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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1919
Page
3
A. O. Newell of New Kensington Pa praises Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for home use and recommending it to friends. The ad urges others to keep a bottle on hand to avoid delays in obtaining medicine. Lemmon's Drug Store promotes the remedy.
Funeral services were held for Newton W Noecker at the Woodford chapel with Dr J A Glendinning and Rev Mr Anderson presiding. Pallbearers included W A Phillips Alex Marbourg Wyatt Marbourg Tom Reeves James Zeck and Ezra Smith. Interment followed in Elm Crove cemetery in a private ceremony.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Hughes died at the county hospital after only a few hours. Funeral services were held this morning with burial in Crawfordsville cemetery conducted by Rev Mr Covert of the Crawfordsville Presbyterian church.
The United Presbyterian church annual conference in Washington ends after a week of business. A total of 229770 dollars is recommended for home mission work with allocations to existing and new congregations, aliens, and southern mountaineers.
The document urges careful planning for social service outreach using tracts from the Utah Gospel Mission and seeks cooperation among congregations and denominations. It calls for annual two week vacations for home missionaries, a salary goal of 1800 dollars for pastors, and broader expansion of missionary efforts at home and abroad. It recommends budgeting at least one tenth of combined income for congregational and missionary purposes, and suggests merging or reassigning underperforming fields to avoid burdens.
An advertisement urges readers to use Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatism relief with simple directions. It claims quick relief without internal treatment for muscular rheumatism and promotes Lemmon's Drug Store as the seller.
Rev James H Grier of Canonsburg Pennsylvania speaks at Second United Presbyterian Washington on an over night stay to recount his World War I experiences. He spent six months overseas with YMCA work and survived a torpedoed ship. The lecture draws a large crowd with no admission fee.
Lloyd Foster son of Boyd Foster of north of town won a county boys pig raiser contest last fall and will join about 150 peers on a week long trip. The itinerary includes Ames to visit the state agricultural college Chicago and the Great Lakes naval training station Milwaukee and a return by Lake Michigan ferry. The trip replaces a planned visit to the International Live Stock Exposition canceled due to influenza.
A. A. Beenblossom was injured this morning when a ladder slipped as he painted at the George Corbin home on West Main. He suffered a badly hurt shoulder with a fracture and dislocation, plus bruises, but his injuries are not considered serious. He was taken to the county hospital for X ray examination.
The McKee grammar school building and premises will be sold at public auction on Tuesday June 10 at 2 30 p m location details are given in today’s notices indicating sale action by the school authorities and the auctioneer.
The sale, first advertised a week ago, was postponed. Several people are said to be interested and a number of bids for the property are expected.
Parsons College at Fairfield will observe Parsons College Day next Sunday June 1 with elaborate ceremonies. Judge W G Ross will deliver a morning address on Christian Education and other program features are planned to attract a large crowd. The college is making progress and building prestige for a bigger future.
The Ainsworth Baptist Church announces June 1 services after returning from the Northern Baptist convention. Morning subject is The Spirit of the Great Convention and evening subject is The Noble Sixty. All are invited to attend, signed Pastor C. B. Riddington.
Lieut. Col. 8S. W. Brookhart, who has been on duty in Caldwell New Jersey for national rifle matches, is at home for about a month.
A historical account details how opium is harvested from white poppy heads in Asia. Farmers slit the seed capsules to release milky juice that dries into brown paste, which is scraped daily and later formed into half-pound balls for shipment.
The passage argues that a single true friend outweighs great riches and warns against letting friendship suffer from jealousy or harshness. It emphasizes that one loyal companion is priceless compared with the jewels of the earth.
A medical notice explains catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous buildup. It states local applications fail and a constitutional remedy is needed. The ad offers a $100 reward from Gurney Co, Toledo for treatment details.
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