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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1910
Page
2
Wellman Notes and Community Updates in Late July
Dr. F M Barker will practice in Wellman on Tuesday and Friday afternoons, renting rooms over Longwell's drug store. Visits report from Cedar Rapids Garrison and Roswell New Mexico residents, teaching assignments, farm news, rain saving corn, old settlers picnic planning for August 11, and local social visits across Wellman including schools, family travels, and hospital trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
B. Carney
Kirksville
Tom Adams
Adams
Mildred Turnipseed
Washington
D. F. Kirkpatrick
Ferne Romine
Cedar Falls
Wm. Dorrance
Nira
Roy Carr
Harry
C. J. Swartzendruber
Stella Palmer
Cedar River
Ed Werhle
Riverside
Mines
O. FE. Klockenteger
A. Longwell
Muscatine
Hawk
Sigourney
Hazel
Jessie Brown
Cedar Rapids
Clarke Brown
Miss Hazel
Isabel Hastings
Williamsburg
M. C. Struble
St. Paul
Minn
Uncle Walt the Poet Philosopher
A brief verse extols simple living and personal virtue over teachers precepts. The speaker urges honesty and kindness as the true guide to life, dismissing grand theories and dogmas. Copyright 1910 by George Matthews Adama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
George Matthews Adama
Wellman Picnic Week Highlights Local Social Roundup
In Lexington on July 30 Mrs F G Martin and daughters Mary and Lora joined Orpha Mumper of Brighton and Lyle Moore for a picnic at the mill north of Wellman. Other items note visits by Mayme Gardner Edna Tuber Madeline Cook and Miss Lora Martin. Church services Sunday morning will be led by Neal of Washington with special music and Orpha Mumper visiting Bruce Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Martin
Mary and
Lora
Orpha Mumper
Brighton
Lyle Moore
Wellman
Mayme Gardner
Keota
Edna Tuber
Madeline Cook
Washington
Orville Cullumber
Wade Gardner
Nate Bovee
Columbus Junction
Lora Martin
Miss Hall
Colfax
Neal
Bruce Moore
Duane McClure
Pearl
Blaine Holmes
Walter Larvey
Jess Campbell
Hawthornes and locals attend funeral in Crawfordsville
Misses Margaret and Amanda Hawthorne of Washington Mrs Alex Ruth of Winfield and Elias Jackson of Olds attended the funeral of Mr Cochran in Crawfordsville Saturday. Lena Shaffer from West Chester visited at home. J W Datin and son Cleo of Bussey returned home. Sterling White went to Washington for work at G W Hobson jewelry store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B Hamilton
Leovise
Ruth
Walier
Mont
Crawfordsville
Margaret
Amanda Hawthorne
Washington
Alex Ruth
Winfield
Elias Jackson
Olds
Cochran
Lena Shaffer
West Chester
J. W. Datin
Cleo
Bussey
Iowa
John Shaffer
Sterling White
G. W. Hobson Jewelry
Charles Strain
W. J.wagner
Paul
Mes. A
Eh. Hightshoe
Luella
Maude
Ruth Shellabarger
Fredonia
Laura Scofield
Wo W. Williams
A. M. BE
Chicago
Amanda Smith
Keota
Oskaloosa
Local News Roundup From Loveland to Keota
Numerous residents and visitors are noted in a long city roundup. Miss Katherine Benz starts Tuesday for Loveland. Miss Beulah Eichelberger heads to Brighton for weeks. Builders, travelers, and guests are listed, with a 10 pound birth and a hospital rest for Mrs. Patterson after a fall. Community events include a bicycle show and Epworth League talks.
