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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
3
For sale to close the estate of Mrs. E. E. Everson, adjoining the City Library. Includes lot seven in block nine and lot one in block twenty six in Highland Park. See A. Anderson, Executor, for price and terms.
150 head of fine 2 year old White Face and Short Horn native cattle offered by John McCulley. Contact through phone numbers 67 or 141. Also notes a patent medicine advertisement warning against mercury in catarrh remedies and promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with prices and supplier details.
William Macauley stars in a four act heart story with humor and human interest in When We Were Friends by W. B. Patton. The show screens Monday evening the 21st at the opera house.
Foley's Orino Laxative is a new remedy described as an improved laxative that does not gripe or nauseate and is pleasant to take. It is guaranteed, advertised by Lem mon's Pharmacy.
Local notices list varied daily goings on including 56-11 Frank Barden arriving from the east, new bank stenographer Ralph Bunce at Citizens Savings, a marriage license issued to Mabel McCreedy and G. F. Amos, and several residents traveling or visiting relatives. Deeper items note Della Dean’s new stenography post and students entering universities, with multiple small business and personal mentions throughout the city.
PENS Miss Birdie Rankin returns home next Tuesday after five weeks with her sister in St. Anthony Idaho. Kleese family bodies moved from Pleasant cemetery to Elm Grove Thursday under Wilber Miller. Mr. and Mrs Geo McDaniel return to Muscatine after visiting Chas Benz and family. Mrs Benz and Mrs McDaniel are sisters. Mr. and Mrs S A Love and daughter Bessie of Centerville visit the Samuel Love home north of Ainsworth. Mrs Love known as Nellie Buwer former Washington girl. Mr. and Mrs J F Green of Corpus Christi visit Geo H Paul. Green has Gulf Coast holdings and co-owns Taft ranch part handled by Payl Co. They depart for Chicago tonight.
Muscatine faces Keota in a four game set at Keota park across Monday Tuesday and Wednesday September 21 22 and 23 One game each on the first two days with a double header the final day Games start at 3 pm Monday and Tuesday and 2 pm Wednesday Admission 25 cents single 35 cents for the double header Grand stands shade noted Local reader James Donahue of New Britain Conn praises Foley's Kidney Remedy after trials with diabetes and kidney trouble Mention of Lemmon's Pharmacy and insurance exam reference included.
From our exchanges the writer and Rev J H Taylor visited Washington to see Parsifal at the Graham Theater. The play is worth seeing with a strong moral lesson and a beautiful Parsifal character. It shows the results of sin, blends tragedy and romance, and ends with Parsifal’s virtuous rise to the Holy Grail. Washington crowds may not fully appreciate a good show. Also Horace Seeley displays an exceptionally tall corn stalk two big ears high, with many similar stalks at his farm.
Miss Laura Foster of Washington visits Jefferson County for a few days and stays with Miss Jessie Johnson, as noted by the Jefferson County Republican on September 18.
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert E. Wilson left Tuesday evening for New York City and will sail to Mersine in Asia Minor to begin mission work under the R. P. board. Friends gathered at the depot to bid them farewell. The Rev. Mr. Wilson had preached at Covenanter church several times and formerly refused the pastorate offer.
B W Nicola of Washington Zal man Nicola of Lincoln Nebraska and Marcell Nicola of Washington spent last Thursday in town with their brother Eugene.
Mrs A Sheridan traveled to Washington this morning to visit her daughter Mrs Frank George whose baby is quite ill, as reported by the Columbus Gazette.
The Crawfordsville Imprint notes a farmer answering on the road to Washington that his corn crop is tolerably good. The field is expected to reach about 100 bushels per acre and will likely require twelve foot ladders to harvest, prompting a question about the meaning of tolerably in this agricultural context.
Ill health prompts D F Macon auction at his Crawfordsville residence on September 26 1908 at 10 am. Auction includes five head of horses and mules eighteen head of cattle thirty eight hogs about nineteen acres corn hay millet ninety acres meadow and pasture plus farming implements and harness. Terms 12 months credit for sums over $10 cash under 10 with 6 percent discount. lunch provided. organizers Daniel Strouse J H Huston clerk. Quick relief for asthma advertised from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
The Vienna advertises the largest and best assortment of bakery goods in the city. A wide range includes crusty loaves, pastries, and sweet treats. Fresh lines daily. Stop by for a quick bite or full display cases.
Frank Macon Auctioneer announces an administrator's sale one and three fourths miles northeast of Washington on Tuesday September 22 at 10 am. Property listed includes four horses three cows calves hogs and pigs a corn field hay oats straw farm implements harnesses tools and household goods with terms to be announced. Ruth Winter departs for Knoxville Tenn to visit friend Miss Keener.
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