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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1925
Page
5
Malone a young London reporter seeks heroics after love rejection and volunteers for a dangerous beat. He is sent to interview Professor Challenger returning from South America with an amazing tale. Challenger, angered by prior skepticism, has attacked reporters who pressed questions and even broke a skull.
A narrator follows Tarp Henry and others in a club as they discuss Professor Challenger. Edward Malone drafts a cautious letter to Challenger seeking an interview, while the subject of the famed scientist is described as brilliant yet quarrelsome and controversial.
Secretary William Jardine visited a Mandan roundup wearing cowboy attire. In a staged moment, he sits as two cowboys, George Gardner and Badlands Bill McCarthy, pull off his chaps, reflecting his past as a cowboy.
The County W C T U met in West Chester in July though rain delayed attendance. Revo C Hill recalled Frances Willard and the movement's early struggles while Mrs J A Hawthorne and Mrs C W Busby highlighted the Benedict Home rescue work and prayer programs. Officers were mostly re-elected, and resolutions urged law obedience, anti drug education, Bible-based schooling, and continued support for the Benedict Home and mothers’ meetings.
In a convention the women of Washington county W C T U express gratitude to Heaven for support and seek guidance to follow Gods will in their service. Mrs Thomson of Minnesota, longtime member, was a welcomed guest but too ill to speak. A ribbon in memory of a husband was pinned to Frances Willard’s picture.
Mrs. B V Gallry and Grace visit Rev R L Patterson at Rollo Mo. Migs Ide West of West Chester vacationing with her uncle Floyd Black. Mr and Mrs Albert Thurston and Kenneth return from Columbus Junction to Rockford for weekend. I Clarence Locke and Stanley Marshall open a Chevrolet garage in Jones cement block. Marshall brings repair experience while Locke manages sales and battery station.
Miss Helen Gormly returned to Fairfield yesterday after visiting relatives. Crawfordsville will host Chauteauqua this year on July 22 28 24 and 25, staged by the Sobieki Chautauqua Co. Details to follow.
A reflective quote by George Eliot arguing that religion is more about naming inner feelings than doctrines. The speaker compares doctrinal terms to tools whose names describe sensations one has yet to personally know or handle.
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