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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
8
A Chicago woman shares a testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from inflammation and a tumor after three bottles. The ad claims the product strengthens the feminine system and cures numerous female ailments without surgery.
The county paper reports on various community events gathered by correspondents. Local doings span multiple towns with brief notes on residents, gatherings, and everyday occurrences.
Mrs. Chas. Cummings left for Columbus Junction to visit her sister. Sisters of Charity from Washington are guests of local Sisters today. B. J. Godlove returned from Iowa City. Rose Dautremont and Mariella Schnoebelen visit Richmond for the day. Stuart Alcorn to Pawnee Oklahoma with Mrs. Cum mings visiting there. Rev Hauber of Davenport officiated at St Mary's in pastor's absence. Emma Russi of Iowa City visiting at home. E. O. Armstrong of Fort Madison was in town on business.
AINSWORTH May 21. D W Griffith plans to paint his house and outbuildings soon. Dr H B Hamilton will leave next week to attend the general assembly of the United Presbyterian church at Knoxville Tenn.
Mrs Lemley entertained the Ladies Aid society at her home on a Wednesday afternoon with about twenty five members. They spent the time sewing and socializing as refreshments were served by the hostess with assistance from Mellie Beitel and Bessie Taylor. Miss Leona Hotle of Kansas attended as the sole distant guest. The next gathering will be an all day event.
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a guaranteed cure for catarrh with relief in five minutes and potential benefits for consumptives. It describes the medicated eucalyptus air delivered via a rubber inhaler, pricing a complete outfit at $1.00 and refills at 50 cents. Also mentions sales by Lemmons’s Pharmacy in Washington.
Floyd Roe of Washington attended a Grace Hill meeting at the home of Mrs Ed Libe. Sunday visits included Mr and Mrs Jim McNeese of Valley and Mr and Mrs Geo Holle with the Lloyd Hayes house. C L Beitel and Robert Boston plan a Muscatine stay. Harley Beitel and Wil Sankey helped build a hay barn for Wil Taylor this week. Mr and Mrs C C Strohm received news of Mrs Charlie Strohm’s death in Parsons Kansas. Charlie, once of this place, is remembered by many.
May 20. Mr and Mrs Wm Nicholson of Washington spend the day at the G L Benson home. Earl Kephart helps Ed Mayhew finish planting corn. Cecile Belville visits Ruth Swift this week. Elmer Kephart helps Art Long run his corn shelter. Rebecca Baker, in Washington learning dressmaking, visits her parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Baker. Mrs A B Carr shops in Washington today.
May 21 note from Crawfordsville lists memorial sermons by Rev. D Glenn Moore of Washington PA on May 30 at 7 30 and Dr E A Schell of Mt Pleasant on May 31 at 2 30 in United Presbyterian church. Also notes pastors Rev J L Sawyer Rev D Glenn Moore Rev J H Taylor and various local visitors and relocations including W G Robertson moving to Kirkwood Illinois.
May activities include A J Peterson painting his house and barn while Mrs Hazen adds a two room extension. Dr H B Hamilton paints his dwelling this week. Clegg Bros sell eighty acre farm to W H Anderson and Jim Smith at 150 dollars an acre. Anderson takes east twenty acres and Smith fifty seven acres. Professor Langenberg quotes many hand work scholars and piano pupils, doubts capacity this summer. The High school Junior class hosts a reception for the class of nineteen hundred nine after graduation with Martin Neiswanger assisting at the hotel.
Mrs Katherine Lowery died at 10 last night at 513 Cedar street from Brights disease after a year of ill health. Her husband John Lowery died June 3rd last. Survived by Frank in Sunnyside Washington Albert of Muscatine three brothers Tom Wales John John and Adam and sister Mrs Susan Bell. Funeral held yesterday at 2 pm. John Lowery attended from Muscatine.
Miss Stella Bishop at the Wolf residence five miles northwest of town drank carbolic acid kept for house use. The bottle stood on a shelf and she swallowed a portion before crying out that she had made a mistake. Dr. E. R. Jenkins responded within minutes after a phone call.
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces to cure catarrh. Endorsed as non quack, formulated by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
May 21 report from Westchester notes Frank Klein of Sigourney drilling a deep well for Lloyd Martin. Elmer Erdice of Keota was a business caller. Warren Stewart of Keota shipped a carload of cattle to Chicago this morning.
The seat sale for the high school commencement opens Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock at Lemmon's Pharmacy. The event is to be held soon with limited seating.
The ladies of the West Chester Baptist church plan a chicken pie supper and bazaar in Ralston's building on Saturday evening with ice cream served. Everyone is invited to attend.
Call up Phone No. 1 and leave orders for city bus line service which will be promptly attended to by Frank Rogers. Provide street and number for delivery or pickup as directed by the notice.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as superior laxative tonic and health builder. It claims to tone regulate stomach liver kidneys purify blood strengthen nerves and cure constipation dyspepsia biliousness jaundice headache chills and malaria. 25c at J BE Lemmon's.
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