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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1904
Page
4
The Churches Corner Jefferson Street and Iowa Avenue
A church notices weekly services at 10 30 a m Sunday School at 9 15 a m and Wednesday meetings at 7 30 p m all are cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientist
Jefferson St
Iowa
Sunday School and Youth Programs Announced
The notice lists Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Teaching at 7:00 p.m. Junior B Y P U at 3:00 p.m. Senior B Y P U at 6:00 p.m. The message asks if it need be said you are welcome and directs readers to see an announcement in the focal column.
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Focal
Sabbath School and Teaching Services Schedule
Sabbath School at 6 30 a m and teaching services at 11 a m. Junior C E B at 4 45 p m. Senior C E B at 5 45 p m. No evening service.
Evening and morning services announced for the week
Daily services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Next week every night at 7:00 p.m. Rev. J. P. Nesbitt of Morning Sun to preach at the nightly gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Nesbitt
Morning Sun
Trinity Episcopal Church Epiphany Services
Trinity Episcopal Church will conduct services on the First Sunday of the Epiphany at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. with Sunday School at 10 a.m. All are cordially invited by R. G. Jones D. D. to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
R. G. Jones
Weekend church programs and cottage prayer meetings
Sabbath School begins at 9 30 a m church services at 11 Junior Endeavor at 4 p m Senior Endeavor at 6 Evening service at 7 Themed talks The Prayer that Keeps Four Bad Bargains Special music Cottage prayer meetings listed by date and hostesses Afternoon sessions start at 3 p m Wednesday 7 30 p m session Thursday 8 30 p m with hosts named Friday 3 p m and 7 30 p m sessions
A Question of Baths and Auditor Battles
An army officer recalls inspectors and comptrollers as foes to officers and tells how General Weston charged baths to expenses after testing horses in Kansas City. The auditor ruled one bath a day a luxury, but the cavalryman countered that it was needed, noting the clash in receipts and humor from the Washington Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Weston
Seventh Cavalry
Kansas City
Washington Post
Hope and Promise Shape Reckoning in Liberty
A historical aphorism notes that hope remains liberal and those who trust its promises indulge today in the profits of tomorrow, reflecting a cautious view of expectation and outcome. The quotation implies a critique of reliance on future gains and moral restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Johnson
Little Son Arnet Rowe Crushed By Falling Log in Country Outing
Arnet Rowe eleven, son of Mr. and Mrs. W A Rowe, was killed at a farm eight miles southeast of the city while helping haul wood. A crooked log fell and crushed his skull as he stood beside the wagon. He lived a short time after the accident. He was a Wallace school pupil in class A and active in Presbyterian Sabbath School. Survived by parents and three sisters Wilma Margaret and Catherine. Funeral arrangements not yet made. Sympathy from community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnet
W. A. Rowe
Mr. Rowe
Andy Gardner
Iinois
Wallace School
Harriett Pickett
Rev. Young
Wilma
Margaret
Catherine
Robert Cook
Rest Room Executive Board Meeting Noted
The executive board of the rest room will meet Monday afternoon at three o'clock in the rest room. A full attendance is desired. Mrs. R. P. Lewis serves as president.
No Services Tomorrow At Local Methodist Church
There will be no services at the Methodist church tomorrow due to a defective boiler. The stoppage affects regular worship and related activities until the boiler is repaired.
Methodist church cancels services due to boiler fault
Attention Methodists. Tomorrow there will be no church services because the boiler is defective. Local notices urge congregants to stay safe and await updates.
Invitation list errors plague governor general duties
The article recalls how the Canadian governor general’s invitation list, kept by an aide often unaware of changes, included deceased Lady Dorion. Sir Antoine Dorion, then chief justice of Quebec, accepted for himself but declined for her, only to face the same mistake the next year and again decline for her due to her cemetery status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Au Courant
Sir Antoine Dorion
Quebec
Lady Dorion
Antoine
Aid-De-Camp
Antoine Dorion
St. Anne's Cemetery
Senator Sorghum Dismisses Fame Scroll Cashing Comment
A Washington Star quip has Senator Sorghum dismissing the idea of tearing leaflets from the scroll of fame to cash them at the bank, framing the notion as impractical. He speaks earnestly to a friend about fame and finance.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Tradition of Handshakes Through History
The origin of shaking hands traces to ancient times when adversaries grasped the weapon hand during truces. Friends extended hands as a signal of nondefense and a hearty grasp became the norm. It appeared in the middle ages as a legal act of agreement and joined in bridal rites and Roman and Christian customs.
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Rome
Horace
Via Sacra
Christendom
Crossing the Feet Discouraged by Physical Culturists
Physical culturists warn that sitting with legs or feet crossed harms circulation. The crossed leg compresses femoral veins and damps blood return, causing cold feet and calf varicosities. Sitting squarely with both feet on the floor distributes body weight more evenly and is healthier.
Child's witty remark about legs mirrors divine design
A Baltimore Sun item recalls a four year old observing a lame man and asking about his walk. The mother explains the leg difference and the child muses that God gave the long legs to the man and the short ones to the girl, a humorous moment highlighting juvenile logic.
