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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1909
Page
5
Local notices, visits, and events unfold as residents visit relatives, attend church meetings and revival services, and attend interurban gatherings. Journeys include trips to Washington Cedar Rapids and Clinton with community updates on livestock sales and school activities.
Ted Eggers returned Tuesday morning from Chicago. Joe Miller of Kalona and John Edwards of Brighton were business visitors in town yesterday. Shan Clancy delivered goods to Brighton. Brier of Brighton attended to city business yesterday. S. S. Smith returned Tuesday evening from Racine and Chicago. John Skipton shipped a car of horses to Ottumwa with Gib Bailey and Simpson of Centerville nearby. J Dankwardt is in Kansas for business and plans to bring two carloads of cattle back. Mrs. Stapp and Mona arrived from Columbus Junction for a brief city visit.
A list of local visitors and residents with travels to and from Crawfordsville. Names include A N Dayton West Chester John Custer Washington and others visiting or returning from Chicago Kirkwood Topeka Muscatine Omaha Monticello and Wayland. Mrs. J C Mitchell hosted Social Hour for departing friends G W Nicholaus and J R Rickey. Typhoid fever illness noted in George Welch of Omaha.
Mrs Earl Jackson has been ill for 16 weeks. Mogton sees a business visitor. Murray Conger visited relatives in Washington. Libe visited Henry Otto on Sunday. Farmers husking season progresses while Henry Otto shipped cattle to Kansas City last Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Henry Miller of Ington visit their daughter Mrs John Libe. Bessie and Ethel Stein visit with Miss Rile Kendrick Wednesday.
The column lists residents active in farming and business tasks. G Selement has land in South Dakota and helps his brother Albert husk corn. John Shalla shipped part of a car of butcher goods to Chicago. Frank Spevacek travels to Kansas City on business. A public demonstration with Prof. Ge and J W Spevacek occurs at a residence Saturday night. A newborn boy arrives at Jos Lafourek's. Albert Sharp husks corn and neighbors are aided. Henry Koenig hosts a card party Sunday. J C Lasek plans a trip to South Dakota to finalize land he bought. The Math Bros. barn project and related work by Milt Chapek are noted.
On Tuesday evening W H Chihak and E E Coffman were in Washington. J R Newton and wife of Bloomfield visited their daughter Mrs T J Easter and family and left this morning. C C Stone rode to Alliance Nebraska to visit his daughter Mrs Cora Brown and family.
Mrs. J. M. White hosted the card club on Wednesday afternoon in Keota. Attendees included Mrs. Valerius Mrs. Clarah an and Mrs. Lloyd White of Har.
A brief quotation notes some women see marriage as emancipation from the need to worry about hair styling. The remark appears as an exchange.
Last night at Graham Opera House W F Mann presented Miss Gertrude Ritchie in Married in Haste to a small audience. Ritchie portrayed Margaret Thorncliff with solid support as the play traces a fickle suitor who deserts and returns to a simple German girl. The company supplied strong scenery and good scenes. Tonight at Graham theatre a vaudeville bill features Shaw and Clyfton, Billy Reeves, new pictures, and illustrated songs with a special prize draw tomorrow night.
At the Royal Market EU listing shows beef pork veal and lamb with fresh fish oysters and pure pork sausage. Sealships oysters are 35 and 45 cents per quart. Premium and Jersey butterine and a big line of pickles promise savings and a full assortment.
At Atlanta speedway opening three world records fell. Lewis Strang in a Fiat set the 1 mile mark at 0:37.7, John Aitken in a National cut the 10 mile record to 8:02.41, and Louis Chevrolet in a Buick won the 200 mile race at 2:46:48 averaging 72 mph.
Carl Hedges of the Klein Kiothing Ko solved the Keen Kutter puzzle in Stewart's Hardware window in fifty minutes becoming the first and only winner. He selected a set of silver knives and forks as his prize, with Frey’s studio noted for the photographer.
An advertisement asserts Pazo ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or the money back. The product promises relief and offers the price of 50 cents.
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