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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1908

Page

3

Bartletts from Washington Visit Des Moines Family Home

Mr and Mrs C T Bartlett of Washington Pennsylvania arrived yesterday after a brief stay in Des Moines and will spend several weeks at Mrs E N Wright the mother of the wife J F McNamara returned last evening from a business trip to Iowa City

C. T. Bartlett Washington, Pa Des Moines E. N. Wright J. F. McNamara Iowa City James Wallace Dayton Iowa W. R. Sawhill Frey Ira B. Thompson Miles Bradford Eureka Calif Will J. Mara Washington County Riverside

Frey’s Studio Sightings and Local Visits

Local notes list many visitors and residents traveling through Riverside and nearby towns. Names include W. B. Cress, Olive White, Ina Murphy, Elsie Sparks, P. L. Huber, J. O. Lemon, James O’Loughlin, Nellie Haney, Elsie McCreedy, James Wallace, Ira B. Thompson and family, Will J. Mara, and Rev. W. R. Sawhill. Details cover museum, opera, Parsifal, and recent trips to Helena and Eureka with brief travel updates.

Flour guarantee offers refunds for imperfect sacks

Occident Flour is sold with a guarantee that protects the buyer. Your money will be refunded for every sack that is not perfect in quality. Wm. A. Whiting.

Wm. A. Whiting

When Trifles Become Troubles

Advertisement notes that kidney concerns should prompt immediate use of Foley's Kidney Remedy to prevent Bright's disease or diabetes. Warns against delay and cites Lemmon's Pharmacy as the source.

Foley Bright Lemmon

Fort Madison Centenary Claim Prompts Historic Review

The article traces Fort Madison Iowa’s early 1800s origins from its 1808 establishment by Lieut Kingsley to its siege and abandonment, recounting the fort’s role in U S expansion, Black Hawk War tensions, and the rise of present day Fort Madison with a centennial celebration planned for September 26 to October 1. It notes a monument replicating the Lone Chimney and the site’s transformation into a manufacturing city, plus a brief New York anecdote about a beauty’s literary misstep.

State of Iowa Territory of Fort Madison Lee County Dubuque Montrose Honore Tesson Mississippi River United States Sac Black Hawk D River Louisiana Purchase Potowonok Illinois

Ferguson couple sails west for extended visit

Mr and Mrs J A Ferguson of Crawfordsville depart for an extended western tour starting with Kansas City and other western points.

J. A. Ferguson Crawfordsville Kansas City

Stage Beauty Compared By Louisville Courier Journal

The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a conversation noting that beauty on stage is often a different measure than real beauty. The exchange compares being a stage beauty to stage money, implying performative value in theatrical circles.

Louisville Courier. Journal

The Mighty Man Who Never Told a Lie

A nostalgic line from the Washington Star praises a legendary figure of the past, a mastodonic presence now extinct, whose memory links to wondrous feats and steadfast honesty.

Washington Star

Sister Agnes Carolyn joins McCleery family at 615 East Main

Master Richard McCleery announces the arrival of his sister Agnes Carolyn born yesterday the 15th at home weighing ten pounds net. Parents Mr and Mrs Hugh McCleery say she will live at 615 East Main Street with family. Mrs C C Matthews of Wyman visited the city yesterday.

Richard McCleery Hugh McCleery Agnes Carolyn East Main Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Womer W.C.T. U. Society White Ribbon Shoe Company Fort Dodge, Iowa Frank L. Wilson & CO Fox & Dewey Frey’ Studio W. B. Cress Olive White Ainsworth Sexton Ina Murphy Elsie Sparks Havre P. L. Huber J. O. Lemon Helena Mont George James O'Loughlin Near West Chester Opera House Nellie Haney Muscatine Ciy Elsie McCreedy Burlington Iowa Gas and Electric Com’y Snap Dougherty Bros Nial the Town Ant Kingsley New York Ibsen New York Times Brussels Centis A.W. Chase Alcne Ce Washington County Savings Bank C. C. Matthews Wyman Russia J. A. Harwood Tit Coon Star Store
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