This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
4
The Magnet Literary Society hosted new students with evening games and music plus refreshments. The note lists program items and names students and activities, mentions sickness and holiday break, and praises generosity of J. G. Brown for Christmas candy.
The High school auditorium hosted a Christmas program by the Freshman class titled The Birds Christmas Carol. Alma Miller and Glennie Goodman led Mrs. Ruggles and Sarah Maud with strong performances. Fred Minick drew laughs as Larry. The program included songs, recitations, and piano pieces, followed by remarks from Mr. Biggs and a reading from the Bird Christmas War.
Mrs K A Riley hosted a dinner Thursday at her flat on West Washington Street. A turkey dinner was served at noon with assistance from Mrs Sam Hout. The dining room and table featured holly decorations. Guests included Mrs Billy Wilson Mrs Wiley Mrs Colonel Cowles Mrs Billy Moore Mrs Henry Bovee Mrs Sam Wolf Mrs Meade and Mrs Cunning ham.
A large group gathered at Highland Park last night to skate under bright moonlight. The ice was in excellent condition and many took advantage of the evening. Joe Daniels renovated the boathouse and now runs a lunch counter, offering a warm place to warm up and store skates.
Miss Cornelia Klass of Chicago announced that her Klass residence in Chicago burned a few nights ago. The interior was destroyed and most upstairs furnishings were consumed by flames. Lower rooms largely survived and contents were saved. The fire’s origin is unknown and started in the upper part of the house.
Miss Wanda Neiswanger entertained about fifty children at her South Iowa avenue home for a pre Christmas birthday party. Santa Claus arrived with a large doll for Wanda and candy for each guest. A luncheon followed with Charmine Young Mabelle Burroughs and Kate Burroughs helping. A cake topped with six candles marked the celebration.
Rev. B. C. Barnes arranged a union meeting at the 1st United Presbyterian church for January 2, to replace regular prayer meetings in several churches. Hon. A. C. Rankin, state organizer of the State Marshall Club, will speak.
Miss Artie McCulley closed a successful term of school at Franklin Center with a program of speaking and singing. A Xmas tree was displayed and all pupils received gifts.
The Misses Florence Ella and Mattie Porter arrived this morning from Ainsworth and spent the day in the city shopping.
Christmas programs were held in nearly every room of the ward schools. Heights room displayed a prettily decorated tree and distributed presents. The Wallace school and South school rooms also featured short programs with songs recitations and dialogues.
A testimonial style notice extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs and croup and claims prompt relief and safety for children. It cites Mr K A Humphreys of Alice Cape Colony South Africa endorsing the product and notes sale locations Cook and Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy.
Special to The Evening Journal reports fair tonight and Sunday in Iowa with warmer conditions. Continuous reader updates indicate mild temperatures ahead for the weekend.
Prof Tom Davis rode to Crawfordsville on business. The Vienna promises the finest Christmas cakes such as hermits kisses nut fingers cream puffs and oyster patties. Miss Carrie Hardin returned home to Ainsworth after visiting in the city. Holiday excursion rates shown for Iowa Central trains December 20 31 and January 1 to 7 1907.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.