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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
2
The Happenings in the county include reports from various communities, noting social gatherings, crops, weather, and everyday affairs. Correspondents detail routine occurrences, visits, and notable small-town activities shaping daily life.
August 15 updates from the area show Joln Patterson of Chicago arriving last evening, Miss Jennie Stephen of Keota visiting the W. T. Trotter home, Mrs. Morden visiting her sister Mrs. J. M. Lord, and Will Rush returning from Columbus Junction. Mrs. Minnie Myers attended Chau TauquA at Washington yesterday, while Miss Nita Chambers prepares as next day operator at the central office with Miss Ethel Peterson as night operator.
August notes travelers and residents including Carl Keck of Washington and Mrs. Armstrong join others in town. Washington-bound passengers list includes Rhea Welch Smylie Neal Wells and several locals. The local bank will reorganize into a savings bank with directors T. W. Rickey Silas Williams M. D. Maxwell A. A. DeLong W. P. Davidson W. K. Wooley H. E. Davis Gus Lungquist and G. W. Nickolaus named.
B Bandy and daughter returned from Davenport after a short visit with relatives. J N Reinert left for Sigourney to handle business. Miss Llo Arnold hosted friends for Geneva and Edith Stein bound for Cherokee Oklahoma. Mr and Mrs Eugene Wilkins moved from Washington state. Mrs James White is critically ill. A nurse arrived from Richland. Ira and Elsie Stein hosted about thirty children before moving to Cherokee Oklahoma, with ice cream and cake for the youngsters.
August 14 reports Fred Skola and family at W Speracek's. More corn coming into the market after rain. Mrs Roup attended a mission at Colfax Iowa. Marion Kepler's house struck by lightning last Tuesday night. Henry Brown's remains brought for burial Thursday morning with Masonic and N C O lodges conducting services. Third Brown death in six months. funeral well attended. Tom Brewer visits sister at Buffalo Center Iowa. daughter delivers mail on his route. Don Rogers at Iowa City this week. A Chautau- event noted by many attendees.
In South Dakota, residents report satisfaction with the country. Mr and Mrs Cloyd Carpenter traveled to Washington and Iowa City for a quas visit. A N Grady returns Sunday from a country trip with home folks. Mellingers enjoy time with their daughter and family.
A reader notes a store card promoting So and So's product, observing that posted cards reach far fewer people than a daily newspaper. The writer argues newspapers expose more readers, at lower cost, and would reach about 1900 homes each evening.
After years away Hannibal Marsh brother of James Marsh and brother in law of M O Loughlin arrives in the city. He left at nineteen has since traveled the world including two years in South Africa and has seen much. Charles Marsh of Nebraska joins in a happy family reunion.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy eases kidney and bladder trouble in the elderly, stimulating urinary organs and toning the system. The message urges immediate use and credits Lemmon's Pharmacy as the seller.
A historical notices list shows adjusted claims from Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance for various individuals and items, including steer, horse, hay, barn damage, and cattle. The document also includes a Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement claiming a cure with a sworn testimonial from Frank J. Cheney in Toledo Ohio dated December 6, 1886.
The body of the late Perry Clink enbeard was taken from Evans on Saturday evening en route to Fairfield for interment. An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as relief for asthma, coughs, colds, and lung trouble, claims it has cured many cases. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes the remedy.
Harry McConaughey, son of Dr. McConaughey of Wayland, is touring Europe with a student party under Professor Steiner. An Oberlin College attendee, he accompanies the group to study immigration, primarily cycling through several European nations, offering insight into life across the water and broader country exposure.
A collection of quips on strength, love, law, truth, and public life. It notes uplift, advertising, and the sway of women’s clubs while lampooning prejudice and self centered thinking in brisk, witty lines from a bygone era.
A humorous portrait of the dreamer who avoids labor yet enjoys comfort and security. He dwells in slippers and an easy chair while commerce hustles around him. He muses on life, shifting burdens and savoring idle digestion without wealth or toil.
Dialogue notes sailors are eager for action but officers have orders not to let them engage the Japanese. Emphasizes restraint and discipline aboard during tensions with Japan.
A lighthearted critique notes women buying grand titles for vanity and regrets. It argues not all titled men are bad matches, but cautions against those who swap titles for money and a wife as an accessory. Some dukes prove good husbands when love guides marriage and fortune is incidental.
A witty exchange about reforming a man leads to the observation that changing him may require more than hopeful intentions. The dialogue hints at legal entanglements and the tension between intent and consequence. The banter underscores the humor in attempting to fix someone through reform.
A father tells his son to "make your mark" and to choose an easy mark. The dialogue conveys guidance on ambition and risk, urging modest goals while signaling approval.
A compact verse notes how Western theory and action diverge between siblings and nations. It hints that only with renewed energy and factual grounding can ideas align with real outcomes across borders.
A cryptic caption hints at a photographer’s barbed demand for a pleasing look. The line suggests the subject is expected to perform perfection beyond normal limits, framing a tension between art and impossible standards.
A lonely girl named Kittie hosts a tea party for a solitary crow visiting her doorstep. The bird tests trust by stealing a cup, spilling water, and hiding the cup behind a geranium before flying away, while Kittie laughs gently and forgives the playful guest.
A described party game uses small identical bottles arranged on a table for a smelling contest. Players pass them, note guesses of contents, and a niece prize may be awarded to the best smeller. Suggested contents include cloves oil, cedar oil, sassafras oil, anise, bitter almonds, pennyroyal, peppermint essence, vanilla, cinnamon, wood alcohol, bay rum, camphor, ammonia, rhubarb, arnica, asafetida, turpentine, castor oil.
A teacher asks Johnny to use the word toward in a sentence. He ponders then delivers a playful line about climbing a tree and moving toward his trousers, eliciting chuckles from onlookers.
A mother churns cream when a fly falls in. The child says, We do not want to churn it up and make a butterfly out of it. The remark shows a playful, innocent take on a household mishap.
An old bank ad states that saving adds 4 percent interest per year with compounding twice yearly. It claims to have paid depositors $150,000 in interest since its 1876 founding and promotes saving to avoid wasting funds.
William Tollenaar, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Tollenaar, was riding with workers five miles west of town when his thumb was crushed after swinging to pick a stone. The bone broke and protruded briefly but medical care was given and no permanent effects were expected.
Mr and Mrs H T C Moore arrived Saturday evening after a brief visit at West Chester.
Miss Elizabeth Ogden of Martinsburg Iowa arrived Friday to visit friend Miss Beatrice Smith. Miss Mary Martin came from Lexington Saturday to spend Sunday and attend Chau Clarence Shanafelt and son Carl of Seymour Iowa visited W Shanafelt. Mrs Morgan of South English and Mrs McCurrey of Lincoln Neb arrived Friday to visit their brother W Shanafelt. Foley’s Kidney Remedy is recommended by Lemmon’s Pharmacy for kidney or bladder trouble within medicine’s reach.
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