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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1918
Page
3
After a year of about forty births per month the county records show only twenty in October. Readable entries list newborns with names, birthplaces, fathers, and dates including Rosella Bopp in English River and Virginia Crull in Washington, among others.
The article lists women working in the surgical dressing department and notes upcoming closures and resumption of garment and surgical work next Tuesday. It mentions Mrs. Lloyd Durst visiting from Kalona with two dozen property bags for the county quota and Charlies Cunningham’s son sending a coupon for a Christmas box for soldiers over seas. The piece highlights Red Cross literature and the Kalona shop reopening after the influenza epidemic.
Miss Margaret Cowden writes from Hamadan of nursing typhus patients among Persian refugees. She describes duties from medicine and nourishment on the clock to prayer services and teaching, detailing a crisis case and her own recovery after three days in bed. She recounts a June journey from Kermanshah with evangelist Mirza Habib amid heat, dust, caravans, and six hundred camels roving the routes.
Shipped from the local workroom to branches with Riverside achieving part of a 2000 pad quota while Brighton and Ainsworth remain closed due to illness. Three large cartons from Wellman arrive. markings include A. R. C. and chapter stamps. A reader updates on Lewis Newman of Charleston West Virginia praising Foley’s Honey and Tar for cold and grip relief.
Mrs. Mary Smith of Greensburg Pennsylvania died of influenza. Mrs. Clarence Duneshee formerly of Keota died at her Des Moines New Mexican home, with the family known in Washington. Preston Wolfe arrives on a brief Camp Dodge furlough to visit friends.
An advertisement praises Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy for stomach and bowel trouble. It claims to clear catarrhal mucus and reduce intestinal inflammation affecting stomach liver and appendicitis symptoms. The product is sold by Lemions Pharmacy and druggists nationwide.
Mr and Mrs John Drish of East Pleasant Plain report the death of their son Private Alexander Drish aged 24 killed in action in France Sept 26 He was in Company L 55th Infantry then transferred to Company D 102nd Infantry in France His last letter Sept 19 said he had been over the top and in hard fighting Relatives await further letters for details.
In Washington county the drive for completing the county purchase of war savings stamps begins right away. The county pledged its full quota though many pledges are unpaid and redemption time is short. Rural districts will be checked first before countywide follow up.
Located in the Stock Store room on the east side of the square the note thanks customers for ongoing patronage during moves. Prices rise modestly for coffee but home roasted varieties remain. emphasis on butter and fresh goods. A local subscription drive pressure to clear arrears and finish the campaign, with a December pledge goal urged for November fulfillment.
An advertisement from Lemmon's Pharmacy touts Foley Cathartic Tablet as a gentle cleansing remedy for symptoms like stuffed up feeling bloating biliousness languor head ache sour stomach coated tongue and bad breath claiming prompt relief with no after effects.
425 acres located near Washington on main road with 2S80 acres of good land. Well fenced, 16 fields, multiple outbuildings, Delco lighting, and springs. Several tracts offered from 124 to 160 acres with varying prices per acre and terms. Includes stock and grain farm potential near Washington.
James Warren Moore, who died yesterday by his own hand, leaves a 35000 dollar estate to relatives mainly in Indiana and Ohio. The will dated November 16, 1917, names Lora Yarnell of Rushville Indiana and Warren Melick of Somerset Ohio among heirs with others including Florence Lewis of Somerset Ohio and Cora Maloney of Mt. Pleasant Iowa. Probate filed at the courthouse calls for a trusted executor and lists witnesses S B Ragan and Sam Kellogg. Funeral services are planned for Saturday at two in the afternoon with private attendance.
The city board of health will meet next Monday to review the influenza situation and consider lifting the ban. No new cases today and cases appear to be declining, with a decision possible the following week. A Mexican flu patient is hospitalized and a Mexican man who died last week will be returned home when his wife is well.
Goodin and McNanara plan an informal parlor event for friends only, scheduled between ten and eleven o'clock tomorrow morning. The gathering emphasizes privateness and a small guest list.
Mrs G Hyde of Homestead Michigan reports a severe backache and fatigue stopping work, but says Foley Kidney Pills make her feel like a new person as the kidneys remove poisons. The ad touts Foley Kidney Pills as aiding kidney function and relieving back pain.
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