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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1922

Page

6

Mrs Iden Funeral Held At Riverside

Mary Iden an elderly respected resident died after a recent illness at her home in Riverside aged 87. Born June 27 1887 in Perry County Ohio she married Lynan Iden who died in 1911. Survived by four daughters Carrie Iden Margaret Creso Minnie Holtz Cyrus Iden. one brother John Godlove. thirteen grandchildren. seven great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at the Methodist church with Rev Thorne and Rev Phillips officiating. W R C members attended. interment Riverside Cemetery beside her husband.

Mary Iden Mary Godlove Wes Perry County Oho Lynan Iden Carrie Iden Margaret Creso North Liberty Minnie Holtz Cedar Rapids Cyrus Iden Idaho John Godlove Haskins Methodist Church Thorne Phillips Otter Wayne Cress Paul Holts Logan Meyers Walter Albright Dewey God

Smith Meetings at West Chester Engaging Evangelist Campaign

Evangelist Smith held four well attended meetings in West Chester last Sabbath with full audiences at night in the U P church. The campaign runs nightly this week except Saturday ending next Sabbath with special solos by A B Harker and duets with Mr Switch. Sunday features include Mr Harker, a railroad engineer, and Smith’s soldier talk The Strong Man with Dr Henderson.

West Chester Evangelist Smith U. P Henderson A. B. Harker Ottumwa Mr. Switch Smith Soldier

Pointer for the Baby In Room With Newborn

The nurse in the room with a newborn heard Boby enter and stand by the crib watching the infant cry loudly. He urged the baby to keep crying, gleefully noting it helps him get things done.

Boby Sefily Bobby

Weather Bunches and Spaghetti Skies Describe Quirky Forecast

A playful note on how weather can arrive in bursts like bananas and stretch out like spaghetti, mixing sudden squalls with long dry spells and quirky skies. The tone blends humor with meteorology imagery to amuse readers.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Public Endorsement

A Kansas reader from Emporia testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her menstrual pains and restored health after years of discomfort. She recommends the product to friends with similar troubles and notes its careful preparation from medicinal plants.

Vamie Kansas Lydia E Pinkham Lydia B. Pinkham Aldrich Union St Emporia Lydia E. Pinkham

Cattle Shipments and Farm Upgrades Reported in Verdi Area

Correspondents note two car loads of cattle shipped by Duke and son from Verdi and two other outfits, while Spear and Oriez ship four car loads. J W Peed and son buy a 25 hp Holt Caterpillar tractor for elevating grader use. Roy Miller works for Clarence Randall after Randall’s plow accident. Highway engineers begin preliminary survey for improving Primary Road No 11. Roy Dawson builds a new barn near Verdi.

Verd Verdi R. No Duke and Son Verdi Oriez Spear

Local Rural Route Four Notes Family Visits and Health Updates

May 20 dispatch from Rural Route Four reports visits after services at the John Simmering Sr. home and social calls among the Kephart Simmering Gardner and Babb families. Velma Kephart recovering from adenoid operation. Lloyd Anderson recovering from adenoids and tonsils surgery. Elmer Kephart of Washington spent days with Roy Kephart household.

Washington Holy Simmering Helen Hazel John Simmering, Sr B. W. Pettit Albia Iowa Frank Kephart Chas Walter Gardner Florence Elwyn Catbe Babb Dorothy Charlie Adams Sam Sigatoose Chas. Kephart Ed Simmering Velma Kephart Lloyd Anderson Elmer Kephart Roy Kephart

Local Notes from Crawfordsville May 22 article

Mrs. Arthur Griffith of Washington visited relatives in Crawfordsville along with John and Frank McCoy from Mt. Pleasant and Martinsburg. A horse fell on Frank Pletcher injuring his knee during work at the new school. Visitors from Columbus Junction included J. H. Lee and family. A field meet at Olds drew Rev Lanoue and others. A theft left Olds hardware dealer Ander son without his car after thieves fueled up at Mr Maxwell’s home.

