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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1911
Page
5
Local Opera House shows the Austin Flood moving picture with two other reels. A holiday shopping spread includes Fox and Dewey shoes and Vienna candy. Mrs. Simouse, Mrs. Madden, Miss Eicher and others visit relatives while Miss Montgomery and Mrs. Patton arrive for holiday visits. The Fair and Royal serve fresh seafood and Christmas goods attract shoppers.
Readable items show holiday sales from The Fair and The Vienna with mentions of Home Tea Co. prices and bakery assortments. Local residents include Crawfordsville visitors, university students returning home, and families visiting relatives for the holidays.
A humorous biographical sketch recounts Sir Walter Raleigh as the inventor of the cubed cigarette and explorer of tobacco. It parodies his life with farcical episodes including a hidden dungeon, royal beheadings, and multiple marriages, ending with a note about Mrs. WV. Rathmel visiting Brighton.
Miss Jennie Kyle returns from Iowa City to spend the holiday at her father D. C. Kyle’s home. W. Wylie comes from Geneva college in Beaver Falls to visit parents in the country during vacation. Wm Ross and family arrive from Mason City to celebrate Christmas with relatives. Mrs Hannah Nelson hosts visitors in Birmingham. Emma Saltbury heads to Burlington for a two day stay. Mrs M K Harkness arrives from Creston to visit J A Porter.
A nursery advert offers a special proposition to customers after requesting a conference, touting evergreen stock and the finest apples the grower has ever produced.
Teheran reports the cabinet assured the Russian minister of Persia's intent to meet the ultimatum demands including dismissing W Morgan Shuster who has served as Persia treasurer general since June. In Guayaquil Ecuador special dispatch notes President Fr Estrada of Ecuador died suddenly at midnight after a brief illness.
Mrs. M. F Deford of Wellman returns home after a two week stay visiting relatives in Washington. The item notes emphasize shopping for toys and mentions Jesse DeMarge and Mose De as visiting relatives.
Miss Beulah Eichelberger travels to Moline to visit friend Miss Mary Long for two days. Mrs. R. S. Cook and Miss Margaret Row depart for Laverne Minnesota to stay with the W. A. Row home until after Christmas. Beatrice Smith returns from Des Moines after business college, plans to spend holiday at home.
Miss Winifred Bailey visits Pilotburg then travels to Oskaloosa for a holiday visit with friends Mr and Mrs W EF Taylor and daughter Letha plus Mrs Mart Anderson. Dan Wenger of Winfield is a business visitor.
Retailers urge buyers to purchase diamonds now, claiming prices will rise next year. They tout a complete stock of stones of exceptional value and say the year has been their best for sales, with others buying diamonds from them and being satisfied.
At Valley on Sunday December 24 services begin with Sunday school at 10 and church at 11 followed by Christmas exercises at 8 p m A Christmas service and communion will be held A cordial invitation to all Rev C Rasche pastor Also at Washington on Monday December 25 Christmas service is at 3 p m with Christmas exercises at 415 p m
Miss Olive Means and Orville Means depart for Chicago to visit the T. B. Rice home for two weeks. The Fair features angel food and devil's food cakes among other treats as Aeroplanes and dynamos amuse children.
Mr and Mrs A S Meek return from Iowa City after cataract operations improve Mrs Meek sight. Open tonight. Tex and Dewey offer Bruit cake and English plum pudding for Christmas at the Vienna. The Fair and the Big Store display Christmas goods and candy selections.
Our Christmas stock of blooming plants and table ferns now ready for sale at 6213 Keck Floral Co.
Mrs J M Bratten hosted about forty ladies for an afternoon of bridge at her West Washington street home with Miss Marion Stewart and several others assisting. Prizes went to Mrs C W Stewart and Miss Maude Morton received consolation favors. A two course luncheon followed. Mrs L D Langworthy and Miss Anna Main hosted a pre nuptial kitchen shower for Miss Bess Denison, soon to wed Albert S Bell of Hereford Texas on December 27. Pink and white carnations and holly decorated the Langworthy home as twenty five guests enjoyed the gathering and luncheon.
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