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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1918
Page
7
Local residents share Sunday visits and farm news
Miss Dora Smoke visits from Columbus City to Ben Miller. Charley and Minnie McKay host in Glen Pratt and Pleasant Hill areas. Families including Wagner Easter and Wag ner, Gardner, Welborn, and Pratt gather for church and social visits. Several moves and services noted among Washington, Columbus Junction, and Wellston connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Gardner
Wilber Been
Dave Schantz
Walter Garner
Lloyd Easter
Lester Wagner
Will Saville
John Caldwell
Lioyd Foster
Glenn Pratt
Jake Shrader
Howard Witting
Columbus Junction
Chaney Renolds
Will Stafford
Jim Shrader
Peter Witting
Dave Ferguson
Sherlock
Wes Meyer
Sam Warren
Eva Caldwell
Marion
Glen Pratt
Howard Hotle
Wellston
Howard Baker
Crawfordsville Daily Social Notices
Mrs J F Buxbaum and Miss Lola Romig visited Washington yesterday afternoon. J G Maxwell and R H McCarty from Washington were in town yesterday. Miss Mira Shafer traveled to Washington for a day visit with friends. J W Paschal and son Harry went to Lenox Iowa for their uncle’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
J. F. Buxbaum
Lola Romig
Washington
J. G. Maxwell
R. H. McCarty
Mira Shafer
J. W. Paschal
Harry
Lenox
Iowa
Local Notes From Haskins and Surrounding Areas
Haskins Haskins Sept 28 C E Lehman returned from Kalona after aiding Suhring in the lumber yard Rev S E Wallin planned Keota visit Carl Swails and family called on Roy Littrel home J F Stafford left Davenport for a poultry truck position Charlie Davis and wife and Olive Moore travel to Kansas for a week with Osceola stop for state Sunday school convention Mrs Arthur Moberly of Chicago visited her parents Mr and Mrs Wim Roberts bringing a new baby sister to their daughters Carl Swails bought Manford Rabenold’s farm Roy Littrel family to Columbus Junction then Illinois via Burlington for two to three weeks Rev S BE Wallin in Keota with friends Mrs Arnot Mathers arrived Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
C. E. Lehman
Kalona
Suhring
Olive Moore
Kansas
Oskaloosa
Carl Swails
Manford Rabenold
Roy Littrel
Columbus Junction
Harry
Ilinois
Burlington
Rev. S. BE. Wallin
Keota
Arnot Mathers
Newborn Son Reported in Wisconsin Home Visit News
Telegram informed Mrs. J. C. Mathers of the Bockney family's new son in Wisconsin. Regular church services occur each Sunday with 11 o'clock morning worship and an evening program on The Life of Abraham building on prior talks. Rev Wallin continues Bible lectures Sunday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
J. C. Mathers
Bockney
Wisconsin
Abraham
Wallin
Red Cross Sale Promoted in Wellston for Washington Chapter
Mrs Ef fie Porter visited Paul Harvey home near Titus and Red Cross fundraiser in Wellston plans a quilt sale. Bethel Aid Society met at W Hotle with eleven members six visitors and six babies. piecing a quilt to finish next week for sale at the Red Cross sale. Local residents urged large donations and attendance with hot coffee sandwiches and pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welllston
Effie Porter
Paul Harvey
Titus
Howard Hotle
Cecille Hotle
Howard Baker
Havre
Hollingsworth Bros
J. E. Harvey
Cora Burroughs
Bethel Aid Society
W. €. Hotle
Red Cross
Wellston
Washington Red Cross Society
Harve Corpman
Harry Hain
M. E. Church
Vere E. Davis
Chris Schlatter
Wayland
E. Griffith
Fairfield
Notable Visits and Liberty Bond Total in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville residents hosted visitors from Washington and Winfield including Wilma Lease and Mrs Will Fishburn. Local families welcomed Harold Lamb and daughter Margaret from near Brighton. Miss Pemberton of Oskaloosa visited over Sabbath. Liberty bond subscriptions exceeded 93000 dollars. Churchgoers attended a United Presbyterian service and viewed Red Cross crippled soldiers relief pictures detailing prosthetic innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Wilma Lease
Pemberton
Joseph Roth
Irene
J. D. McAvoy
Washington
Will Fishburn
Winfield
Harold Lamb
Margaret
Brighton
W. H. Hagie
Oskaloosa
West Chester notes share news and plans for bonds
R P McFarlane bought a carload of potatoes in northern Iowa. Miss Lucy Pierce visited the Dayton home. Rev Druse preached twice. Harold Ross serves in Iowa City OT. Pettitts of Guide Rock Neb. visit Mrs Ferguson. Franklin township praised for bond support. Lectures by Parnells set for Oct 5 at the M E church. Governor Harding spoke in Iowa City. Wilson lauded the lecture course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
