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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
3
The Riverside Catholic church dedication is moved to Wednesday May 20 from the 26th. Washington residents plan to attend a solemn service for a beautiful new structure noted as among the finest in the region. The Journal aims to publish the full program soon.
Teachers at the Wallace school building held a morning program in honor of janitor W. Shanafelt birthday. He recalled forty four years ago with the Union army near Vicksburg and believed he was seeing his last birthday at that time.
Local notes from Vienna and Riverside mention Chas D. Gorham returning from Columbus Junction, Miss Margaret Brown ending a Letts visit, W R Beamer back from Bloomfield with Standard Land Co. ties, and various mentions of relatives, travels, a May 29 1907 St Marys church dedication, a 20 cent Remington font sale ad, and a church fundraiser in Pleasant Plains.
An advertisement for Dr. King's New Life Pills claims gentle action that keeps bowels regular to prevent appendix trouble. Sold by Stewart's pharmacy for 25 cents with a guarantee.
The page gathers local events across county communities with brief notes on gatherings meetings and social items. It records civic notices and small town updates reflecting daily life and collective activities.
May 21 updates include Miss Emme Horrel visiting relatives at the O Loughlin home in Lone Tree. Faith Means resigns from Edmundson's store to attend Highland Park College summer school in Des Moines. Mrs. Amy Glick visits Davenport sister A M Wray. E H Sommers and Miss Clara arrived safely in Washington. Press Figgins scouting lines for a dead line to Washington. Jim Cheteborsky and wife drove out Sunday. Mumps rise causes more pupil absences. Dee Work’s Florida letter reports Mrs Dee Work improving health. Lizzie Conrad hosts visitors from Wisconsin.
May 22 reports Mr and Mrs J C Mathers and daughter Verne plan a southern Texas and Old Mexico trip for health reasons, unsure of duration. Mrs H F Owen spent a week in Kansas City with sister Pearl Green. School closes Friday with a woods picnic north of town. Henry Boyd family return from Muscatine visit. Reo Pickens rode to Kansas City with father, back Sunday. Academy Juniors present a Pair of Artists Friday night at the Graham.
The passage closes with thanks to churches individuals and associations aiding Freedmen uplift and Christianization. It prays for Ethiopia and its people to reach out to God, ending with May the blessing endure.
An advertisement from Lemmon's pharmacy touts Mi O Na as a gentle, effective remedy for indigestion and stomach troubles. A 50 cent box lasts a couple of weeks and is backed by a money back guarantee. The notice also promotes a theater program featuring Miss Nellie Bowman and Wanda Neiswanger in A Pair of Artists.
Miss Ella Montgomery will give a report on the Women's Missionary convention of the United Presbyterian church at Topeka after prayer meeting at the First United Presbyterian church. Also reminders for the Junior play A Pair of Artists at the opera house Friday evening May 24.
G W Cloyd of Plunk Missouri recounts a four year old injury when a jimson bar pierced his thumb. He refused amputation and used Bucklen's Amica Salve from Stewart's pharmacy to heal the wound. An ad promotes allzcopper cable light ning rods at low prices by Leo Smnei angouskie R R 3.
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