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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1911

Page

5

Local and Personal News From Frey’s Studio Ad

Miss Alma Miller returns to Chicago for nurse training at Presbyterian hospital. Numerous residents visit relatives and travel to nearby towns, attend sales, and plan visits to Brighton and Wyman. The Star announces a lineup of films and a Diamond Ring coupon promotion for January 23 1912.

Alma Oe D. H. Miller Chicago Presbyterian Hospital National Guard Ft. Riley Kansas Bradley

Local residents visit and guests depart after city day

J. D. Dayton of West Chester and Miss Hazel White of Ainsworth visited friends in the city yesterday and returned home. Harry Propst of Iowa City stays with Cloyce Kerr at the W. B. Kerr home northeast of town. Mrs. Frank Barden and daughter Maxine, guests at the Gibson home, returned to Oskaloosa. Miss Jean Stephen of Keota visited her uncle KE Wilson and went home. August Bergstrom delivered 44 hogs averaging 283 pounds to CC Thomas yesterday.

J. B. Eckerman Havre T. W. Skinner C. H. Keck Des Moines M. J. Sproull Skinner Frank Meacham Grinfiell Clay Elizabeth White J. W. White City Greenfield Ohio Ethel Tet White Crawfordsville Hazel White Ainsworth Harry Propst Iowa City Cloyce Kerr W. B. Kerr Frank Barden Maxine Jean Stephen Keota KE. G. Wilson August Bergstrom Thomas Charles Umphries Snider, Colo John Lowery Verdi Elias Lowery

Manchus to Leave Pekin Says Telegram

A telegram to the Exchange Telegraph Co. reports the Imperial family will leave Pekin. The announcement is expected this afternoon from Tien Tsin. A second item notes a fire destroying the Golden City business section wall in the Porcupine district of Ontario.

Pekin The Exchange Telegraph Co Ness Golden City Por

Hill Bakery Sold to Bird and Burke in Washington

G. W. Hill sells Hill Bakery on the north side of the square to C. H. Bird and E. E. Burke, both from Washington. They take possession next Monday January 1 as Hill retires after three and a half years in the city. Bird and Burke plan to run most of the baking themselves with the firm name Bird & Burke.

Hill Bakery Bird & Burke Hill M. Johnson Washington Bird Spokane

What puzzled the newsboy on Forty Second street

A busy hour on Forty-Second Street ends in chaos after a newsboy drops a quarter and a motorman brakes a streetcar. A following car skids, dray horses pull a load into a lamp post and window display, fire crews respond, and the newsboy wanders off with his coin while puzzled.

Forty- Second Street New York Sun

Garden on valuable land at Bank of England a historic garden

The Bank of England guards a garden inside Threadneedle Street, a quadrangle with a fountain and trees. It sits on the site of the vanished Church of St Christopher le Stock, whose tower prompted its removal. The garden, once the churchyard, is open to visitors during business hours and is described as the most valuable garden in the world.

Bank of England Threadneedle Street St. Christopher-le-Stock St. Christopher-le- Stock

Novel Forces reshape defense of religious feeling

Two novel forces have emerged recently to defend and support religious feeling, psychology, and comparative religion. They apply to the soul the same vitalizing method scientists have used on the rest of the universe.

Univers

The Trifle Hero and a Christmas Eve Dinner

Wallington, after a fall into insolvency, faces a starving stranger on Christmas Eve. He buys the man a meal by charging it to a debt at a restaurant, then reflects on the act of charity as the two part ways. Wallington ends with a modest cup of coffee and sausage.

Wallington Bob Christian Frenchy

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