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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1910
Page
5
Local shoppers visit The Fair for bakery supplies furniture finishes and cleaning products while Miss Della Young and Mrs. James Fitzwater visit town. Residents CJ Brownlee Evelyn Bales Karl Johnstone and others travel for visits and business. Several families return home after day trips with various goods on display.
Mrs Frank Edworthy left this morning on the Burlington for Wayland to visit relatives. Guy and Bertha Thompson, seen at the Star theatre last night, departed for Decorah Iowa. Mrs Charles Pauls traveled to Brigh ton to visit her parents Mr and Mrs J C White. Mrs S S Wright returned to Keota after visiting her mother Mrs Mary Bush. Rakes and hoes featured at The Fair. Combs and brushes also showcased at The Fair.
Mrs Dan Anderson traveled to Fairfield to visit her son C J Anderson. M O Loughlin left for Geneseo Illinois to visit his daughter Mrs Dr Wood. Judge Preston of Oskaloosa stopped in Davenport en route to Sigourney for court. The Rev I B Schreckengast arrived to conduct the funeral of A E Wilbur.
The Vienna bakery advertised fresh homemade candy and pies for Saturday while Mrs. Burrell Foster shopped in the city. A Twenty Mule Team film show at the Graham drew a crowd with a Borax company lecture. Local schoolboys played a 24 to 9 game, and residents reported travels, visits, and a Chicago death in community notes.
Mrs. Anna Rehmel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Buxbaum, writes from Quinhagak Alaska describing a cold winter reaching 44 below zero. She enjoys teaching and duties guarding government property, noting Esquimaux taste for rotten fish and eggs. Her letter praises the work and the brave spirit of those serving there for the joy and good of the mission.
The Oaks New Hampshire boasts Milan Smith a fifteen year old pastor from Laconia who walks three miles each Sunday to his parish The Oaks Memorial. He prepares sermons on Saturdays and churchgoers praise him as a polished clergyman with plans to build a large chapel next winter.
The Manchester Mail argues that English middle class youths face social pressure to accept desk jobs with fixed pay and years of routine. It laments social ostracism for practical hands on ventures and warns divergence from the norm threatens romance and individual ambition.
Will iam W. McFadden dies at about 1 P M from a head injury after a pole fell while he moved a building two miles east of Crawfordsville Iowa The 30 year old was unconscious for hours and died of brain concussion He is survived by wife and one son his parents Mr and Mrs James T Who and four brothers and one sister all residing in Des Moines The deceased lived his life on the family farm and was well liked in the community
Burglars entered the Riverside residence of Supervisor W. T H. Cress early yesterday, stealing a gold watch a small amount of cash and a check. No suspect or clues have been found and the thief remains at large.
Friends announce the marriage of Blanche Munn to Daniel Gordon Hays on April 20 at the Munn home in Muscatine. Mrs. Harry D. Smith hosts a surprise three course dinner for Mr. Smith’s birthday at their North Washington home. An engagement is reported for Miss Irma Hoblit to Rev. D Everett Smith of Topeka with a May wedding planned. The column then notes a joke about a card player who dealt himself four aces.
A disruptive remark prompts Mrs. Cumrox to defend her stance on financial matters. She says her family maintains independence by playing bridge together to avoid any obligation toward her husband’s contributions.
The flora of Switzerland yields delicious honey and thousands of bee colonies are seen across the country. Bee keeping provides food supply and commercial products, with honey and wax production forming a significant industry for the confederation per Swiss Society of Apiculturists statistics.
A widow recalls her late husband and the lingering joke that he was an artist in disguise. She defends him as having a hidden talent, while noting friends repeatedly observe the same stubborn, peculiar traits in her.
Hercules declines a $500 weekly vaudeville offer to perform as the Strongest Man on earth choosing a road act with a partner and staged wrestling matches instead.
Capital invested in New York City industries has risen 86 percent over the past decade reflecting rapid urban expansion and stronger business activity.
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