thoroughly and eating little meat, with a light supper. If sour stomach lingers, take one Chamberlain's Tablet before bed. For sale by Lemmon's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Lemmon
Drus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ffairs
Wash
Ington
Mike Stumpf
Iowa City Hospital
Grove
Farmers Co-Operative Union
UR. Miles’ Nervine
Ainsworth
Bond
Migood
Pein Peee Asset
Rein Weki
White Way Garage
Ron Ery
United States
Canada
Arranty
Advance-Rumely Thresher Company
Bushnell
John M. Brant Company
Pushneda
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