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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1912
Page
2
Little Ones. Washington shoppers visit town
April 13 1912 reports Mrs Sam Davis and her sister Mrs Ek H Davis shoppers in Washington Ray Blankenhorn and wife moved to Sam Turkington place west of town Mrs Ed Gipple shopped in Washington J A McTee sailed to Alexander IL due to his mother's illness J O Metzger went to Iowa City to bring home Mrs Metzger Miss Pearl Matthews of Winfield visited town WF Orbin and wife spent Sunday in Burlington at C W Orbin's home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman
Sam Davis
Ek. H. Davis
Washington
Ray Blankenhorn
Sam Turkington Place
Ed Gipple
J. A. McTee
Alexander
J. O. Metzger
Iowa City
Local notes on building, births, and a magic escape trick
April 18 1912 reports foundation work for a butcher shop and carpentry by Van Gabby Bert Cook. local officials leave for Chicago rail work as Howard Jones resumes section boss duties. a new baby teen and a half pounds born to Mr and Mrs P W Keefe. magician performs rope escape illusion with audience aided knots and cabinet escape in under 30 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
Popular Mechanics
Local Notes From Crawfordsville and Surrounding Areas
Rev. J C Currie returned home from Winfield after preaching. High school boys in Mt Union won a weekend baseball game. Mrs Boyd Twinam visited love City with Mr and Mrs Robert Long. Mrs McElhinney of Macomb IL visiting at J H McCleary home. Eugene Brown and grandchildren from Washington visiting BF Brown and A Mulhern homes. W O Rader of Brighton returned home after days with his sister Mrs Max Keller. W K Wooley and nephew Joe Wooley traveled to Iowa City for hospital admission. Mrs T M Holmes and daughter Miss Maude Murphy and others were bound for Washington this morning. Robert McCall GC J Sherry and Dowell Kirkpatrick left for Havre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
J. C. Currie
Winfield
Mt. Union
Boyd Twinam
Love City
Robert Long
McElhinney
Macomb
J. H. McCleary
Eugene Brown
Washington
BF. Brown
A. Mulhern
W. O. Rader
Brighton
Max Keller
W. K. Wooley
Joe Wooley
Iowa City
T. M. Holmes
Valley Forge Camp No 868 Meets Thursdays in Hall
Ae Valley Forge Camp No 868 holds weekly Thursday meetings in the North Side Square hall. Neighbors are welcome to attend and participate in activities and discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge Camp
Hall
North Side Square
Masonic Lodges Schedule for Washington Area
Regular meetings listed for Washington Lodge 26 A F and A M on the first Friday monthly. Cyrus Chapter 18 R A M holds regular meetings on the second Friday. Bethlehem Commandery 4 K T meets on the third Friday. Washington Chapter 98 C E F meets on the second Thursday. Visiting fraters welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
C. A. Dewey
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus
Te. Hawks
A. P. J. W. Morton
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
Wyatt B. Marbourg
Sec
Washington
C. E. Fi
J. BE
Kunath
Myrtle Bragg
Clarence De Mar Declines Entry in American Marathon
Clarence De Mar, regarded as America's leading Marathon hopeful for the Stockholm Olympics, will not enter the sixteenth annual American Marathon in Boston a week from today. His absence may render him ineligible for the Stockholm classic, jeopardizing the U S chance at Olympic victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence de Mar
America
Sweden
Boston
de Mar
Stockholm
Uncle Sam
Simple Puzzle Amuses With Five Row Button Setup
A puzzle using buttons or checkers arranged in a geometric design yields nine straight rows of five. The cut shows the arrangement and the trick is not obvious to others. It offers long amusement for a party or family once the method is learned.
Money Made in Butterflies
The piece describes butterfly hunting as a perilous occupation in Africa and India. Collectors seek rare species worth up to $1000 each, requiring scientific training before venturing to jungles to capture, pack, and ship specimens to London for wealthy European collections or government holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Africa
London
Europe
Rat Trap Rivalry Ends in Household Rats
A Connecticut farmer used a steel pronged trap to kill the first rat after a new cheese bait trap failed. Three weeks later two half grown rats were found in the backed-up trap, having filled it with chaff hay and bits of straw as they established housekeeping, much to the farmer’s amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Dialog of Lies Between Tommy and Lucy
A brief dialogue contrasts types of lies with a quip about white lies vs black lies. Lucy explains white lies are those she tells while Tommy is blamed for the black ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Lucy
Simple color transfer method for amateur photographers
A quick technique teaches coloring a printed photo without drawing skills. Print, trace outlines on the back, apply colors from the back, blend with a benzine vaseline mix, and then rinse and dry before mounting on cardboard. The process makes the image transparent and ready for mounting.
A Little Pie for Hungry Children Poem Snippet
A fragment urges kindness to hungry children asking to ease their distress with a small pie. The lines advise not scolding but providing food to quiet crying families.
