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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1929
Page
3
Charles Singleman of Tampa visits his sister Mrs E T Dunhany in Wellman. Local residents attend Chester Anderson’s funeral. Dr Hensinger family depart for Denver for a month. Descriptions of roads towns parks and summer recreation appear alongside farm updates and crop yields across Wellsman.
Mrs. Mary Blackwell of Omaha Nebraska credits Sargon with curing years of stomach trouble including indigestion constipation and sleepless nights. She says her liver is better and she now sleeps soundly after using the medicine. Advertisement notes Sargon availability in Washington at Sheridan Bros.
John W. See aged 74 died at his son M D See’s home in Washington after two years of poor health and a paralysis stroke. Funeral Monday at 2 PM at L A Jones funeral home with Dr W W Sowers of the Methodist church officiating. Burial in Beauchamp cemetery. Born January 7 1855 in Glasgow Tow, son of Rev Michael See and Elizabeth Miller See. Married October 28 1885 to Artie Gregory. she died December 15 1910. Survived by two sons Fred Lee of Des Moines and another, plus four sisters Mrs Anna Wilkins Mrs Rebecca Latta Mrs E V Simons of Washington and Mrs J W Yancey of Bloomfield. A daughter Sarah K died in infancy. He was a longtime member of the Washington Methodist Church.
The West Branch community invites all to the eighth annual homecoming on Thursday August 15 with a rain date August 16. A reception Wednesday August 14 at the high school precedes the day of features including a parade three bands rodeo events boxing exhibitions and stage performances.
Near Washington word said the Schrode rs family will drive to New York arriving weekend for a three weeks trip. They plan to visit New York Washington D C Niagara Falls Detroit and several Canadian towns. Mrs Schroeder last vacation since owning Park Hotel. Benteco stores managers held a picnic at Wellman park with twenty to thirty families present. M Booth traveled to Rochester Minnesota to consult with Mayos about his a ma Booth joined him. Children were reportedly sent for but the outcome unclear.
A survey finds educated people misanswered questions about season temperature and ship sinking. The sun is nearer in winter but appears higher in summer, and dense objects sink while water density governs depth. Air quality in a closed room drops as oxygen is used, not from carbon dioxide buildup.
Path finder Magazine traces the idea of the greatest happiness of the greatest number from Democritus via Hutcheson Beccaria and Bentham. It notes Hutcheson coined the concept in 1720 and Beccaria popularized it in 174A while Bentham affirmed its role in morals and legislation.
The origin of the term grass widow remains uncertain with theories ranging from a corrupted grace widow to a practice among Anglo-Indians in the mid nineteenth century. Doctor Brewer notes the modern usage likely arose from European husbands sending wives to the hills in India during the hot season.
The 1841 July 5 voyage of a Puffine Billy hauled by two dozen carriages carried 570 passengers from Leicester to Loughborough for a temperance meeting. Organizer Thomas Cook, then a Market Harborough printer, would later found Cook's tours.
A British couple recounts travels abroad in light of Asia and distant lands. The man lists Turkey, India, Japan, and China with enthusiasm while the woman recalls pagodas and even dining experiences, all voiced in a London Tit-Bits style.
An account from the Los Angeles Times recalls Admiral Jussey at a luncheon of the Women’s Republican club. He opens with a western town anecdote about a man demanding a murder warrant and a sheriff’s witty reply about an order from the county clerk.
In Crawfordsville on Monday Aug 7 a party of 22 friends visited the home of Miss May Burris to celebrate her birth day anniversary. Mrs Emma Fox and young Lorna Jean McClvary read readings. guests brought well filled baskets and shared a hearty lunch. George Limerman of Ottumwa visited Mrs Lee Lease yesterday.
A Mississippi plantation romance drama based on Booth Tarkington’s Magnolia opens at the Fox Theatre this afternoon. Charles Buddy Rogers stars as a conflicted Southern heir who faces codes of honor and duel shame, then fights to reclaim his home and love with Mary Brian delivering strong support as the heroine.
A vivid drama centers on a Southern maiden whose affection for Buddy endures social stigma. Henry B. Waltz delivers a strong performance alongside Wallace Beery as a gambling hall proprietor, Fred Koehler as the riverfront hard man, June Collyer as the coquettish fiancée, and Natalie Kingston as the Mexican beauty and Beery’s veteran companion.
The Movietone all talking murder trial film recreates famed General Sessions cases in New York. It stars Mary Duncan Warner Baxter and Edmund Lowe and opens at the Graham Theatre Thursday and Friday. The piece highlights Roland Molineaux Harry Thaw Lieut Charles Becker and Harvey Manning as dramatic courtroom scenes, with historic verdicts and executions noted.
New Haven residents report a weekend of house calls and gatherings. Joe Nebergal and family visited H J Cuddeback while Roy Wells and family plus Dorothy of Rock Island joined Marion Wells relatives at her home. Addison Baker and Merle Statler hosted guests, and Walter Sheets with his daughter spent Sunday with Mrs. Frank Smith. Anna Springer and children visited Charley McKinstry, Nella Neal returned from Daytona Beach after ten months there nursing.
Advertising copy claims Baalmann's Gas Tablets permanently relieve stomach and bowel gas. It asserts disappearance of gnawing pit ache, nervous heart palpitations, drowsiness after meals, and bloating, with improved circulation and warmth, urging purchase at SHERMAN BROS in a yellow package for $1.
After British occupation, water from an ancient reservoir near the Pool of Siloam was redirected to Jerusalem. Known as Birkell Arrout, the reservoir lies south of the Pool of Siloam. It was repaired and enlarged to a capacity of 4K gallons.
In a tense exchange Sergeant Simpson urges a new recruit to act under comradeship. He presses Smith with a hypothetical about a soldier’s breakfast to reveal loyalty and initiative in duty and teamwork.
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