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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
5
Local Social Notes From Riverside Area
Riverside residents share visits and travel updates with Iowa City Muscatine and Des Moines. Notable items include Mrs Burt Flynn visiting Iowa City, Henry Prymek injuring both legs while hunting south of town, and many neighbors visiting relatives or moving between towns including George Workman moving to Yatton and Chet Cress on business trips through Illinois Indiana and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Flynn
Iowa City
James Tobin
Rochester
Minn
Walt Nicola
John Krotz
Chas. Karel
Henry Prymek
Frank Prymek
Ilomer
Tie
Will Kueneman
Isabelle
J. Schulte
F. Kottenstette
Hills
Jacobsmeier
Geo. Workman
Yatton
Joseph Stransky
Irene
Ann Kneise
Robert Tobin
Muscatine
Frank Riha
Des Moines
Lester Overfelt
Gene Annas
Haskins
Overfelt
Chas
Maple
Richmond
Fred Moss
L. Hirt
Violet Fesler
Dr. A. Fesler
Chet Cress
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Riha Couple Spent Wednesday in Iowa City
Mr and Mrs J Riha spent Wednesday in Iowa City visiting friends and touring local sites before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. J. Riha
Iowa City
Missionary preacher returns from Fairfield gathering
The Rev J F Robertsonson came back Thursday from a Methodist missionary convention at Fairfield. Dr A B Kepford TB lecturer will give a free Methodist church talk tonight. Schools close Friday for holiday break. Superintendent McVicker and wife and A M Miller plan vacation in Sigourney. Several residents and visitors are noted traveling or visiting relatives in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Robertson
Fairfield
Carl Rost
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Aretas B. Kepford
D. P. Martin
Mc Vicker
A. M. Miller
Sigourney
Local notes and travel items from a Nebraska town
Residents depart for visits and holidays to Washington Columbus Junction Galesburg and Fairfield. Travels include Bert Willits family Mrs Patterson Miss Pratt and Rev Glendenning. News items mention Pick Turbott’s baby health, tariff effects on Canada lumber, and political opinions about suffrage and foreign affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Huston
Geneva
Nebr
Bert Willits
G. W. Baxter
Ida Simpson
Sam Baird
Merle Strain
Emma Pearson
Washington
Elizabeth Malin
Columbus Junction
Richard Malin
Ida Patterson
Hattie Pratt
Galesburg
Pick Turbott
Local residents listed at Crawfordsville gathering
Dec 16 report names Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murphy and numerous neighbors including Mrs. John Briley, Mrs. Ben Briley and son Harold, Mrs. I. L. Neiswanger, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dix, M. D. Yard, the Misses Jennie Long and Eva Sewell, Tom and Fred Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Murphy
John Briley
Ben Briley
Harold
L. L. Neiswanger
Ray Dix
M. D. Yard
Jennie Long
Eva Sewell
Tom
Fred Long
Asher Co Seeks Year-End Settlements on Book Accounts
All persons owing us on book account are asked to settle by January 1 to close our books. The notice is from 6112 The Asher Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grush & Brindley’s
A. M. Turner
Congress
Japan
THE
Asher CO
Do Not Open Until Christmas Stickers Offered
FE G Fox, agent for Wells Fargo Express, has a large supply of Do Not Open Until Christmas stickers and will supply them free to anyone who values sending packages early at 6113.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. G. Fox
Farso Express Company
High School Talk on Tuberculosis by Mr Kepford
A. E. Kepford of the State Board of Control spoke to seventh and eighth grade pupils at the high school about tuberculosis. He described the disease as preventable and not inherited, explained how germs enter the body and spread through spitting, and stressed fresh air and avoiding smoking and shared cups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. EK. Kepford
State Board of Control
Mr. Kepford
Dignity and Impudence in a New Orleans Corner
An elderly Louisiana parish resident famed for propriety visits New Orleans and asks a youth for directions to the St. Charles hotel. The youth replies that he may enter but cannot stay longer than half an hour, after he checks the watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
New Orleans
St. Charles
Despondent Husband Treated for Melancholia Expensively
Dialogue notes Mrs Highmore discussing her husband’s condition and the specialist’s costly treatment for melancholia, reflecting worry over medical expenses. The exchange highlights financial strain tied to mental health care in a domestic setting.
Status of the Child And Its Questionable Definitional Bounds
Epictetus argues that a child’s status hinges on instruction and knowledge, noting that in some respects they are our equals given their potential for learning. The reflection weighs how education shapes maturity and rights in early life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epictetus
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