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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
2
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as the best cure for diseases and weaknesses of women. It claims the remedy is alcohol free, non habit forming, safe in all conditions, and transparent about ingredients under oath.
Local notices recount arrivals from Cotter Denison and Burlington. Residents Mrs E Arnold Mrs Wilber Ger Mrs Austin Crawford Mr E Moore and others visit, with many short trips to towns including Keokuk Winfield and Des Moines. Tales of reunions music lectures and a circus day weave through Crawfordsville social calendar.
The utility thanks gas customers for patience during mains work and notes improvements in gas pressure. It urges customers to report service pipe or range issues, invites inspection of mantle lamps as economical lighting, and promises free mantle adjustments and plant purification upgrades to ensure quality gas. Washington patrons are expected to respond with continued support.
Tender juicy roasts steaks chops cut by expert cutters. Home made lard pure all pork sausage sweet mild cured hams and bacon. We kill our own meat fresh and tender. Best sausage. Fish poultry oysters pickles cheese canned goods and more. Lowest prices in the city at the Royal Market south of Postoffice.
Keota and surrounding areas show numerous departures arrivals and visits. Names include Edith Smith Winfield Blair Ott Ott's sister Maud Kelley and many others traveling to Des Moines Chicago and nearby towns for fairs visits and homecomings with multiple families mentioned across West Chester Mt. Pleasant Crawfordsville and Richland.
Mr and Mrs R T McCall attended a Huston family reunion at the W A Huston home near Wyman with about one hundred members from across North America. John Huston of Vancouver B C traveled far while Mrs Mary Reed, eighty four, was the eldest attendee. The next reunion will be at the Miller home near Wyman and participants log names and residences in a regular organization. A noon dinner featured a meal described as the best in Huston memory.
The government thermometer kept by W A Cook showed 90 degrees at noon. During the forenoon the reading reached U2. By three o'clock the temperature climbed to 94 degrees.
Mrs John Hoyle and her son Lawrence rode the Burlington this morning to Adair HL to visit relatives, traveling with plans to spend time with family.
Goethe argues that time is vast and each day is a vessel for much if one fills it. the statement emphasizes purposeful use of daily life. The note frames time as infinite and invites practical action to maximize daily potential.
A long married couple shares a playful exchange about baking a cake for birthdays. The wife notes fifteen years of marriage and constant cake making, while the husband quips that each cake was a mile for stone on his life path.
A street tramp recalls a day when he pretended deaf and dumb to receive sixpence and was arrested after replying thank you. The incident contrasts acting modes and legal consequences for the vagrant.
A conversational fragment shows a tense moment where a man is mistaken for a constable. A woman exclaims the intruder is her husband, easing the tension with a quick, humorous resolution. The exchange hints at social norms and mistaken identity in everyday life.
A light quarrel between Mrs Optimist and Mrs Tittle Tattle centers on Jack Gayboy's habits since marriage. Mrs Optimist claims he has changed. Mrs Tittle Tattle counters that his pattern now shifts from morning disappearances to evening outings ending at dawn.
In a brief exchange, Minks questions why Binks patronizes a German barber, noting a supposed understanding of German. Binks denies any such understanding, adding a silent concession to the humor of the moment.
An elderly woman accuses her daughter of kissing a young man and questions how she caught them. The daughter retorts that the mother always snoops where she is not wanted, sparking a family clash.
The Rev. Jacob E. Meeker of Compton Hill Congregational church preached from a rostrum in a Suburban garden near a Countess Venturino production of Frou-Frou. He mingled with beer garden guests after a twenty minute sermon and stayed to view one act of the opera.
The W M A will meet with Miss Kila Montgomery Friday evening at 7 30 All are invited Miss Cleda Baird entertained about thirty friends at a skating party last evening A pleasant evening was enjoyed The ladies of the New Haven church will serve an ice cream supper on the church lawn Saturday evening August 28 Everybody is invited
Mrs. Rothehild entertained a small group of ladies yesterday afternoon in honor of Mr. Rothehilds sister Mrs Litowich and daughter of Salina Kansas.
Miss Martha Brindley hosted a Ready Maids slumber party at her West Main street home. The group rose early to visit the depot and view Cole Bros Circus after loading.
Miss Marjorie Hebner entertained about 75 friends at her East Second Street home in the afternoon with various party games. In the evening she hosted a dancing party for about 35 friends on the porch lit by Japanese lanterns and served delicious refreshments both times.
Mr Otto P Dedé of Oskaloosa hosted a nine oclock dinner at Harvey Wa restaurant for about twenty five friends as a prenuptial party for his impending marriage to Doll Buckley of this city. Attendees included W H Butterfield Charles J Winter C A Dewey Dr Webber W H Hackler Dudley Crone with comments of congratulations and hospitality noted. Out of town guests came from Burlington Keota and the host city.
C L Goodspeed of Chicago died suddenly while traveling home from Seattle exposition preparations. Cause cited heart failure due to altitude near Salida Colorado after a peaceful night. Body returned to Lexington for Monday funeral at the old home with Rev Hawk officiating and interment nearby.
Telegram from Colonel S W Brookhart reports Iowa guardsmen finish 10th in the Camp Perry shooting event with five teams ahead. The feat boosts efficiency and places the Iowa unit among the top ranks in the United States, a source of statewide pride.
President Taft will arrive in Chicago on September 16 and public schools will close to honor him. Boulevards will be lined by 289000 pupils, each group greeting with flags, songs or cheers while carrying an American flag.
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