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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1907
Page
3
The Humpty Dumpty attraction drew a good turnout and was well received. A clown performs with a wall and egg theme in a three act show featuring acrobatics contortion singing and dancing by a trio of girls and two young men.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is recommended for women and children due to its mild action and pleasant taste. It contrasts with violent purgatives like pills and tablets and offers a booklet and sample at all druggists.
Lemmon's pharmacy promotes Hyomei with a personal money back guarantee on every Hy-o-mei outfit sold. The package includes a pocket inhaler and medicated air claimed to reach lung air cells, destroy catarrhal germs, and soothe irritated mucous membranes. Readers are urged to try for a lasting cure.
Local post office issues new rules on souvenir post cards. Cards with metal mica glass or similar particles must be enclosed in envelopes. Writing on both sides is allowed with a vertical line on the left separating message from the address. Postage drops to 1 cent on the addressed side.
Community notes from the county describe daily activities and events. Local residents participate in gatherings, meetings, and routines, reflecting everyday life across towns and neighborhoods.
Laddie Vacha underwent knee surgery in Iowa City. Grandma Ann Shillig of Dysart visits. Wellman team won the ball game on Sunday. A band dance Saturday night pleased attendees. Various locals visited and stayed with friends and relatives across area towns. Several residents reported convalescence and substitutions in school duties.
May 20 items recap visits at the John Koch home near Dublin and a well attended dance at John Corn's. Attendees include Mr and Mrs C Tucker Mr and Mrs E Grubb Irene Mike and Haze Koch Guy Engle and Bill Faling. Elwood Grubb helped ditch with Charley Engle at Jake Sheetz’s Dutch Creek farm.
May 20 social rounds include Mr and Mrs L Corpman and daughter Pearl with Charlie Corpman family near Brighton. Orville Dayton and baby visit Will Shuman family. Frea Mangold and Jim Banks travel to Oakville to see Bennie Pulver, recovering slowly. Mae McCaleb visits Mrs Charlie McKinstry near Grace Hill. Robert Taylor and family attend church at New Haven. Mrs Oscar Rittenhouse and Nellie Robertson call on friends around Dutch Creek. Ira Rathmel and W Wells haul posts for fencing. Rev J F Catlin family share supper with Mrs Cora Snyder. Dr H B Marr and John Mangold visit Washington. Miss Mable Bask moves in with Grandma Mangold. piano moved by her uncle.
May 20. Mr and Mrs Harry Bishop visited J R Altic on Sunday, sharing time and conversation at his home.
May 21 Weather forecast for Iowa shows showers tonight or Wednesday and a rising temperature. Local notes mention Newton Noacker and family visiting John Genkinger, Carlson party visiting Chas Johnson near West Chester, Ezra Smith visiting Washington, and Mr. and Mrs. Houser at Robert Amlong’s. A Pleasant Plains church musicale is invited for Saturday evening, May 9.
May 21 items show Miss Omi Funston returning from Columbus Junction visits by H G Crawford and W H Mitchell. Frank Chibak and Geo McCreedy lay cement sidewalks. Fred Spalding aided the Columbus Junction band at an open air concert. Margaret Smiley returned from time with grandparents in Crawfordsville. A letter from Greensburg Kansas warns of green bugs threatening wheat and possible corn damage, with bees deployed to combat the pest.
May 21 updates show Miss Mary Robertson arriving from West Liberty to attend Mrs. J F Richardson funeral. Mrs. C O Keiser and daughter Phyllis return from Davenport with their new two seated automobile. Grace Hunter resumes work after a Sunday in Washington. Mrs. V Pardun and Miss Zeftie Pardun visit Columbus Junction. Mrs. J J Arnold travels to Washington to stay with her daughter Mrs. A F Jones.
May 21 reports show Howard Crawford and Will Mitchell of Ainsworth as business visitors. The Misses Bina and Eric Porter of Ainsworth shopped in town in the afternoon. Win Whipple returned to Keota after a brief visit. Mrs. Wm. Carson was a Washington-bound passenger. Wm. sandal departed for Colorado Springs to visit his son for several months. Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson visited Wapello to see her daughter. J. B. Dodds of Wyman passed through town en route to Allegheny Pennsylvania.
Will Mitchell and family from Ainsworth attended services at Pleasant Hill church. Mrs. Dave Ferguson and daughter Etta spent Sunday at the Sam Doran home. Mrs. Silas Caldwell has been seriously sick since Sunday. R. Stuart of Washington visited his son D. L. Stuart. A. L. Armstrong celebrated his 62nd birthday with all his children arriving and bringing baskets. Foley of Washington photographed the gathering.
An advertising note promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle remedy to keep bowels regular and prevent appendix issues. It claims guaranteed results and credits Stewart's pharmacy with the sale, priced at 25 cents.
Mr and Mrs Seymour Martin of West Chester visited town yesterday. William Randall arrived from Crawfordsville and departed for Kansas City on business. G W Cloyd of Plunk Mo recalls a four year old thumb injury cured with Bucklen Amica Salve bought at Stewart's pharmacy for 25c.
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