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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1903
Page
2
A district organizer from Burlington plans a carpenters union in this city with a meeting next Saturday to form the organization. A proposed minimum wage of 25 cents per hour is discussed, with Rock Island at 35 cents and St. Louis at 47. Unionization aims to improve work quality and attract skilled labor.
Saturday night a large crowd gathered at the Iden farm home of Mr John Iden and wife for a traditional charivari. Mr Iden distributed cigars to the celebrating neighbors before the crowd dispersed.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and urges sending for circulars from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Also notes water bill statements distribution at Washington National Bank until Oct 25 then at the water station.
During August and September low travel demand prompts Iowa Central to extend cheap round trip rates to St Paul and Minneapolis daily through October and November. See agents for details.
White Pine cough syrup claims to ease colds cough hoarseness sore throat bronchitis and throat troubles. Offers exchange refund policy if not satisfactory and price set at 25 cents per bottle.ros
Washington High School edged Winfield 5 to 0 in a game delayed by heavy rain and hindered by crowd interference. Led by C McElhinney and Lloyd McCall the Washington eleven, with referees Bert Dixon and Supt Crome, plan a return match on Oct 24. attendees included Fred Steck and Fannie Ross.
Members of the 8 8 Basket Hall Club will meet at Miss Joel Matthews home on South Iowa Ave. The Golden Rule Circle of the Kings Daughters will convene at Mrs. John Darbyshire on the Heights. The Baptist Church Men's Union hosts a reception for church men tomorrow at eight in the lecture room. A Parson’s College visit by Academy students featured speeches by Magnet and Aurora societies and Parson’s two groups.
John H Walker a respected Crawfordsville resident died yesterday at 11 after five weeks of la grippe turning into pneumonia. Born March 4 1827 in Saxtonburg Pa he moved to Crawfordsville in 1850 and married Mary A Rank in 1851. Seven children were born three survive Wm B of Crawfordsville Virginia Mae of Chicago and Margaret R Stuil of California. The wife survives. Funeral services were held at 2:00 this afternoon at the family home with Rev K H Thompson of the United Presbyterian church officiating.
The New Orleans Grand Colored Concert Company features Miss Knox, a Fisk University graduate trained by Mme Jennie R Stewart. Charlotte reviewers praised her surprise performance with a second encore of The Last Rose of Summer, never heard there before.
The October American Boy fronts strong football visuals and stories like Football at Yale and A Bit of Red Ribbon. It showcases 45 pictures, vivid illustrated tales such as At Dwight Mill Eliza Lost at Sea and The Victoria Cross, plus many articles on boy life and activities. Single copies cost 10 cents, annual $1, Sprague Publishing Co., Detroit. sold by Vogt Columbia Pharmacy.
Seats are selling for The Minister's Son at Graham tomorrow evening. The notice encourages quick purchase to secure seats for the performance.
Rev. Jno S Cox of Wake Ark says twelve years of yellow jaundice vanished after using Electric Bitters. He credits the remedy for relief from liver and kidney trouble and general debility. Stewart's Pharmacy guarantees the medicine at 50 cents.
Tomorrow evening the peculiar comedian W B Patton and company present The Minister's Son. Seats are selling now.
The ad promotes Ripans Tabules as a simple remedy for general use. It notes a family bottle priced at 60 cents providing a year’s supply, sold by all druggists. The publisher, John Shields & Son, also lists a house for sale or rent with furnace and city water.
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