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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1910
Page
5
Local residents and visitors fill the town scene with calls on the Fair, shopping trips, and social visits. Notables include Mrs Nancy Hodges and Miss Maud George, while many travelers head to Des Moines Davenport and Cincinnati for business and family occasions.
Saturday August 13 at the Big Market showcases tender young cat and native cattle beef pork veal spring lamb and spring chicken. Also sweet cured hams bacon lard Jersey butterine and farm sausage made in house at reasonable prices. Royal Market south of Post Office.
A collection of short notices notes visits and changes in town life including a Vienna bakery feature a new house on East Washington Street and a local train station agent change Wilber Miller’s return from a motor trip and J T Stewart replacing Manassier at the Burlington depot as Kirksville brings in the new agent.
At a dinner in London honoring Charles Sumner he defended the phrase ashes of a dead hero. An English guest corrected him to dust. Sumner replied with a line from Gray about fires in ashes. The exchange remained courteous and uneventful for the host.
In a Chicago performance a comedian declares a delighted fit with a modest burglar part. He jokes he breaks into a pantry and eats a real meal on stage each night, drawing laughs from the company as the old lads compare notes.
The editor who relinquished his seat to a lady on the train explained he was "rowded out to make room for more interesting matter." Judge remarks on practical courtesy amid crowded car.
Members of the golf club held a season opening picnic at the grove on the golf grounds. The course has expanded to nine links and visitors from Mt. Pleasant Chicago and Fairfield attended. A lunch followed with about thirty people enjoying the menu provided by club ladies.
Margaret Peck hosted a party for about 30 children at Anita home on West Washington Street in honor of Florence and Cecil Chil cote of Waterloo and Irma Schultz of Burlington. Guests enjoyed games, music, and a luncheon of ice cream and cake.
A user asks how to cure sleeplessness and critiques counting as a method. The dialogue includes attempts to use slow counting and a comment about a baby unable to count, framed as medical guidance but presented as a cryptic exchange.
A notice announces a called meeting of Washington No. 26, A F and A M, to be held on August 12, 1910, at Port. The Fraters request attendance and describe the gathering as a needed event for the Fraternity.
Sabbath school at 9 30 morning service at 11 00 and evening service at 7 30 are announced. Senior Endeavor at 6 15. Rev Nat Childs of Fairfield will preach at both services. All are invited.
Sabbath school begins at 9 40 with Senior Endeavor at 6 30. No teaching services. Rev William G Moore of Le Mars Iowa had been expected to attend but this morning word arrived that he cannot come.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 with class meetings at 10 30. Morning service at 11 features the pastor preaching on The Bitter Made Sweet. Epworth League gathers at 6 15 followed by an 7 30 evening service. Rev U B Smith is pastor. Everyone is invited.
Sabbath school at 10 morning service at 11 with the topic Soul and a golden text from Psalms. Wednesday meeting at 7 45 p m all are invited. Free reading room hours listed and Craifs store location noted.
Life on the Panama Canal is plagued by malaria with chills fever and debility. Electric Bitters are claimed to destroy malaria troubles and cure related stomach liver and kidney issues. One letter from Wm Fretwell of Lucama North Carolina asserts three bottles cured a severe malaria attack and restored health. Guaranteed by J. and Lemmon Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Iowa farmers spend thousands yearly on stock foods. The Iowa Experiment Station offers a bulletin with full results of tests on meat quality and stock relations. Copies inform on the value of stock foods and their relation to livestock.
Dialogue fragment shows Meandering Mike questioning city crowding amid work opportunities nationwide. Plodding Pete counters that abundance of jobs fuels the debate about where people should live despite urban pressures.
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