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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1906
Page
5
A correspondent recalls a train encounter where a polite seeker asks if the writer is a journalist. The reply asserts privacy and ends with the remark that the man would stop buying the paper if he knew its title. The London Chronicle is cited.
A woman applicant was told she could take the flat only if she repaints and redecorates herself, a self-renovation stipulation arising from a typewriter omission. The note was addressed to Dear Madam and left the tenant shocked by the condition.
A fragmented dialogue shows a father urging support for a woman in her accustomed style, while the suitor contends he cannot provide that level of adaptation after their engagement. The lines hint at compatibility and social expectations within a romance.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as alcohol free and glycerine based for weak stomach indigestion and dyspepsia. It cites Prof Finley Ellingwood and several medical leaders endorsing its efficacy for dyspepsia gastritis heartburn and chronic constipation. It also mentions combination with herbal extracts and Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation relief.
County News reporters chronicle community events across towns. Highlights include mayoral updates, school activities, and local trades fairs. Readers learn about weather impacts, upcoming meetings, and notable civic milestones.
July 7 notes show Wright McConne arriving from Cedar Rapids to visit uncle W L McConnel. Elsie Hardin returns to Washington after visiting J R Hardin home. Jas Brashear from Washington delivers mattresses. LD Wood couples furniture move to Iowa City. Farre Huston travels to Cedar Falls from here. Marriage news: Mabel Zen to a Sussix gentleman. J Lindley Coon returns to Newton after visit.
The gathering featured music both vocal and instrumental in a social setting. Guests were refreshed with ice cream and cake as they left, leaving with a sense of an exceptionally pleasant evening. Mrs. Dr. Smith arrived from Olds for a visit with the Youngs.
The Forepaugh-Sells Brothers circus fills Washington today with a noon parade drawing thousands. Ticket sales reach 5,000 at Columba pharmacy, with 400 buggies in stables at noon and crowds estimated between seven and ten thousand overall. The town reports record turnout and widespread local contribution to the festivities.
After a hard practice the Methodist choir enjoyed refreshments served by Miss Louie Handy in honor of her birthday. The Ladies Missionary Society of Pleasant Plains auxiliary announces a meeting for Wednesday July 11 with Mrs. Joe Wright in the country.
Mrs. Jesse Pettit and daughters Myrtie and Alta return to Washington after visiting Hugh Pettit. Mrs. Albert Hunter of Washington returns home from the Pauls. Miss Cora Teusher and friend from Des Moines leave after spending the Fourth. Ernie Diverbuss and baby of Ottumwa return home. Charles Shurts and wife leave Oskaloosa after visiting the Shurts. Sam Keiser leaves for a business trip. Hugh Pettit and wife head to Washington to attend a show. Mrs. J. C. Clarke returns from Burlington with Rita. Armene Dittman and grandmother Mrs. Dittman of Buffalo arrive for an indeterminate stay with Dr. Dittman.
A dozen young women hosted a prettily staged prenuptial at the South Second avenue home of the Misses Elizabeth Edna and Jessie Klein. A three course luncheon, green and white decorations, and quotation cards preceded a cook book gift and a cup and saucer shower for Miss Emmons, with out of town guest Miss Ina Iogersoll of Keokuk attending.
Rural Route Two reports most residents in town for a big show. Regular Shiloh church services are set for Sunday at 11 a.m. and 2 30 p.m. led by Nebraskan pastor Wm O Loughlin, cousin of W M Tucker and Mrs Frank McCune. The school board met at the township house to transact business. County auditor Frank Neal visited Friday to assess political matters. Frank Harvey, Mrs J F Simpsons nephew, seeks epilepsy treatment at Mt Pleasant hospital after two years of illness. J F Simpson and Clarence Groscup also went to Mt Pleasant to see Harvey.
West Chester swelled with absence as about one hundred residents boarded the Washington train and others drove away. A local east bound freight was derailed near the switch last evening by a broken flange on a wheel, delaying service.
In Crawfordsville on July 7 a surprise party marked James Sigafoose’s fortieth birthday. About 75 neighbors and friends gathered at the Sigafoose home, where his wife orchestrated the event and he was unsuspecting.
Brighton businessman J B Dey visits town. Faye Farr from Winfield arrives for a stay with Carmelo Lombardo. Mrs Will Chrissinger greets guests from Winfield. Ira Shanafelt returns from Vandalia Missouri. Jerry Geisier from Muscatine John Bailey and Alex Lytle from Gladwin stop in briefly. A L Eckerman visits Centerville relatives. John Cochran and wife from Crawfordsville pass through en route from Iola Kansas.
Kenneth Melver of Vanceland Maine almost died from a neglected cold until Dr King's New Discovery saved him. The ad touts the cough and cold cure available at Stewart's pharmacy with a 50 cent price and a trial bottle free.
A meeting of railway surgeons issued cautions to the public on basic first aid. Do not apply tobacco, cobwebs, or hornet nests to wounds. avoid alcohol. do not bind with cloth or wash wounds. never remove clots or raise a faint patient. Officials urge use of proper first aid packets when available.
The Chicago Chronicle argues that compensation is tied to intelligent effort and skill, not flawless results. It notes lawyers earn fees despite losses and others aren’t docked for partial failure, asserting absolute perfection is rare across fields.
The French boast a highly perfected system of canals and roads built for use yet preserving grace. Between ferry lines of poplars the routes become grand avenues, carrying travel across the country in stately form. Century notes their practical function without sacrificing decorative beauty.
The strip shows Nagsby noting Carsby’s pessimism and Carsby replying that marriage changed him. Nagsby asks why and Carsby explains you didn’t know me before I was married. The dialogue plays on altered behavior after matrimony.
Rothschild & Co. dry goods to occupy French Patton space and Windsor grocery to move into Rothschild room as French Patton retire. Remodeling to improve trade access. Also a boy Harold Spencer Junco in Baraboo is missing from a circus group. sought by Forepaugh Sells Co. with rail travel deals offered for showgoers. Iowa Land Co. plans Canadian country showings via J P Thomas. contact details in Washington Iowa office.
In a recent act of Congress Clinton county was made part of the southern judicial district of Iowa and placed in the Davenport division.
An alarming situation often arises from neglected clogged bowels and a torpid liver, with constipation turning chronic. Dr King's New Life Pills are promoted as the best gentle regulators of stomach and bowels, guaranteed by Stewart druggist, price 25 cents.
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