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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1903
Page
4
Indian baskets baby rattles and many other fancy articles will be on sale Thursday evening on the F L Wilson lawn. Pale faced maidens will run the sale for the Junior League of the M E church.
R H Walker joins L D Higgins of the Guan Agency to form Higgins and Company to represent the Guan Investment Company of Fort Scott Kansas. Higgins has run an emigration business from that point and the duo plans to push southwestern business.
J P R Leonard, candidate for president on the United Christian party ticket, lies in a serious condition northeast of Ainsworth after a fall from a bay barrack while putting up bay. He broke the bones of his right leg below the knee and the knee cap was knocked off.
Three Crawfordsville congregations held a memorial service for late missionary Rev. CG W McCleary at the Presbyterian church. The church overflowed with attendees as floral decorations and a large portrait honored the deceased. Family members sat near the pulpit while ministers from multiple churches offered prayers and remarks.
The Reliance beat Shamrock III in a triangular Jersey shore course race. Starting at 11 a.m., Reliance led by 25 minutes during the hazy afternoon. Shamrock appeared handicapped by about 26 seconds. Reliance won by 79 seconds after Shamrock’s 1 minute 40 second handicap.
President Roosevelt accepts Secretary Root's resignation dated August 17 and will serve until January 1. Governor General Taft of the Philippines named as his successor in a transition that reshapes the cabinet and leadership.
John H. Lewis and family from Tyrone, Iowa, visit JL M Lewis and relatives near Grace Hill for 10 days. Miss Bigler of Victor visits aunt Mrs Romig and Fred Blickensderfer family in Muscatine. Children’s Day held Sunday with a fine program. Charley, Anna and Emma Buxbaum visited Mr. Willson at Wellman.
Program lists a morning program with music by Tr. D. band and addresses by Col. J. Wilson S. Tanner Minier and Capt. 8S. W. Brookhart. Afternoon speeches by Rev. Jewett and Hon. B. F. P. Brown, followed by a lunch at 12 m. and music segments. Illinois organizers emphasize countywide participation and that event is not Illinois exclusive.
The Ladies Home Missionary Society of the M K church will meet with Mrs. J A Y Ashby at 2 30 next Friday afternoon.
Billy and Minnie Evans waived examination before Squire R T McCall and were bound over to the Grand Jury meeting on September 2. The A T D band plans a concert in the city park tonight weather permitting. Hard coal price set to rise 50 cents per ton starting September 1. John Shields & Son.
On August 24 fourteen tickets were sold to Des Moines for state fair attendees. Miss Ethel Bell of Fairfield visited Miss Emma McCart. A Emry and son of Fairfield visited over Sunday, returning home this morning. Mrs William Ditmars and Fannie Dayton went to Des Moines. August 26 Dr J H Hull joined fishermen at the Iowa River from Washington. Mr and Mrs S R Love traveled to Des Moines then Centerville to visit their son S S Love. Miss Belle Sands returned to Fairfield. Grace Nicholson visited in Washington. Miss Blanch Anderson of Ottumwa visited her parents. Bruce Loos, recently visiting, returned to South English.
Prospect of a huge crop in Minnesota and the Dakotas prompts sale of special one way tickets at very low rates. Applications to Iowa Central Ry agents for immediate help and liberal return arrangements offered.
An item mixes notes on English women's knives once worn at the girdle and references to Chaucer and Edward II. It also mentions a 1610 engraving of wedding knives with amber handles and purple velvet cases. A later quote recalls a 19th century preacher on drink and corruption. A playful street anecdote ends with a man chasing his hat in town.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a guest requesting a vegetarian meal while the restaurant implements a meat order policy during a strike. The proprietor explains the delay caused by workers striking and the guest recalls the extended wait.
The piece draws parallels between Wellington at Mont Saint Jean and Meade at Cemetery Ridge and Napoleon and Lee. It notes both sides held strong lines with batteries guarding approaches while attacker forces aimed to breach higher ground. It links Waterloo’s fate to Gettysburg’s outcome through General Gordon and broader consequences.
The speaker receives annual gifts including a buck and doe from royal preserves and later a broadcloth donation from the Cloth Workers Company of London to the speaker and ministers. The tradition is ancient with no known record of its origin.
A dialogue about a book on thrift cooking. A man asks if they bought a guide with tips for using leftovers. The wife confirms they own it and explains it covers recipes to repurpose cold roast turkey, though they do not have turkey.
Exchange about a husband who swore off gambling yet overindulges in swimming and pool rooms. A wife frets over his health as a dramatic restaurant scene unfolds with a jealous dinner claim and a baby care excuse.
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