R. P. McFarlane
Iowa
Lucy Pierce
J. D
R. C. Ferguson
Franklin Township
W. S. Boyer
Iowa City
Harding
Washington
Keota
Parnells
M. EF
Wilson
M. E
Local Families Travel Davenport Visit Weather Update
Mr and Mrs Claude Rhodebeck moved to Davenport last Saturday. Little James Nicholson has been under the weather for several days as Miss Jessie Phillips attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young America
Claude Rhodebeck
Davenport
James Nicholson
Farewell reception honors local members and threshing updates
A church farewell reception was held Wednesday honoring two members, Charles Rhodebeck and Ben Briley returned home after threshing 65 000 bushels of grain with the Will Martin outfit. They did most threshing near Ainsworth while Miss Ruth Vincent left for Stafford Kansas to teach Latin and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rhodebeck
W. H. Tedford
Ben Briley
Wellman
Hewitt Karr’s
Marion Speers
Sam McKee
G. T. Club
Will Martin
Ainsworth
Ruth Vincent
Stafford
Kan
James Phillips
Walter Nicholson
Brighton to offer all musical lecture course this winter
From Our Exchanges Brighton will host a winter lecture course with thirty two residents guaranteeing it. The Redpath bureau provides the program. Tickets go on sale next week. Survivors of the Nineteenth Iowa Infantry plan their annual reunion at Eldon on October 9 and 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Redpath Bureau
Brighton Enterprise
Nineteenth
Iowa Infantry
Eldon
Fairfield Tribune
Bumble Bee Schedule Changes Noted For Riverside Line
Notices indicate timetable adjustments on the Bumble Bee route and Riverside train arrivals. The Bumble Bee still departs Riverside at 5 45 p m and reaches town at 10 15 a m with evening arrival at 5 15 p m and a 5 52 p m late return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Recall of conscientious objectors sparks Iowa protest
Eleven objectors furloughed from Camp Dodge to farm duty were recalled after local communities objected to their stay as families sent overseas. Governor orders recall, drawing praise from supporters who note boys at front must not be displaced. Also notes poor apple crop and urges better tree care. Wayland and Wellman reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry County
Camp Dodge
Army
Des Moines
Iowa
France
Wayland News
Enfield
Funeral of Frank Rogers Held Today
Funeral services for Frank Almon Rogers were held at his brother in law J D Glasgow's home with Dr J A Glendinning officiating. Burial was at Woodlawn cemetery and the funeral was private. Rogers died Saturday evening from a diabetic abscess. He had operated the Washington bus line for forty years and was well known among traveling men in eastern Iowa. He was born August 8 1862 and survived by two children and three sisters with several relatives attending the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Almon Rogers
J. D. Glasgow
J. A. Glendinning
Methodist Church
A. King
Woodlawn
Mr. Rogers
Iowa
Frank Rogers
Washington
Samuel
Susan
Curtis) Rogers
Rogers
Laura Rose
Chicago
J. W. Morton
Weices
Muriel Lindorff
Rock Island
Thomas Pow
W. G. Witwer
Cedar Rapids
Orville Means Honored in France for Service
An item notes Orville Means being honored in France for his wartime service. The report mentions graduation details, company K duties, and how much he was missed by his unit as the meeting ends with the hymn When Our Hosts to Battle Go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville
France
Rades
Company K
Society notes reveal marriage and move to Rock Island
The article reports the wedding of a couple with Mrs. Pickens and Mrs. Carpenter among the parents. The groom, Mr. Thoma, works at the Rock Island arsenal and the couple will reside in Rock Island. A dinner for friends followed the ceremony and the newlyweds departed for Rock Island on the evening train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Pickens
L. P. Carpenter
Bessie Corbett
Thoma
Arsenal
Rock Island
Mrs Carl Roberts Appears On Teachers Program
An entertainment committee report notes Mrs Carl Roberts was omitted from Friday’s teachers program. She delivered two readings, opening with a Robert Service poem Sandy McGraw's Whistle and closing with a humorous encore about a prophylactic dog and the antiseptic cat that drew laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Roberts
Similar Tastes Define A Brief Marriage Union
A French woman recently wed due to matching tastes with her bridegroom. She quips that neither cares much for the other, a sentiment echoed by the London Opinion in a wry remark on matched pairings and marriage expectations.
