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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1910
Page
2
A brown road mare with halter, four years old and about 950 pounds, disappeared Saturday night from West Chester. Report to A. T. Augustine in West Chester. Reward offered.
A debate arises as anticruelty advocates oppose Londoners using Mexican jumping beans on a warm plate. The game rewards the bean that escapes a ring drawn around the beans, but critics decry the maggots inside each bean as cruel and urge gentler handling.
Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Flanders were Washington visitors Saturday. Asil Robertson, Cora Snyder and families visited Will Robertson's on Sunday. J. W. Guy was in the area on business Monday. Clen Jones visited at Asil Robertson's a few days ago. W. P. Wells came from Washington Tuesday. Brice Flanders hauling tires from Titus. Arthur Conrad was a West Chester visitor Tuesday. Frank Meyer, Walter Wolfe, Walter Peterson and Bert Smith went to Washington Tuesday evening. Asil Robertson, Cora Snyder, Frank Smith and George Frain went to Washington Wednesday.
Clyde Hillhouse of Havre along with P. P. Wenger and John Widmer of Noble were callers at the Beenblos home Sunday evening. J. W. Davison is building a home on his farm where Fred Wagner lives. Mrs. Frank Snider will entertain neighborhood youth tomorrow evening. Charley Bloomquist spent Sunday at home and returned to I. W. U. Monday. Mrs Charley Campbell's sister from Chicago is visiting.
The ad extols sound sleep and health, claiming kidney pain and back ache improved after taking Foley's Kidney Pills. J L Southers of Nau Claire Wisconsin reports better sleep appetite and overall condition after a short period of use. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Company are cited as sources.
An analysis contrasts Mrs. Siddons on stage with her home life as a mother and British matron. The writer notes she appeared as a hypnotic pythoness on stage yet remained conventional and orderly in private, suggesting she would have suited a bishop's wife role if not an actress.
Pleasant Hill reports multiple visitors over the weekend and week. Mrs George Benson visited Tom Nicholson last Friday. Mrs Clyde Hillhouse spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr and Mrs Al Tomlinson in Washington. Miss Bessie Swift visited with Miss Ruth Lambert this week. Miss Mable Kephart visited Frank Kephart Saturday and Sunday. Golia Miller hosted about thirty friends Tuesday evening. Mrs Earl Kephart visited Saturday with Mrs Elmer Kephart. Miss Glennie Hillhouse visited Ben Miller's early week. Golia Miller stayed Saturday night with Virnus Bradford in Washington.
Mrs M L Dix of Clarksville Tennessee says after nearly four years of lung trouble she found relief with Dr King’s New Discovery. She reports relief from coughs colds hay fever and bronchial issues. Available 50 cents to 1.00 with trial bottles free and guarantee by Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
John Fiske states the river was seen by a white man in 1519, with Florida not an island proven by Alvaréz de Pineda’s 1529 coastal voyage to Tampico. Pineda followed the coast, entered the Mississippi River calling it Rio de Santo Espíritu, and spent six weeks trading with natives.
No cough medicine is more popular than Foley's Honey and Tar. It reliably cures coughs colds croup and bronchitis as Lemmons Pharmacy McElhinney advertise this remedy.
The critic notes Frey’s work is highly valued by leading photographers, inviting readers to view the prints to understand the acclaim. Emphasizing superior quality, the piece implies excellence as the key reason for admiration.
The funeral service for Miss Fannie Shafit was conducted at her mother's home by Rev. Byers of the Presbyterian church. She was laid to rest in Brighton cemetery after a period of poor health. Local notices include visits from Irvin Scott of Chicago, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. A. A. Wall, and various local property trades and family arrivals.
Miss Myrtle Stewart spent last evening in Washington with her brother Howard Stewart and wife. Miss Ethel Peterson was an Iowa City visitor today. Rev. W A Nelson and wife and their daughter Edith were visiting in Washington yesterday.
