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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
2
An advertisement asserts Electric Bitters can help nervous melancholy loss of appetite headaches sleeplessness constipation fainting and dizzy spells in women. It claims thousands of women with female troubles backache and weak kidneys found health and happiness using the remedy sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy for 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction.
Pilotburg notes returning natives like John Stump from Mississippi and Dote Maple from Oklahoma planning to settle back. Charlie Booth eyes a return but cannot sell out. Roy Maple’s father and Muscatine kin referenced. Local visits include Mrs. Frank Matthews of Muscatine and a Cooper family auto visit. A. Marquam and brother Ed return after 13 years away. Mrs. Phillip Glider seeks stomach operation in Iowa City.
The speaker rants about nocturnal cat noise and late night anecdotes from visiting storytellers. Walt Mason ridicules both the cats above and the humans delivering tired tales, promising to end disturbances with comic bravado and sharp lines. The piece channels early 20th century verse and humorous social critique.
A string of small town items covers illnesses, visits, real estate, school news, and social events. Chris Schipper and Mrs. J M Chittum are among the infirm, while Ellen Risk’s property sale and a charity ice cream social appear alongside high school staff changes and upcoming Memorial addresses.
Memorial day events start at 2:00 pm with band music at the Methodist church followed by a march to the cemetery and return. At 2:30 pm there is invocation by Rev J C Currie, choir music, address by A R Miller, more music and benediction by Rev A B Hightshoe. T W Rickey telegram reports his brother W W Rickey’s death in Russell Iowa. Rickey long known locally.
Rickey left for Russell last evening to attend the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. White and daughter Opal, Miss Lara Harrison and Mrs. C. M. Strain were passengers for Washington this morning. Bruce Cowden of Washington, was a business visitor here yesterday.
West Chester residents Lee Gordon and wives along with Lee Craig and wife and Andy Augustine and wife fished today. Augustine Bros shipped stock to Chicago. Various locals visited towns Wednesday including John Dusenberry, D C Kilgore, W O Ralston, and Lou Johnson. A bazaar by Baracas and Philathaeas is planned for Saturday with ice cream and strawberries.
Washington patent attorneys Davis and Davis announce the week’s patent grants to Iowa citizens. The list includes Henry Anderson Calamus corn hanger Nels D Anderson Parkersburg shelter tent George Blank Burlington float Carl G Bosch Cedar Rapids air heater Louis W Carroll Anamosa electric signaling apparatus Fay O Farwell Dubuque milling machine Chas R Jackson New London concrete mold Hiram L Jackson Colfax railway box car loader Wim Kissel Council Bluffs alfalfa meal mixer Chas G Larson Burlington try square Stephen B Lee Danbury fish and game hook John A Martin Centerville violin George B Nelson Redfield governor Theodore C Pereboom Trenton watering trough Earl C Rodman West Point telephone system Peter J A Schnoor Holstein safety pulley Herman R Stouder Newton cigar vending machine.
Orla H. Watkins of Ames plans washing machine adjustments. John Wilmes of Maquoketa works on tire protector. Harry E. Woodin of Laurens handles a section al weed hook.
Isaac Cook of Kewanee Illinois writes that after two months on Foley Kidney Pills his backache and kidney pain disappeared. He reports relief from bladder discomfort and plans to recommend the remedy to friends and comrades. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McBainney Drug Co.
City crews report progress on South Iowa avenue paving with fifteen men on curb work for East Washington street. Completion hinges on timely rock shipments as current stock is on the street and more rock is expected soon. north curb near Burlington tracks reaches the railroad by Saturday night.
Scores from Pittsburo New York Philadelphia St. Louis Cincinnati Boston Chicago and Washington show variedinnings. Notable pitchers include Moore Leever Gibson Sweeny Olmstead and Summers with multiple runs hits and errors recorded across games. Rain halted play in Washington.
Scores from Columbus Indianapolis St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Toledo show a mix of games with results including Minneapolis 3 Milwaukee 2 and 3 2, Toledo 6 Louisville 2 in the first game and Toledo 7 Louisville 1 in the second game.
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