Birthday Reunion Honors Mrs Statler at West Chester Home
Mrs 8S. K. Statler celebrated her birthday Friday July 28 with a Statler family reunion at her West Chester residence. Attendees included Mr and Mrs William Fallon and family Mr and Mrs Newton Whetstine of Haskins Mr and Mrs Frank McAvoy Mr and Mrs George Statler and family Mr and Mrs Walter Statler Mr and Mrs Tom West near Washington Marion and Hugh Huffman of Walla Walla and Kri S Frey who took a group photo. Edna Webb will host a news luncheon Aug 3 at her North Marion home in honor of cousin Hazel Webb of Des Moines visiting the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Statler
West Chester
Statler
William Fallon
Newton Whetstine
Haskins
Frank McAvoy
George Statler
Walter Statler
Tom West
Near
Washington
Marion
Hugh Huffman
Walla Walla, Wash
Kri. S. Frey
Edna Webb
North Marion Avenue
Hazel Webb
Des Moines
City
Local Announcements For Community Groups
The Royal Neighbors hold their regular meeting tomorrow evening. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church meets Tuesday at 2 30 in the church parlors. The G A R Post plans a regular meeting tomorrow evening with full comrades in attendance. The Navajo Club is entertained Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Shearer’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
G A. BR. Post
W. D. Shearer
G. A. R Post Plans Funeral for Comrade Robert Bennett
G. White Post No. 108 invites members to a nine oclock funeral at a G A R ball on Tuesday August 2 1910 to honor deceased comrade Robert Bennett with full post attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. White Post
Robert Bennett
Antiquity of Shorthand in Ancient Egypt and Rome
The piece surveys shorthand origins, noting Pitman-Byrom and Mason as later figures while citing Cicero’s use of Tiro and Spintharnus. It credits M. Guenin with placing the cradle of shorthand in the Nile region, contrasting Roman copying habits with Greek influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitman
Byrom
Mason
Cicero
T. Tullius Tire
M. Guenin
Nile
T. P's
London Weekly
Postmistress in Mountain Village Turns Ordinary Mail Event
A trio of young women in a remote mountain village spend weeks visiting the quirky postmaster. The daily post office visit becomes a novelty as the postmaster, described as an original character, dismisses a misaddressed advertisement and recycles the paper, while one girl asks for mail.
Snuff and a Crook: Pinkerton Tale of Caution
Robert Pinkerton recalls his father founder of the detective agency guarding his Chicago office. A detained criminal teased with a snuffbox, asking about snuff for the eyes or nose. The elder Pinkerton kept a revolver ready, forcing the crook to drop the plan. The robber concedes the nose loses this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Chicago
Appius Claudius Caecus the Blind Statesman
Appius Claudius Caecus a third century BCE Roman censor and consul advanced the Appian Way and completed the Appian Aqueduct. His juristic prose and Latin style mark early Roman literature. He ended citizenship limits for landowners and later became blind, giving him the cognomen Caecus. Little of his works survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appius Claudius
Caecus
No Pure Water In Nature Says Water Remains Impure
A fragment notes that pure water is rarely found in nature due to solvents in air. Rainwater, formed high in the atmosphere, carries surface impurities as it descends. Even distilled water is only approximately pure according to the text.
Look Here and There in the Reforming Bus Band Tale
A humorous exchange from Stray Stories about organizing a home. The reforming bus band vows to arrange the house so all items are known to be kept in their proper place. The wife cheekily wants to know where his late hours are kept.
Parker to Face Preliminary Hearing in Telegraph Stock Fraud
George H. Parker, fiscal agent for United Wireless Telegraph Company west of the Mississippi, to have a preliminary hearing today on charges of mail fraud. He was arrested during a raid on the New York headquarters and released on $10,000 bond. Parker, reportedly a millionaire, faces accusations tied to wireless stock profits, while his attorneys claim the arrest stems from spite by brokers and discharged employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
George H. Parker
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Mississippi
United States
Parker
New York
The
Concern
Tts
Nineteenth Iowa Infantry Discharged in Davenport
Forty five years ago yesterday Sunday July 31 the Nineteenth Iowa Infantry Volunteers was discharged and paid off in Camp McClelland near Davenport Iowa. The regiment the first to answer the 1862 call for 600000 men began life during the Civil War and many did not meet again in this world or the next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Infantry Volunteers
McClelland
Davenport
Iowa
Night Train to Ainsworth Meeting
The note says all Masons traveling to Ainsworth by train should assemble promptly at 6 50. The tone praises a fellow named She John for his tact and sympathy toward a helpless cripple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
John
Poet You Published My Poem Last Week Payment Promised
A judge tells a writer to expect payment for a poem, asking about compensation based on verse type. George offers a blank check, implying a payout. The exchange reveals a casual, curt humor in a legal or formal setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wditer
George
Dialogue Sparks a Father Daughter Matchmaking Doubt
A conversation reveals tension as a suitor asks a father for his daughter's hand and the father doubts his own ability to provide support. The exchange hints at resisting or delaying an arranged match.
Untying a Locked Fortunes: A Judge's Witty Exchange
A courtroom quip centers on a man unable to access his funds, prompting the judge to jest that all he needs is to untie his money bag. The exchange highlights sharp wordplay over financial access.
Minneapolis youth injured in elevator fall
Charles Bey Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Talley of Minneapolis was dropped four stories in an elevator at a business house. He sustained a dislocated shoulder and bruises. he is in hospital under treatment and expected to recover. Earlier incidents include a near miss with an automobile and damage to his bicycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DJ Bailey
Yesterdoomning
Minneapolis
Charles Bey, Jr
Clydétatley
Cham Hailey
Charles Titheen
Ts. Bailey
Alon
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