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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1903
Page
3
Washington July 4 special to the Evening Journal presents Iowa forecast for today and tomorrow. Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with possible showers in the western portion. High temperature noted but details are cut off.
Local items report Means and Means & Stichter's price mentions, a fire works sale at Duncans, visiting relatives in Oskaloosa and Brighton, and several families hosting guests. New baby for A B Adams, Cane loss by John Iden, and multiple weekend visits by Richardsons, Taylors, and Welchs.
The Sunday gathering opened with music and prayers before Dr James M Buckley editor of the Christian Advocate delivered a patriotic sermon. He outlined four core American strengths vigorously explaining liberty in speech press schools worship and religion and the love of country as essential to government.
In the evening Miss Schonts of Chicago lectured on temperance at a Young Woman’s Christian Temperance Union gathering. She used the story Who Killed Joe’s Baby’s Last to illustrate drunken violence and urged public and government action against liquor trade. The address drew intense attention and offered hope for church unity against intemperance.
The Sodality of the St James church gathered Thursday evening at Mr and Mrs P K Swift's on South avenue. The house was decorated with sweet peas vines and ferns. Miss Matilda Hlarmeier and Miss Isabele Swift played piano solos and games were enjoyed. A prize in the observation contest went to Miss Mary Bailey. Frappé was served and guests left with a delightful impression.
New York July 6 Shammock III dominates the wind swept tour in a mile beating Shamrock by 131 minutes 10 seconds as a remarkable cup challenger. The race features bold claims of faster performance than prior records and hints that Reliance would have defeated Shamrock III under similar conditions.
A Chicago dated report lists numerous city and intercity baseball scores across leagues with Saturday and Sunday results in multiple cities, including St Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati and New York. The piece ends with an unrelated Vienna radium cure claim and Redfield Proctor selling tombstones as a U.S. senator.
Notices invite readers to join excursions to Southeastern Assiniboia and the Canadian Northwest on July Tuesdays the 7th and 21st with round trip fare of 27 00. For details contact Cash Caldren Company Iowa City. A remark about Col Davenport surrender of company rights and a dispute over tickets is noted.
One way rate with two dollars additional for round trip tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of every month. Return limit twenty one days from date of sale. Tickets available at Iowa Central ticket agents or by contacting A. B. Cutts, GP. & T. A., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Notice requests subscribers report to the office any negligence by carrier boys in paper delivery. It states the office has no knowledge of service imperfections unless reports are made in person.
Short items describe medical ad for Bucklen's Amica Salve cures piles and burns, visits by Mrs. J M Loving and others, travelers and guests including Miss Irene Stone and Walter Graves, and a child injured after falling from a second story window at the Teeter home.
The advertisement touts Mr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy that converts weakness into strength and apathy into energy. It claims improved health and mental power, with sales through Stewart's Pharmacy in a small retail context.
Call up telephone number 1 to the hotel in Colenso and leave orders. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to them.
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