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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1910
Page
5
A long list of residents and visitors fill the day with shopping calls and social calls. Many locals, including Mel Shields and J. F. H. Taylor, stop by on business while others return from trips to Oskaloosa, Des Moines, Council Bluffs, and California.
Capuist church men announce a fourth annual banquet to be held in the church parlor on April first at seven o'clock. The event mirrors last year’s success and promises another lively gathering to benefit church activities.
Services will be held Sunday evening at 7 30. The program includes a rosary and a sermon. A Biblical quote is cited and a Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will close the devotions.
The Folger family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and help after a bereavement and for the beautiful flowers. Mrs. A. S. Folger and daughters.
In Washington area the administrator announces sale of the late Harrison A Ball real estate totaling 160 acres farm 3 miles north of Washington 80 acres 2 miles west 10 acres in South Washington three lots with two dwellings a house on Avenue five lots on Marion Avenue a residence district house and lot in Southwest Washington and two lots on Second Avenue. Property offered by A anderson administrator.
The Literature Department of the Fortnightly club meets Monday evening with Miss Laura Noyes. Royal Arch Masons Cyrus Chapter No 18 holds a called convocation Monday evening April 11 for mark and past master degree. The Musical Department of the Fortnightly club meets Monday evening at 7 30 with Mrs Batterton.
Roy Quinn and I. D. Quinn report the death of W. H. Quinn at his Shirley Illinois home caused by an explosion in his private lighting plant. The telegram noted the house was torn and survived by a wife and five children. Roy will travel to attend the funeral.
Morbid fancies and distorted views arise from gazing into shame and folly. True progress comes from pure feeling and slow living aimed at the good. A man truly sees life who seeks uplifting gains and strengthens the soul by contemplating great and good things.
A brief note quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson urging individuals to spend as they value, not mirror neighbors. It emphasizes personal choice, purposeful use of wealth, and following one’s own desires in spending decisions.
A May Manton pattern shown for girls fourteen to sixteen features a linen model for a small boy with a plastron front blouse and full bloomers. The design includes a left front fly closure, a straight collar band, and a loose belt, while accessible French flowers like Giant La France roses and Malmaison roses are praised in the illustration. Send 10 cents plus 2 cents postage to receive pattern 6574 by mail.
In fashion notes the white sales feature handkerchiefs and all over embroidered designs in various whites. The return of short sleeves is noted as a prevailing trend seen in gowns and coats, with sleeve lengths ranging from near the wrist to above the elbow. Lingerie blouses with square yokes and mercerized batiste waists trimmed with lace are highlighted, with tucks shaping fullness and slender back lines. Judic Chollet.
This May Manton pattern comes in sizes from 32 to 4 inches bust. Send 10 cents with number 79 to this office. it will be mailed promptly. Include an extra two cent stamp for baste letters to ensure quicker delivery.
A Welsh girl named Anne, aged about fifteen to twenty, travels with her father to a Minnesota farm. After a harsh home life with a stepmother, she schemes to marry the first good man who passes. A Welsh suitor arrives, shares her Carmarthen roots, and stays to help settle on the farm.
Wade and Tee Ta Borg lease the Star Theatre site and open a new moving picture show this afternoon and evening. They promise performances to please the most fastidious and have upgraded the interior with carpets in the aisles and other improvements.
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