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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1908
Page
2
The County News details neighborhood social events and visits as election day nears. Mrs Neville hosts a Sabbath dinner. Ottumwa trips include Mrs Gregory and Mrs Tracy. notices include deaths, births, moves, and travels among locals.
Our public schools are enjoying their fall vacation. Notes reveal students and families visiting relatives and returning home after terms. Local residents report illnesses, injuries, home improvements, and travels including Ehler Biskamp, Olive Minick, Bertha McCombs, and Laddie Vacha with various family ties and events. Joe Selement secured a quarter section of Dakota land.
Nov 2 Miss Anna Conrad visits relatives in Kansas. The community mourns S B Wyse who died Sunday at his Wayland home. Jonathan Conrad family and Miss Stella Rinner were Washington visitors Saturday. George Wittner, former Summers school teacher, vacations with parents in Berne Indiana. Effie Leeper plans a Sunset box supper Friday. Berkies Bros found water at 106 feet near Jake Wenger south of town. Residents attended Jefferson township S S convention in Wayland Sunday. Cal Crawford left for Memphis Missouri to visit relatives for a week.
Mrs E A Rawson returned to her Colorado home Wednesday evening. Mrs A Z Rawson accompanied her as far as Iowa City.
Nov 2 report from Westchester lists Mr Saling of Washington visiting on business. Mr and Mrs Nathan Campbell of Davenport spent Sunday with relatives. Howard Augustine ill with grippe. J B Crayne of Washington on business. Mrs Harry Harbaugh and Mildred of Mason City visiting T P Harbaugh home. Mrs J P Dayton hosted a Halloween party. Sidney Seaberg becomes the new operator at the telephone office.
Rural Route Three reports a Hallowe'en party hosted by the Prairie Flower Missionary society at the Charles Bear home. Local families, moves, visits, and social gatherings fill the week with news of neighbors and illness updates.
Nov 2 report lists Burchardt sale on November 12 then relocation to North Dakota and Mr. Buzzard moving there. Geo Van Winkle with a gang moves a Crandall house. August Foss roofing for A L Zihlman and spouting for P Reminger. Various visits and homecomings including Lizzie Loos from Oskaloosa and Churley Bloomquist returning from Texas. Iowa remains home.
Curb a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Each box bears E. W. Grove's signature. Price 26 cents.
The text recounts Constantine's rise to sole western emperor after quelling rivals, his conversion to Christianity, and his founding of Constantinople. It covers the empire’s split between east and west, the persecution of Christians, and Constantine’s reforms bringing the faith to prominence and a lasting capital at Byzantium.
An early 20th century health claim asserts eczema is a skin disease and can be cured by applying oil of wintergreen via D. D. D. Prescription. It argues internal causes are unlikely and promotes topical treatment as the remedy, signed Cook & Sherman.
Foley's Honey and Tar claims to clear air passages stop throat irritation soothe inflamed membranes and end persistent coughs. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises this remedy as healing sore lungs and expelling the cold from the system.
John Shuman of Western University of Pennsylvania starred as Pittsburg defeated 13 to 0 by St. Louis opponent St. Louis university. Shuman played right guard and earned praise as a fine athlete and specimen of physical manhood.
Fire at 12 30 Friday night wiped out the dry goods and grocery store of G M Smith & Co in Columbus Junction Iowa. Ed Griffiths barber shop next door suffered damage. The one story frame building owned by J W Pence housed the store. Stock likely a total loss, cause undetermined.
Advertises Foley's Orino Laxative as a permanent cure for constipation and liver trouble. Claims it stimulates the digestive organs to act naturally, produces no griping, and avoids continual use after taking Orino. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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