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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1919
Page
7
Local Births and Visits in Kalona Area
Miss Velma Lemley visited Riverside relatives last week. Amos Mellinger Jr. born Monday at Mercy hospital Iowa City. mother and child doing well. Several residents visited Iowa City Wellman Cedar Rapids and Davenport with family. Curtis Figgins born to Jake Figgins family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Velma Lemley
Riverside
Geo. Geret
L. FB. Bamonddon
R. V. Manait
EB. H. Rief
Marie Jackson
Cedar Rapids
A. Mellinger, Jr
Amos Junior
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
M. W. Rogers
Longwell
Wellman
Presley Figgins
Loyal Deerdorff
Davenport
Jake Figgins
Curtis
Jonas Yoder
J. B. Zimero
M. E. Hochstetler
Wm. Liebee
Local Visitors Attend Washington Call and School News
Crawfordsville residents list includes John Hanna and Mrs. Hanna among visitors in Washington yesterday. Marsh Sewell and others came for the death of Mrs. Mary Sewell. Misses Daymude Fellmer and Inghram return from Illinois and Burlington visits. Teachers Anwyl Lease Orris head to classrooms near Mt. Pleasant Winfield Olds. Macon auctioneer conducted a box supper raising funds for a $90 Victrola. Local attendees return from Davenport after a Boys conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Mar
John Hanna
Lee Hanna
Dix
Stanley Fishburn
Maude Murphy
Steve Jones
A. Howsare
Hyhel
Earl Ferguson
W. S. Sewell
A. P. Sewell
Heaseltine
Washington
Marsh Sewell
Winfield
Mary Sewell
Mildred Daymude
Huldah Fellmer
Monmouth
Ill
Bessie Inghram
Burington
Hazel Anwyl
Mt. Pleasant
Grace Lease
Hazel
Velma Orris
Olds
Emma Bennett
E. B. Franklin
Frank Macon
C. W. Orris
Mr. Macon
J. A. Moorhead
Elwyn Davidson
Leonard Graber
Fred Orris
Faverette Mitchell
Davenport
Mrs Henderson visits Davenport and Iowa City
Mrs Samuel Henderson returned from Davenport and Iowa City after shopping and visiting her sister Miss Edith Peterson who nurses at Iowa City university hospital. W L McConnell spent yesterday near Columbus Junction on business. Mrs A E P Athern decorates her house with a new roof. Mrs W H McConnell of Chicago visiting her parents and spent Sunday in Davenport with her brother W H Chihak. Mrs Frank Chihak hosted Helen Chihak for her nineteenth birthday with games and a three course luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Samuel Henderson
Davenport
Iowa City
Edith Peterson
University Hospital
W. L. McConnell
Columbus Junction
A. E. P. Athern
W. H. McConnell
Chicago
F. Chihak
W. H. Chihak
Frank Chihak
Miss Helen
Jephthah tale to be shown in Ainsworth opera house
Event notes a cantata based on Judges Jephthah to be performed at the Ainsworth opera house next Friday evening March 21 1919. The piece recounts Jephthahs vow and his daughters sacrifice, framed as moral reflection on ancient warfare and divine justice. Also mentions Long Creek flood fears and hometown visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Mississippi
Long Creek
Stephen Hawkins
Camp Dodge
Altho
Ainsworth
Jephthad
Gilead
Tob
Jephihah
Israel
Opera House
All American auto makers face postwar production challenge
Chicago business leaders warn that rushed war era factories face a looming crisis as civilian demand returns. Army vehicles and trucks top the surplus, with quartermaster stores in Chicago holding over 6,000 units. Officials admit uncertainty about handling the surplus without civilian manufacturers stepping in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Trime
Granel Aes
Eam Priest
Bad meat scandal hits returning troops aboard Patria
In New York on March 18 troops aboard the Padre liner Patria alleged rotten beef and wormy rations. Soldiers complained of embalmed beef with maggots and meals of spaghetti beams and peas. The incident centers on feeding practices for 2 170 aboard the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Patria
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Reward
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Medicine can cure catarrh in all stages by acting through the blood to the mucous surfaces. The ad offers 100 dollars to anyone whose case it fails to cure and invites readers to request testimonials from J J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Cost of Production Studies For Farm Management
Washington March 18 cost of production studies aid individual farmers and assess farming as an industry. The report outlines methods using cost accounting and surveys to record farm details, compare profitability, and inform policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
Office of Farm Management
Sloan's Liniment Praised for Quick Relief and Clean Use
A vintage notice extols Sloan's Liniment for darting sciatic pains and rheumatic twinges. It highlights rapid relief, cleanliness, economy, and broad applicability to neuritis, lumbago, strains, and sprains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Chamberlain's Tablets Aid Digestive Troubles Ad
Before consulting a specialist re garding your stomach trouble, try a few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets. They only cost a quarter and are almost certain to be of great benefit to you if your digestion is impaired or if you are troubled with biliousness or constipation. Lemmon's Drug Store. Advt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon's Drug Store
Advt
Electricity reforms farm life with home power gains
A farmer reads about using electricity at home as a labor saving tool. The article argues installing a Delco light system costs about 800 dollars with 50 dollars yearly operation, compares to rising hired help costs, and suggests gradual purchases from Mannhardt Brothers for immediate returns. It urges embracing electric devices to reduce toil and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannhardt Brothers
Delco- Light
Advyt
Greek inventor unveils hands free fruit packing machine
A Greek inventor develops a automatic cleaner and packer for currants processing over 150 cases per hour without human contact. The device handles cleaning and packing in a sealed cycle, promoting hygiene and efficiency.
Hartlee Credited for Marines’ Rifle Training Plan
To Lieut. Colt William C Hartlee the credit for marksman ship is given with Marines praising his role. His plan aims to make rifle range construction and marksmanship a permanent government policy for all citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt
William C. Hartlee
United States
Harties Onitet
Ata
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Washington, Iowa
Miles
JiSon McMillan
Connellsville
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