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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1905
Page
4
County court opens with a heavy docket and crowded calendar as judges prepare for a busy term. Courtroom activity ramps up with filings, scheduling, and anticipated motions across civil, criminal, and administrative calendars.
Judge Scott presides as red white and blue bunting decorates the courtroom. The rearranged decorations aim to reduce echoes and improve speaking clarity. Court business opens with numerous estates and guardianship matters proceeding, including distribution, final reports, and hearings set for late January.
Dan J. Shepherd was arrested in the county seat by Sheriff Teeter and Deputy Sheriff Merton Teeter for complicity in the Womelsdorf murder. He was taken to Fairfield to be lodged in Jefferson county jail. Authorities say more incriminating evidence has been found.
Harriet Howard of 29 West 34th Street New York once suffered years with Salt Rheum or Eczema until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve healed her. The quick and sure healer works on cuts burns and bruises. 25 cents at J H Stewart’s drug store.
The Fortnightly club postpones its current events meeting to the evening of the 19th at the Baptist church. Pleasant Villains Missionary society meets tomorrow at Mrs. Peter Berdo’s home in North Washington. Epworth League class gathers at Miss Ada Lambert’s F. L. Wilson home Thursday at 7 30 PM. The Bachelor Maids held an evening meeting at Miss Verne Ashby’s South Iown avenue home. Mr Frank Kupper of Burlington marries a St Louis woman. The literary department meets at Mrs. EB Wickham’s East Main street with several papers read. Mr and Mrs J M Denny host dinner at their West Second street residence.
S Platt reviews Jones last evening in Graham as the third attraction on the lecture course. Jones is an impersonator who presents his own compositions, but the program lacks strong originality and leans toward sentiment. The critic notes an uneven show yet acknowledges occasional clever pieces and a self aware finish.
The county board met in session to handle routine business and consider the county printing agreement. A decision was not reached today and officials said action will occur later in the week.
West Chester businessman F. G. Chesley arrived in the city today with a shipment of cars of stock consigned to Fisher and McLaughlin of Chester for delivery to the Chicago market.
A medical writer notes the Aztec civilization in Mexico advanced in medicine with practices such as massage. splints for fractures. obsidian knives for gum lancing and tooth extraction. salt as antiseptic. obsidian dusting powder. agent baths for muscle stiffness. wounds sutured with human hair. cautery applied. venom extraction by suction. and bleeding used for headaches.
The passage recalls the sueluiter or scuiter as the most effective cutting sword, praised in Sir Walter Scott's Tallaman for slicing cushions in two with a single blow. It contrasts with a straight sword used for thrusts, noting the curved blade’s efficiency.
A speaker, mixing dialect and unclear phrasing, claims gossip about a woman named Maimie who avoids the parton at night for fear of a man being present. The remark notes a change in behavior and the absence of a light.
A Brooklyn Life item notes charity support relies on voluntary contributions. The clergyman laments that committee members, especially some persuasively persistent ladies, compel people to donate.
Dialogue from Glasgow Times shows a potted tramp asking for soup with a woman replying there is only one bar of soup and the servant uses it. The exchange highlights poverty and social tension in the household.
In a terse Pittsburg Post note the subject pressed his case for divorce after marrying recently, with the legal push now underway as counsel press forward.
A dialogue fragment shows a girl asking why new photographs seem horrid. She explains it’s because all her female friends request pictures while her male friends do not. The exchange hints at social judgment and self doubt.
A wry Shakespearean line notes that taboos fade after departure, suggesting hospitality shifts with time. The quotation frames guests as disruptive while they’re present but valued afterward.
In a tattered caption the wife chides John for plaving poker long enough to risk turning him into a professional gambler. John retorts with a dismissive, sardonic reply amidst a Philadelphia Press style cartoon fragment.
A terse remark states that people measuring heads for crowns rarely reveal cross scars on their shoulders, reflecting a commoner's view or observation.
In Fort Worth the Record notes a chat about free park concerts. One speaker prefers brass bands to nothing while the other suggests a gold band as an alternative.
Duluth Minnesota January 10 After driving out occupants of an apartment building at 2148 West Fourth Street with a revolver C A Dubois 78 years old barricaded himself inside and vowed to kill the first man who entered Police used strategy leaving a patrolman to guard the premises Dobole crawled down the fire escape giving the guard the slip and was later arrested walking in his bare feet in the snow
In Bethlehem the Greek Christmas mass sparked a clash with Franciscan monks over grotto protection. Blood was shed and the governor was called to quell the rioting amid old interchurch jealousy.
In Dubuque Iowa a fire engine responding to a blaze on Bina Street overturned along the way. Five sled members were fatally injured and ten were injured in the crash. Victims named include Reais Reynolds Tornee Willmners Dye Collinsen Grice Sehwind and Mildred Priden.
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the Chicago hearing on rebates alleged by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad to the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company until next Monday.
In a Chicago hotel dining room a brisk waitress serves buckwheat cakes with syrup. She asks the guest if he wants round and round or in a puddle, then pours a golden stream that settles on the cakes as she shares a friendly, contemplative glance.
A Midi sheik maintains a pirate and slaver stronghold at a secluded harbor end of a long inlet on the Red Sea. Inhabited largely by men, only the sheik’s chosen warriors may marry, and the settlement does not pay tribute to the Turkish government, suggesting its activities may continue unchecked.
A humorous exchange contrasts preaching with farming as Uncle Ephraim answers what he does for a living. He says preaching pays less than raising pumpkins, but he earns enough from pumpkins to offset the difference, highlighting a rural wit about work and income.
Chicago based columnist notes a character named Young Spender who claims money is unimportant to him. He jokes that the youth has none to care for, illustrating a playful exchange about wealth and priorities.
A local columnist notes that repetition yields reliability, quoting residents and merchants who prefer steady routine over bold change. The piece frames consistency as a quiet foundation for community progress and daily life.
In Philadelphia Press prose, Tam boasts pride in the common people and the plain everyday fellow who cannot hope to be great. Pepprey counters that such sentiment is egotism, framing a social clash over aspiration and identity.
Middletown Connecticut January 10 In the interests of science A L L Leathers of Wesleyan University has been caged in the Atwater Rosa calorimeter for seven days Four days passed without food and his last three days he drank one quart of milk daily The experiment is part of a series funded by seven thousand dollars from the Carnegie Institute to study oxygen consumption under varying diet work and rest conditions.
The Baltimore American quotes a critic describing a music teacher as capable of lofty notes but lacking control. It compares the phrase to evaluating an airship inventor’s claim that a craft will fly high and far yet not dirigible. The discourse uses precise, professional wording to critique performance and design limits.
A brief quip from the Chicago Journal quotes a boss dismissing an applicant as unqualified for a position. The applicant retorts that he knows the boss’s business and jokes about keeping company with the boss’s typewriter.
A brief squib notes Chestnut Jones from the Chronicle with the Atlanta Constitution line highlighting his return to form and surprising good fortune. The item reads as a playful exchange about public perception and success.
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