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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
5
On a chilly autumn day a pampered kitten named Jet befriends a starving gray cat. The tale recounts the gray cat’s rise from palace kitchens to royalty, his ungrateful king, a moonlit meeting with a satin coated rival, and a fateful fall from a tower.
The Foreign Missionary society met at Mrs. Alex Marbourg's home northeast of the city for an all day gathering with about twenty five attendees and a noon dinner. Members from this city included Mrs. Sam McCleery and others.
A gray stray meets a kind black kitten and is invited to dine at the house of Louise. After a long night of companionship and meals, Jet the former street cat reveals he is Louise’s son, drawn home by a touching reunion. The gray cat and the kitten find a warm welcome and lasting peace.
A lighthearted exchange about jokes and wordplay features the riddle about children in schools and an elephant with a traveling trunk, framed as a playful bite of humor.
A playful limerick like verse describes the bugaboo as a harmless creature living in a nurse’s mind. It portrays the bugaboo as cowardly timid and easily frightened by dogs or the dark, encouraging reassurance to dismiss it as a fib or fear.
Miss Helen Wilson plans a six o'clock dinner for a small group of friends with Miss Blodwin Jones of Burlington as guest of honor. The Ladies Auxiliary of the German Evangelical church met this afternoon at the home of Mas Rev. K Michels for their gathering.
The F A A will meet tonight in regular session hoping for full attendance. The agenda includes important business and decisions expected from the members.
Mrs Wilson Mercer mother of Charos Mercer of this city died last evening at 4 39 at her home in Oska loosa from paralysis. Funeral service will be held this evening in Oska loosa with the body brought here tomorrow morning for interment at Elm Grove cemetery. Survived by husband and three children Charles of this city Lena Blanchard of Chillicothe Mo and May at home. She was about 73.
A Washington park fountain surrounded by flowers is praised as a life lengthening, restorative spot. The piece credits the park commissioners for their work and urges continuing support for the beauty and public value of the center park setting.
A Lucerne Switzerland cablegram to former Mayor C. M. Reno reports the death of Albert H. Trotter at age 64 while traveling. Trotter was a pioneer United States Express agent at Iowa City and Davenport. He is survived by his wife.
Final reports from the storm stricken district of northern Iowa indicate four killed in the tornadoes on Tuesday. The dead of Hanlon town are Ole Tweed Ashland Tweed Mrs Ashland Tweed and son. Serious injuries include Mrs Harrison of Des Moines Mrs Quimby of Elma and daughter of L O Verney of Mason City.
The Misses Mildred and Nina Crone from Wyoming Illinois are visiting at their uncle Sherm Crone's home, adding a note of family reunion to the gathering.
A journal reader recalls the so called humility of the air day before yesterday. The government station read ninety degrees with a depressingly calm atmosphere. Recent four night showers totaled 1.34 inches with amounts of .50 .43 .33 and .08 inches.
A notice states that the S G White post will meet tomorrow evening in the office of J W Morton. Tonight's meeting is postponed and members are asked to take notice. S A White P C
For sale a six room house in South Washington with inquiries to The Journal office. The fourth quarterly Methodist Episcopal conference meets tonight at 8 in the church south room. Mrs. Margaret McCracken from Lo da Ill visits the Carson family. Archie Harvey visits from Virginia. Des Moines area soldier camps report damp conditions. John Miller’s Co. D letter will appear tomorrow. Carl Hedges of Omaha is new Klein Klothing clerk replacing John Harbaugh. Hedges and family plan to live here. Columbus Chautauqua opened with good attendance after a storm. The Journal weighs prize idea for a Washington County Chautauqua attendee.
A child asks about wild oats and Papa replies that wild oats are sown in the evening and reaped in the morning, attributed to August Lippincott's.
Washington reports Ambassador Bryce says Canada acted to protect fisheries without asserting nationality. Local authorities are told not to interfere with US trap nets when licenses would be granted to British fishermen, and US crews are urged to apply for licenses under the same conditions.
Mrs. Sara Newman tracked her husband across the country over three years and arrested him in Peoria for bigamy after following him with two young daughters. The second wife, Lena Manz, 19, claims she met Newman in Chicago ten months ago and married him in Peoria two months ago. Newman confessed to the charge.
Isaac B Burt known as the Old Standby to University of Michigan students died suddenly in his bachelor apartments after twenty five years of aiding needy students. A friend found him speaking to a corpse in the morning before the grim discovery. He planned a two month visit to Massachusetts.
Augustus Saint Gaudens die at Cornish New Hampshire was cremated at Mt. Auburn Cemetery Cambridge mass ashes sent back to Cornish for funeral services to be held there honoring the sculptor with his wishes fulfilled.
All nations strive to check the ravages of the white plague consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds perfectly and guards against consumption. Safe and certain in results, genuine in a yellow package by all druggists.
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