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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1911
Page
5
Localads and notices mix in Washington Fair week recap
A crowded column of sales notices and arrivals from Rothschilds and local shops highlights the Washington Fair period. Multiple residents including Mrs. N J Burham and Miss Hazel Crayne are listed visiting or returning home.
American theater bill and social notes in a small town
Local items report a splen did bill for Monday Night featuring drama western and comedy. Social notes list Miss Marguerite McGuhin cler king at Mi millinery shop, Mrs Kate Bell Babe visiting from Chicago, and eyeing visits by O D Luby from George H Paul company to Chicago. Numerous residents and visitors are named with trips to Des Moines Monmouth and Des Moines for shopping, schooling or visits.
Dry Cleaning Shifts Urgency For Family Illness
A Stranahan left Saturday evening for Sigourney after being summoned due to his sister Mrs. J F Abernathy’s serious illness. Cut prices apply in every department at Rothschild's as Miss Anne Houdek heads to Vinton for the state school for the blind commencement. Two kinds of wooden clothes racks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Stranahan
Sigourney
J. F. Abernathy
Anne Houdek
Vinton
State School For the Blind
Memorial sermon preached at Rose Hill by Rev S K Coats
The Rev S K Coats traveled to Rose Hill Saturday evening and delivered the annual Memorial sermon there yesterday. Mrs Charles Porter, who resided southeast of the city, went to Muscatine this morning to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. K. Coats
Rose Hill
Charles Porter
City
Muscatine
We Carry a Full Line of Shopping Baskets at The Fair
Mrs. John Tollenaar of Sigourney arrived Saturday from Davenport and is visiting relatives in this city. We sold more fireless cookers last week than in demonstration weeks in Davenport and Muscatine as part of the Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Morgan
Muscatine
Ina Crone
Davenport
John Tollenaar
Sigourney
Rothschilds Sells White Dresses for Girls Ages Thirteen to Seventeen
A parade of urban notices notes Rothschild's offering white dresses for girls aged 13 to 17 with no alterations needed. A city teaching force gathered for a group photo Saturday morning. Sprinklers described as galvanized and tin. Colonel Palmer will deliver the Decoration Day address at Creston tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothschild’s
Palmer
Creston
Mrs Buntenbach Returns From Visit To Rock Island
Miss Gertrude Buntenbach returns this morning to Rock Island after a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs William Buntenbach seven miles south of the city. Ice cream freezers are noted for sale. The Fair to Ora Starr went to Wellman Saturday evening and stayed over Sunday with his sister Miss Ethel Starr also visiting at the William Starr home. Mr and Mrs R M Smith came home this morning from Burlington by auto and train leaving the car at Crawfordsville. Mrs Mary Hissong of Burlington visits her sister Mrs M E Brown and they went to Ainsworth this morning to visit Mrs F L Woodburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Crayne
Wellman
City
Hr. A. Brown
Marsh W. Bailey
Burlington
Mary Masson
Oskaloosa
Lola Bawden
Davenport
Hf. Schmidt & Son Company
Lena Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Clara Bellinger
Nd Erickson
Oneida
Ethel Huston
Edwin Griffith
Winfield
Mary Griffith
William Callahan
Osage City
Kan
James Callahan
Topeka
J. A. Johnson
Lineville
Iowa
S. D. Stewart
J. A. Ford
J. C. Ford
Grace Limerman
West Chester
Ainsworth
Annette Engestrand
Galva
Illinois
Mayme Ash
Anna Kale
Atlantic
Gertrude Buntenbach
Rock Island
William Buntenbach
Ora Starr
Miss Ethel Starr
William Starr
R. M. Smith
Mary Hissong
M. E. Brown
Mrs. Brown
F. L. Woodburn
Lawrence Wilson
St. Paul, Minn
Edgar Wilson
Ted Eggers
Ruth
Ralph Shannon
Omaha
Nethr
Mram Shannon
Ralph
Gulf Coast
Texas
Local notes and social updates from town events
Hammocks at Ross drug store and a range of odds and ends fill the column. Visitors travel, families unite, and church circles plan gatherings. Rain brings relief to crops while Dr Downing recovers from brain congestion after a serious morning episode.
