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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
7
Report from Washington County highlights births deaths and social notices. The column records comings and goings and gatherings of local residents with brief notices and personal updates.
Conductor Wehr and family visited Iowa City. Mrs Bardley Bell Jr returned home with nurse. M B Crossett left for South Dakota Nebraska and Missouri. Chas Althaus acts weight-master. 14 carloads of livestock shipped by buyers Geo Strubble. J M Morrow of Des Moines visited. Mrs Gardner ill. Arthur Spear’s hog sale at Jones and Cady Garage drew strong bids up to 850 dollars.
Crawfordsville report notes Capt C W McCleary arriving home by car from Camp Dodge for a 30 day furlough. Visitors Fred, Robert and Lee Shaffer came to Burlington. Mrs W E Stump hosted the Care Away Circle showing Halloween decor and clever amusements for guests with shaded lighting and tasty refreshments.
Miss Bessie Mottis and Aloysus Baschnagel wed at St Marys church in Riverside at 7:30 am with Rev B Jacobemeir officiating. The ceremony paired bridesmaid Blanche Knotek and best man Jake Cris. After a family wedding breakfast, the couple plans a eastward honeymoon and December home return.
Mrs. E B Blythe dies prompting Mrs Frank Owens to visit Des Moines before returning to Enid Oklahoma. Families Critz Birthe Hahn Kern attend travels and a Mattis Baschnagel wedding. Hubertine Kern dies in cholera infantum. Harley Ford closes sale as they plan move to South Dakota. Several relatives visit for funerals and sickness linked events.
Laird and George Woodford attended the ball game at Riverside last Thursday. Miss Esther Savage left Saturday for Monroe to teach. Several residents and relatives including Fred Timmerman and family, Harry Moore and family, Alty Moore, Matilda Moore, Lloyd Jones, G. A. Mayer, Mrs. C. W. Sandberg visited the E. T. Mayer home. Eugene Brintom was a Burlington caller Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chaffee of Kenilworth are visiting the A. Laird Woodford home.
A mother reassures Billie that his third birthday is coming soon. He eagerly asks daily about the party and rushes to the window to glimpse it arriving down the road. The scene captures a child’s anticipation and a mother’s gentle patience.
An advertisement claims Gets-It removes corns in seconds without tools or fuss. It emphasizes a painless, single-piece removal and immediate drying, selling the product from B. Lawrence & Co. of Chicago IL with a money back guarantee.
The Bauer family held its annual reunion at Fred Bauer's home near West Chester on Saturday October 11 with about thirty two guests. The morning included games of horseshoes and baseball followed by a plentiful family dinner prepared by the women. Afternoon activities featured music visiting and photos before departure. Attendees included J C Bauer family Low Bauer family Fred Bauer family F H Ross and son Milton Rev Druse and Mabel Anderson.
In Canada a prior conclusion led to a bounty on sea lions but later findings show their destructiveness is slight and they may offer commercial value in guano leather and other products. They are timid and deterred by fishermen, suggesting protection may be warranted.
A two and a half year old baby boy, the only child of the Chase Hill household four miles from Winfield, drowned yesterday in a water tank. The mother found him after a search and a doctor arrived too late. The incident occurred at the family home.
A promotional column urges mature readers to eat only what is needed to repair tissue and keep warm, warning that excess causes stomach, rheumatic, and kidney issues. It advises sparing meat, thorough chewing, and suggests taking Chamberlain's Tablets after supper to feel better, from Lemmon's Drug Store.
The Youth's Companion announces a 1920 bargain: 52 issues for 1920 plus remaining 1919 issues and the 1920 Home Calendar for $2.50, with McCall's Magazine for 1920 added for a total of $2.95. New subscribers receive extras including the opening chapters of Harry's Herd and an 8 serials plus 50 articles.
A short literary line recalling Holmes asks what maples beeches and birches are but odds idyls madrigals and what pines firs and spruces are but holy hymns, a poetic meditation on trees.
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