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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1922
Page
7
Correspondents report J. C. Huston traveled to Fairfield for a Ford dealers meeting. In Crawfordsville, Mr and Mrs F J Maxwell Mrs G W Hanna Mrs W W Twinam and daughter Veda were visitors in Washington yesterday.
Don Gowey and family of Rubio visited Terry Gowey home while Cy Dickinfyon and family visited Scott Dickinson's. Mrs. Bryce Pringle rode to Des Moines Monday. Mrs. Gilbert Briggs and children left for Flint Michigan after weeks with her mother Mrs. C. E. Savage. Wesley Hendricks coats buildings with fresh paint. Mrs. Henry Jones of De Witt Arkansas visits Robert Balderson’s. She came to attend Samuel Savage’s funeral. Tobias Laithly died Tuesday afternoon at Fairfield hospital after hand amputation.
The funeral of Mrs. J. C. Conrad was held at the Mennonite church in Wayland with Rev. Massleman of Bluffton and Rev. Reiger assisting. Burial followed at Eicher church cemetery and many friends attended. Also noted are visits by Martin Stiles and others, and a Helping Hands class meeting tying comforts for mission aid.
Chauncey Stone youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stone and Miss Mary Bell were married Wednesday October 25 at the Frank Bell home in Oskaloosa. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. E. H. Stranahan with about 35 guests. The couple will live in Ottumwa after a brief Brighton visit. He is advertising manager of the Ottumwa Courier and she teaches piano at the Ottumwa Conservatory.
A March bedside tale from Brewton Alabama tells of a sister near death who recovered after taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad claims the simple preparation clears catarrhal mucus, reduces inflammation, and alleviates stomach liver and intestinal ailments. It promotes a money back guarantee and lists Lemmon's Pharmacy and leading druggists as distributors.
Mrs J F Frain attended the wedding. Mrs Henry Kevitz and daughter Mrs Cal Cooper visit relatives at Lockridge. Miss Mary Arkoff returned Wednesday from a week at Yeo and Fairfield. Mrs Effie Keegan shopped in Fairfield. Miss Lucy Swisher has been ill at home for ten days. Mrs Margaret Disenberry and her sister are here helping care for her.
The Smith family hosted A R Smith on Sunday with guests including Mr and Mrs A R Richards of Ainsworth. Mrs Bert Yard traveled to Washington to aid her sister in an auto accident near Riverside. Neighbors noted Gladys Carson, Pear Hamil, and others in community events and a local cooking school at the Armory. C M Maxwell went to Kansas City to visit Art Stiles in Trenton.
The column notes hog shipments, corn husking, and family visits around Young America. It mentions a cast ankle after an X ray, political activity as election time nears, and a Democratic meeting with speakers Donahey Sutherland and Rabenold discussing taxes and public spending.
A Republican gathering featured Rabengid outlining plans if elected. J D Glasgow chaired with Senator J L Brookhart. talks from Floyd Letts J Stafford E L Bartholow Bard ley Bell and Glasgow drew a large crowd. People closed by singing America led by J L Brookhart. Mrs Donald McLaughlin and child visited Mrs Lloyd Humeston.
Guthrie Center Iowa October 26 1922 The new annual sweet clover Hubam developed by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station is praised by apiarist W A Jenkins of Shenandoah as the best for honey production with fine color and body He reports 44 hives moved in 1921 to Shenandoah to exploit Hubam bloom and a 4362 pound honey season with bees active until September 13 1921 In 1922 he placed a swarm for every acre of Hubam and saw comparable returns
In Guthrie Center Iowa entomologists from Iowa State College resolved a scare over a European borers presence. They identified the pest as Patrosta Ainslei the smartweed borer not harmful to crops. The insect resembles the European borer closely and was found mainly on cornstalks and wild lettuce.
Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, Iowa WCTU president, warns at the state convention that amending the Volstead act to allow beer and light wines would revive the saloon era under government sanction. She cites past Iowa moves and cites prohibition's benefits including lower open saloons, fewer public drinking places, and rising savings.
May Valentine, linked to Mary Garden as a potential successor, follows Garden’s method of offering public auditions for young singers. She stops during the transcontinental tour to hear locals at 5 pm on Thursday November 2, inviting those who wish to visit her at the theatre in Augusta Maine, capital named for General Dearborn’s daughter.
Advertisement for Mi-O-Na stomach tablets sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy promising relief from biliousness dizziness and indigestion with a money back guarantee.
William Sutherland and Sam Donahey will address a political meeting at Riverside Friday evening October 27 replacing Wellman. They will instead speak at Wellman Wednesday evening November 1.
Mrs. Mabel Francis of Baltimore Maryland says Tanlac restored her health after a nervous breakdown and boosted strength enabling daily chores. She reports a ten pound gain and perfect well being since starting the medicine. The distributor notes over fifty thousand signed statements nationwide.
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