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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
7
Brief notices from Washington County communities report coming and going in local neighborhoods. Read concise items about residents events and small happenings in this neighborhood column.
Sunday visits mark a busy week with the Dunbars hosting family gatherings near Keota and trips to Washington. Community members report health improvements and routine commerce including cattle shipments to Chicago and new farm equipment deliveries.
Fine weather continues as residents note visits and chores. Mrs Lester Wagner and Miss Ethel Caldwell helped Mrs Harry Jones move. Chris Roth split wood Friday and sawed more wood Monday. Sam Mareh and Scott Jarrard families visited nearby. The Roth, Benson, Caldwell, Hiulmes, Hotle and Marsh households shared calls and gatherings through the week.
March 20 Brighton area reports show W L Tucker and family and other households visiting J H Frazier. H W Wentworth builds a new front porch to improve the home’s appearance. Mrs C F Savage hosts Country club gathering with others listed as shoppers and visitors. T S Farrier buys a new Ford and residents visit Washington and Fairfield for shopping and chores.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Porter spent Sunday at H. W. Wentworth's. H. L. Brinton and a family, J. W. Brinton and Miss Cora Brinton spent Sunday at Alex Pickerd's near Pleasant Plain. Kenneth Donovan moved to the Edgar Ingham place. Mrs. Eugene Brinton left for Lincoln, Nebraska, Monday to attend the funeral of an aunt.
Jake Good and family near Wayland visited Sunday with Williams. Charlie Doran spent part of the week with sister Mrs Glenn Gonder of Fairfield. Opal Nicholson visited last week with grandmother Mrs Randerman. John and wife welcomed a ten pound baby last week. Will Baileys returned from Arkansas visits. Mrs Harry Randerman and children Wilmer Cecile and Imogene visited Porter Hartman Sunday. Will Bailey and son Delbert visited at Jess Rileys Sunday.
Seventy six March 19 brief items list visits and gatherings. Mr Huber sale noted in South English last Tuesday. Families Romine Hennon Skinner Smith Lilja and others appear in weekend calls and visits across Washington Oskaloosa and neighboring homes.
Rubio Rubio March 19 Will Fleig and family were Fairfield callers. Byron Bastine living one mile west of Hopewell passed from this life last Saturday. Mrs Robert Hyde of Hopewell community died Friday morning after a few days illness. Funeral services were held at Hopewell church Sunday at two o clock, burial at Richland. Rev Hadley assisted by Rev Barren of Richland conducted the services. Rev Hadley is spending the week at Oskaloosa attending a minister short course. Lester Van Lyke’s were Washington visitors Saturday. Guy Hyde came from Camp Dodge Saturday to attend the funeral of his brother Robert’s wife.
The article notes county data favor cross breds over pure bred pigs, citing Tamworth influence on large litter size and carcass finish. It describes a modern house with complete utilities and a farm sale by Mrs. C. Heacock with Aus. Sutherland as auctioneer. Possession now or at sale. terms include 10 percent down or $2,000 held on mortgage.
I offer at auction on Saturday March 23 at 2 p m my 5 room bungalow built a year ago located two blocks north of Leban Fleak's residence in Pringle's addition to Brighton. The home features five rooms and bath with basement under entire, living room with built in bookcases, dining room with buffet and china closet and French doors to a solarium, which may serve as sleeping porch or summer sitting room, kitchen with built in cupboard table and sink with hot.
A dreamy native Hawaiian mood carries listeners toward Pacific shores as Hockwald & Pushes Entertainers, a premier native Hawaiian troupe, tour the country. Their ukuleles and plaintive vocals evoke Waiiki’s wave-washed shores and a transportive concert experience.
The troupe presents a program of vocal and instrumental music with interspersed comedy. The group has drawn favorable comment in cities where they have appeared and will headline a one night engagement at the Graham on Saturday. Special prices and seats on sale at McElhinney's.
Promote Kiickwork Ante Enamel for restoring car appearance with optional color choices. Enamel can be applied in one day and driven the next. Also available reflector polish to enhance reflectors. Suitable for anyone to use.
Copy reads a local auto supply ad promising Roy Pallman Tires for safety service and satisfaction at 10 percent below current price list. It touts fresh stock and the city’s most complete auto accessories selection. FE A. BICKFORD, Northwest Corner Square.
A quirky Atlanta Constitution line jokes about overzealous politeness in a lost umbrella incident. The humor contrasts cautious behavior with a playful cultural note on manners and responsibility.
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh. It touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a trusted 35 year remedy that cleanses the blood and heals mucous surfaces. It promises visible health improvement after short use and invites testimonials from Toledo makers F. J. Cheney & Co.
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