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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1919
Page
7
Affairs in Various Places in Washington County Told in Brief News Letters
Brief items from Washington County report personal notices including births and marriages, and death notices. Community names and dates appear with short updates on local residents and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash
Ington
Rural Route Four Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Frank Kephart sold and delivered cattle to Mr. Orez in Washington Tuesday. Miss Daisy Kephart returned home Monday after a week with Mrs. F A Cordell of Rock Island. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Meyer visited Charlie Kephart Sunday evening. Miss Helen Jones helped Mrs. Chris Roth with housework last week. Carl Nicholson visited Tuesday and Wednesday at Oscar Gardner's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kephart
Orez
Washington
Daisy Kephart
F. A. Cordell
Rock Island
Edgar Meyer
Charlie Kephart
Helen Jones
Chris Roth
Carl Nicholson
Oscar Gardner
Local notes from Rubio Rubio area travel and events
Mrs Otto Wilson visited her sister in Ottumwa hospital. Joe Hartnell went to see his wife returning from the hospital. The river rose nine feet Saturday night and fell slightly Sunday. Hunters went to the river to watch ducks. Rev Bogue spoke to children and preached. The infant of John Morrow died of pneumonia Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
Otto Wilson
Fred Leppert
Ottumwa Hospital
Miles Jones
Ottumwa
Joe Hartnell
Richland Erdek
Banks
Wm. Mefford
Fargon
Rock Island
Washington
Jim Cherwinker
Bogue
Raieed
J. J. Fleig
Anne Bord
Mace Payton
Oskaloosa
Jake Rudolph
John Morrow
Visitors from Washington Fill Crawfordsville Social Page
Mrs Milton White and baby Jessie White Nina Wooley Mrs Floyd Blankenhorn and daughter Irene Mr and Mrs C O Burris Mr and Mrs Waldo Wells and R C Wells were visitors in Washington yesterday Mr and Mrs Will White went to Ainsworth to visit relatives Mrs G W Kortwright and Brandson Jack Hayley went to Des Moines for a few days Mr and Mrs Howard Crozier of Washington spent yesterday here Mrs James McFadden and grandson Louis McFadden of Washington visited at the Dr Lease home yesterday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Milton White
Jessie White
Nina Wooley
Floyd Blankenhorn
Irene
C. O. Burris
Waldo Wells
R. C. Wells
Washington Yesteray
Will White
Ainsworth
G. W. Kortwright
Little Brandson
Jack Hayley
Des Moines
Howard Crozier
Washington
James McFadden
Louis McFadden
Dr. Lease
Miss Pemberton Leads Sewing Class to Woods Trip
Miss Pemberton and her domestic science sewing class went to the woods after school yesterday evening. They caught crawfish and brought them home with them.
Local Visitors and Union Services Noted in Crawfordsville
Rev R H Hayley and several others visited Washington yesterday. Will Fishburn and spouse spent the day with G G Meloy. Horward Bowers returned from months near Mt Pleasant. P H Cayley attended County Sabbath School officers meeting. Presbyterians and United Presbyterians plan union services at United Presbyterian church next Sabbath evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
R. H. Hayley
Jno. Long
Charles Rodgers
Gladys Carson
F. M. Smith
Arnold Miller
Wilson Lemon
Washington
Will Fishburn
Winfield
G. G. Meloy
Horward Bowers
Mt. Pleasant
P. H. Cayley
Lexington Social News Highlights
Frank Wilson and family visited the Jac McCaleb home Sunday afternoon. Everett Young was a Washington caller Saturday. Henry Matthess went to Des Moines Friday and will go to Kansas. Hugh Bishop underwent appendicitis surgery recently. Mr and Mrs Lyle Oldfield were Wellman visitors Saturday. Lewis Vorel was a Wellman caller Saturday. Charlie Adams visited Wellman Tuesday.
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Lexington
Frank Wilson
Jac
Local Notes From Titus Titus
Glen Fulk returns home after visiting relatives in Muscatine. Vivian Lemley visited Davenport last week. Mrs Will Kos spent time at the Alvie Nethergall home. Jim Combs serves on the jury this week. Ernie Maitten began Milwaukee section work. Vivian and Morna Lemley visited Sigourney to see cousin Leota Bales. Alvie Nebergail builds a new milk shed. Joe Nebergall assists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tites
Glen Fulk
Muscatine
Vivian Lemley
Davenport
Will Kos
Alvie Nethergall
Jim Combs
Ernie Maitten
Milwaukee
Vivian
Morna Lemley
Sigourney
Le-ota Bales
Alvie Nebergail
Joe Nebergall
Blip promote trial Foley remedy package
An old ad offers a mail in promotion from Lemmon's Drug Store in Chicago. Readers cut out a Blip, mail it to Foley related products including Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets for coughs and croup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koley & Co
Sheffield, Ave
Chicago
Foley
Foley Kinney
Lemmon's Drug Store
Ad Vt
Keota Man’s Wife Not Victim in Oakland Bomb
Report misidentified Mrs. George Greenwood killed by a bomb in Oakland as the wife of a Keota banker. Charles Greenwood of Keota learned it was a different George Greenwood’s wife, both bankers, causing confusion locally and in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Washingtonc
George Greenwood
Oakland
Calif
California
Charles Greenwood
George
Greenwood
Hollywood
Altho
Greenwood linked to tragedy in Washington history
The George Greenwood raised in Keat1 was known in Washington and began at Washington academy with early banking at the Washington National Bank. He later moved to California for banking work, though his exact residence there remained unclear. The journal notes a correction to yesterday’s report and mentions a message to his Keota brother arriving late in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
George Greenwood
Woman, Woman! film and local health ad blend in ad page
A newspaper note links a film review with a health ad about kidney pills. Daisy Bell of Savannah Ga praises Foley Kidney Pills for easing eight years of back pain. The page promotes the Fox Theatre feature Woman Woman! with Evelyn Nesbit and a husband character witnessing the film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Bell
Savannah
Foley
Lemmon's
Advt
Woman Woman at Fox Theatre Show
The Fox Theatre presents William Fox photoplay Woman Woman starring Evelyn Nesbit with a unique in film feature showing motion picture apparatus in action. A second playlet titled The Bride of Bushido appears, portraying a Japanese girl who sacrifices herself for family and country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lindsay
Evelyn Nesbit
Fox Theatre
William Fox
Lady Buys Liberty Bonds With Operation Money
A woman reports using Mayr Wonderful Remedy to save funds for gallstone surgery and plans to buy Liberty Bonds with the operation money. She claims relief from colic attacks and bloating and promotes the product as removing mucus and inflammation. Advertisement text repeats claims and refund policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon
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