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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1911

Page

7

Halloween Happenings Across Ainsworth and Vicinity

Mrs. Marr hosts a girls Sunday school Halloween party near Ainsworth with attendees including Myrtle Woodburn and Gladys Thomas. West Chester reports a Halloween gathering at Mrs. Martin Augustine's and other communities note farm activity, travel to Washington, and social events from Rubio to Richland, all dated Oct 31–Nov 1.

Ainsworth W. T. Marr Hallowe'en Here Myrtle Woodburn Gladys Thoma Marie Schmidt Katherine Evans Myrtle Stewart Grace Adams Hazel White Cora Olds Margaret Geneva Herr Susie Trotter

Local social notes and events update

Mrs Rev Decker improves after illness. Mrs R H Payner visits Seaton LiL with her mother. Mrs S E Carmichael and Mrs F Seaton return from Council Bluffs after D of R convention. Aaron Bailey and family visit C A Neville home. The show Mildred at the opera house earns praise. The Fair fall sale attracts shoppers. Mrs W A Shafer attends Eastern Star grand chapter in Dubuque. Miss Tressa McCarty visits brother T F McCarty on North Oak. John Barrett family from Oskaloosa visits. John Kent travels to Kirksville Mo to see aunt. Mrs John Hafferty and daughter shop locally. W F Barnett and wife visit Wayland to see her mother. Geo Trigg residence nearing completion and looks nice.

S. E. Carmichael F. Seaton Council Bluffs D. of R Aaron Bailey Washington C. A. Neville W. A. Shafer Order of Eastern Star Dubuque Tressa McCarty T. F. McCarty North Oak Street John Barrett Oskaloosa John Kent Kirksville John Hafferty Ollie Our City

Local notes and visits in Crawfordsville and surrounding areas

George Palmer of Washington visits his daughter Mrs James Mitchell in Crawfordsville. Miss Lottie Ferguson leaves for Mississippi after summer here. Miss Stella and Lettie Nickle of Colorado Springs visit the Maxwell and Smith households. Sabbath school class at Miss Nina Anny’s country home hosts a pleasant evening. Local residents John McKee of Ainsworth and Mrs Don Hampsher of Washington visit relatives. Several residents travel to Washington this morning. Frank J Cheney swears to pay $100 for each uncured case of catarrh with Hall’s Catarrh Cure. cure advertised with testimonials and druggist sales.

Apna Radda Washington Pearl Sharpe Dave Wieland Mike Stumpf Iowa City Peters Stahl Riverside Jacobsmeier Crawfordsville Navy George Palmer James Mitchell J. F. Buxbaum Nina Anny Frank J. Cheney F. J

Sidewalk Sketches on the social whirl and elites

A humorous critique of high society mocks its rituals and gatekeeping. The piece compares social rank to a tough initiation, notes the elite’s precision in appearances and connections, and jokes that fashion and status keep easy money circulating while not taxing intellect.

Louis XVI

War Declared on Catarrh by HYOMEI Inhaler Ad

A vintage advertisement urges readers to fight catarrh germs with HYOMEI antiseptic air, claiming it ends catarrh asthma bronchitis coughs colds and croup. Lemmon's Pharmacy guarantees money back and offers inhaler and full outfit prices.

Lemmon’s

ZEMO Promised to Cure Dandruff and Itching Scalp

An advertisement extols ZEMO as a proven penetrating scalp tonic that reaches the germ life causing dandruff and itching. It claims one application and ZEMO antiseptic soap clear the scalp and destroy germs, urging readers to buy at McFinney Drug Co.

Dan McFhinney Drug Co

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