Might Be Welcome. Wife Quotes a Draft in Window
Debt-harassed husband recalls a Boston Transcript line about a draught entering the home as tension rises over money worries. The exchange hints at domestic strain and financial stress affecting a marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Fuel Scarcity in France Forces Fuel Rationing
American expeditionary forces in France limit cooking and heating fuel for winter. Troops in trenches may use one pound of charcoal and three pounds of coke per man daily, with those behind the lines receiving slightly less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Madman kills two shoots five in Harrisburg scene
In Harrisburg Alaska on September 50 Edward Rittinger aged 75 went insane and killed Mr and Mrs W T Reasons who had cared for a firm for years. A posse killed Rittinger after he fired on them wounding John Hutton and injuring two others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Edward Rittinger
Rittinger
W. T. Reasons
John Hutton
Ten Germans to one Yank on Verdun battlefield found dead
American staff officers report near Verdun that a single American soldier lay dead among ten German foes, suggesting he had slain them before dying. The scene was observed by officers touring the northwest Verdun sector on September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Big U Battleship Minnesota Strikes Mine
The American battleship Minnesota struck a mine off the Delaware breakwater with no casualties. The ship proceeded to port under its own power. London reports British weekly casualties including 482 officers killed or died of wounds and 3,936 other officers wounded or missing, with 19,757 enlisted men casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Delaware
Washington
London
War Office
Payment plan set for POW officers under Berne pact
Washington reports that a Berne conference agreement provides monthly payments from the United States and Germany to all officers held as prisoners of war. The scheme stipulates fixed sums to support POWs during captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Germany
Closing hot water bottles technique
The article explains how to prevent leaks by screwing in the stopper cold after filling. Heat expands the metal socket and stopper, so fitting when cold allows the stopper to seal as the bottle warms. This prevents leakage as the parts tighten during use.
Ardith’s plea for playthings over cloth gifts
Ardith asks her parents not to bring cloth items on their trip and instead requests playthings. Her family has already given her stockings hair ribbons and handkerchiefs from several shopping trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardith
Frugality Paired With Liberality, Penn Reflection
Daily Thought attributed to William Penn urges combining thrift with generosity. It cautions that temperate spending without charity leads to covetousness, while charity without restraint risks prodigality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamo Penn
Looks on Love as Compliment in Madame de taal
A quotation noting that a woman feels flattered by love, even if the suitor cannot win her heart or respect, attributed to Abel Stevens in Life of Madame de taal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Stevens
Madame de Taal
Pimples Signal Bad Blood Warn of Skin Troubles
An old health ad warns pimples reflect sluggish impure blood and may foretell eczema boils and skin eruptions. It promotes a vegetable blood purifier labeled 8.S. 8. claiming it cleanses blood without minerals or chemicals and urges readers to obtain medical advice if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
Weather Forecast for Des Moines Week of Sept 30 to Oct 5
Des Moines Iowa forecast for the period September 30 to October 5 calls for fair skies with a chance of rain after mid week in the southern portion. Temperatures expected to be nearly normal for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Mississippi
Missouri
Describing Noahs Ark Dimensions and Materials
The text states the ark measured 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet deep. It notes construction from gophic wood or cypress, materials suitable for submerged parts, assuming an 18 inch cubit.
Thin irritable child boosts appetite after Vincl trial
Mrs. C. B. Wilkinson from Middletown testifies Vincl improved her five year old daughter with a run down nervous condition. The ad promotes Vincl as a body-building tonic with beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates and notes Saxo Salve’s immediate healing for itching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
C. B. Wilkinson
Vinci
Sherman Bros
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