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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
6
The W C T U will hold a regular meeting next Thursday at Miss Mary Parker's home. The devotional topic is The Story of Vassiti from Esther. Delegates for the state convention at Cedar Rapids will be selected. Mary Parker's house Thursday at 2:30.
Attention asthma sufferers. Foley's Honey and Tar promises immediate relief and claims to cure many cases that resisted other treatments. It is promoted as the best remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Ice cream social planned at Pleasant Hill Church Tuesday evening September 1 features music by Mrs McKee and daughters. Everyone is invited to attend.
Mrs. M. M. Davidson of 379 Gifford Ave San Jose California praises Electric Bitters as a superior general family remedy for headache biliousness and liver and bowel torpor stating a bottle offers more digestive health than any other remedy known. Sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy for 25 cents.
Waterloo Iowa was selected as the convention city for the grand chapter of the Masons. The event runs October 6 7 8 and 9 with four hundred twenty five members in the grand chapter including past and present officials. Ex mayor P J Martin now grand master and George R Turner past grand priest represent the city. A special Mason meeting was called to plan the four days of entertainment.
The Prairie Flower Baptist church will hold a reception at the Reno Warner home Wednesday evening in honor of the Rev. Mr. Clark.
Woman composer Cecile Chaminade, widow of M. Carbonell, will tour the United States this fall. She has long received offers from American managers and now feels strong enough to face critics. In Le Vesinet she described her creative method and cited her popular works including The Silver Ring and Si jetais diner.
A vivid survey describes Dutch Guiana women’s waist bags and jewelry, Japanese teeth blackening, German heirloom headdresses, and the colonial view of dowries. It then details Spanish courting: a "novio" attends the honoree, loyalty required, and a flexible engagement tradition decided by family heads before marriage.
A brief observation notes how a woman opens a newspaper with a distinct manner, contrasting with another approach. The fragment hints at gendered reading habits and cultural norms without concluding the thought.
The girl explains to the photographer that the left side of the face often appears more regular and better in photos. She claims the left profile tends to be more open eyed, with a finer mouth curve and firmer cheek contour, noting nine out of ten portraits favor the left side.
A waste paper basket should form part of every nursery and children should be trained to put scraps, cuttings, and odds and ends into it. It teaches tidiness and good training, especially for girls planning homes. The lesson is easier when learned young than in later life.
A London paper argues the word suffragette is a reproachful mongrel term. It says the suffrage movement has become serious in politics and women seek equality as suffragists and citizens.
A simple jam method replaces hours of stirring. Wash fruit thoroughly, mash, add sugar pint for pint, then boil in a granite kettle until thoroughly cooked. Remove from heat, fill jars, and seal immediately for preservation.
Washington hostesses fear a shift in administration could oust many young men who have assisted social affairs for eight years. They worry appointees may not be presentable guests at balls and dinners regardless of party.
Decorators reveal maidras curtains that imitate cathedral glass, hung flat against window frames to narrow light. A simple hem or small ball fringe finishes them, producing a subdued religious glow.
A quotation from London Throne extols that homes are defined by people not places. It highlights the smiling woman, children’s sounds, a dog’s bark, and joyful human looks as the nameless charm that makes a home.
Mrs Annie Hoekfelder who recently earned her LL B from New York University plans to open a sign stating she will accept only women clients. She is noted as a pioneer in New York in the field of lawyers for women.
An exchange about a mammal specimen leaves experts unsure if the find spans millions of years. A witty remark follows as the Old Gentleman identifies the specimen with a humorous quip.
New York Aug 26 The West Point cadet battalion about 600 strong is marching from Dean Mines toward Central Valley Cromwell lake Monroe Round Island Lake Arden Fort Montgomery and back to West Point by Saturday. Field maneuvers will occur daily with emphasis on avoiding crops and property.
Announcement of the burial and funeral for Baron Speck von Sternburg the German ambassador to the United States will be held at Lutzehena the family estate near Leipzig next Friday. The baroness has received telegrams of condolence from Roosevelt and officials in Washington as well as from German American groups in Tampa and elsewhere.
Miss Pirlie Lane aged twenty two of Pomona died following the extraction of four teeth. Blood poisoning set in and physicians could not stop it. Coroner Firsbeer investigated but found the dentist blameless.
Davenport IA August 26 Mrs Sophia Denbner visited neighbor Mrs Keppy and drank two ounces of carbolic acid dying within five minutes. The incident marks the third such death in local homes in recent weeks as the practice spreads in social circles.
Miss Alice Lowell eighteen years old appeared before Judge J. B. Winfrey in Evansville city court and was fined five dollars plus costs for wearing a directoire gown on Main Street and other principal thoroughfares. She said she did it because she could not take a dare and sobbed during arraignment.
St Louis August 26 Information came of the sudden death of J C Van Blarcom a leading financier from the National Bank of Commerce St Louis He died at his summer home near Old Forge New York from Brights disease.
From Out the Busy Throng reports a well dressed man vaults the river railing and leaps into the Mississippi river. Spectators watch in horror as he surfaces briefly in the current then vanishes beneath the water near the crowded scene.
A mob of about 200 strikers set upon a seven car train carrying strikebreakers from the Angus shops in Montreal on August 26. The attackers smashed windows and injured two men before police arrived too late to make arrests.
The American Bar association sits in Seattle while the British win tug of war in Sydney and the 800 yard dash. The International Typographical union pension kicks in paying printers 34 a week at sixty years old twenty years service. Sons of Veterans meet at Niagara Falls. The U S president and family attend a Jordanville library dedication. The National Editorial association arrives in Winnipeg. Half of West Toronto Stockyards burned, loss 150000.
Daily notes racing on Iowa's fastest course at the Columbus Junction fair. Miss Lena Maxwell arrives from Crawfordsville to spend a short time in the city. Mrs. H. T. Nutt returns from Winfield where she visited relatives. Mrs. BE. M. Leazer and son Earnest return home from Cottonwood. Mrs. David Thompson and Miss Della Patterson go back to Ainsworth after visiting the Patterson home near Lexington.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy benefits many elderly people by stimulating urinary organs correcting irregularities and toning the system. Starts now at Lemmon's Pharmacy to restore vigor.
Dentist Dr. Sexton operates a stairway north of the post office. J F R Leonard and wife arrived from Ainsworth. Louie Witte of Davenport visits. Mrs George Norton returns from Ainsworth. Mrs W C Stan returns from West Chester. George Buckley returns from Chicago. Foley's Kidney Remedy advertised by Lemmon's Pharmacy. Frey's photo studio promotes high quality portraits. 56-If
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