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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1900

Page

4

Sunday Services in the Boer Republic chapters five

The scene shifts from Waldo's Bible musings to a Sunday service in a farmhouse. Waldo seeks divine love as visions of Beulah unfold. Tant Sannie, Em, Lyndall, and others gather for Service No 2 while Bonaparte and a German friend arrive, hinting at daily life amid conflict.

Waldo Mark Luke Jael Heber the Kenite Jesus King Service Tant’ Sannie Em and Lyndall Bonaparte Bona Admira

Lannie and Bonaparte's stern hymn sermon shocks Boer parlor

A Boer woman witnesses a stern evangelical service led by Bonaparte, a German reader, where a dramatic sermon on liars and hellfire unfolds. The scene includes a heavy woman unable to kneel, a reverent yet uneasy crowd, and a vivid tale of the circle from Cape Town to Rome ending with a taunt on eternal punishment. The passage closes with a news brief noting a fire in Little Rock and a Chicago disorderly conduct arrest.

Lannie Heaven Bonaparte Dan Vanderiinde

Farmers Mutual of Washington convenes at Smouse's Hall

The Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Washington county fills Smouse’s Hall with 2684 members for a morning meeting. President Hutton presided as reports and draft resolutions on tank heater use were reviewed and approved. Also noted are notices of condolence for John Dodds with a Saturday funeral.

Hutton B. Rabenold W. A. Wilson 8S Thompson John Dodds West Washington Street

Funeral of Mrs Isa Bella Gray in Heights

The funeral for the late Mrs Isa Bella Gray widow of John A. Gray was held yesterday at 2 p.m. from her Heights home. Rev LB Schreckengast and Rev J Luckey conducted the service with hymns by the choir. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery where six children and seventeen grandchildren mourn her loss.

Isabella Gray John A. Gray the Heights LB. Schreckengast Methodist Church J Luckey Jesus Elm Grove Cemetery John George Clearfield Mary Canfield Henry James Heaconsfield Town Anna John Lytle John Smeltzer Samuel Gardner W. A. Turner Thos Montgomery R M. Dibel

Trouble Over the Naming of a School House

A Crawford school house naming dispute surfaces amid the Dewey craze. Miller faces defacing charges after the word Dewey was painted over. trial set for February as the county clerk’s office handles pensions and local notices. George Sayles arrives from Chicago after the death of his uncle John Dodda.

Crawford Dewey David Miller Hicher Geo. Sayles Chicago John Dodda

Local Hens and Visitors Patch Muscatine Day

Local items include Mrs. Jones of Oskaloosa visiting the Walkers and Mr. Carris the Keota barber calling on relatives. Will Narvis of Muscatine arrives for Hawkeye Lodge installation as delegates gather. skating party at Highland Park and weekly boxing at the armory draw lively crowds.

Frank Walker Mr. Carris Keota Hawkeye Lodge No 1 Mr. Narvis Ainsworth Highland Park

City Receives $5,000 Personal Injury Claim Against Washington

J. D. Keyes through Scofield and Butterfield asserts the city and J. H. Stewart liable for $5,000 after Keyes, who is blind, fell from an open hatch on West Washington Street while returning home from voting last election day. The claim cites injuries not yet recovered and names the sidewalk committee and city attorney in the matter.

Washington J. D. Keyes Scofield & Butterfield Mr. Keys J. H. Stewart West Washington Street

Various global and national events noted in outline

The outline lists actions from Foraker proposing a Porto Rico government to a bubonic plague outbreak in Sao Paulo. It notes Deroulede and Guerin’s conviction in France, Princess Salm Salm joining as an army nurse, a Watertown plant move for L. L. Henry paper boxes, a Chicago court ruling on Herman D. Cable, and household safekeeping gone wrong in Chicago. It also mentions snowbound trains near Corry, a fatal Chicago fire, donations to Cooper Institute, Lawton fund totals, a Berlin editor’s six month sentence, plague cases in Manila, a Wellington hotel New Year display pie, and the death of Minnie McWhorter in Moline with a deranged mind linked to personal troubles and past marriages.

Foraker Senate Porto Rico Sao Paulo Brazil Deroulede Guerin Princess Salm Salm South Africa L. Henry Company Waupun Watertown Wis Federal Court of Appeals Chicago G.S. Lord Herman D. Cable August Vincent Minnie Fox Abram Hewitt Edward Cooper Cooper Institute Andrew Carnegie Mechanics’ Arts Lawton Fund Sigmar Mohring Ulk Berlin Manila Wellington Moline Minnie McWhorter J. N. Hogeboom Denrock Keokuk Frank McWhorter Rock Island Carthage

Help Wanted and House Rooms For Rent Ad

For Rent three large pleasant rooms near the public square suitable for light housekeeping. Will rent cheap to a small family. Inquire at JOURNAL office. WANTED a bright honest young man to learn printer's trade. Apply at JOURNAL office tomorrow morning. Do not apply unless you mean to learn the trade.

Public Square Journal Office Journal

Clover Root Tea Offered as Absolute Cure

Advertisement claims Karl's Clover Root Tea cures chronic constipation with a fifty year guarantee. Priced at 2 shillings 6d, sold by J. H Stewart, druggist.

Karl J. H Stewart’s

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