Crawfordsville Arthur Griffith Washington John McCoy Mt. Pleasant Frank McCoy Martinsburg J. B. McCoy Frank Pletcher Frank J. H. Lee Myrtle Cecil Columbus Junction Lanoue Albert Rose Genevieve Davis Vernon White Olds Mr. Anderson If. J. Maxwell

Drunken pair reportedly overtake car and hinder start

The narrative describes men heavily under the influence who aroused Walter Border and attempted to move his car across a railroad track but could not start it. Additional local visits include John Woolley and Mrs. Phillips visiting relatives, Vera Yeager returning from Jefferson, and Miss Mabel Anderson coming home from West Chester after teaching.

Walter Border Maxwell John Wooley Columbia W. K. Wooley J. H H. A. Phillips Phillips Des Moines Vera Yeager Jefferson Iowa Dan Anderson Washington John Anderson Will Stafford Havre

Funeral Guests From Iowa Visit Coppojck Riverside

A lengthy listing of relatives and friends from Iowa City Cedar Rapids Lone Tree Graettinger Chariton Ainsworth South English and other towns attended a funeral in Coppo ck Riverside for Mrs Iden. The gatherings included visits with Mrs Magdalene Droll and family and other local relatives during the week end.

Riverside Charles Sims Sam Younkin Maude Carr Cedar Rapids Bert Flynn C. 8. Grant John Tener Wm. Tener Iowa City Orlando Shaeffer South English George Wescott and Hardy Hills Chet Cress Logan Meyers

Y M C A. gains in Washington county and local notes

Hurrah for the new Y M C A at Washington as Mr Young and Dr Jenkins are praised for their gift making the building possible. Little Arlo Green suffers a broken limb after a yard accident and Dr Bereton attends him. Vera Longwell ends a Smith Creek school term with a picnic and program. Lee Davisson family visited Kinross on Sunday. Friends mourn Mrs Ezra Pool’s illness.

Nira Washington Mr. Young Dr. Jenkins Arlo Green Vera Longwell Smith Creek Vera Lee Davisson Kinross Ezra Pool

Alumni banquet and local farming notes from Wellman area

At the home of her daughter Mrs Longwell former students held an alumni banquet at Wellman with about 140 attending. South English visitors Visited Lee Romine's home Sunday. Neal Kindade works for Lee Davisson and Grant Griffith shipped fat cattle to Chicago last week.

Mrs. Longwell Wellman Lee Romine Neal Kindade Lee Davisson Grant Griffith Chicago

Riverside Copvock Social Notes From Washington and Wayland

Mr and Mrs Manuel McKune and son Junior and Mrs Alice McKune made calls in Washington Saturday afternoon. Hill Cochran and Roll Easley visited in Wayland Monday. Fine rains last week slowed field work as farmers waited for ground to dry. Clarence Neff worked as a business traveler in Wayland Thursday morning. Mr and Mrs Louis Dold and Cyn thia Hooten of Marsh visited Fred Dold Sunday. Cecile Nichols of Wayland spent the weekend at home. Anna Edwards visits sister Mae Wittmer near Mt Union.

Copvock Manuel McKune Son Junior Alice MecKune Washington Gleede Hill Cochran Roll Easley Wayland Claude Carpenter Ronald Dold Clarence Neff Louis Dold Miss Cynthia Harold Hooten Marsh Fred Dold Cecile Nichols Harry Roth Max Henss Winfield

Death of Lee Brown in Kansas Echoes Local Grief

Word reached Clay and relatives report the accidental death of Lee Brown aged about 25 at Yates Center Kansas. He was the eldest son of Delmar and Ada Pringle Brown born on the Brown homestead in Clay. His wife died earlier this spring and his loss adds to the family sorrow.

