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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
3
A suit or overcoat can be crafted to your chosen style and fabric at about half the cost a small tailor would charge. The offer promises unsurpassed style fit and quality tailored to individual preference.
Public notice style ad content asserts appendicitis prevention by laxatives Foley's Orino Laxative claims to cure chronic constipation and restore bowel action without nausea. Mentions Lemmon's Pharmacy and asthma relief with Foley's Honey and Tar. Also notes visits by Mr and Mrs Goben from Lucas Iowa and John Norton arriving from India to visit Chas Norton.
Mr and Mrs Wm Kramer and their two sons Erwin and Paul of Waverly Iowa are visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Maass on East Main Street. They order a fry or roast for Sunday at the South Side Market.
The September McClure's recalls Ellen Terry hosting Bernard Shaw with young Miss Sally Fairchild, noting Shaw’s playful, anti-vegetarian quips and Edy’s embroidery as he enjoyed a reading of Arms and the Man. The Bohemian Magazine excerpt adds Shaw's patient rehearsal for Captain Brassbound's Conversion and musings on hypnotic railway noise affecting travelers.
The September American Magazine serial by Charlies Roman recounts a Washington hospital experience in the past year. The narrator describes a first encounter with delirium tremens after abruptly ending certain habits, recalling a streetcar incident with a surprised passenger and a reinforced resolve.
The report describes a fatal incident involving a well known tramp named A No 1 who claims to have ridden on a truck between the wheels. The fragment suggests a deadly accident arising from his risky ride.
A Virginia bird lover calculates that Bobwhite eat more than a thousand weed seeds per meal and, despite grain raids, consumes five hundred seventy two tons of weeds in winter plus a varied insect diet. Dr Brewer notes a robin family consumes sixty worms in a day, and four jays eat a season of caterpillars.
Caspar Whitney argues that American athletes earned lasting glory despite dissensions and unfairness claims. He credits the AAU and James E. Sullivan for the team’s success and praises Lord Desborough for British sportsmanship. He notes cultural differences in approach and urges focus on patriotism over spectacle.
Visitors admired a four bouquet arrangement of dahlias zinnias asters and pansies from Mrs. Simpson which her husband Thomas Simpson arranged from their garden The Journal staff express appreciation and joke about forgetting him on the next fishing trip
Mr and Mrs Len Singmaster and their baby of Valley Junction will stay with his mother Mrs Kate Singmaster next week. Mr Singmaster is a conductor and will have the run on the excursion train to the state fair.
Local items report Mrs. W. L. Dusenberry returning from Keota, Mrs. Sue Lytle from Seymour, and David Gordon visiting Crawfordsville after time with his daughter Mrs. Ed McFarland. Beloved local businesses advertise lard, meat specials, and photography at Frey’s studio. Miss Helen Wilson plans to attend Belmont College after Southern College in LaGrange. Mrs. Van Horn and her mother arrive from Columbus Junction, then head to Crawfordsville. Van Horn and John Bailey family travel to Des Moines for a brief visit.
Frey’s Studio features ongoing sales and notices including bring your sale bills to the journal for printing. J C Laird of Ainsworth and Miss Lena Grush were passengers for Keota on recent business and visit. Mrs J E Patterson returned from Hopkinton Iowa to her home after a week with her son Roy. Foley’s Kidney Remedy advertised as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble. Private sale of household goods with stoves and carpets nearly new must be sold by September 1. Mr and Mrs Charles Redans of Eldon passed through on No 2 en route to Buffalo New York for a few weeks with relatives. Reverend Judson Kempton of Muscatine is seriously ill with typhoid fever in Madison Wisconsin. friends hope for recovery.
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