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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1912
Page
5
Local items recount visits, travel, and small events across Washington County Iowa. Mrs H M Shellabarger visits Columbus Junction. Charles Dewey and others travel to Cedar Rapids and Red Oak for funerals and teaching duties. Notices include Hartman ice cream ads, school moves, church presbytery meetings, and family travels spanning West Chester Fairfield and Davenport.
A famine in China has left a million people without aid as relief efforts struggle. The appeal urges immediate support from U S readers, listing donation channels including the American Red Cross and several relief committees in New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago and other cities.
In a bedtime tale Daddy recounts Isaac Hopper the Quaker praised for cleaning up and helping others. A boy learns from Hopper that cleanliness matters though he should aid the needy, not disdainful of dirt yet mindful of care. The story links soap, chemistry, and moral conduct.
The Senior class at the high school will present the French titled farce Cherchez la Femme early next month under Will Chilcote. Seven boys and five girls will perform in a strictly comedic play, designed for full houses, separate from May commencement likely on the 29th with a program of music and ovations.
A humorous sketch likens flats to intimate cubby holes where neighbors exchange opinions on religion politics and breakfast food. The piece satirically describes elevator gossip heat in winter and the diverse inhabitants from sharp to natural and the noisy shoe-drop cadence.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wabnitz entertained at an Easter dinner with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Otto and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Schiebel, Mr. and Mrs. Shelley Eberling, and Miss Alpha Wabnitz of Muscatine. Magazines describe a four course lunch served by Mrs. Wabnitz with color themes of white and yellow. Miss Florence Patterson hosted the Myrtle McCleary Chapter of the Missionary Guild at her West Main street home for India Awakening study followed by a social hour and light luncheon.
The paper lists a 15 cent social by the M B A at Workman hall next Tuesday in April. Home steaders meet at Woodman hall at 8 pm. Poinsettia club hosts Mrs E G Mason Thursday afternoon. Methodist Ladies Aid thimble bee and 16 cent social at Mrs Wickham's home Friday at 2 30 with Sweeper Vac exhibit and refreshments. All ladies invited.
Secretary of State Knox arrives in Kingston aboard the Washington and is greeted by a large crowd. He and his party tour the town by motor car, with officials and citizens in attendance.
A dialogue note recalls a speaker’s college days and jokes about the college’s weak football team. The exchange hints at pride in other aspects while downplaying athletic success.
Agent Tl. W. Russell sternly warns Rock Island station youths to avoid the platform and tracks after a near miss when an extra freight and two passenger trains arrived simultaneously. He cites a fatal yard accident last summer and urges parents to keep their children away from railway yards at night.
Sunday April 14 1912 a church rally will run all day at the A. M. E. church. Trustees and pastor D W Brown urge subscribers for church improvements to attend with their funds. The church needs substantial improvements and invites all to help in this effort.
A historical ledger fragment lists liabilities and deposits for a bank including capital stock, demand and time deposits, savings deposits, and total assets. It references bonds, gold and silver coin vaults, and other profits after expenses with figures indicating the bank's financial position.
A famous marine painter rose from a farmer’s boy background. He likely practiced drawing water and ships on the farm before gaining recognition in a museum setting.
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