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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1909
Page
4
A playful yet alarming item describes a fly causing chaos in a home. The insect crawls across bread, milk, butter, and windows provoking Mary Jane and a distressed mother. The piece urges catching the pest with sticky paper to stop the germs and sickness.
A fragment shows a dialect sketch of a black woman and man debating kissing and chores while a later line has a senator remark that patriots are either appointed or disappointed. The text blends regional speech with a political aside about ambition to hold office.
A money back guarantee advertises Mi o Na tablets to stop belching gas and sour stomach. It claims fast, visible results within days and improved complexion, urging readers to buy at Lemmon's Pharmacy and other druggists.
Boston reports that Prof Percival Lowell announced findings indicating oxygen in Mars atmosphere from spectrogram comparisons. He asserts moisture and oxygen could enable life as we know it, corroborating earlier water detection and linking to Mars conditions.
An Exchange letter from an Eastern visitor chronicles Kansas corn folklore. Streets are described paved with corn grains while cobs serve as sewer pipe and husks as playground tents. Observer notes soil, harvest, and stalk height as a tall tale of farming humor.
Snow's College of Dressmaking offers custom pattern cutting with perfect fit guaranteed at a Klein clothing store.
Local correspondents report on community events across the county with updates on daily life, social gatherings, and notable happenings. Brief items cover school, church, and civic activities, plus small-town incidents and announcements of interest to residents.
Grandma Saur aged over eighty, mother of George and Joe Saur of Iowa City, died Saturday evening. Funeral today by Father Weil with Catholic cemetery interment. She came to the U S fifty years ago from New York with husband and three sons, two of whom predeceased her. The family had lived in New York then Iowa, Richmond residence with son Charles. Zitta Piper improves after illness. Joe Dawn heads toward Washington with threshing outfit. Fred Welte of Burlington visits family. Carpenters begin work on George Kos barn.
W H Johnson sold his farm southwest of Brighton to H F Myers. Miss Grace Gowey teaches at Black Hawk and Miss Myers at Pleasant Grove. Terry Gowey suffered a painful pond digging accident last Tuesday, cutting through his shoe and nearly severing two toes. Bridges at Kain and Slinton receive new paint. Rev Peterson and family from Chicago visit S S Savage. Horace Seeley held a public sale last Friday. Arthur Koch and family visited relatives near Merrimac. Several Route 1 youths plan to attend Pleasant Plain Academy this fall.
Mrs Will Mitchell and children of Ainsworth visited at John Mill house last week. Mr and Mrs Will Easter spent Friday in Brighton. Willis Abbot of Chapman Neb visiting John Hillhouse. Mr and Mrs Madison Tucker spent weekend near Coppock with their daughter and family. B F Miller and son Willie visited Johns Woods near West Chester. Edd Knox painted for George Long. Ladies Aid met at John Hillhouse last week. Norm Pratt and daughter Zella and Jan Galdwell and family visited Will Caldwell. Marcus Turbott building a new barn for Will Saville. June fair attendance at the Junction. Clark Abbot of Cedar Rapids visited John Hullhouse last week. J kb Booth served on the jury at Washington.
D F Macon Auctioneer of Washington Iowa announces a public sale at the seller's home 544 miles south of Havre and one mile west of Crawfordsville on Thursday Sept 16 1909 at 10am. Items include cattle hogs farm machinery household goods and personal property with 12 month credit on sums over 10 cash under 10 and a lunch by Pleasant Hill church ladies.
Mrs Dolson leaves for California to visit her son Charlie and will tour other states. Ernest Dunlap couple back in Illinois. Inez Varner visiting brother A A Varner and family. J Shilling and wife return from southern trip. Frank McGuigan at Burlington. Myers and wife of Davenport visiting relatives here. Alb Lintz in town today. Mike Stump hauling lumber for new house. M V Long visiting sister in Hedrick. O H Dunlap not improving. Wm Hesselschwerdt in Iowa City hospital this week. S J Baker reported improved. J A Thompson couple house-sitting for Mrs Varner while away. Brown visiting relatives. Emmet Louck in Moline on business. Ris Stone of Iowa City visiting friends. News from Lone Tree of two young men killed in an explosion while repairing auto work. Shmidt back from South Dakota with Waldschmidt Realty handseekers. Capt and Mrs Frank Critz attended neighbor’s funeral in Richmond. R A Knittel back from four weeks with relatives in Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska. Will Russell and Irene and Alice Thomann with Mr Fisk and Albia Kos spent day in Iowa City. George Stephan and W B Cruz back from Minnesota State Fair with Hawkeye Lightning Rod Co exhibit.
September notes describe Dr. H B Wescott visiting Muscatine. Visitors include Mr and Mrs A J Stransky of Walker and Mrs Mary Stransky who is ill. Others: Lester Godlove family of Wellman, the d Autremonts from Chicago, Mrs Holloway of Pennsylvania, Miss Elizabeth Klodt of Milton, and the Preby and Walds families, with various stops around town.
KEOTA September 14 Death claimed Eugene Wilkins Monday evening after a long struggle with diabetes. He and his wife returned from Seattle a year ago due to his ill health and for his treatment.
The Root Juice remedy draws crowds at the drug store with many testimonials claiming cures for stomach liver kidneys and blood. Reported benefits include relief from indigestion constipation rheumatism and kidney complaints after a few bottles. Root Juice sells for 1 per bottle or 5 for six at J E Lemmon's drug store.
Updates from Keota Iowa and nearby towns recount illness fluctuations and hopeful recoveries. A Nebraska guest, Mrs Frank Imes, was honored with a noon dinner, while Ralph Hamilton returned from the state fair with a silver cup awarded to a stallion or gelding. Families visit, travel, and social events fill the week with gatherings, shopping trips, and college plans.
The Rev Stoval and a Washin ton singing band will headline a Saturday afternoon and evening event at the M E church in West Chester to raise funds for the Epworth League An ice cream social will follow at the Baptist church Saturday evening hosted by local ladies.
September 14 report from Crawfordsville notes Rev J H Cook of Farmington arrived from Wifield for a visit. Rev A B Hightshoe will serve as the new minister at the M church. Local residents Donbar and Hampsher and several others traveled or visited nearby for routine matters.
A Boer who sold a carcass from an ox that died of lung sickness faced a missionary in conflict. The missionary threatened reporting him, and the Boer quoted Scripture to justify the act. The dialogue centered on Deut 14 21 and the handling of condemned meat for strangers.
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