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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1903

Page

3

Iowa Weather Forecast Tonight And Saturday

The forecast for Iowa calls for generally fair weather tonight and Saturday. Expect warmer conditions in the central and eastern portions tonight.

Central East

Personal notices from Muscatine area residents

A compilation of local movements and visits includes Mrs. Anna Hart with friends in Winfield Miss Edith Riley visiting her sister in Hedrick and Mrs. Henry Guck returning from Davenport. Numerous journeys to Burlington Richland Crawfordsville and Oskaloosa are noted along with a Rock Island agent meeting and a July picnic at Wilton Junction.

J. A. Dunn Wyman G. T. Auld Chicago Dr. Auld Edith Riley Hedrick O. T. Smith Winfield Alfred Smith Ainsworth Kathryn Patsy Wilson Richland Robert Crail Oskaloosa H. M. Bicher Julia Harris Wayland Henry Guck Davenport R. P. Lewis Burlington Susie Morton Cotter Mona Stapp Catherine Mauthe Grace Hill Crawfordsville Anna Crawford Ethel Marsh W. Bailey H. A. Brown Peter van Htlern Illinois Charles Bennett East Main Street Brighton Mary Lilley Oliver Rice North English Montezuma Dean Johnson Bakery Daniel Aughey Rock Island Fairport Muscatine Jr. W. Russell Missouri Southeastern Mog Rolling Association Wilton Junction

Plenty of Ice Cream and Local Rail Work Updates

Local notes report Plenty Lee Cream at Means and Stichter's and changes to a Rock Island line near Skunk River toward Brighton. National Reform meeting plans with Prof J B Dill. Campbell to Fairfield. corn area down 13 percent with 77 percent of normal yield.

Means & Stichter's John Hopengardner Aiosworth Rock Island Skunk River Brighton J. BR. Dill Philadelphia National Reformed Association Dr. Hay Sadie Dill Ray Indiana J.W. Campbell Smulfer, Hughes and Company Fairfield Campbell Sage The Crop Service David Neiswanger Hl. M. Watters Kewanee Mr. Neiswanger Eli Neiswanger

Miss Applegate Guest of Honor at Greensburg Social

Greensburg Indiana hosted Miss Applegate at a South Marion Avenue gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Claude Lemmon. The event featured a Soap Contest poems about Olivia soap won by Thea Samson and a city spelling game with prize books. The Lem Cherry family hosted relatives for dinner and Modern Woodmen lodge members held a post meeting banquet at a nearby deli.

Olivia Soap Edith Hatley Lem Cherry

Holdredge Wedding Unites Herbert I McDowell and Lillian Haggett

In West Holdredge at the W. A. Stiles home last Wednesday evening a quiet ceremony united Herbert I McDowell and Lillian Haggett with Rev. A P Beall officiating. The bride recently moved from Washington Iowa and is sister to Mrs BE Craig. The groom formerly lived in Washington. The couple plan Holdrege as their permanent home.

Progress Holdredge Nebraska W. A. Stiles West Holdredge Herbert I. McDowell Lillian Haggett A. P. Beall Washington Iown BE. G. Craig

Several social and travel notes from Davenport area

A note explains a newborn at Rev. W. R Sawhill’s home on West Washington. Sam McCleery returns from Chicago with a stock shipment. Company D men train for a state range event at Cedar Rapids. Eva Moon visits from Vinton with Mrs Ward. The Miller and Campbell families plan Lake Minnetonka outings. Latta returns from Casey after work in Illinois. Crops predicted short with rains brightening outlook. Brattons back from lakes near Spring Park. Davenport hosts seventeenth annual city bankers convention July 20 29 with speakers Fowler Cummins Hamlin. Yoger arrives from Des Moines to St Louis to inspect school buildings. O Laughlin hears Eve Dunning and husband safely reach Edinburgh Scotland.

Cure for infant disease offered with remedy and castor oil

This long feared infant illness is treatable with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil as directed. Sold at Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman.

Coal Market Promise Best Grades and Fixed Prices

Dealers announce they are taking orders for hard coal and will stock only the best grades. Prices are guaranteed until September 1 and are offered by William A. Whiting.

Baxter H. A. Baxtrar Samson & Livingston

Stewart's Pharmacy Ad Calls Itself Safe and Reliable

Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman offer a buy back guarantee for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy claiming no risk to the buyer. The advertisement touts the remedy as the most successful bowel complaint treatment and the only one that never fails. It promises refunds if customers are not satisfied after use.

Chamberlain Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman

Fresh Coal at Fixed Aug to Sept Price

Advertiser guarantees no price rise for hard coal until September 1. Coal will arrive in August fresh from the mine. Order now for fresh coal, noting August delivery and fixed Aug price.

Tempest of Battle Described in a Cavalry Charge Scene

The account portrays a vast cavalry clash with 6 000 horsemen advancing against 5 000 riders as drums bugles and shouts erupt. Front lines surge, sabers flash and clash, and riders fall amid dust and flying stones in a vivid, brutal wartime tableau. General John B. Gordon is noted in the fragment.

Gettyabure Front Agate F Lee Alge John BR Gordon Sertiner

Happy Hits. A light comic from the Atchison Globe

The Atchison Globe offers humorous reflections on kindness money marriages and family quarrels noting small ironies like scrambled eggs and restaurant meals versus at home costs. The tone is light and domestic with social observations.

Slater Atchison Globe

Ten Year Old Writer Summarizes Valley Forge Story

A Philadelphian paper carries a brief tale by a ten year old girl about the Revolutionary War. The child recalls Washington gathering troops to Valley Forge and soldiers facing hunger, prompting Franklin and France to aid, leading to victory over Britain.

Valley Verge Philadelphia Washington Valley Forge Benjamin Franklin France

Gloriosa Bell in Cologne Cathedral Cast from War Spoils

One of the world's largest bells, the Gloriosa, hangs in Cologne Cathedral. Cast from twenty two French cannons captured in the Franco Prussian War, it was presented to the cathedral by the Kaiser. The bell bears German arms and two inscriptions, one praising divine mercy for victory and the other proclaiming the emperor's glory and prayers for peace and prosperity.

Cologne

A Christmas Gift From the Thief to His Employer

In a London Telegraph excerpt Patrick enjoys a promised present from his employer as a reward for a year of theft. The jovial exchange features Pat’s belief in doing his duty and the employer’s generous gesture toward the thief.

Patrick Pat London Telegraph

Fortune Teller Warns Maiden About Marriage Finances

A witty London Tit-Bit quip shows a fortune teller telling a gayly dressed girl her husband will be poor unless she adopts more economical dress after marriage. The line plays on gender and social expectations in a playful exchange.

London

Deliberate with caution and decisive leadership

A compact counsel urges careful, decisive action with grace and firmness. The guidance prioritizes measured negotiation, firm stance when needed, and courteous handling of opposing views to achieve outcomes.

Emerson Quote About Life Preservation

A short quotation asserts that each man’s duty is to preserve his life, reflecting Emersonian individualism and moral responsibility.

Ufe Emerson

The Little Pill That Promises Power and Health

Dr King’s New Life Pills touted as transforming weakness into energy and draining into mental power. Sold by Stewart’s Pharmacy with a price of 25 cents per box.

Dr. King Stewart's Pharmacy

Porch chair theft notice from Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson warns that a rocking chair taken from his porch Tuesday night July 21 must be returned at once or a search will be conducted.

Frank Ferguson

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