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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1910
Page
5
Local shoppers saw Frey’s Studio promote exclusive photo styles while Snouffer Hughes & Co offered new fall tailor made suits from 12.50 to 35.00. The Fair advertised kitchenware, canning items, and school supplies as well as rain coats and folding drinking cups.
Local society notes list Miss Grace Pierce’s Burlington return and numerous visitors staying with city families. Snouffer Hughes & Co. advertises fall underwear dresses and silks, while Lemmon’s Pharmacy offers window glass services.
Mrs H L Parrott wife of the ex pressman arrived in the city Saturday evening and they are camping at the Chautauqua park. Mrs Nathan Campbell and son Everett of Ollie visited on Saturday en route to West Chester to visit her father Mr Dayton. the Campbells run a hotel at Ollie. Snouffer Hughes & Co offer tailored skirts in all sizes and prices.
Mrs Sam Miller and baby of Olds return from camping with her parents Mr and Mrs John A Huston at Chautauqua park. Joe Miller also visited Saturday. Snouffers, Hughes and Co offer sale on remaining table linen. Art Baird Washington shortstop visited North English with his father and rejoined the team for the Keota game today.
Baseball action tomorrow at the east of Chautauqua grounds with Washington meeting Keota at four in the afternoon. Also listed are fair items including pie pans and cake pans, new fall dress goods, and home goods from Snouffer Hughes & Co.
Local items report window glass supply at Lemmon's Pharmacy and repairs promised after the storm. Burrell and Wayne Foster return home from Chautauqua events in Keota. Cedar Rapids teachers Mary Haight and Byrde Snyder visit and travel home. Old Settlers Day planned for Riverside September 14 with program.
A humorous exchange about a losing local team jokes that the season is hard to judge. The punchline hinges on the office boy’s grandmother not dying yet, framing the quip as light cynicism about sports luck.
A father narrates the fairy story of Melusina to children Jack and Evelyn. Melusina, a water fairy who can become a full woman, marries Raymond but must return to the fountain every Saturday, revealing her half fish form and leaving him when he discovers her.
Local brief highlights include numerous residents departing for visits in Missouri Kansas and Illinois. Attendees discuss Chautauqua programs while notable visitors and returning travelers share news from Keota Galesburg Ottumwa and Ottumwa regions with social happenings and upcoming entertainments.
The Mason Transfer & Storage Co invites visitors to the west end of the Chautauqua grounds to view their exhibit. People can watch engines operating washing machines churns cream separators feed grinders pumping water and more. admission is free and souvenirs are given to all.
A humorous exchange shows a mother granting outdoor play with a caution to avoid the air to protect aviators, reflecting wartime air awareness and daily life. The dialogue contrasts playtime with safe conduct near air operations, underscoring public sentiment.
The New York Press recounts Fortune Island in the Bahamas where a pirate buried treasure guarded by enslaved people is said to lie near the tide. Tourists sometimes glimpse a man digging in the sand when a steamer stops. The natives, poor and superstitious, rely on fish and fruit and endure frequent hurricanes.
An American consul recalls his daughter greeting him with a new Chinese expression and a boy translates it as Your excellency your daughter says Here comes that old wooden headed bottle. The anecdote highlights humor and surprises in language learning.
A Country Life discussion compares difficult quarry and expert aim. It notes a bird from the east that drinks at water holes, resembles a pigeon in flight, and challenges novices, while pondering pheasants and a Virginian mosquito hawk for high marks.
The London News reports on royal and parliamentary rituals for new peers. Preparation of the patent, wax seal, scarlet robe with ermine, and coat of arms changes cost a new Earl between £600 and £700, with funds partly to the crown and exchequer.
A New York Times quote describes a left handed man lamenting the challenge of fishing with right handed companions. He notes lines tangle and unity suffers when ambidexterity is pursued. The piece humorously contrasts upstream and downstream positions among right and left handed anglers.
The ballet is defined as a refined theatrical dance form rooted in drama. It existed in Italy by A D 1500 with royal and noble participation in Turin. It entered France during Louis XIV’s reign, who sometimes danced. Around 1700 women began appearing in ballet for the first time, previously performed only by men.
A fragment from the New York Sun recalls a washerwoman tale about two rivals seeking work. One advertised on a diet to attract customers while the other hopes for a better chance by offering lower prices. The piece plays on thrift and opportunism in a humorous exchange.
A clipped OCR snippet from the Ollic Standard and Times quotes a phrase about bets and judgments on women and mothers, but provides no identifiable people events or verifiable facts. The fragment reads as a social commentary line without a concrete incident or public notice.
An employer style exchange reveals a heated moment where a father challenges his son about past behavior and a casual remark about childhood. The dialogue captures tensions between generations and the impact of family dynamics.
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