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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
5
A girl seeks general house work and has ten years in clothing or dry goods. Inquire at this office. Also a lost glove notice on the south side square asks to return it to the Journal office. See J. E. 73-e0d.
A string of brief notes covers bakery offerings at Johnson's and several residents traveling or visiting relatives in Cedar Falls, Davenport, Joplin, Oska loosa, Marengo, Winfield, Cotter, Atlantic, Jamesport, St. Charles, and other towns. A resident vows Johnson's bakery keeps life worth while with available treats.
A persuasive 19th century ad extols Dr King's New Life Pills as a reliable laxative for stomach liver and bowels. Mary Brown of 20 Lafayette Place Poughkeepsie New York endorses and guarantees the remedy sold by J A Stewart druggist for 25 cents.
The article describes steel workers building twenty to twenty five story skyscrapers as a perilous career. It notes the danger of rivetting massive beams hundreds of feet above ground and the need for nerve and steadiness to avoid a fatal misstep.
Grace Hill January 3 reports note visits by Leo Forbes and Irene Forbes of Chicago, Katherine Buxbaum leaves for Iowa City, Chas Johnson and family spend New Years at Frank Ginkens, Elmer Thoma and daughters visit Wm. Taylor, revival meetings begin at Bethel, school resumes at Pileasville, several local social visits and a dance at Jim Hessel tine's, and Mrs. John Reichel returns to Peoria Illinois.
F H King offers a method to estimate two haystack volumes using dimensions and shoulder measurements. The article also reviews Winter Practice In Economic Zoology describing farm pest development, winter treatment advice, and vineyard practices emphasizing clean culture and soil stirring to reduce grape pests.
The article explains calculating volume for stacks with inverted V tops by using the shoulder width and ridge height, detailing two methods and noting the true volume lies between them. It discusses factors like packing density, moisture, and settling affecting tonnage and cubic feet per ton.
A farmer describes collecting seed ears after busking, sorting into extra crates, air drying by stacking crates above ground with boards for circulation. He recalls attempts at early ripened ears, but mixed harvests looked ordinary and were fed to hogs. published in Ohio Farmer.
In Paris a celebrated chemist's lecture caused attendees to undergo dramatic cosmetic color changes as facial makeup reacted with airborne gases. Women across the audience reported blue yellow violet and black skin tones after exposure, with several vanity cosmetics altered in curious ways.
Entomologist Gossard of the Ohio experiment station will publish four manuals to guide farmers and fruit growers in proper pest control practices. The series aims to aid producers by outlining effective methods to combat insect enemies.
A real estate agent in Chicago jokes about a neighbor, a bedridden doctor, saying he is slowly dying of starvation, highlighting a dark quip in a real estate scene. The remark reflects urban strain and blunt humor.
In a humorous exchange cited by the Cleveland Plain Dealer a man misunderstands smelts as cheese. The quip turns on the mistaken belief that smelts are a dairy product rather than fish.
A brief quotation notes that A lle carries weight with those who want to believe it, reflecting perception of influence and faith in the statement.
In Pleasant Hill Jan 53 Miss Nina Godwin visits near Coppock. Families gather for New Year’s meals and music at Hillhouse home. Dozens of relatives from Hillhouse Kephart Swift and Miller households attend. Spent days with kin from Galesburg and Washington.
Emer Royard Perry Kephart and Ernest Berg and Bart Corbin formed a hunting party on New Year’s Day. They captured 20 rabbits in the outing.
Jan 4 3 G Rowan of Washington visited here with friends Emma and John Wonderly of Crawfordsville left to resume studies at Tarkio Mo Mrs N M Anderson Verne and Oral returned from Washington I W Gruths home near here caught fire but neighbors aided in extinguishing with little damage W L Strain of Washington visited relatives Cleo and Margaret Turbotts returned to Cedar Falls J M Utterback visited S W Glaze in St Joseph Mo High school social at opera house led by Mrs J B Jeffers a man unnamed caused a disturbance at country houses east of here arrested and released this morning leaving town eastbound.
Jac. 4 H F Owen's sister from Chula Mo visits here with Mrs Owen who had gone to Chula to see her parents and friends. She spent a day in Jerome their former home. J C Mathers visited Washington on Tuesday. J T D Edwards shipped a car of hogs to Chicago on Wednesday. Sidney Coon traveled to Washington on business Wednesday.
Mrs. B Crayne learned this morning her father in Charlestown West Virginia is very ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Jake Limerman was informed today of her sister Mrs. Wilkins death at Lenox and the funeral will be held tomorrow.
Weather disruptions postponed last night’s Hickman Jersey Co. performance. Tonight the Box Party returns with Midnight in Chinatown promising a stronger bill and local theater lovers anticipate a more pleasing show.
The Junior League will host a special program Sunday afternoon at 4 50 at the Methodist church. All friends are invited to attend the event and enjoy the planned program.
Public sale advertised for Tuesday January 9 1906 begins at 10 oclock a m. at 77 miles NW of Washington and 0.5 mile south of Prairie Flower church. Items include horses hogs corn potatoes geese farm tools household goods and misc. Terms include credit on sums over 10 with notes bearing 7 percent interest if not paid when due. cash discount 6 percent on cash sums over 10. Teeter Lathrop Aue Jd A McCoy Clerk Andy Simpson Lionsers T4-5t
L. J. Little of Central Life Des Moines met A. B. Brooks in town and Brooks will serve as the company’s representative agent in Washington and surrounding counties.
Haynesville Missouri resident 70 year old Mrs Jeanie Duncan credits Electric Bitters with curing twenty years of chronic dyspepsia and restoring her to youthful strength. The remedy treats stomach liver blood and general debility and is sold with a guarantee at J H Stewart's drug store for a small price.
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