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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1911
Page
5
Local column lists visits by Mrs. Winnie Burne to Libertyville and Mrs. W. L. Smith to Muscatine, selling potatoes at Milwaukee depot, and new goods at The Fair including hardware aluminum ware and curtain stretchers. Mentions Mrs. Dennis Brown visiting Wapello, Mrs. W. P. Davidson and Marian of Crawfordsville, and Mrs. J. A. Glass returning to Winfield. Also notes painting weather query and Kodak supplies.
Short items note securing season tickets for an Eagle dances event. The Fair features listings for merchandise like barrettes, side combs, brushes, work gloves, and mittens. Residents Mr and Mrs P M Powellson returned from a month in Illinois visiting Gideon City and Chicago.
Advertisements and social notes show The Fair offering china glassware robes blankets and winter goods with price aims. Shoppers Hyink and Hoefflin invite visits at 616 Mrs. George Brown and other local residents like Mrs Lola Wells Hughes and Mrs Martha White travel or shop in the city while relatives and visitors move through towns and attend wedding and farm talk.
Missouri Synod era record notes the Iowa Synod gathering held in Burlington on October 17 and 20, 19xx with church leaders and delegates attending the sessions.
The first Presbyterian church of Burlington will host the Iowa Synod meeting October 17 to 20. The synod covers the state with 483 churches served by 390 ministers and a total membership of 51,264. Local donations topped $150,000 to missions and benevolent causes, with over $650,000 spent on church expenses.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church holds an all day meeting Friday October 13 in the church basement. Eastern Star meets Thursday October 12 at 7 30 PM with officers Lillian Kunath Myrtle Bragg. W T U gathering tomorrow at 4 PM with Mrs Mary Gibson on West Jefferson Street. A called P E O meeting at Miss Lou Cunninghams Thursday afternoon 28 sharp. Initiation and report of St Louis Grand Chapter convention. Mrs Eugene Schipfer of Sigourney to give report. F A A meets tomorrow evening.
A grocery note promotes Royal Market meats with a claim of high quality and low prices. It urges readers to order groceries with meats, presenting the market as offering everything good to eat at the lowest prices.
Two new opossum farms have begun operations in Gippsland Victoria and in BASRABaNg Sasha. The Gippsland site spans two thousand acres of eucalyptus bush land while the BASRABaNg Sasha farm covers five hundred acres.
A Philadelphia physician warns that classroom eye strain stems from glare on school blackboards. He recommends hanging boards out of plumb to reduce glare and enlarging chalk characters so all students can see clearly, though exact adjustment details are unclear and require testing.
Hon. Ark. J. E. Freeman recounts a severe kidney illness that left him unable to work. A single bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy allegedly cured him and he reports renewed health with no further trouble. He urges others to try the remedy, noting it is sold by All Druggists.
Cedar Rapids reports Chief of Police Carl returned from Lincoln at five this morning with Layton and Polsky, the two men accused of stealing about $500 worth of silk from the Welch-Cook company two weeks ago after a week long legal battle.
Mrs. T. J. Adams of 522 No. Kansas Ave in Columbus Kansas says Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound cured her children’s coughs and colds after years of illness. She recommends refusing substitutes and notes it should be kept in the home. Sold by all druggists.
The Mason City division shows a telegraphone thorough trial by J. J. Trotter who installed a system usable as telegraph or telephone. Passenger and freight trains feature telegraphones with a pole hook for dispatcher communication during emergencies. Major stations and night offices are equipped and the system will be closely observed.
A historical notice extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted cold cure for all ages and safe for young children since it contains no harmful drug. Lemmon's Pharmacy sells the preparation.
The North Iowa Avenue paving was completed at 2 10 yesterday afternoon five days early marking the first time a paving job in the city has finished ahead of contract. Weather and timely brick delivery aided the effort. Crossings will be completed this week delaying full traffic opening until next week.
A courtroom exchange reveals Freddie says his father made him take medicine when sick, contradicting Willie’s claim about doctors. The judge oversees the questioning.
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