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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1921

Page

6

Local Residents Move and Travel Notes in Community

Mr and Mrs FR A Samuelson and children Oscar Eilen and Margaret depart for Burlington to establish a new home and Mr Samuelson takes a new job there. S N Walker and Mrs J A Morrow visit and travel neighbors. families visit for the day and attend local events such as the flying circus and figure circus. Local stores promote pens, jewelry and medicines with ads and other residents visit relatives in Fairfield Omaha Keota and Dubuque as a steady flow of social and business activity continues.

A. Samuelson Oscar Eilen Margaret Burlington J. A. Morrow Dubuque Maude Morrow Isaac Marr Marion Dorothy Keota

Local Social Notes From Davenport to Libertyville

Mrs Laura Longwell and Mrs Harry Siverly return from Davenport after visiting Mrs John Seige first. Mrs M Diller travels to Fairfield to visit friends and relatives. John Nickerson handles trucking at 820 Black. Joe Proverse returns to Jamesport Missouri after visiting Mrs A L Consoliver. Presbyterian ladies plan a bake sale Saturday October 1 in Orr grocery rooms. Mr and Mrs M D Work depart for Kansas City for a few days visit.

Laura Longwell Harry Siverly Davenport John Seige Joe Proverse Jamesport A. L. Consoliver J. M. Bird Armstrong British Columbia Harry Shrader Libertyville Presbyterian Orr Grocery Mrs. M. D Kansas City

112 White Way Garage Adopts Cash Basis

Notice announces a strict cash operation and reduced overhead to offer better service at lower costs. Also mentions visit by Charles R. Parkinson of Los Angeles staying with his sister Mrs. Leigh H. Wallace and his return from New York on business. Hyomei advertised as a germ killing treatment for catarrh sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

White Way Garage Charles R. Parkinson Los Angeles California Leigh H. Wallace Parkinson New York City Hyomei Lemmon Advt

Visit of Baker family from Chicago to Washington

Mrs Dorothy J Baker and her son Greeley, a Continental Can draughtsman from Chicago, arrived in Washington to visit relatives, staying with Mrs Barbara Hammes. They plan trips to Clay and Dutch Creek townships near their former home, visiting uncles Joe and Charley Augustine. The Baker party last visited 27 years ago.

Dorothy J. Baker Greeley Baker Continental Can Co Chicago Washington Community Baker Barbara Hammes Clay Dutch Creek Joe Charley Augustine

Car of Potatoes and Local Notices

Farmers Exchange advertises early Ohio potatoes at two bushel sacks for 1.55 per bushel cash at car. Mrs John Dodd and Mrs Will Sickles travel to Ainsworth for Baptist Association meeting. Chilcote Library closes this afternoon then opens at seven tonight.

Farmer’s Exchange John Dodd Will Sickles Ainsworth The Baptist Association Chilcote

University Drug Garden Ruined by Iowa River Flood

The University of Iowa drug garden in Iowa City, managed by the College of Pharmacy, was ruined for 1921 due to high water from the Iowa River. An acre on the west riverbank held about forty medicinal plants, many wild varieties, planted after wartime drug shortages.

Iowa City University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Iowa

Drug garden plan to guard crops amid losses

The report notes a February hothouse transplant to a cold frame and later replanting in the drug garden. This year losses occurred as harvest was near, and Dean Wilber J. Teeters of the college of pharmacy says the drug garden idea will be repeated next season.

Dean Wilber J. Teeters The College of Pharmacy

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