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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
7
Kalona date line reports Frank Snider joining Washington Loan and Trust Company after work at Edmondson's. Several residents travel or recover, including Vera Durst moving to Washington DC for a government post and John A. Yoder's farm care near town. Community events include a bake sale for the schools and Armenian Relief subscriptions totaling over four hundred dollars.
March 16 social brief in New Haven lists Mr. and Mrs. Marion Wells and Mrs. Curtis Snyder in Washington call era, visits by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sheets and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Haker with Addison Baker, Curtis Snyder with Ralph Robertson, and a Sunday gathering at Cora Snyder’s with multiple couples. Merle Statler and A. R. Strum visitors. WI Hotle family moving from Wellston to Washington current day.
John A Yoder of Iowa City called on Kalona on Monday. Mrs. Chris Gingerich of Henry county visited with sisters Mrs. Jonas A. Yoder and Mrs. John A. Studeman and friends. Mrs. L. W. Darst left for Dubuque to visit relatives. Mrs. Wm Weite and sister Miss Bessie Keifer of Richmond traveled to Riverside for a visit. Leslie Dunlap of the Washington Loan and Trust Co visited his family in Kalona briefly. Miss Carrie Kessler went to Iowa City to stay with Mrs. E. Nicola. J. H. Brooke of Iowa City handled business here.
Harold Dutton, student at Ames, faced an acute appendicitis that required hospital care in Des Moines with his father L G Dutton rushing there. Local residents including Roy Kelly and Milo Swartzendruber bought a work team, while H L Karr shipped horses to Lone Tree and sold them at auction.
A local notice lists residents traveling from Cedar Rapids and Chicago for business and social visits. Influenza affects Naoma Speer as Mrs. Lee Dungar cares for her in Marton Speer home. Farmers discuss trucks and tractors as Roy Kelsey buys a new tractor and a Wellman Mutual Telephone Co meeting sets up cable service. The piece also notes a Washington County World War book drive and a dinner at Wardley Bell Jr. home. Mrs. Dorrance and daughter Nellie are reported ill.
A senator remarks that a leader may cling to power by shaping laws to protect his own position, suggesting persistence in governing and enforcing rules to stay ahead in a political procession.
The article questions how historians learned that Cortes discovered Mexico whether it was due to a source or his own confession. It reflects on the uncertainty in historical knowledge and the reliability of sources regarding major explorations.
Dr Edwards developed Olive Tablets as a non calomel alternative after 17 years of private practice. The tablets use vegetables and olive oil to stimulate the liver with no gums, pains, or danger, promising the same benefits without side effects.
Count fifty Your cold in head or catarrh disappears. Your clogged nostrils will open and air passages clear. Get a small bottle of Ely’s Cream Balm from your druggist and apply a little in your nostrils for instant relief.
A 1 week morning routine suggests drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels remove toxins improve digestion and skin clarity and reduce headaches and bad breath.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery for congested chests and stubborn colds. It claims the medicine loosens phlegm and eases coughs for all ages with no after-effects, priced 60 cents to $1.20 a bottle at druggists.
An 1900s style ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle bowel cleanser. It claims to ease biliousness digestive discomfort and restore regularity without violent purging, urging readers to purchase for a natural remedy.
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