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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1911
Page
5
Local notes from Des Moines area show Vienna bakery specials Fresh macaroni and nut fingers jelly glasses and pies on Saturday. Des Moines visitors include Mrs Nora White and Miss Lizzie Sutherland with family. Various sales at The Fair and The Leader highlight straw hats bargains and household goods with town events and visits.
A father tells his children a childhood swimming tale set in October. He recalls losing his clothes after a chilly swim, being helped by Eddie, and returning home to a crowd of neighbors and an angry Billy Demarest, which ends with the father catching Billy the next day.
Mrs Frank Giesler of Muscatine visits at Mrs Arch McCulley’s home. Miss Lillian Moore returns to Burlington after two weeks with Mrs M W Bailey. Mr and Mrs S E McKee of Allegheny Pa visit daughter Mrs H M Bicher after touring Sioux Falls and Lake Okoboji. R L McGugin returns from Chicago with grandson Bob. Mrs J B Crail visits Winfield. Bank front repaired at Citizens Savings with brick and glass. P J Stryker and sergeants Springman Brookhart and Laffer Wallace return from Des Moines. Harvest time. E R Jenkins suffers a badly sprained ankle after stepping from a car.
The body of Mrs. Moore will arrive tomorrow evening on the G M and St P Passenger train at 7 18 PM and be taken to the old cemetery for interment. A short service will be led by Rev Mr Sawhill at Brave Church. The article notes her stepson Tom P Moore once ran a store on the square and mentions relatives in Kansas and Washington.
The city fire department fought a small blaze in a coal car at Milwaukee coal chutes east of the city after the evening fire bell rang. Officials say spontaneous combustion started the fire and the department spent about an hour extinguishing it.
A collage of light humor and wry remarks from 19th and early 20th century papers. Jokes touch on photography offices and stenographers vacation plans, marital sleep talk, luck and oysters, church attendance for overtime, and a wit about tans by teeth.
A fragmentary text reflects on a fallen individual and the call to bravery, not shame. It hints at foes unseen and the urge to do right by the troubled figure. The language suggests a somber, reflective mood from an archival source.
A collection of croquette methods and fillings includes sweetbread and mushroom, fish, chicken, lobster, veal, and rice croquettes. Each uses a white sauce base, with seasonings like salt pepper lemon juice and parsley, plus optional stock or tomato sauces and shaping tips. The note also mentions rolling four croquettes at a time and serving vanilla ice cream molded and dusted with macaroon crumbs.
A reader quotes Mrs Scorer noting a woman’s fascination with bridge games. The exchange humorously contrasts curiosity with the time spent playing bridge and the mystery of trump decisions.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound advertised as effective for coughs and colds for both children and adults. It promises no opiates or harmful drugs and notes a yellow package available through All Druggists.
A Lincoln girl writes she suffered chronic constipation and stomach trouble until taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She reports recovery within three days and declares herself the proudest girl in Lincoln to find such a good medicine, via Leminon's Pharmacy.
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