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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
2
Local homefront column notes corn planting progress and weather affects on crops. Families including Coleman Swann Lett and Veale visit relatives. anniversary and farm improvements mentioned. plan for Sunday services. an ad segment offers Foley products with a mail reply package.
A P Walker of Brooklyn New York will lecture at Zinkans hall Sunday at 3 PM on Prophecy and the World Wide Unrest. He calls the Great War epoch making signaling the end of Gentile times. Walker is a noted Bible student who has traveled across the United States. Seats are free and no collection will be taken.
Several residents and relatives are listed visiting friends and family in Veale township and nearby towns. Events include births, Sunday visits by Clark family, McCall relatives, and trips to Washington and Terr Haute with mentions of nearby towns like Odon Plainville and Elmarold.
Mr and Mrs T and Mrs Simeon Martin visited relatives Sunday. Many families including the Pichi and Hesleb clans joined Mrs and Mrs Bray, the Thas, Beasley, Rader, Hunt, Lyon, and others at homes around Elnora. Noah Resler suffered a left arm fracture from a fall from a horse but is recovering. Mildred Walden of Elnora visited Jessie and Madge. Joe Bechtel of Shiteh visited J C Resser. Mrs Nicholson drove to Scotland.
The column records local life with names like John Jones and Prof Salhi White visiting last Sunday, Miss Lizzie Snider dining with Miss Martha Meades, and Prof Walter White planning a Bloomington summer study. It notes illness, church gatherings at Glendale M E Church, upcoming events on June 28, and Ernest Lette recovering enough to work again. Health concerns include measles and whooping cough, while Edza Robinson claims the local croquet title.
Farm updates show corn nearly finished and oats fair while wheat looks poor. Social rounds mention Annie and Marie Banita visiting grandparents, Sunday exercises at Antioch drew a fair crowd, and multiple guests and travels across families in Wheatland and Washington state.
Frank Moseley of Moore's Hill Indiana reports relief from constant pains in sides and back after using Foley Kidney Pills. He notes all pain disappeared within 48 hours after the last dose and credits the product with stopping bladder disturbances and improving sleep. Smith and Winton.
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