Surviving Mexican War Veteran Remembers Service
A Norman Oklahoma man A D K Hickok recalls serving with Company D of the Eleventh United States Volunteer Infantry, noting he is one of the war’s last survivors. Hickok, who helped form a 102 man volunteer company in Wisconsin after Bull Run, served as a captain in the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry, carrying the live eagle Old Abe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Volunteer Infantry
Mexico
Gaspe
Fulton County
Missouri
A. D. K. Hickok
Norman
Okla
Fort Hamilton
Long Island
Mr. Hickok
Ohio
Wisconsin
Bull Run
la Crosse
Wis
Eighth
Wisconsin Infantry
Abe
Union of the Blue and Gray Encampment Vision
Leslie's Magazine notes that a national gathering of Civil War veterans from both sides would symbolize postwar unity. The idea, supported by Commander-in-Chief Van Sant after Atlantic City, envisions veterans meeting as brothers to erase Mason and Dixon's line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South
Leslie
Union
Mason
Dixon
van Sant
Atlantic City
Grand Army of the Republic
Veteran Initiation At G A R Post In California Pa
Members of W. M. Hart post No. 168 G A R met in California Pennsylvania at T. J. Underwood home and initiated Jacob Qualk aged ninety seven into the post. Harold Qualk aged sixty nine his son was also initiated. Both served in Company I Second West Virginia infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Hart
California
T. J. Underwood
Jacob Qualk
Harold Qualk
Second
West Virginia Infantry
Tinderbox Still Used in Rural Spain and Italy
Rural districts in Spain and Italy continue using tinderboxes for fires and cooking as matches have not yet displaced the older tool. Local households rely on wooden tinder and steel flints amid limited access to modern conveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Italy
Germany Buys Aeroplanes for Army Tests
The German war office purchased five types of aeroplanes the Wright Sommer Farman Avatik biplanes and the Ettrick monoplane. The government will conduct extensive tests and then place large army orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German War Office
Wright
Sommer
Farman
Avatik
Ettrick
Fraternal and club notices urge large attendance Monday
Orion Lodge No 75 calls members to assist in Esquire and Knight work and to greet visiting lodges. The Navajo club meets Mrs J W Bishop Wednesday afternoon. Fort nightly Musical department meets tonight April 15 with Miss Winifred Anderson. G A R holds regular post meeting tomorrow night with aim for good attendance. The Royal Neighbors meet tomorrow evening at 8 in Woodman hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion Lodge No
Esquire
J. A. Y. Ashby
Winifred Anderson
East Washington Street
Woodman Hall
A Cold LaGrippe Then Pneumonia Ends Too Often
A warning that lingering coughs lead to pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is promoted as a reliable remedy that stops the cough, heals the cause, soothes inflamed air passages, and fights the cold. Keep on hand, refuse substitutes, available at all druggists.
Let Us Show You Meri tal Pile Remedy at Lemmon's
Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises Meri tal Pile Remedy for piles or hemorrhoids with a positive guarantee and an invitation to visit the store for demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Merital Hair Tonic Promises Healthy Growth and Shine
A local ad promotes Merital Hair Tonic from Lemmon's Pharmacy, claiming it keeps the scalp clean promotes healthy growth and leaves hair soft and lustrous. The copy urges trying the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merital
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Meritol Tonic Digestive Promises Health Benefits
A marketing note from Lemmon's Pharmacy touts Meritol Tonic Digestive as strengthening digestion, boosting appetite, and enriching blood. It claims to impart new life and strength to the entire body and invites readers to obtain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon
Foley Kidney Pills Cited By Waterloo Man
P L Baker of Waterloo Iowa reports a severe kidney attack with back pains and irregular kidney action. He says Foley Kidney Pills relieved the pains and restored kidney function after a short time. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Baker
Waterloo
Iowa
Foley
Emerson Quote and Poem Line Fragment
A short literary fragment contrasts Emerson and Oliver W. Holmes ideas on fame and friendship. It includes a paraphrase about fame as scentless and a rose’s sweetness, suggesting friendship as more enduring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver W. Holmes
Savory Bon Bouches and Pastry Fillings
Cookery notes present multiple pastry based hors d oeuvres and sandwiches. Fillings include chicken with olives and lemon, ham with pickles, roast mutton with currant jelly, and an apple cream dressed with French vinaigrette. Suggestions cover tarts, cheese pastries, and cream filled desserts to serve with tea or salad.
Chicago Markets Roundup on april 15 1912 price trends
Market briefs show steady to higher indications across cattle sheep and hogs with large receipts and mixed packers. Prices for porkers, heavy and light hogs, western cattle, and stockers range from mid seven to near eight dollars, with cows, heifers, and lambs also cited and the week’s receipts totaling over 120000 head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Reeves
Texas
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