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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1910
Page
5
Miss Myrtle Jarvis visits relatives in Burlington for a few days and many residents spend days in the city. Visitors include Mrs Daisy Lewis of Keota, Miss Agnes Monaghan, Miss Kathryn Simmons, Miss Emma Buxbaum, Mrs Mary E Stewart and others. The Vienna bakery and the New American theater are constant local references with daily offerings and entertainment notes.
Crawfordsville shows a busy scene with visitors and residents traveling to and from. Foot traffic includes Mrs G Launer from Columbus Nebr visiting relatives, Howard Fisher and friends from near West Chester returning from Chicago stock show, and numerous locals en route to Burlington Keota and Des Moines for business, schooling, and social events. The Graham and Vienna host concerts and candy sales as Uncle Tom's Cabin and Hello Bill entertain.
Washington reports Fredrick Ww. Lehmann of St. Louis named Solicitor General to fill the Bowers vacancy and Elihu Root named permanent U.S. arbitrator at The Hague. City visitors include Bert Ritteshouse of Brighton, Miss Clara Huber of Lexington, Miss Elizabeth Watson of Ainsworth, and many others calling on business and social ties.
A father recounts a bedtime tale about tame park squirrels that eat peanuts from visitors hands. Mischievous city boys trick squirrels with fake peanuts filled with pebbles, making the animals discover the ruse. The story notes squirrels fight back by pelting the pranksters with acorns as grownups curb park pests.
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