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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1909
Page
5
Readable fragments indicate a music series feature on Broadway hits with references to New York and melodic lines about lovers and flowers. The piece mentions Irene or Elise and a repeated river motif, suggesting lyric-driven stage numbers.
A small party yesterday afternoon at the Bratton home in Vinton celebrated Mrs Smyth’s 80th birthday. Eight guests attended with prettily decorated rooms and table, and the gathering was described as a most delightful affair.
The St James Sewing Circle asks if I will meet with Mrs Will Sexton tomorrow afternoon to discuss the group’s activities.
The Mission Circle of the Baptist Church will hold a called meeting after prayer on Wednesday to elect officers for the coming year. All members urged to attend. The Fortnightly Club schedules its general meeting on Thursday October 7 at 2 30 p m in the Academy chapel and invites good attendance. The Rev J C Abels will give an address under the auspicies of the club.
Ralph Gibson sold his stake in Shenefelt and Gibson restaurant to Lia Shenefelt who will run the business going forward. Gibson will work at the Harry McCulley barber shop and focus on that trade. Also notes include Motts visiting from Milwaukee, Coffman delivering horses, Clancy shipping horses to St. Louis, Chilcote improving after illness, Gardner visiting Wyand on business, and Crawfordsville visitors shopping in the city.
A young man with a camera took seven morning snapshots of horseback riders. He sent proofs to the photographed, who all ordered more prints. An experienced photographer notes men buy portraits of themselves on horses to appeal to vanity, unless they ride poorly.
The funeral service for Joseph C Richardson was conducted Monday at 10 AM at his southeast Washington residence and at New Haven church. Rev C Sprenger led both services with pallbearers Milt Dennison Albert Thoma Matthew Crawford Henry Luers Henry Blattner and Mr May er. Interment followed in the Lutheran cemetery thirteen miles southwest of town.
Fred Sampson known as the Rubber Kid of Minneapolis and Northwest 125 pound champion will wrestle Kid Young Grinnell Northern Iowa 125 pound champion best two of three falls. Preliminary bouts Lawrence Waters versus Jack Brown Mort Chance versus Charlie Welch. Washington band will play. Ringside seats 75 50 and 35 cents and 15 cents for children. Ladies invited.
A vintage ad extols Perry Davis Painkiller as a universal remedy for common ills. It recommends mixing a teaspoon in hot water and notes the product sells widely in a new five cent, six cent size.
A pie supper will be held at the Eureka School house Friday evening the 8th to benefit the school. Teacher Grace Stickney urges a large attendance and promises a good time.
National education statistics show New England states with many libraries. California leads Rhode Island overall. Rhode Island has one library per 6,387 people, while New England averages about one per 6,102. Rhode Island ranks high for volumes per capita with 200 per person, followed by New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut, then Maine and Vermont.
Advertisement urges people with kidney or bladder symptoms to start Foley's Kidney Remedy immediately. It claims the product stops pain and irregularities, strengthens the organs, and prevents Bright's disease. Promotes Lemmon's Pharmacy and Mc Elhinney Drug Co. as sources.
In Manchuria a Tartars tribe living along the Peony river makes clothes from fish skins. They fish and hunt near the river and have dwindled over the last hundred years due to Chinese agricultural expansion. They use the tarmara salmon, believing both flesh and skin hold heat-giving powers.
Readers may buy the regular 1.50 book for 50 cents at Nicols and Harmon's store ahead of the Graham theatre presentation on October 11. The booklet is recommended for those who want to read before seeing the play.
Advertising copy states Foley’s Honey and Tar clears air passages and throat irritation, soothes inflamed membranes, and ends stubborn coughs. Claims sore lungs heal and cold expelled. urges reuse of only genuine product from Lemmon’s Pharmacy and McEhinney Drug Co.
Americans donate to raise 30000 kronen for the Johann Strauss memorial to be built in Vienna. Benefit performances will be held at Theater an der Wien with major operatic companies volunteering. The first show includes The Gypsy Baron, and the best seats are sold. Vienna paper notes visiting Americans as the most liberal subscribers.
The National Grange holds its forty third annual convocation in Des Moines with prominent national figures in attendance. Former Governor C J Bell of Vermont will arrive to lead. Sir Horace Plunkett of Ireland will speak. Secretary James Wilson may attend. Meetings run November 10 to 13 with programs on cooperative movement and Grange exhibits.
Local hotel keeper J C Jenkins of Glasgow testifies he has used Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for about fifteen years with satisfactory results. He states traveling men with travellers’ troubles were relieved after use. The remedy is sold by F L Stolt and Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
Notice to the public announcing a new single price policy for far and stock sales starting in the coming fall season. The auctioneer requests buyers to line up and arrange sales, thanking friends and soliciting future business. Washington contact with phone 317.
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