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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
5
Special weather forecast notes generally fair conditions for Iowa with cooler temperatures tonight and tomorrow. Forecaster indicates pleasant spell with no precipitation expected, helping outdoor plans in the state.
August 18 notes report Robert Rhea from Crangfordsville attending a band concert. Helen and Lorretta Paul left for Brighton to visit relatives. Mrs. J W Stickley Mrs Bentley Thompson and Max Keller attended Chautauqua in Washington yesterday. Mrs Snyder of Fredonia visited the H Pickens home yesterday.
Mrs W Ralston and Miss Winda Ralston were at Keota recently. Mrs Will Reinier and aby of Packwood visit the Hough home. Miss Clara Brownhousen was a passenger for Keota Saturday evening. Mrs C W Schilatter of Wayland visits her parents. Miss Clara Marek of Kaiona visits sister Mrs J B Walker. Many go daily to Chautauqua at Washington. Miss Ethel Shaffer of Brighton visits friends here. Miss Verna Auten visits friends at Nichols. Mr and Mrs James Daniels return from a week with friends at Keosauqua.
Local notices record numerous residents visiting for Chautauqua in Washington and nearby towns. A Mason Sayre funeral is noted, plus several families traveling to Ottumwa Riverside Sigourney and Keota for visits and events. A private sale of household goods announces September 1st by Mrs. W. A. Green.
A Friday schedule is in flux as the event awaits an official kickoff time. Organizers have not announced when the first play will begin, leaving fans uncertain about attendance and telecast plans.
August 19 report from Brighton details visits by Geo Dodge and family from Boone Iowa and McGatts family from Chicago to see sisters Mrs E S Keegan and Amy Rich. Sixty nine tickets sold to Fairfield Monday. Gypsy Smith audience drew locals. Mrs Myrtle Hanlon from Washington visited her mother Lydia Madden. Some residents traveled to Washington to hear Maude Ballington Booth.
Nimbus carrying 109 pounds won the first race at Empire City in 1 11 1 5, a new world mark for six furlongs on circular tracks, beating the old record by two-fifths of a second set by Roseben at Belmont Park several years earlier.
Dispatch from Geneva reports that Young Turk leaders will convene in late August to discuss ousting the sultan and, if agreed, appoint a successor. No independent confirmation is available.
Chimneys shattered and plate glass broken as Eureka residents endure three sharp earthquake shocks. Eureka celebrates in gala attire awaiting the arrival of the U S battleship fleet. Canadian Pacific rail workers seek early help from the Locomotive Firemen union.
A brief quoted line from a period publication praises a dinner scene with ten people at the table and quick service, reflecting domestic life and social dining norms of the era. The wording emphasizes cheerful order and efficient help at meals.
In London Scraps a wealthy bachelor, famed for contempt toward women, is teased by his sister’s acquaintance Miss Blank. She tricks him by implying he adores a woman shown in a photo, but the sister reveals the ruse with a photo of the bachelor himself, leaving him puzzled about her motive.
A witty quip notes a newcomer accused for entering a street car with a lit cigar among women. The joke amplifies the offense by imagining the man subjected to a vast, unbearable penalty for the conduct.
In a brief Philadelphia Ledger quip a young man asks if a seat is engaged and a handsome girl replies that she is not engaged either. The line notes the leap year in a playful exchange before he retreats to the smoker for safety.
Cambridge Y M C A athlete William C Robbins recounts the 400 meter race at London where Carpenter won and Halswelle and he finished second. He notes trainer Mike Murphy urged each to run their own race, Carpenter’s disqualification later sparked surprise, and insists Halswelle and Taylor ran hard while Carpenter’s 48-second mark was discussed.
Maxwell Evarts son of a late Vermont senator and chief counsel of the Southern Pacific plans a September 26 expedition to Amsden Vermont with twenty guests to prove a woodchopping feat five cords in a day. Bets near ten thousand dollars are laid by Evarts and other prominent figures including Charles H. Treat.
A letter to the Association For Improving the Condition of the Poor explains sending a proxy on a summer outing. Treasurer R B Minturn of 105 East Twenty second Street coordinates a proxy vacation for six guests at Sea Breeze home on Coney Island, using a $15 contribution to fund the trip.
Arthur Chapman描 in Denver Republican narrates a family trade saga from grandad’s horse shoes to father’s auto fleet, to the grandson’s airship era. The airsmith’s wealth rises as town shifts, leaving grandad in the lurch while the shop expands high above the chestnut tree.
A fragment describes a wood object wrapped in tinfoil used by prisoners to overpower guards during an escape. The gun was found on Day when arrested yesterday. Arrangements set to bring W. J. Bryan to Des Moines on August 21 for his first presidential campaign address in Iowa. Rock Island offers state fair rate, $3.45 from Washington via Oskaloosa and $4.65 via West Liberty, tickets on sale August 19–28, return August 31.
The sixteenth annual reunion and supper of the Pennsylvania New York and Ohio Veterans association will take place at 4 o'clock Tuesday August 25 on the lawns of comrades M. D. Scott and H. Greer at 308 and 310 East Second Street.
Prof and Mrs Wilcox, Mr and Mrs Wilson, and Mr and Mrs Elder dined at Mr and Mrs B F Brown's home. Seth Thomas and family from Ft Dodge visited. Thomas returns to Ft Dodge High School. Wilcoxs head to Iowa City. A lively evening of stories and fellowship, with bread passed as the evening’s refrain.
I J Hartman reports buying a piano of high artistry yesterday from H F Maass at 314 East Main street. He expresses satisfaction with the deal and praises Maass as truthful and trustworthy, recommending him to others wishing to buy a piano.
Mr. Asher, once of the Press office, left in 1866 for war under Captain Allen and now stations in Huron 8 D as a special correspondent for a syndicate. Mrs. Pay visits with sister Mrs. A B Athearn at Ainsworth. Mrs. Redans of Eldon, formerly Miss Mattie Craig, plans a Buffalo visit.
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