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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1909

Page

2

Vienna bakery shows fresh cream patties and party orders

Local notes report fresh cream patties and choice candies at the Vienna bakery along with oyster parties and party orders. Many residents visit and return home after visits in the city and to nearby towns.

Vienna

Moving Pictures at Vienna Bakery Mark Party Treats

Mrs. Fred Smith and her mother Mrs. Simmons spent yesterday at Davenport for a day of party planning with fancy cakes and candies. J. L. Wonderlich returned to Estherville after visiting the Lemley home. D. W. Wolfe returns to Keota following a brief visit with his brother Joseph Wolfe.

Mary Boyden Chicago J. A. McCoy J. G. Miller West Chester Mrs. Than Allender Keota City Otto P. Dede Oskaloosa Buckley Mrs T. A. West E. C. Eicher Burlington W. R. Mount E. S. Frey Mr. Frey Roscoe Fred Smith Mrs. Simmons Davenport J. L. Wonderlich Estherville J. W. Lemley D. W. Wolfe Joseph Wolfe Howard Beenblossom Highland Park College William Burnside H. F. Steck Joe Kyle University At Iowa City Mrs. Berkley Ward Ed Walther A. K. Longaker George Pauls LaPorte City Arthur Lovedy Richland Grace DeCressey Haswell Rock Island J. E. Bidwell Dr. S. Dings Harold Crawfordsville James McFadden Robert Shaw S. M. Logan St. Joseph, Mo Karl Leo H. G. Anderson Quincy, Ill Ainsworth A. R. Clegg M. J. Redlinger Frank Lutz Val Redlinger Will Sheets Eva Grace Hudson George Randolf Virgil Little George Rickerd Hildra Wade Pleasant Plain Ruth Leggett W. A. White Fairfield Ida Cowles M. J. Holden Rhetta Day Brighton John Townsley PD. Custer Des Moines Leonard Brock Samuel Berry Joe Clyde R. H. Clyde Mrs. Mahlon Smith Joe Hughes Mrs. Smith Eldora Lotrie Smith Ida Sands Cotter Fred Donaldson J. M. Wilson Will Jurging John Kos Sigourney Wilson Heating Company

Local residents and visitors log daily routines across the city

Yesterday many townspeople made trips and visits to relatives and friends in nearby towns. Notables include Alvin Allen from Monmouth and Bob Armstrong the boxer arriving from Chicago. Several coaches students and workers traveled through Iowa cities for business visits and weekend breaks.

Alvin Allen Monmouth, Ills

Week of Travel and Local Basketball Readiness

The article notes numerous residents departing for visits with relatives in Morning Sun Rock Island Keota and other nearby towns. It highlights an upcoming Commercial club basketball game between the B E B s and the Press B s and mentions various local movements and family visits.

A Fez Merchant's Rise and Fall in Morocco

Morocco Cor responds with a tale of Ali Mahmoud a Fez merchant who prospers, buys slaves and a house, weds, and raises a daughter then faces a ruinous accusation of false weights. Bribed arbitrators convict him and he is hanged at a wall near his home amid jeers, ending a once respectable career.

Kez Morocco Ali Mahmoud Medina Fez Mohammed Mahmoud Ali Sieh London Graphic

Christmas Dance Draws Forty Couples At Commercial Club

A merry crowd of about forty couples attended the Christmas dance at the Commercial club last evening with music by Ma danna and Ogle of Iowa City. A delicious lunch was served by Harvey and Warfel and many out of town guests joined in the festive occasion.

Commercial Club Madanna Ogle Iowa City Harvey and Warfel Chicago Miss Legsett Fairfield Ben Butler Muscatine John Griffith Richard Leggett Earl Erdice Keota Elmer Ingeldinger Winfield Frank Hagle Omaha Clem Mikesh Ottumwa Ray Foley Kokuk Fred Smith Richland Katherine Stichter South Washington Sidney Smith W. Main Street Mae McCaleb Phoebe Maxwell Ruth Smith

How to Carry Books at Philadelphia Free Library

A Philadelphia Free Library policy allows patrons to borrow six books at a time in certain months. An assistant demonstrates a method to carry six by nesting book covers to form a stable stack, easing the load for the patron taking volumes home to please his wife.

Philadelphia, Free Library Philadelphia Press

Parlor Gag Ends With Humorous Plinola Tune

A humorous exchanges centers on a porous plaster and a pianola. Mrs. Crimsonbeak asks what to do with it while Mr. Crimsonbeak jokes he will test the plaster’s tune on the pianola, ending in light domestic wit.

George McCracken Hugh Marie Avery Iowa

Community group meetings and events announced

The B E O s plan a social in the Methodist church banquet room on Wednesday at 8 30. Lexington church Ladies Aid will serve a free New Year dinner and hold a bazaar. Presbyterian Y P S C E meets after prayer, electing officers semi annually. Temperance talk postponed. Woman's Christian Temperance Union ends 1909 meetings at Miss Mary Parker’s Thursday at 2 30.

Methodist Church Ladies’ Aid Lexington Presbyteriany Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church

Remembrance Book Mentioned in Scriptural Verse

A cited verse from Malachi 3 16 mentions those who feared the Lord speaking often and the Lord hearkening a book of remembrance was written for them who thought upon his name. The fragment ends with the number 913.

Ian Fellowship Malachi

Cardui praised by Kentucky woman after long illness

Mrs. Hattie Cain of Carrsville says Cardui cured her sixteen year bout with female troubles. She reports relief from cramps and convulsions after starting Cardui and urges other women to try the remedy. The Chattanooga Medicine Co offers a 64 page home treatment book on request.

Hattie Cain Carrsville Cardui N. B Ladies’ Advisory Dept Chattanooga Medicine Co Chattanooga, Tenn

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