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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
5
Local shoppers can save on hand painted china and other items at Cradley’s Jewelry. Numerous residents from Os kaloosa and Crawfordsville visited the city yesterday for shopping and social calls. The courthouse will close each afternoon during the Chautauqua.
A New York World item laments fierce heat and longs for a cold snappy wind from Voreas. The poem mocks summer scorch and requests a return of winter’s chill to spare trees, blinds, and people, ending with a plea for plummeting temperatures and frost.
Miss Eden Neil, Chicago interpretative dancer, calls for a wealthy patron to fund interpretative dancing classes at the University of Chicago and social settlements to curb what she calls the hugging dance. She argues moneyed benefactors would promote grace, music, and spiritual growth among children and youth.
The Portland Trust Company of Oregon expanded its women’s department to three years ago, led by a capable superintendent. The unit aims to popularize banking among women, offering clear explanations and tailored assistance to female patrons.
A father recounts a tale from long ago about all the children in a small village vanish before breakfast. Daddies search the road, guiding the line of footprints until the children emerge from a hollow. The story reveals Henry and Mary as the village’s only children and explains a family visit to grandma.
Definitions from a schoolroom include Jacobite as a man descended from Jacob and sneezing described as the breath meeting incoming air. A boy notes sneezing comes from the body rumbling and making a noise, while snoring is breath mixing with air. A telephone is described as a long wire with a spout at each end.
A bank superintendent visits women at home to aid in preparing papers and handling business. The practice yields desirable results and shows how dialogue at home can lead to better financial management and planning.
Princess Mary, daughter of the king of England, takes riding lessons in Richmond Park and shows natural talent. Her brother the heir to the throne prefers the sea and avoids riding, while King George rides daily in Rotten Row but remains a cautious, gentle rider.
Telegraph stations at Aden Keracht and Cervion are proposed to protect Indian shipping. Wireless systems would bolster security and ensure safer navigation for merchant vessels in regional waters.
Attorney John F Geeting decorates his Chicago home with flags to mark what he calls the true birth of the Declaration of Independence. He cites New York Weekly Journal editor Yeager’s 1755 acquittal after a criminal libel trial as pivotal, arguing Hamilton urged jurors to follow conscience against court directions.
Miss Miriam Davis hosted about twenty friends last evening at her South Marion avenue home for a birthday celebration with various games and music. A three course luncheon concluded the evening. The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Veteran association reunion will be held at the Isaiah Taylor home tomorrow evening with supper served at 6 o'clock.
A called session of Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M is set for Friday evening August 12 1910 to proceed with work on the degree. W M C E Myers urges full attendance of the Fraters. The notice appears in local Masonic announcements.
Mr and Mrs Lou Jugenheimer woke Tuesday night to a chloroform odor in their bedroom and suspect an attempted sleep attack. Neighbors Oscar Jugenheimer and officers found tracks toward town but no arrests or clues by morning. The family escaped harm and expressed relief at the narrow miss.
Edward Hartman of Fairfield acquires Charles Hays stake in Hartman and Hays ice cream factory. The firm becomes Hartman Ice Cream Company with Hartman expanding plants in Fairfield Centerville and the city. A new Centerville factory costing about ten thousand dollars is under construction. Hartman’s son KR Hartman will run the Washington plant. Hays retires for health reasons to pursue outdoor work.
A New York politician attending an entertainment at an orphans home endured a tense moment as the boys’ band selection proved distressing. He whispered to a friend that the scene explained why the place is an orphanage.
English sporting men pursue a new record attempt to surpass George Osbaldeston’s 200 miles in 8 hours 42 minutes on the Newmarket round, using fifty stop pages and many horses. Osbaldeston rode 200 miles in a cold rain in 1831 with 28 horses, resting briefly after four laps and alternating mounts.
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