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Baltimore Sun
Theatre Prank: Five Girls Attend Wanted a Husband
Five local girls hired a theater box to attend the play Wanted, a Husband, as a playful assertion of independence. Unbeknownst to them, an enemy attached a poster bearing the same title around the box for the audience to read.
Who is happier the man with money or seven daughters
A North Missouri paper asks which man is happier and cites a reply favoring the man with seven daughters. The exchange argues the wealthy man is never satisfied, while the father of seven daughters is content with enough.
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North Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mixed Qualities of Baxter Expressed by Kansas City Journal
A Kansas City Journal note describes Baxter as devout and charitable but plagued by serious vices. It highlights church involvement and support for the gospel, yet laments gambling and stimulant abuse. The deacon reflects a conflict between good impulses and harmful habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pahson
Bradder Baxter
Kansas City Journal
Helped by Wife He Lost Fortune in Quick Strike
A witty quip frames a domestic cash tale as a husband laments near ruin. The wife reportedly spent the fortune herself, sparing him a faster fall.
The Scientific Rebuf Isabel and Dorothy Debate Rudeness
A Detroit Free Press exchange shows Isabel asking about rudeness and Dorothy replying that one must act rude at times to teach others manners. The brief dialogue highlights differing views on social conduct.
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Isabel
Dorothy
Detroit Free Press
Infant of Wingler Family Dies in January 1904
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. John Wingler died Friday morning January 8 1904 and was buried Saturday afternoon. Mrs Frank Schnoebelen hosted a card party that proved a social success with Mrs Wes Reiner and Mr George Egiin winning first honors while A Schmitt and Henry Schnoebelen earned second.
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John Wingler
Frank Schnoebelen
Wes Reiner
George Egiin
A. Schmitt
Henry Schnoebelen
Local Social News notes from Washington region
Mrs A M Gardner returns home in Washington Friday after visiting relatives here and at Wellman. Mr and Mrs Otto Patterson welcome a baby girl born Tuesday. Miss Mabel Chaffee and Miss Brown of Washington visit Miss Mamie Gardner this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Gardner
Washington
Wellman
Otto Patterson
Mabel Chaffee
Miss Brown
Mamie Gardner
Local residents noted with short visits and travels
Jan 9 AINSWORTH Mrs Richard Donaldson and children returned from Edgington. C W Yancey visited Washington. J B Jeffers of Cedar Falls arrived for a visit at J W Stickley home. Pearl White returned to Washington. Mrs W A Goble planned travel to Washington. M P Lewis of Oskaloosa visited his uncle J R Hardin. Mr and Mrs J W Crawford returned after visiting their daughter Mrs D L Baird in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard [Donaldson
Edgington
C. W. Yancey
Washington
Jeffers
Cedar Falls
J. W. Stickley
Pearl White
W. A. Goble
M. P. Lewis
Oskaloosa
J. R. Hardin
J. W. Crawford
D. L. Baird
Ainsworth And Surrounding Residents Notice
Miss Omi Funston and E. J. Mc Gahey visited Mrs. J. T. Mitchell in Crawfordsville. Several locals, including Carl Long returning to Pittsburg, Will Rush, Amos Stewart, E. H. House, Marvin McGahey, and Mrs. W. R. Cannon, were seen in town. gatherings and family visits noted with McCreedy family hosting dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omi Funston
E. J. McGahey
J. T. Mitchell
Crawfordsville
Carl Long
Pittsburg
J. T. Long
Will Rush
Washington
Amos Stewart
Algona
J. M. Stewart
E. H. House
Marvin McGahey
Cotter
W. R. Cannon
Wyman
David Love
John Griffith
C. C. Laffers
Sigourney
Winifred
S. W. Brookhart
George McCreedy
Sarah McCreedy
W. R. McCreedy
J. H. McCreedy
Charles McCreedy
John McLaughlin
Potter
Stillwater
Okla
Robert McLaughlin
Why We Yawn Affects From Air Shortage and Fatigue
Yawning results from a temporary oxygen deficit in the lungs during fatigue from hard work or study or exposure to close air, heat, or health conditions. The body triggers a spasmodic mouth throat and chest movement to take a deep breath, restoring breathing.
Old Durham Cathedral Knocker Lion Like Twelfth Century
An Old Church Knocker at Durham cathedral resembles a lion and is said to date from the twelfth century. The eye hollows may have held crystal or enamel, or the eyes may have emitted light to guide night seekers to sanctuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
I Told Him Goodbye Phrase Sparks Regional Debate
A quip from the New York Press humorously contrasts Southern and Northern phrasing, noting a southerner would say I told him goodby while a northerner might say I said farewell or I said goodbye. The editor explains the regional flair behind the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodby
New York Press
Marriage In Austria Invalid For No Creed Declaration
A Vienna court decision declares the marriage of a man who proclaimed no creed invalid reflecting church and civil law in Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Vienna
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