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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
5
The notice states coal prices have fallen to a season low and urges early purchase. Readers are told to act soon and contact via phone number 176 for orders or inquiries. No further details on location or seller are provided.
Sam Shannon left for Cedar Rapids on business. Mrs Lowden traveled to Crawfordsville to visit her brother Scott Rogers. Johnson's Bakery promotes Saturday goods and features cream puffs and sponge. Offer for small yell low tomatoes to The Journal. Baptist church tonight hosts a local entertainment. Mrs E G Mason and Mrs George Teas headed to Havre for a day at the Jugenheimer home. Vienna offers Sunshine devils food and angel food.
An ad warns that kidney trouble is dangerous and insidious and urges taking Foley's Kidney Cure at first signs. It claims the remedy corrects irregularities and prevents Bright's disease and diabetes and notes it is sold by all druggists.
The article details Russian postal censorship methods including sealing tampering via wax seals and forged obliterating stamps. It describes tools like heated blades, gypsum molds for seals, and methods to reclose letters without evidence. It notes officials can reproduce stamps for foreign letters and seal openings with adhesive cement.
London Notes and Queries reveals letters from 1697 to 1723 showing Mrs Hervey and family lightheartedly chronicling whist games and social diversions. References include Lord Hervey and Tom Hervey at Oxford, Lady Bristol in Bath, and Bishop Newell's decline with cards and snuff, plus puppet shows and salon talk.
A French proverb warns that digging a pit for others can backfire on the digger. It reflects caution about harming others with plans that may rebound.
Boston reports that the $50,000,000 suit of C. M. Raymond of Somerville against Standard Oil is continued in the supreme court due to Henry H. Rogers illness. Dr. C. A. Pratt says Rogers cannot engage in business for at least three months and must rest at his home in Sau Haven. Rogers’ condition is physical, not mental. attorney J. W. Beck says Rogers has not managed affairs since July 16.
Elmer Mikkelsen and Ernest Leffingwell dispatch from Dawson Alaska dated Sept 10 report that soundings from the Anglo American polar expedition show no land north of Alaska. Commanders inform the American Geographical Society via its dispatch.
At Sheepshead Bay sale, Running Water a bay filly by Sir Dixon Break water sold to Tom Walsh for 15200. The filly has won £50000 in stake events this season. McCarter who won the Saratoga handicap last month also went to the same buyer for £13000.
Illinois will see increasing cloudiness and cooler temperatures in the north. Indiana also grows cloudier. Lower Michigan expects generally fair skies but cooler in the north. Wisconsin experiences increasing cloudiness and cooler conditions. Northwest areas face partly cloudy skies with possible showers.
Quotations from Chicago Board of Trade show mixed results across wheat corn oats pork and lard with Dec May and Sept futures listed. East Buffalo sources provide live stock and hay prices and receipts for cattle hogs sheep and calves with local dealer notes and weekend movement reports.
A roundup of community items from The County News, detailing local events, meetings, and everyday happenings across towns. Updates include social gatherings, school notices, and civic announcements affecting residents.
Sept 12 item shows sickness lists and small travels. Nick Tinnes remains ill while Miss Lizzie Tinnes travels to Iowa City for neck operation. Several residents, including Mr. and Mrs. John Koch and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wilkins, visit relatives out of town. Bertha Gross marries Mr. Linencamp at Clear Creek church. Hogs sent to Boston market. corn delivery halted by car shortages. Mrs. Robert Crawford is seriously ill at home.
Sept 13 reports several visitors and residents in town including Miss Nan Richey, Mr and Mrs Kennedy and son from Chicago, and Ava Matthews from Washington. Death of Mrs Fannie Culbertson announced with burial here Saturday. Sale by Henry McCoy at his father's farm. family moves to Ottumwa. Church services listed for Presbyterian United and Methodist with ministers named.
West Chester reports a barrel of Henderson melons sent to locals with each fruit labeled for its recipient. Myrtle Moore becomes the Delta area’s new telephone operator. The Brinton Entertaining Co visits Keota and West Chester with a tent show and a full slate of new pictures as Munro & Fisher ship two cars. Johnson’s advertises every kind of pie, including genuine lemon pie.
A large crowd attended the Clifton Remedy Co show and pronounced the entertainment good. A baby girl was born to Frank Welliever’s family Wednesday evening. mother and child are doing well. Sig Wallace heads to Iowa City and may move soon. Blacksmith John Wertz of Gladwin bought a shop here and plans to reopen in a week or ten days. Many friends gathered for a farewell for J. E. Mathers and family, who will move to Corpus Christi, Texas. Mrs. Tom Flynn of Ottumwa visits her parents Henry Boyd and friends, also to see sister Mrs. Jennie Dean in Muscatine. John B. Quinn and wife moved into the section house. he will work on the section.
Sept 13 reports Mr and Mrs John Hill visiting Burlington for a couple of days with friends. J B Eckerman and D L Start traveled to Burlington. Local residents attended the Farmers Institute in Washington to hear Prof P G Holden. Ode Ferguson and John Putnam also went to Burlington. Mrs Jugenheimer hosts a small gathering of ladies. Mrs Elmer Mason and Mrs George Teas were out of town guests. Mr and Mrs Harry Long hosted about forty friends for an evening of socializing with ice cream and cake.
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