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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
8
A parents' anecdote about a Bible story reaches the adults as a young child explains Joseph's jail term and release with humor. The note ends with a light promotion for Allen's candy.
A surprise party was staged at Mrs. Charles Nicola’s home south of the city for her birthday. About thirty five friends attended with neighbor ladies baking cakes and Mr Nicola supplying oysters for a seasonal feast. Music and games made the evening especially pleasant as the Nicolas settle into their new home. Johnson the baker remains busy supplying bakery goods to the community.
A freight accident near the town railroad crossing injures Elmer Stephens and his son Lamoine who were returning from Washington on business. The father suffers a crushed right shoulder and the son a deep facial cut, with prognosis uncertain for arm use.
The column surveys eclectic items from holidays to fires and politics. Topics include Munroe and Sharkey boxing in New York, a surge of letters to Santa, Hubinger Bros factory destruction, legal insanity exams for Fred Strube, Roosevelt's holiday break, a fatal fire in Hermann, labor shifts, Confederate resolutions, a 32000 turkey train, anthracite finds in Audhey, Nebraska church cuts, Chicago debates, a cure for a cat, postal grade reform, and an Oregon faux laws session.
W T Sherman-Doyle general counsel for a Washington DC corporation was robbed of 750 dollars in a sleeper between Cornell Bluffs and Omaha. He was en route to the Pacific coast and believes three men jostled him in the corridor of the car before the train reached Omaha. The robbers then escaped.
Pittsburg report says United States Steel announces a 10 percent cut for mills in the district. The move affects about 100000 workers and signals hardship for independent manufacturers, marking the sharpest decline since the panic.
New York December 28 Arch bishop Farley marks one year in office with a gold chalice presented by the Ancient Order of Hibernians The address was read by Major Edward Kh McCrystal and the gift was presented by Very Rev Dr McCreedy.
Illinois and Indiana see generally fair and warmer conditions with southerly wind shift. Lower Michigan cloudy and warmer with westerly winds turning southerly. Wisconsin generally fair with rising temperatures and winds turning south. Iowa fair to warm in east and central areas with fresh southerly winds.
Hogs receipts 81,000 with prices from 4 20 to 5 80 per cwt and most sales 4 20 to 4 55. Cattle receipts 2,000 with steers 5 30 to 5 75 and stockers 1 25 to 4 50. cows 1 25 to 4 50. veal calves 3 50 to 4 25. Sheep receipts 10,000 with western lambs 3 40 to 6 00 and natives 2 50 to 5 90. East Buffalo figures show mixed hogs around 4 60 to 4 85 and cattle steady. calves up to 7 50. St Louis grain: wheat and corn mixed with futures steady to higher at modest ranges.
Frederick Palmer in Scribner's reflects on Pest and Buda as a united modern city with ancient heritage. The essay contrasts preserving historic sites with smart development and imagines Washington as a similar metropolis. Also includes a quip from a Milwaukee agent and a note about J. W. Guy and his wife sightseeing.
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