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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
4
Promoters claim Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea offers a safe path to beauty without injury. Advertises J5c Tea or Tablets and ties to Lemmon's Pharmacy and McEhinny Drug Co as sellers.
Local readers are told where to go for sweets and meals tonight with mentions of John sons doughnuts Johnsons pies and Vienna fruit strips. The Star advertises a performance We Are King on Wednesday the 18th at the opera house and notes several city arrivals and departures including Captain W A Wilson and Miss Lora Martin.
The Rev. Mr. Boyce of Letts passes through on his way to Peirce to preach tomorrow. Mrs. Young and daughters Charline and Pollok Wallace with Beatrice visit Letts over Sunday. Miss Laura Doolittle leaves for Kirksville to resume teaching at the state normal. Edwin Gridiths go to Wyman for a grandmother's funeral. William Pickling of Cambridge, Illinois, arrives and joins them.
Delegates from four wards were chosen to attend the Cedar Rapids county convention next Saturday with instructions to support W. J. Bryan for president. A general meeting chaired by Joe Purvis adopted a resolution to back Bryan and ensure Denver delegates in sympathy with his principles. The ward delegates listed include J Kellogg and others across four wards. The report also notes a Cedar Rapids state convention on March 2. Married life reports from Liberty Missouri celebrate John McEwen and Katherine Lindley with Mr. and Mrs. McEwen planning to reside locally.
Miss Ethel McElwain entertained friends at her South Iowa avenue home with games and music last evening. Late, she and Mrs. John Cunningham served a luncheon to guests.
About twenty five young people enjoyed an evening at the Guest home in west Washington hosted by Ray Guest. Five hundred was the game with prizes for the highest score. Refreshments followed hosted by Mrs. Guest and Miss Marian Stewart and Miss Helen Stewart. Guests report a fine time.
Persuasive claim for Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable personal laxative. Emphasizes cleansing and gentle relief without debility or dosage increases. Warns to buy only the California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
At the country home of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Ahrens five miles northwest of the city their two sons Logan and Hugo hosted a party for about forty local youths. Attendees enjoyed phonograph guitar and vocal music after attending Prairie Flower literary events.
A guide highlights grooming habits for women to save money and look best. It advises pushing back cuticles after washing to maintain nails, rubbing ears with powdered chamois, and shaping eyebrows to achieve a refined look. Consuelo, duchess of Marlborough, is cited as an example of cultivated brows.
The Rev S K Coates left for Richland for a brief business trip. Jack McEwen and his bride arrived from Kansas City to make Vienna their home. Chas Chance arriving from Peoria for Sunday with relatives. Mrs Chance already here. Mrs Mattie Martin and daughter Clara arrived from Winfield to visit at W H Riley’s on East Second Street.
Theo Orez departed for Fairfield to handle business while Mrs. J. E. Gallagher and children traveled to Rubio to visit the Raymond Benn home for a day or two.
Advertiser offers full pump repair capabilities and tools seeking customer patronage.
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