A weary laborer, scarred by a life of excess, laments past decadence and gambling. He recalls earning his present misery in youth as a spender and risk taker, now bearing a name of Mud while toiling in the public eye. The poem is credited to Walt Mason, 1910.
Rev. J. A. Glendenning and his young daughter Janet were passengers for Iowa City this morning. Barclay Miller of Washington spent last evening here with friends.
Some farmers start planting corn while Wilbur Watson adds tile on his farm. Howard Swick paints for Jud Thomas and George Garrett tiles for Tom Johnson. Karl Erwin and Elias Lowry chop wood for Oral Clapper east of Verdi. J. W. Bevans and his wife return from a winter in Kansas.
M C DeLong visits Ainsworth on business. T W Rickey Jesse Riley and Jack King travel to Washington. Misses Margaret and Amanda Hawthorne of Washington arrive for a brief Crawfordsville stay. Samuel Turkington arrives from Wyman this morning.
Mayor Ingledue sharply criticized four council members for enacting public utilities ordinances that cut gas and electricity rates. He will let the measures become law without a signature and doubts they will withstand court review. Senator Van Law and ex-Senator Carney offer free legal help to defend the ordinances in federal court.
Des Moines reports that John P. Reese, head of the Iowa Coal Operators, began wake scale negotiations today signaling a concession by operators. Miners, numbering about 16,000, are expected to resume work within days as concessions flow both ways.
Wheatland Iowa April 4 1913 Christian D Puteseh living three miles south of here was killed last night returning from town His hat blew off he stepped on the hub to regain it his foot slipped into the wheel his team ran away and his body was mangled An inquest was held He was about 40 unmarried Mr and Mrs Will McFarland are back from a visit to Howard Kas They report a very enjoyable trip Their son Roy and his wife run a hotel in Howard and are getting along fine.
A fragmentary line reflects a weary view that when all is exhausted, one may as well be dead. The text hints at apathy and exhaustion, preserving a somber, stark tone. The source presents a lone, incomplete sentence without clear context or dates.
A major property reshuffle near the Journal office sees Harvey and Warfel buy the building housing the Journal, plus the first two adjacent lots. J. L. Borkhart and N. G. Fox acquire further parcels while Wilber Miller and Morison sell for 17000 dollars total. Plans include a new Journal print plant on the ground floor and residence and business premises for buyers as soon as possible.
A high noon wedding united Miss May Harley and Mr. Alvin Allen at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. L. O Loughlin in North Washington with a pink and white luncheon. The same day eleven young boys celebrated Addison Wilsons fifth birthday with games and cake then Ready Maids host Vera Albersons birthday gathering with Mrs. Raymond Alberson of Des Moines as guest.
In Waterloo Iowa Mr and Mrs J P Hummel sold 863 acres for 140650 dollars, bought twenty years ago for about 7500. The Galloway Gibson Investment Co purchased most of the land at 400 dollars per acre for 281 acres and a similar rate for the rest, near the Cedar Falls interurban line.
Swiss railway authorities ban tragic detective literature after a murder by two Swiss farm hands who were inspired by crime stories. Arthur Conan Doyle works, including Sherlock Holmes novels, are restricted from sale at railway stations. The attackers said they were driven to crime by reading such tales.
A regular meeting is planned for Thursday night with full attendance desired. The Ladies Benevolent Society of the Presbyterian church will meet Friday at 2 30 p m with Mrs Remps Hampsher presiding.
The Aid Society of the M E church will hold an all day meeting at Mrs C T Smith's home on So Lowa avenue tomorrow urging all ladies to attend due to a big day's work ahead. Knights Templar Regular Conclave Bethlehem Commandery meets Friday April 15 1910 at 7 30 pm for important Ascension Day service work and Red Cross. Mystic Workers regular meet Friday at Woodman hall 8 pm all members expected.
Des Moines April 14 Iowa Telephone company filed amended articles of incorporation with the county recorder increasing capital stock from four million to ten million to expand lines in Iowa and relieve toll line congestion. The improvement aims to enhance the facilities of the Iowa Evening Press.
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