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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1905
Page
4
A lecture by Rev. Swallow argues weak corn seed underpins sparse stands and links liquor traffic to social woes. The talk urges Christian voting to curb the saloon, noting results show over decades. The event included a gord medal contest, music, and several afternoon programs featuring speakers and concerts.
Yesterday's exercises were interrupted by heavy rain while Prof. P G Bolden preached on corn as Iowa's key product. He warned that poor seed lowers yields, citing tests and Ames seed samples, and urged farmers to use better seed to maximize crops. The report also notes concerts, temperance talks, and weather-affected events at the camp.
Silas Comfort Swallow, a noted Pennsylvania clergyman and editor of the Pennsylvania Methodist, ran for state treasurer in 1807 and for governor in 1898, garnering 152 000 votes for the latter. He is referred to as the fleeting parson by friends and admirers.
A grand farewell concert by the Dixies is scheduled for 8 30 p.m. Readers are invited to attend this finale performance and celebrate the group’s career with a full program of selections.
Miss Parrish returns from Chicago and attends sessions while Mrs. Fred Smith of Richland and S. A. Love of Centerville visit the Chautauqua. Carl Higgins comes back from Oklahoma. Roy Raguet of Davenport spends time on the grounds with friends. Prof Wilcox and Dr Wilson dine with the Wallaces. Miss Merle Daugherty returns home from Keota after visiting Chautauqua friends. The Misses McClean and Purvis host visiting speakers, and Rev. E L Tennant travels from Crawfordsville after camp meeting. The Woodland lecture is interrupted at the height of interest.
Elkhart Indiana mourns as 39 year old Lake Shore traveling engineer James Weidenbeck, of Elkhart, Ind., is reported killed in a Toledo Ohio wreck on his Elkhart to Toledo run. He leaves a wife and four children, plus parents, three brothers and two sisters. His sister Alice will join the family for his funeral.
Miss Myrtie Walther returns to Davenport after Chautauqua attendance. Miss Agnes Butterfield plans a short visit. Comments on outside talent at yesterday's contest featuring Miss Blodwin Jones Alma Brindley Jessie Sage and Florence Parrish. A humorous Lake Keister reference during a Broadway moment. Dr Read health study depicted young boys in accident roles including a drowning scene involving David and Louise Livingston.
Last night's and this morning's rain brought heavy precipitation totaling 1.95 inches. The rainfall marked a near two inch total with measurements reported across the area.
The piece notes servants often were kin, citing Pepys who employed his sister Pauline but kept her from dining with him. It explains servants as family relations, the term menial, and how poor people could be pressed into service, shaping class labels and titles like gentlewoman and gentleman. It adds a final line on the Mexican Central railroad moving from coal and wood to oil.
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