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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1911
Page
7
President John G Bowman suggests replacing the degree of A B with Been to College for college graduates at the State University. He spoke at a Sunday vesper service in Iowa City proposing the phrase as the new title for graduates amid his talk on What Is the Effort For.
Des Moines Iowa December 20 government reports say new automobile number plates will be mailed for 15 cents a pair. Secretary Hayward notes larger three number plates cost 16 cents to mail due to extra enamel weight. Plate cost to state is 27 cents per pair. total basic outlay is 42 cents including mailing, but overall expense is much higher.
In Cedar Rapids Iowa twenty five Coe college students were suspended by the faculty for dancing. A month old motion banned holding or attending dances. Athletic leaders among the suspended said they would withdraw from school sports, likely pausing athletics for months.
Des Moines Iowa December 20 Professor Fred Mahannah state inspector of normal high schools has been out the past two weeks making investigations of these schools. He praises the work in presenting agriculture to intending teachers and notes strong interest when qualified instructors are secured. He cites difficulty in finding good teachers for this subject and a real demand for educated young people.
Henry Osborn of Downing Missouri argued with Keokuk officials over the 1.50 license fee to wed Annie Clifford of Warsaw NL. After paying with loose change, the ceremony was performed by Justice John Leindecker, who did not receive the expected 2 fee.
A child's tale recalls a New Year's masquerade involving an old dress and sunbonnet. The effort ends in a chase, a chained dog attack, and a torn outfit before a mercy-filled return home. The narrator learns not to imitate such mischief.
An exchange between a man named Osborn and his sister in law reveals tension over a perceived theft and a joke about a man paying $1 for marriage. Osborn inventories stock and confronts a justice, deciding to resist half of the bill.
Des Moines Iowa December 20 John Heathcote of Albia became so excited when applying for a marriage license that he forgot his fiancee name and gave a wrong name Deputy Clerk Charles Horner said The mistake went unnoticed until after Judge Bradshaw had married the couple Heathcote believed the bride to be Eva or Mamie while her real name was Emma Gordon The error was later corrected.
Major Marshall of Mt. Ayr transferred the Fourth Iowa regimental drum to the Historical Society. J. C. Addington owned the drum and marched it in the Washington grand review in 1865. Addington was killed in Louisville later that year and Marshall kept the relic since August 1865.
Charles Lake, a Black man from Kansas City, pleads for confinement in Sioux City jail for the winter saying he is out of money and cold. A makeshift court sentences him to ninety days for having cold feet, and he accepts gratefully while promising to seek work.
Thos. E. Williams of Middleboro Ky states two packages of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets cured his two year constipation after consulting many doctors in Bristol Tenn. For sale by Lemmons Pharmacy.
An advertisement touts Zemo and Zemo Soap as universal cures for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims quick relief for men, women, and children, with three reasons for endorsement and notes sale by McElhinney Drug Co in Washington.
The line between transgressor and one against whom he errs is described as burdensome. The piece contrasts the difficult path of wrongdoing with the harsher stance faced by the injured party.
Twenty one candidates for initiation are listed for Friday evening December 22 with refreshments and a general good time. The notice invites all members to attend and enjoy themselves at the ceremony. The Ladies Aid Society of Pleasant Hill church hosts an oyster supper at the Ben Miller home Saturday evening December 23 with everyone invited.
A Victorian style ad notes gray hairs signal aging but can be corrected by Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. It claims the tonic cleans dandruff strengthens thinning hair and promotes growth. Public sale price fifty cents via McBhinnney Drug Co agents.
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