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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1911

Page

2

Community Activities Brighten County Frays Benefit

Attendees at last Friday’s community gathering in Vieasant Will supported the local school with a cake sale that raised over eleven dollars. Social visits filled the weekend as residents in Washington, Muscatine, and Keota moved between towns for family and church events.

Eliee Peter Menerdad Vieasant Sum Ware Mable Hoeplart John Pratt South Washington Vieitel Sam Sinafooie John Rehmel Washington Tehmel Frank Rebel Muscatine F. Humm’s John Rehnel Joe Anderscos Bertha M Anderson Kate Dean Bee Triend Denna Hloush Winfield Frances M. Porter Osear Steinleder Packwood Harrison and Dasters Lola Harron

Riverside greetings and local notices from Crawfordsville

May 16 local items report visits from Rev Rankin of Winsas and Miss Sarah Crawford, dinner honors for Crawford, arrivals from Winfield and To Washington bound travelers. Advertisements praise Chamberlains products with testimonials for Stomach and Liver Tablets Foley Kidney Remedy and Liniment.

Ainsworties Mable Crawford Washington St. Paul Texas Crawpefordsville Rankin Winsas Sarah Crawford Criawford wWelock Feber Kan&is Wies Ralph Auld Jobn Cannon Alb Bightshoe S P Gordon Luctin Phairrison Mr Poor McE Vesey Wats Winfield

School inspector's quiz ends in mock spelling lesson

In Towns rural district a school inspector asked pupils a word he pronounced Mee wiped When they failed he berated them and spelled the word rl-gy-pt Hes wiped The ad then promotes Woley Kidney Pills as a true medicine healing strengthening antiseptic and tonic and says they act quickly sold by all druggists

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Market Receipts and Bid Ranges Amid Cattle and Grain Totals May 16 1911

Daily market summary shows estimated receipts for cattle and sheep, with bid ranges for beef and pork products. Bulk and light packing goods move at varied levels while Western cattle and native sheep dominate the day’s activity. Grain quotes for wheat corn and oats accompany the market.

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