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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1910
Page
4
The Fair features local picks with many residents noted in city visits and shopping. Laura Kramer and Gay W Churchill attend services at the Baptist church, while Karl Griffith, Sterling White, and others travel to and from the city for business and social events. Community life centers on markets at the Vienna and The Fair, with births and hospitality noted among families like Hollis Whiting and J. T. Thornton.
A father narrates a bedtime story about a tiny village where all the children disappear before breakfast. Daddies pursue footprints along a sandy road, find the children resting in a hollow, and call them by name, revealing Henry and Mary are all the village’s children.
If your nose is sore and glasses cause it, see the new Automatic mounting recently on the market. It holds tightly and fits comfortably, with a price right. G. W. Hobson invites you to view it even if not ready to buy.
Miss Rose Lasek travels to Monmouth TH. Mrs J and Neal and Ferne depart for Burlington for several days. M J Redlinger visits Cottonwood. Floyd Ambrose visits Monmouth. Mrs Fred Welch and children from Burlington visit George Eglin near Richmond. Mr and Mrs Dan Bridges from Grand View Iowa visit Kina Lana and Ruth Bridges. Mrs N K Lease heads to Crawfordsville. Wilber Miller reports a pleasant Okoboji trip with a photo of Iowa’s highest point. Clarice Spears of Knoxville Tennessee visits J K Beal’s north of town en route to Biggsville Alabama to see relatives.
A yellow cat faces a pursuing dog in a street confrontation. The cat uses speed and a tight fence escape to survive, then swats through the fence with a swift paw to fend off the larger animal. The incident ends as the dog retreats in fear.
The Pittsburgh Press argues money alone harms, not by wealth but by the sacrifices and unrestrained appetites it enables. It claims true greatness comes from labor mortification and self denial, shaping character and spiritual discernment.
Mrs A M Cowden's class enjoyed a Sunset park picnic with about a dozen girls and a 6 30 supper. The Women's Missionary Society met there with Mrs N E Lease giving a talk on southern mountaineers followed by a plenic supper for about 25. A thimble bee at Mrs S J Cocklin's on South Iowa avenue drew about 65 guests with pink and white decorations and a coffee of fancy work. guests from Osage Iowa and Columbus Ohio attended. The St James congregation held a lawn social on school lawn with a large crowd, ice cream and soft drinks sold and a musical program performed by the choir and youth.
The Court of Dance invites members to its hall Friday evening for regular business followed by social time. Mrs Anna Stewart, who attended the eighth supreme session at Indianapolis, will report on the meeting. The association marks its fifteenth anniversary on July 28. members are urged to attend July 22.
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