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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1910
Page
4
Local notes show frequent Vienna bakery ads praising bread pies buns and rolls for tomorrow. Visitors include Roy Heston from Lucas and Mrs Henderson from Keota visiting in the city. Various residents attend Chautauqua and other events while family travelers return home.
A family bedtime tale recalls the ship Sarah Jane Smith with mascot goat Biff. Pirates board, the goat butts foes, prevents disaster, and is hailed as the best fed mascot after saving the vessel.
A testimonial from HSt G W Hobson praising the New Automatic eyeglass mounting for its tight hold, nose comfort, and easy use. The speaker offers to refer others to current users who endorse the device.
The Mason Transfer & Storage Co invites visitors to the west end of the Chautauqua grounds to view their exhibition showing washing machines churns cream separators feed grinders and pumping water. Admission costs nothing and souvenirs are given to every lady who stops by.
Farmer Insley spies a moonlit wedding plot in a rural church. He disrupts the ceremony, saves his daughter Bessie, and confronts a city villain using a fake pastor and a staged marriage to entice her. The drama ends with a tearful reunion.
A busy day at Chautauqua features a large concert on the big tent platform, social gatherings at several tents, and numerous visitors from Keota Burlington Goodland and Rock Island. Activities include fudge parties youth games and a pledge to provide tent numbers for grocery deliveries to avoid confusion.
A severe hail storm shaped the afternoon with heavy damage reported four miles north of town and in the Washington area. Eyewitness notes indicate extensive destruction while local reports still incomplete.
Mrs. and Mr. William Coppock hosted a social reception in north Washington honoring their son Homer Coppock and his wife. About thirty five guests enjoyed a four course dinner and a gallery of photographs followed by a social evening. Out of town attendees included Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rowan and daughter and Miss Hofsteater from Ainsworth, Walter Coppock of Crete Nebraska, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coppock of Lacona. J I Parkinson announce marriage of daughter Catherine Maze to Stewart Eldridge Weever on September 8 1910 at their Palo Alto home with a later residence at Woodlawn Place Palo Alto.
An Atchison Globe column decries a stereotype of sissy men as weak. It notes that in the far west such men are rarely seen and mocks the idea of mollycoddles at tea parties.
Devonsea fisheries committee moves to remove protection for seagulls and their eggs after a surge in numbers. One gull is estimated to eat ten fish in a day, per Pall Mall Gazette, prompting action to curb damage to fish stocks.
The piece warns that habitual lip pursing damages the mouth by making puckering a lasting habit and causing the lips to stay pursed. It emphasizes the danger of continuous lip manipulation to facial contour.
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