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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1904

Page

5

Society notes of parties and gatherings around town

Miss Laura Rich hosts a hob ride for friends yesterday afternoon. Mrs J A Y Ashby hosts six o'clock dinner tonight. Miss Joy Schreckengast invites about a dozen young ladies for dinner in honor of Miss Gay Johnson and Mrs Verva Sanders. M B E Sunday School holds a Christmas program with songs recitations and Santa. Clarence Turner celebrates his twelfth birthday with friends and a botsled ride. Various residents visit Washington Oskaloosa and Des Moines today. The Churches outline service schedules for Presbyterian and United Presbyterian and Methodist congregations.

Joy Schreckengast Gay Johnson Des Moines Verva Sanders Keota George Schneider Mester Clarence Clarence Helen Templeton Alma Solder John Weldin Charline Young Mae Harry Gehlbach Eva Wolf Donald Patton Lloyd and Clyde Moothart Paul Critz Birmingham A. W. Graham Baby Washington Stella Wells Blanche Nicola Messrs Frank Bergquist Ray Latchem Lena Maxwell Sarah Campbell Etna Purvis J. R. Rickey Lu Gormley Merle Proudfit James Wilson Willliam Jurging Presbyterian C. E United Presbyterian C. U God E. L

County News Crawfordsville Item Debuts New Year Greeting

The Crawfordsville note records Mr and Mrs Chas details as the page advances with holiday greetings and local social items on December 30.

Mrs Chas

First Church of Christ Service Times

The notice lists regular Sunday services at 10 39 a m and Sunday School at 9 15 a m with a Wednesday meeting at 7 20 pm. Located one half block south of the post office the church invites all to attend.

Second United Presbyterian Church Sets Services

There will be preaching at the Second United Presbyterian church with a morning service at 11 o'clock and an evening service at 7. All other services occur as usual. The public is cordially invited.

Second U. P Second United Presbyterian Church

Methodist Episcopal Church Service Schedule

Sunday School at 9 30. Class meetings at 10 30. Morning service at 11 preaching by the pastor. Junior League at 3 30. Epworth League at 5 45 with New Year meeting Our Goals for 1905. Evening service at 7. A cordial invitation extended to all.

Methodist Episcopal Epworth

Eureka Sunday School and New Year Sermon at Union Church

Washington circuit M E Eureka hosts Sunday School at 10 a m New Year s sermon at 11 a m The Old and the New Evangelistic service at 7 p m Special meetings each evening 7 15 p m Plains Sunday School at 10 a m J F Roberson pastor Baptist Bible School 9 30 Preaching 11 Junior B Y P U 4 Senior B Y P U 6 Evening service 6 Annual supper and business meeting Monday at 6 p m

Washington M. E. Eureka Plains J. F. Roberton

Advice to John Bull Earl Roberts on Military Matters

Earl Roberts writes in the January Century urging Britons to prepare for modern warfare. He argues training and regular service are needed, with pension and education for youth, and notes compulsory service is not required but military fitness remains essential.

Earl Roberts Tommy Atkins Aan Army Great Rite Hindust

Earl Roberts on Army Reform and Modern Firearms

Earl Roberts argues fifty years of change have shifted warfare from mass obedience to individual initiative. He calls for higher officer and soldier standards, more mounted troops, and rapid reinforcement to fit modern war. A government plan to equip 106 batteries with new guns at 17.5 million dollars is noted, with a two decade timeline. Connecticut tobacco growers protest Philippine tobacco tariff reductions harming U S cigar leaf regions.

Earl Roberts South Africa Great Britain Hartford Conn Connecticut Tobacco Growers’ Association Connecticut Congress United States

Gas in Columbus sewers causes citywide fear

Gas odors fill central Columbus as fires ignite homes within a block bounded by Union Station Grant avenue the courthouse and the Sefote river. Fire Chief Sauer fears in sewer gas could ignite triggering a major explosion and fire threatening a large city area.

Columbus Dee Union Station Grant Avenue Court House Sefote River Senere Elity Sauer Cay

Two Men Seek Admission as Checkers on Island Voyage

Two men with 825 between them attempt to enter the United States from Pellis Island as part of a 15 person missionary party. They lack funds and threaten refusal for both if the sum is not produced. The party heads to Glasgow for deportation.

Adwateston New York Dee William Mirror Adex Chiscow Stibot Hall Glasgow

Weather forecast for Midwest and Great Lakes region

Forecast covers Indiana and Wisconsin with variable cloudiness and rising temperatures. Winds shift to southerly, with partial cloud cover in Michigan and lower wind speeds expected in Ohio and surrounding areas.

Indiana Wisconsim Tewet Michigan

Markets Report From Chicago and Buffalo Stockyards

Hog and cattle receipts and price ranges listed for Chicago markets with mixed packing rates. Buffalo reports show hogs firm, cattle slow, and sheep and lambs varied by grade alongside calf values.

Chicago Hoge Texas Buffalo N. Y Dunning & Stevens Live Stock Commission East Buffalo

Chamberlains Coke Cholera Remedy Advert

Pains in the stomach and sudden colic attacks demand swift relief. A bottle of Chamberlain's Coke, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy provides immediate aid without a doctor. No doctor can prescribe a better medicine. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman.

Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman

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