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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
2
In New York, October 23, the hearing of the government suit against International Harvester was resumed. The government seeks to force the company to produce commitments and records of incorporators directors stockholders and the Executive Committee from its organization to 1912.
Experts blame hasty eating for common stomach disorders and weak digestion. John Lind of Oneonta New York recounts fifteen years of stomach trouble improved after two bottles of Vinci. Vinol supposedly strengthens tired digestive nerves and is easily absorbed. Money back guarantee offered. Sherman Bros. Progzists Washington Iowa ad.
Social notes from New Haven and surrounding towns dated October 21 1912 record visits to Frank Smith and S Davis Keota and John Kephart homes, Washington trips by A R Strum and Sadie Strum, Ruth Smith visiting Washington and family gatherings. Car trips by S S Smith Wesley Smith and Bert Smith to Keokuk.
Clay residents report Anson Woodford and family with Miss Edith Woodford visiting Fairfield Saturday. Mrs. H. A. Waterhouse and family shopped in Fairfield Tuesday. C. C. Woodford unloads a coal car. Will Ward family spent Sunday in Richland. Frank Dickinson loads household goods for a move to Minn. A. W. Woodfords entertained many relatives at dinner Sunday.
Ainsworth residents report various departures and visits. Mrs. E W Spessard attends Cedar Rapids grand lodge meeting while Mrs Beulah Hogg and daughter visit Clinton. Will Wallace returns to Marshalltown after weekend with his brother S R Wallace. Mrs Elizabeth Malin and Mrs James Porter attend Agnes Melville funeral in Washington. Miss Glynne Rowan and Gladys Thoma visit Washington. Mrs Will Stone arrives from New York to visit. The club program on Moccasins Brogans and Shoes features songs by Mrs Josephine Helseher and Miss Hazel Williams with a reading by Miss Martha Smock. gifts presented to Mrs Smith by Chapter C M. Refreshments of fried chicken sandwiches, pickles, doughnuts, and coffee served. Chittum summoned to set bones after accidental injury. Rev. Moore of Kalona shows moving pictures at M E church as revivals continue.
Fort Madison reports an escaped convict from the state farm near the city. A bridgeport call identified the man as John Gosch an escaped lunatic from Mt Pleasant asylum. He is held for further confirmation and a corrected disposition.
Residents and visitors include Titus Poa Titus Frank Anderson and family visiting Charles Anderson and Cloyce Rathmel after adenoids operation at County Hospital. Dale Rathmel ill with cold. coal hauled by several residents for winter supply. Washington visitors Mrs W M Kreefe and Miss Doris Lydy. Miss Edna Lemley visiting Titus before returning from Missouri.
Mrs. Laura Brown returns to Washington after a Crawfordsville visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Wooley travel to Haskins to visit Andrew Grown. Rev. Elvie of Minnesota on leave from Wyman visits, then heads to Pennsylvania. Claud and Robert McCall ride to Havre, while Mrs. Joe Anderson and Mrs. J. H. Reid depart for Washington.
A father narrates a bedtime story about Gyp a fat black puppy. Gyp lives in a stable with Tabby the old cat Fan and Gay the carriage horses. He learns rat catching by watching a gray rat emerge from a hole and awaits its return all day.
Peter Leinen’s funeral plans were altered. his body arriving from Renton Washington on Thursday. Services set for 9 30 a m Friday October 24 at St Marys Catholic church Keota with Rev J Heinen. burial in Harper cemetery. Keith Hamill new clerk at Purity department store. Mrs Ellen McFarland attends Eastern Star grand chapter in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Will Reed returns from Texas after visiting family. Des Moines trip noted for B B Brown and nephew Glen Houston. Chapter C M of P E O held farewell for Mrs Mary DeVoe Smith and her husband Homer Smith who will leave soon.
Brighton residents host visitors and travelers with relatives in Salem California. Washington callers include H W Wentworth D H Wentworth Isaac Stockman. Mrs S G Whitacre seeks treatment in Iowa City hospital. Mrs S B Cady moves to Brighton. Pearl Young of Clarinda visits her father T L Atwood. Maye Mayer visits cousin Anna Sheetz near Keota last week.
Richmond notes that public school pupils are taking examinations as the week ends with a one week vacation Friday. One of George Stumpfs children is ill. Albert Sharpe smiles due to Delmer coming to live with him, cared for by Miss Anna Speracek. Little Clarissa Radda sustained two fractures in her left forearm after a heavy fall Saturday evening. Dr J M is involved in care.
Attendants arrive from Mr. Pleasant as authorities pursue Allen who remains at large. The notice notes ongoing search and lack of capture.
Several hundred ministers and laymen gather in Council Bluffs Iowa for the opening session of the Iowa State convention of the Baptist church. The five day gathering uses three city churches and the Y M C A building for accommodations with prominent Baptist speakers and sessions covering all church departments. The ministers meet early in the week followed by a Baptist Young People's union gathering. The state convention runs Wednesday Thursday and Friday with the Baptist Women's Foreign Missionary society holding sessions midweek.
Market data shows receipts and shipments across livestock and hogs with cattle and sheep prices moving. Prospects are generally lower than yesterday with varying ranges for light mixed heavy and rough grades. hogs and sheep show steadier to slow trading and quieter demand.
Readable fragments show financial style codes and prices with scattered numbers and names. The text lacks a clear event or named entities but suggests commodity or stock notations and monetary values.
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