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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1907

Page

4

Pamahasikas for Thursday Chautauqua Attractions

Pamahasika with trained animals and Senator Du Bois headline the Chautauqua, with lectures on the Mormon question and Pauls Epistles. The event features cooking demos by Miss McClure, Bible and history classes, and ongoing performances as the grounds host lectures, concerts, and readings.

Chautauqua Pamahasika Dubois Charles R. Brown Lincoln W. G. Searles Miss McElhinney Miss Noyes Chas. R. Brown America W. C. Wilcox Miss McClure

Local Notes From Tribune: Sick List and Chautauqua News

Miss Hazel Martin remains on the sick list while Max Miller shows improvement. Chautauqua tickets are free all week at Rothschild's with souvenir postals available at the headquarters tent. A large delegation from Ainsworth attends a Baptist rally. Miss Effie Rader of Brighton visits.

Hazel Martin Rothschild’s Ainsworth

Invi ta tions Issued for Party Honoring Margaret Niver

Miss Vera Rogers issued invitations for a party to be held Wednesday afternoon in honor of Margaret Niver and Jessie Stirl en of Muscatine. Mr and Mrs J A Biggs entertained a company of young ladies yesterday afternoon at their East Washington Street home. The afternoon featured light refreshments with guests including Florence Patterson Nena Wilson Marguerite McGugin Hazel Martin Gertrude Ward Helen Wilson Wilma Row and Beula Eichelberger.

Vera Rogers Margaret Niver Jessie Stirlen Muscatine J. A. Biggs East Washington Street Florence Patterson Nena Wilson Marguerite McGugin Hazel Martin Gertrude Ward Helen Wilson Wilma Row Beula Eichelberger

Miss Eva Wolf Hosts Evening in Honor of Nina Wool ey

Miss Eva Wolf will entertain this evening at her home in south Washington to honor Miss Nina Wool ey of Crawfordsville.

Eva Wolf Washington Nina Wooley Crawfordsville

Death at Brighton at 58 after long paralysis

Joseph Vierebome died last night at 9 o'clock at his sister Mrs. Henry Dencker's home three miles east of Brighton after a lengthy illness caused by paralysis. Born March 4, 1849 in Summerset New Jersey he was 58 years five months ten days. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 3 pm from the east Brighton residence with interment in Brighton cemetery. S. W. Neal returned home from a three months Holy Land tour after attending the World Sunday School convention in Rome. He traveled with Jews Arabs and Italians and reports a joyful mood. Also a note: Chas. Winter seeks a load of good new hay.

Joseph Vierebome Henry Dencker Brighton Summerset N. J S. W. Neal Holy Land Rome Europe

T. M. Reynolds Visits Brighton on Professional Business

T. M. Reynolds was a visitor at Brighton today engaging in professional business matters.

T. M. Reynolds Brighton

Look Arthur Our Baby Exclamation in Silent Exchange

Partial OCR narration shows a family moment with a child claim and a nurse present, set within a likely hospital or home scene. The fragment names Arthur and Jacob in a dialogue about parenthood and recognition.

Arthur Jacob

Blind swimmers find straight course despite no sight cues

A Dundee Advertiser note explains blind swimmers hold near perfect straight lines over long distances with only a whistled cue from the end. It cites a blind man able to travel straight as a remarkable fact.

Dundee Advertiser

Davin Monument Idea recalls Davin McMullen exchange

A BC monument movement evokes a Davin McMullen incident from years ago. Davin interrupted a Senator during a speech, prompting a sharp retort about upper story rooms. Davin replied that his rooms are furnished, highlighting wit over property lines.

Nicholas Flood Davin British Columbia Senator McMullen McMullen Davin

Luxury spreads into Swiss mountains hotels

Holiday makers are told that even Switzerland is feeling the modern craving for luxury. Inns are giving way to grand hotels where men dress for dinner and ladies change their toilets multiple times daily, unsettling those seeking a simple mountain retreat.

Switzerland London Daily Graphic

Amateur Scientists Encourage Daily Hobby Study

Professor 8S. P. Thompson notes that much science has been advanced by amateurs. He cites William Herschel a music teacher, William Gilbert a medical man, Dr W J Dallinger a clergyman, and William Sturgeon a shoemaker as examples of hobbyists contributing to progress.

8S. P. Thompson William Herschel William Gilbert W. J. Dallinger William Sturgeon

Rothschilds Display Fall Dress Goods and Silks

Local shoppers are invited to view new fall dress goods and silks at Rothschilds with a window display. The Vienna bakery advertises fresh bread and pies, boasting the finest assortment in the city. Several residents are noted as traveling or returning home from visits and events, including Fay, Bales and Glen Laffer to Sigourney, John Orris and Carey Wooley to Crawfordsville, and Miss Florence Parrish to Winfield for a recital preparation.

Vienna

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