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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1907

Page

2

Royal Arch Masons Regular Meeting Notice

Cryus chapter No. 13 will hold a regular meeting Friday evening February 8 at 7 30 o clock. Charles A Dewey is to preside as High Priest.

Cryus

Dora Thorne at Graham Opera House Monday

All lovers of good entertainment should not miss the presentation of Dora Thorne at the Graham opera house Monday Feb 11. The four act melodrama follows Bertha M Colay's novel and is produced with elaborate scenery and costly costumes by manager C S Sullivan.

Dora Thorne Graham Opera House Bertha’ M. Colay Laurence Lee C. S. Sullivan

High School Team Seeks Support With Friday Wins

Readers are invited to attend two Friday night games as the high school squad seeks victories. Admission is two games for 35 cents, promising local entertainment and potential season momentum.

Fastest Typewriter Operators at National Business Show

The event in Chicago this March features top typists from all sections entering the speed contest. Organizers expect a lively, highly engaging competition with eager applicants.

Chicago

Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward

An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages and offers 100 dollar reward for any case that it fails to cure. It promotes constitutional treatment, notes internal use, and mentions testimonials and 75 cent price. Also urges Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo

Borrowed Smiles and Courtroom Quips on Bargain Day

A sweet old lady gets separated from her daughter in a crowded department store on bargain day. They laugh when the mother realizes she lost her “child” who is really fifty-two, while a floor walker helps. A courtroom scene follows with a witness refusing to estimate hailstone size.

Comanche Pete on Stage Ends Night of Realism

A witty exchange recalls Comanche Pete’s brief stage career ended after a single night when he demanded real gambling money and vanished with the receipts. A separate quip frames a penitentiary inmate’s claim of unsuccessful authorship as a crime.

Pete

Mystery at No 5 High Street and the Missing Parents

A young woman escapes a grasp and a shrill voice begs Dr Higgins the carpenter at No 5 High Street to bring instruments. A head with a shaggy beard appears, asking for help to free Pa and Ma from a folding bed. The husband calls himself a carpenter not a doctor.

Mr. Higgins No. 5 High Street Higgins

Local travelers and season tickets drive city bustle

J R Moore left for Montana Chas Mount arrived from the east on the Rock Island R M Wilson traveled east on the Rock Island John Bailey departed for Chicago to visit friends Paul McKee rode the Burlington after a visit to the H M Richer home Mr and Mrs H T C Moore and two children visited West Chester Miss Carrie Rowan returned to Ainsworth after a city visit Mr and Mrs Oscar McElwain returned home to O'Brien county after visiting the Al McElwain home Come early and avoid the rush get your season tickets for the basketball games now and see them all.

Paul McKee Burlington H. M. Richer H. T. C. Moore West Chester Carrie Rowan Ainsworth Oscar McElwain O’brien County al McElwain

Growth of Red Men Nation Wide and City Notes

The Great Council of California dropped a session to save funds for earthquake victims in San Francisco. Ohio renovation reports show growing tribes. Indianapolis hosts nineteen tribes with over 6 000 members. The Improved Order of Red Men shows rapid national growth and promises entertaining arrangements to draw members to meetings.

Great Council of California San Francisco Ohio Indianapolis Ind Red Men United States

Masons Honor Cathedral Craft at Little Rock and Related Lodges

The article details the Little Rock Albert Pike consistory cathedral completed in 1902 with Renaissance design, its dimensions, interior features, and memorial tablets. It notes Arkansas has 498 Masonic lodges with 17 480 members, plans for a $50 000 addition to the Sullivan Illinois Masonic home, and the Oakland Masonic temple project. It also cites Freemasons Chronicle figures for lodges and chapters in Britain and confirms a June 24 1917 St John Baptist day general observance as part of the grand lodge bicentenary preparations.

Albert Pike Arkansan Masonic Arkansas Perseverance Lodge New Orleans St. John's Lodge Providence R. L Massachusetts Boston Bay State Sullivan Ill Grand Lodge Chicago Oakland Masonic Temple California Madison Fifteenth Streets Freemasons’ Chronicle Royal Arch London Grand Lodge of Arkansas Grand Lodge of District of Columbia St. John Baptist Grand Lodge of Freemasons

Woodmen of Dallas Unveil New $20,000 Temple in 1906

The Woodmen of Dallas, Texas, celebrate a prosperous year with a new temple valued at $20,000. A monument notes each member who died in good standing, marking their final resting place.

Woodmen of the World Woodmen Dallas Tex

Knights and Ladies of Honor Grow Membership in 1906

The Knights and Ladies of Honor reports 1906 a record year with large gains. Membership in good standing exceeds 91,500, marking one of the order’s most prosperous periods.

Knights and Ladies of Honor Order

Weather Outlook for Iowa and Televised Telvue Preview

The Iowa forecast predicts generally fair weather tonight and Saturday with rising temperatures. A Chicago Business Show in March will feature the Telvue device allowing real time video conversations across distances. Viewers could watch operas, races, or other events while remaining at home as vivid colors and facial expressions are transmitted.

Chicago

Mrs Henry Waters Returns From Riverside Funeral

Mrs Henry Waters arrives home in Fairfield after attending the funeral of her sister in law Mrs Wm Lewis at Riverside and visiting friends and relatives in the city.

Henry Waters Fairfield Wm. Lewis Riverside

Foley Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Not Affected by Pure Food Law

Special notice states Foley Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. Recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults and sold by all druggists.

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Hanan Waukerz Frank L, Wilson Royal Arch Masons Chas. A. Dewey, H. P Dougherty Bros Clothiers Washington National Bank Washington, Iowa Secret Service J. R. Moore Montana Chas. Mount Rock Island R. M. Wilson John Bailey John Shields &Son RED Yimen Little Rock Ark Tyler-Keystone Little Rock, Ark New York Weather Forecast Washington, D. C the Evening Journal Iowa THE Lisconnel Linen CO Davenport D. A. Chalmers Goodyear J. A. Harwood South Side
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