Marriage License Issued to Putman and Turnipseed
A marriage license was issued this morning to Oral Putman and Miss Bessie Turnipseed. The notice records the couple as a prospective marriage in the local jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oral Putman
Miss Bessie Turnipseed
Flowers for Decoration Day Delivery
Roses and carnations will be delivered early Tuesday morning to customers anywhere in the city. Contact S812 Wilber Miller for arrangements and delivery details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Miller
G A R W R C And DAR Members Called To Meeting
All members of the G A R the W R C and the D A R are requested to meet at the G A R hall at 10 o'clock sharp tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
G. A. R. Hall
Graduation seat sale opens at Lemmon's Pharmacy
The high school graduation seating opens Wednesday at 8 am at Lemmon's Pharmacy. Admission costs 25 cents for any part of the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Ice Cream Social Held by Lexington M. KE. Church Group
The King’s Heralds of the Lexington M. KE. church invite the community to an ice cream social on Thursday evening June 1 at the Geo Amlong home 89tZ. Proceeds support church activities and neighborhood fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Heralds
Lexington M. KE
Geo, Amlong
Bow Wow Sauerkraut and Longevity Germ Discussed
A playful note claims sauerkraut contains the longevity germ and is the proper food for man. The phrase ends with a wood word for the frankfort that holds it down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Profitable Investment to Drain Savannah Land
The proposal estimates spending $200,000 to drain 160000 acres near Savannah making land productive for cotton with an annual value exceeding $3,000,000. This plan targets turning fallow land into a major agricultural asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Foley Kidney Pills Claim Kidney Aid and Pain Relief
Foley Kidney Pills advertised as remedy for backache dull headache nervousness impaired eyesight and bladder issues. Sold by all druggists with claim to improve kidney function.
Fairfield Defeats Washington 4 Runs in Six Inning Rain Halted
Fairfield defeated Washington 4 to 2 after six innings when rain stopped play in Malietler Saturday. Dokes pitched well for Fairfield with eight strikeouts. A key third inning outfield catch by Fairfield center fielder Clapper prevented a homer and changed the frame. The season finale against Morning Sun is set for next Friday on the Washington grounds, expected to draw a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Fairfield High School
Malietler
Fairfield
Washington
Dokes
Clapper
Brown
Dollies
Washington Grounds
Dr J Ro Logue at General Assembly as Buffalo delegate
Dr J Ro Logue of Buffalo former pastor of Second United Presbyterian church served as a delegate to the United Presbyterian general assembly in Washington Penn last week. He delivered the Memorial address honoring ministers who died that year and preached the Memorial sermon for Civil War veterans at First Presbyterian Church of Washington. The Washington Reporter praises him as a strong preacher and eloquent speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Ro Logue
Buffalo
Second United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian General Assembly
Washington, Penn
A. M. Campbell
New Athens
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Fair
N. J. Burham
Buster Brown
Seat Rothschild's
Louis Baird
Eod Tf
Jean Huaysmans
Rothschild's
Dave Donovan
Columbus Junction
George Peck
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wayne Kult
J. W. Bolden
Gladwin
Fr. LB. Mills
The
Mills Seed Co
Syracuse
N. Y
Star Tonight
J. M. Walsh
St. Ambrose College
Eod T
Glynne Rowan
Adinsworth High School
Regina
G. F. Sigler
Nellie Evans
New Sharon
Uniontown
Penn
W. F Brinton
Eod of
Oscar van Sant
Frank McCoy
Maud Ferguson
Havre
Clarence Outright
Miss Mide Lewis
Flowe Fair
B.C. Briley
Harold
J. @. Purvis
Eldridge
Conroy
Ainsworth High School
Frey Studio
P. Wylie
Pittsburg
General Synod
Reformed Presbyterian Church
George Greer
Santa Ana
Calif
EK. Greer
East
Marguerite McGuhin
Mi Millinery
Lewis
Kate Bell Babe
Chicago
Mother
Hervey
Ross’ Drug -Toy
O. D. Luby
George H. Paul Company
Berdie Carl
Pairfield
May Crone
Anna Mulhern
Charles Benz
Rock
Edith Shields
Monmouth College
Monmouth, Ills
John Shields
Frank FE. Stewart
Centerville
Centerville Hospital
Warry Montgomery
Mankato
Kansas
Mattie Shoemaker
J. G. Moriarty
Woodman Lodge
Fred Shoemaker
Shellabarger
Pantatorium
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
J. A. Harwood & Son
South Side
Wee Lowes
Evelyn
Jack
Daddy
Jae
Bob
Betsy
Tony
Cate
Tia
Hat
Ross’ Drug Store
Rothechild
Charles Pauls
Hrighton
Mra. Wobwoley
Hidon
Jesse DeMaree
Mis Minaurger
Tavre
Bert Hollingsworth
Mr. Hollingsworth
Jaton
Opera House
Louisiana
M. ©. Mathews
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Thomas Downing
Toporious
Loth
Sol. Rich & Co
Wele
GAM
Yount and Greet
DR. Logue
AP General Assembly
Oriez &Speer
Frey
West Side Square
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