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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1908

Page

2

Harvest Storm One Act Play At St James School

The St James School auditorium hosted a well attended program by pupils featuring piano solos and choral numbers. A short one act play The Harvest Storm impressed with strong acting by Harry Dupuis and others amid a broader program of recitations and dances by the junior girls and skilled musical numbers.

St. James School Ethel Dean Stella Albaugh Harry Swift Jeannette Smith Dorothea Wickham Maud Miller Steve Whittaker Richard Swift Mae Swift Merle Miller Azella Shields Coletta Waldschmidt Mae A. Swift Ella Link London Harry Dupuis Andrew Radford Ehler Biskamp Philip Dupuis Francis Casey Michael Everett Bailey Maurice Publisky Dick Darrell Bernard Walker John Ryan The Law Charlie Cooper Nat Lovel John Garner Rose Springman Celeste Critz Agnes Butterfield Anna Eagle Mary Swift

Fresh vegetables at Royal market and visits noted

Daily produce at the Royal market contrasts with social notes about Mrs. N. H. Jones and daughter Bessie returning from a Brighton visit. Will Stewart, recently operated for appendicitis, was seen out yesterday. Mrs. R. L. Hughes and baby arrived from Fairfield to visit the Wells and Hughes families yesterday evening.

Royal Market N. H. Jones Bessie Brighton Will Stewart

Mi o na Stomach Tablets Promoted For Quick Relief

Cure the cause of sickness by Mi o na Stomach Tablets claims. W Worrell of the Lake Shore Railroad testifies fifteen years of stomach trouble ended after two boxes. A 50 cent box is sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy with a money back guarantee if Mi o na fails to cure.

Washington Worrell Lake Shore Railroad Lemmon's Pharmacy A. W. Chase Kacahs A. W. Chase Medicine Co Buffalo N. Y E. F. Smith S. Washington Street Lansing Mich Iowa

Reform in Telephone Service Across Cities

A Washington Democrat cites Reform on telephone monopolies, noting Kansas City’s double charges after a rival entry. The Atchison Globe and local papers urge single exchanges with regulated rates, praising Bell Long Distance and calling for mutual companies to unite for cheaper, simplified service.

Washington Democrat The Kansas City Star Kansas City Atchison Globe Bell Washington Mutual Washington Telephone Company

No Title Given Women’s Skills Promise in Modern Life

A retro advertisement extols the modern woman’s talents in baking washing singing and playing. It asserts a wife needs Rocky Mountain Tea and names Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co as suppliers.

Sean Philo Hay Spec. Co Newark N. J Lemmon's Pharmacy McElhinney Druz Ce N. G Rocky Mountain Tea Lemmon’'s Pharmacy McElhinney Drug Co

Peace Palace Contract Awarded for Foundation Work

The Hague April 0 The committee overseeing Andrew Carnegie's Peace Palace project has awarded the contract to build the foundation and basements. The deal amounts to fifty thousand dollars.

Peace Palace The Hague Andrew Carnegie

A Trip to McPherson and Nearby Towns Kansas

The narrator and family returned from a visit to McPherson County Kansas describing the county seat city of about 5000 with four railroads a $50000 courthouse built 1902 two colleges including a Dunkard college and a Swedish founded Walden college numerous mills elevators banks and up to date stores. They journeyed fourteen miles to Sharp's Creek then to Fremont and Lindsburg noting rich soil a government grain testing station and alfalfa crops. They described crops wheat corn and alfalfa and observed promising yields with dense Swedish settlement in the area.

Myse Granddausgher McPherson County Kansas McPherson Dunkard College United States Walden College Sharp's Creek J. i. McNett Sharps Creek Excelsior Smoky Hill Bottom Fremont Church Fremont Station Missouri Pacific Railway Lindsburg Smoky Hill River Swenson

Muste Charms Stir Crowd at Piano Parley

A young lady quotes Muste about soothing the savage breast while she sits at the piano. A crusty bachelor retorts that some in the crowd are civilized and deserve consideration.

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