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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1910
Page
7
Back Thom Shoot Company and D rifle team return for the state rifle shoot at Des Moines. Howe leads entries as the event features teams from several clubs and local shooters competing for top honors.
Lieut. L R Schilling, Sgt Jackson, and Cpl Brookhart earn spots on the regimental team as the company D places second in regiment matches. Jackson scores 227 to lead. Brookhart 221. Schilling 216. Fifty-third regiment wins regimental team title, Fifty-fourth third. state team selection pending.
Daniel Wilde hires George C Ray of Burlington to take Wilde's new inventions on the road and sell them in the jobbing trade. Ray is an experienced representative who will devote his best efforts to the patents, which are said to show clear practical value.
Paris June fashion notes describe racecourse style as testing ground for Mall apparel trends. Couturières urge a slim silhouette with varied fall tones and contrived color contrasts, including plumes and black trims, while motorwear revives the Calèche bonnet.
Peacock and wild duck hues appear as Comet shades in violet tones ready for half mourning with court set wear. Wood pinks and browns join yellowish greens and lilac grays. Black satin shoes with satin uppers mark modish style, while imported Parisian shoes remain a craze for their shapeliness and longevity. Coats extend for travel yet shorten for daily wear. a green shanting suit with black satin bands and a narrow knee length skirt showcases detailed tucking and a black satin belt ending in a flower rosette.
Hamilton Wright Mabie highlights light literature in a list now in library holdings. Notable titles include Marion Crawford The White Sister Irene Capwell Mrs Alderman Casey and Rudyard Kipling Action and Reaction plus works by Laura K Richards and J J Bell. The American Review of Reviews offers global news summaries and political analysis with a July issue featuring articles on the disease carrying house fly and Newfoundland rail developments.
The Mock Sad All Troubadours who played the Air Dome last Saturday will return Saturday July 2 and 16 for performances at the Air Dome and the Graham on the 4th. They promise a fuller cast and a tighter program with a free concert in front of the Air Dome. Next week the Great Duncan Show, the largest of its kind, will open the week with mental telepathy and mind marvels featuring Miss Hewitt. A lengthy list of cast members is given.
Public notice from the Park Commissioners of Washington Iowa bans horses vehicles and automobiles in Sunset Park after six p m on July 4 1910. Officers warn strict enforcement to preserve safety and order.
City banks will be closed all day July 4. Patrons are urged to note the closure and plan accordingly.
In the District Court of Washington County Leo Shelangoskie sues Joshua B. Disney and a long list of defendants including J B Disney Mary Miller Albert Miller William Adames Melvina Adams Esther Muthard Roba Taylor James Adame David McAnulty James Coleman Laura Coleman Christina Coleman Perus Coleman Sprague Coleman Ferguson Te nia Coleman Barney Disney Jonathan Plack Herman Wiener and others in a civil action. The document is a fragmented OCR record with many misspellings and repeated surnames.
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