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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
3
A narrator recalls attending a charity ball, guiding readers through vivid scenes of photographers, glamorous attendees, and sharp social satire. He encounters staged glamour, cornered celebrities, and mock elegance amid bustling rooms and witty banter.
The ad touts Hyomei as a germ killing remedy mirroring Australia's antiseptic air. It promises refunds if not effective and lists Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington as a local outlet for a $1 complete outfit.
A woman saves bon bon boxes and scraps of dresses and fills each box with a 10 cent doll a child’s thimble thread and needles. She gives the boxes to little girls at the day nursery who delight in dressing the dolls and themselves.
Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain appeared frail and pale on arrival aboard the Ber Mudian from Bermuda. He told reporters he is nearly through with his work and suffers a painful chest condition while denying that overwork is to blame.
The A M E Church Sunday school presents a Christmas program with organ preludes songs recitations and a village Santa tale. Participants include Miss Helen Motts Miss Luba Guinn Florence Hall Arnold Hall Cathrine Turner Elizabeth Redd Sammie Hall Raymond Hall Marie Whaley and Rev Williams Lone among others.
Letters and testimonials from residents across the county claim Root Juice cures for stomach liver kidney ailments and rheumatic nervous troubles after a few bottles. A Ohio woman said doctors believed cancer but four bottles cured her, with Lemmon's drug store offering legal testimonials and the Fort Wayne company promoting the product.
Funeral services for the late Mrs Cinda Doran were held Wednesday morning with a 7:45 briefing at the Cloyce Burham home per Tuesday notice. A second service followed at 9 pm at the D Rittenhouse residence led by an Amish minister from South English. Burial took place in Taylor cemetery near Wellman.
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