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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1913
Page
2
Chicago markets show weak to lower tones in cattle and sheep with mixed trading. Receipts estimate 52,000 in Chicago and 28,000 cattle, while sheep receipts reach 40,000 with prospects down 10 to 15. Prices in various grades and regions indicate soft demand and regional variation.
A roundup of local happenings from multiple communities highlighting social events parish notes and informal notices. Readers learn about residents’ routines upcoming gatherings and everyday activities shaping county life.
South Prairie Flower items report Jan 11 happenings. Harry Crone’s sale drew strong attendance and high prices. Mrs. Banks Mouser visited Bert Boothe’s Thursday. Co A Green and family from Dubuque stayed several days with John Green and Chris Schwartz. Prairie Flower church awaits painters and completion anticipated soon. Over 20 WM S ladies were hosted at Tom Reeves’ Jan 2. J N and Wm Phillips bought a carload of cattle at Yeo last week. WM S will entertain their husbands at Wm Palmer’s Jan 16. Mrs. Forest Fisher recovering from grip. Everette Green visiting his brother John Green.
Local visitors and activities scattered through Dysart and nearby towns. Miss Mamie Shillig from Dysart assists in Sanders store invoice. Rev Bayles aids in Bradgate revival. Lodges install jointly. refreshments served. Community clergy visits and church events noted.
Run down people gain strength with Vinol the cod liver and iron tonic. It claims to boost iron in blood improve appetite and digestion and help sleep and well being. A West Scranton Pennsylvania user testimonial supports its benefits and a money back guarantee is offered.
A bedtime tale recounts the snow queen planning a grand winter party for forest creatures. Mr. Fox, snubbed, enlists wind elves to ruin the event, blowing horns and scattering snow, leaving guests confused and the celebration spoiled. Jack and Evelyn anticipate more snow.
A string of short notes shows Ollie Smith and wife visiting Riverside relatives Susan Gardner travels to Denmark for revival meetings and Geo King in Iowa City. Several locals make trips to Texas Minnesota Illinois and other places. The meat market changes hands to C W Carter and a lodge installation with banquet is planned.
The term shark comes from a Greek sounding word meaning sharp teeth. Sharks cause widespread havoc among food fishes though their utility to humans is limited. Some small species are eaten, and liver oil is used to adulterate cod liver oil.
At Iowa City on January 13 Miss Anna M. Klingenhagen dean of women issued an edict forbidding young men to dance later than midnight. The restriction is part of a broader move to curb social excess among the students.
Art W. Donovan starts Donovan Bus Transfer and Auto Livery in Fairfield with two modern buses a closed carriage a baggage wagon and six horses. In Washington he runs Donovan Bus Transfer and Auto Livery with Harry McClelland in charge and James Basham as co worker, while Donovan oversees both towns.
A long biographical sketch portrays Thomas Riley Marshall a versatile Indiana political figure born in North Manchester in 1846. It chronicles his legal career in northern Indiana, marriage to Lois Kimsey, and tenure as governor from 1908, highlighting his caustic epigrams, progressive policies, stance on judicial power, and episodes like the McNamara case and Sunday baseball.
A humorous note says pedestrians fear being run over while autoists fear being blown up. The piece underscores shared hazards and a mutual need for caution among road users.
A public exchange highlights the orator demanding liberal pay for speaking while the business man insists compensation is fair for risks to the speaker’s political future. The dialogue reflects tensions between rhetoric and commerce in public discourse.
A sparsely settled English area covers 30 000 acres with only four cottages. One cottage has belonged to the same family for 600 years and its kitchen fire has burned continuously for 200 years.
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