Clay Lee Brown Yates Center Kansas Delmar Ada Pringle Brown Brown Lee Margaret James Clark Near Packwood Dot Frances Meacham al Morris Brighton Eliza Stannard Laban Johnson Kiethsburg Burlington Rubio Greenvale Black Hawk A. J. Morgan

Pleasant Plain Socials Note Weekend Visits

Ruth daughter of Mr and Mrs D R Sasseen spent Sunday at Pleasant Plain with the Sasseens and visited Ed Sasseen of Chicago. Miss Gertrude Reed was in Ottumwa Saturday. Warry Hamilton and Mrs Hoskins near Pleasant Plain hosted Sunday guests, Mr and Mrs Seth Hoskins.

Ruth Pleasant Plain D. R. Sasseen Ed Sasseen Chicago Gertrude Reed Ottumwa Warry Hamilton Seth Hoskins

Religious conference fills Crawfordsville with visiting ministers

Miss Alice Gookin left for Ismay Montana after two years with her aunt Miss Georgia Williams. Ministers from Muscatine district arrived for a conference here with Dr. Minear in charge and Rev Hawk leading devotionals. Attendees include Rev and Mrs Minear Mt Pleasant and many others from Kalona Lone Tree Muscatine and Ottumwa.

Crawfordsville Alice Gookin Georgia Williames Ismay Mont Will Neal Burlington Belle. Neal Methodist Church of Muscatine Minear M&e Pleasant Hawk Victor Laura Barnett Blage Muscatine Hay Chicago Mt. Pleasant J. F. Rex Oxford W. W. Bowers Washington Burdock Webster Lloyd Tennant West Liberty Clyde la Monte Hay A. HB. Hightshoe Ottumwa J. H. Worth Harold Graham

Gentleman in His Heart Luncheon Tale Turns Sour

A college luncheon ends with Tom boasting of a kiss from a girl at the table. When asked to name her by his father, he retorts Mens dont tell, revealing a youthful sense of chivalry and propriety.

Tom

One's Ideals and Humanity's Rising Boundaries

The excerpt argues humanity can never exceed its ideals unless a vision of a better future is held before it. It emphasizes that striving for what ought to be motivates progress beyond current limits.

First Keep to the Right Law Adopted in Maryland

The Maryland Legislature is believed to have passed the first Keep to the Right law in early 1800 in the United States. The measure aimed to regulate traffic or movement on roadways, marking an early statutory approach to orderly passage and safety on public streets. The historic act reflects early legislative efforts to codify driving and pedestrian conduct.

United States Maryland

The Match Breaker at Fox Theatre

Viola Dana stars in The Match Breaker a Fox Theatre photoplay where she plays a female Sherlock Holmes who vamping schemes to rescue men from scheming women. Supporting cast includes Jack Perrin Edward Jobson Julia Calhoun Wedgwood Nowell and more.

Viola Dana Fox Theatre Meta White Dallas M. Fitzgerald Metro Sherlock Holmes Little Star Miss Dana Jack Perrin Edward Jobson Julia Calhoun Wedgwood Nowell

Dana cast members in new production noted

Kate Toneray Lenore Lynard Fred Kelsey and Arthur Milette are listed as part of the cast with prior Dana appearances. The notice highlights recurring performers from Dana productions.

Kate Toneray Lenore Lynard Fred Kelsey Arthur Milette Dana

Two-Hearted Boy Dead Mike Ventone of Illinois

Mike Chia Ventone a 22 year old from Spring Valley Illinois died at his home after a life marked by heart trouble since age thirteen. Doctors at Rush Medical College in Chicago diagnosed two normal functioning hearts, and his condition led to his death at home.

Mike Chia Ventone Ilinois Sheffield Bureau Spring Valley Lll Rush Medical College Chicago

Boston Tram script fragment hints at emotional scene

A terse note cites a line where a character’s throat is full of tears and references eye teeth as a cryptic detail. The fragment notes suggest a storytelling or stage direction context from a Story document.

Lachrymal TM. C Boston Tramscript

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Mrs. Iden Wei Coppock Rothschild’s Gentleman Mie C. M. & F. Clothing CO East End James & Son East End Grocery J. E. Kunath
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