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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1904
Page
5
Partly cloudy conditions with possible snow flurries tonight and in the south and east portions Thursday. Warmer tonight.
The notice lists two basketball games Friday evening at the local venue for 25 cents at 7:30. It also notes local people visiting and events including a wedding and a license to wed. Several residents are mentioned as visitors or hosts in the city and surrounding area.
A quotation urges maintaining optimism and cheerful living while avoiding pessimism. It warns that a constant negative mindset harms progress and social spirit, likening pessimists to scavengers, and promotes a sunny, positive outlook.
The court adjourns until Monday after thirteenth day of term. Whiting elevator case testimony ends. several estates and guardianships see filings, defaults, and paroles. Probate matters include wills admitted to proof, executors appointed, and bonds set. various dismissals and continuances noted. Harvey and Ellyson versus Edwin A. Swift ends with jury waived.
Mrs. Fred Abraham remains in about the same condition as yesterday. Her husband and father are unobtainable. the father J S Draper is traveling. Mrs Green and Mr Abraham, siblings, assist at home. Mrs Abraham was moved to her own home and was conscious and rational for much of the night.
At a Danish royal philanthropic institution in Copenhagen seventy boys and girls are weighed daily in groups of fifteen. Results show weight gain mainly in autumn and early December, with little or no gain from December to April and a notable decline through summer.
Fragmented dialogue hints at romantic interests and rivalries. The text mentions a fiancé and a man’s love shaping a woman’s feelings, with references to jealousy and social curiosity. The source reads like a sentiment-laden conversational fragment from a newspaper page.
Fred R Steen, born July 23 1883 in this city, died at his home on East Madison Street after a year long illness. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Steen, had one sister Minnie, and two siblings are deceased. He lived his life here and was well known for good habits and many friends. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
Washington reports predict a quick end to canal treaty talks in executive session as Democrats face internal division over methods used to create the republic. A mixed stance arises from constituencies fearing delays if the treaty fails, while unity forms against the Panama affair. A stray letter to Secretary Shaw reveals clerical misaddressing mixing Hay Wilson names.
A public notice extols love for children in leaders from Senator Scott to literary figures like Carroll and Dickens. It contrasts political labor battles, Smoot petitions, and debates with recollections of famed authors’ child-friendly acts. ARTHUR W. DUNN.
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