This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
4
The funeral party accompanying the remains of the late Mrs. Laura Meyers left last night on No. 12 for White Plains New York where interment will be made.
Cedar View merchant B G Stewart proclaims the value of Dr King’s New Life Pills. He tells customers they receive the worth of gold in weight when buying a box for constipation malaria or biliousness. Sold at Lemmon’s Pharmacy for 25 cents under guarantee.
The County Sunday School association wrapped up its Brighton convention with a strong program and praise from attendees. Notable sessions covered preservation of decorum, Palestine in lessons, and how to engage workers, led by Rev. Beyer, Rev. Corkey, and state workers. Officers elected include President Rev. E G Beyer, Vice President Bert Sands, and secretary treasurer Mrs. G W Hobson. Delegates to Marshalltown June 29 were named. A quiet wedding followed at the Baptist parsonage as Miss Ida A Mayo wed Mr. Ralph E Humble with a small gathering and a luncheon in their new flat.
Miss Westervelt, head of the vocal department, accompanied both vocalists and noted the strong contrast in Beach's June. The performance highlighted the potential of her voice and the skilled piano support.
The annual banquet honoring the graduating class and faculty was held last evening at 8 in the Hotel Coenso dining room. About forty attended as toasts praised students and both Junior and Senior groups in a lively program led by toastmistress Miss Margaret Doolittle.
Zeredatha council Royal and Select Masters will hold a regular meeting Friday evening May 22 1908 Petitions to be acted upon and other business Leigh H Wallace T J M
The box supper will be held this evening at Woodman hall rain or shine. Attend without fail.
K Anderson of Cedar Rapids visited friends in the city. Amy Richards of Cotter spent yesterday with her sister Mrs. W Roberts. Margaret Doolittle joined Mrs. Arthur Yard to Crawfords ville and visited at the M L Yard home. Dr. George Henderson a leading Muscatine county physician and son of J F Henderson was in town on business today.
Wight Lansing grocers appeared before Judge Wiest in the circuit court at Mason and each paid 25 dollars and costs for violating the Pure Food Law on May 21 in Lansing Michigan.
Practical tips for household care include scratch protection for dishes with felt mats, rice pudding with eggs per person, a durable paste with alum and clove oil, camphor lamps for brighter light, borax to freshen lace curtains, homemade soap flakes for cooking and pastry, glycerin to remove coffee stains from fabrics, and a varnish mix of bolted linseed oil and turpentine to restore wall luster.
Common salt daily in food is needed by the body. It aids digestion and the assimilation of food and helps in the composition of many tissues.
The phalanx was defeated by the legion due to inability to maneuver on rough terrain while the legion proved capable in various country types. The clash highlights the mobility advantage of legions across different landscapes.
Tomorrow evening May 22 the Junior class will host a reception at the high school to honor the senior class.
The Davenport Times lauds Miss Blodwin Jones of Burlinton and Miss Ruth Easton for assisting the graduation program at St. Katharine's school in Davenport. Jones, a promising soprano with a sweet sympathetic voice, sang Haydn and Sullivan arias with notable quality as part of a strong recital in a year marked by the absence of graduates in the vocal department.
Mrs W W McFarland along with Mrs Samuel Logan Mrs Arthur Yard Mrs Jane Eckerman Mrs John Schene Mrs J B Anderson Mrs N J Wood Mrs Thomas Maxwell Mrs Ada Rickey Mrs Will Crozier Mrs John Logue and Mrs William McFarland attended a dinner party today at the home of Mrs Will Black on North Avenue B. The after dinner hours were spent in social recreation and the afternoon proved delightful.
The Misses Susan Cunningham and Elva Foster, who have spent the past year doing mission work among Kentucky mountaineers, arrived in the city last evening and will discuss their efforts at Seceder church tonight at eight. A wrong righted at the Star tonight.
Local items report people traveling to Kansas City for a Milwaukee train ride and short visits among residents of Wayland Brighton and Sigourney. The column mentions muslin underwear sales, mid summer hats, fishing trips near Rubio, and a low-spirited note on a father visiting a sick son. A long list of patent numbers and inventors follows, including molds, lamps, belts, and tools from Iowa towns like Sioux City Burlington and Des Moines.
H. M. Morris picked a home grown lemon yesterday that weighed 11's ounces and measured 12 inches around one way and 10 inches the other. The unusually large fruit is presented as an inspiration to start a local lemon industry in the area.
Rk W Bishop patent attorney in Washington DC reports the issue of patents on the 19th. The notice lists newly granted inventions and recipients, highlighting assignees and patent numbers in a concise official record style.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.