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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1903
Page
4
The Count de Bonneville at his chateau attended a quiet birthday moment with his fifteen year old daughter Livette when news of a poacher reached the estate. A twenty year old man was brought in by a gardener and a stable hand after being caught red handed. The count ordered the offender jailed after questioning the poacher and accusers.
A white haired aristocrat and his daughter Lisette escape guillotine after a pact with a poacher. Years earlier the poacher spared them for a birthday pardon and returns to repay the debt by saving their lives and guiding them to safety as Paris reels with the revolution.
The death of Mrs. Michael Heller occurred at 2:30 this afternoon at her West Washington home after a short illness. She was 71, born in Canada, and survived by her husband, five children and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
Round About Richmond reports visitors including Mr Sig Senoebelen and family and Miss Clare Meyers. James Koebel and Albert Kecher hosted guests. Deutremonts from Moline visited. Rosie Colesta works for Mrs Foster. Mrs Geo Casper visits brother Tommy Jennan. Warren Moore Par kinson and Jas Palmer from Washington visited Taskins. Heat Cone, a laborer on a surfacing crew, died after being overcome by heat. K Thode becomes agent at Haskins. Pearl Gray hired as hotel cook while Mrs Saxton stays as housekeeper.
Peter Christensen, a nine year old from Soldier near Onawa, measured six feet five and three fourths inches, marking him as possibly the tallest boy his age in the region. He remains among a notably tall family as he continues to grow, with May 24, 1903 as his birth date.
The Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank of Haskins filed articles of incorporation with the county recorder. Directors are Sidney Coon, S. R. Wallace, S. A. Sands, J. B. Rabenaid, and F. L. Woodburn. Capital stock is 10,000 with Toward Jeffrey named cashier.
Advertises Chamberlains Pain Balm as an antiseptic liniment that heals cuts bruises and burns quickly without saturation and prevents blood poison. Also notes licenses to wed for Huber W Ayers and Edith Nora Bell and Chas R Stan and Eva F Glider with various social and travel mentions among local residents.
Sidney Seaberry remains in critical condition with a sprained ankle. Mr. Reynolds of Riverside attended a Sunday visit with his daughter Mrs. W. A. Atiten and returned home last evening.
The article notes fertile lands along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in Alabama West Florida and Mississippi as banners for fruit growers and market gardeners. It cites single acre radish sales, four acre radish yields, and a three acre potato sale in Pittsburg with substantial net gains, then describes crop rotation and multiple harvests on the same land, including corn melons hay and potatoes. Address G A Park Industrial Migration Agent Louisville Nashville Railway Louisville Ky.
The Iowa Central Railway announces special summer excursion rates from June 1 to September 30 to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City Ogden and Deadwood Lead City Hot Springs Oyster with return trips available. Rates include 34.74 to Utah routes and lower fares to other western destinations. Contact any Iowa Central agent or A B Cutts G P L T A Minneapolis for folders and conditions.
Cattle and hog shipments occurred Sunday with Munro and Lewis sending three cattle cars and one hog car, and Wisher and Augustine sending a hog car. Miss Dorothy Shive of Tatalla visits sister Mrs Southerland, while Judson and two Washington visitors are noted.
A crowded town column notes Miss Hlanehe Strain of Red Oak visiting her cousin Miss Dale Neal in Washington. Other arrivals include Miss Talma and Master Janes Thompson from Kansas, Mrs A Klein and Mrs Anna Shrader returning from Winfield, and Maurine McLaughlin visiting from Washington. Lectures, church services, and social events are mentioned along with local comings and goings at Johnson Bakery and Colenso Hotel.
A massive explosion at the U S Cartridge Co magazine in Tewksbury caused probable twenty five deaths and over fifty injuries. The blast set fires and wrecked houses within a half mile radius, with the concussion felt as far as Boston.
Northwest winds brought rain after seven last evening with a slight fall totaling 0.16 inches, cooling the air and settling dust. Heaviest rain fell in the northern county. County Supervisor Reynolds stayed overnight at Riverside. Milo Patterson reports a heavy rain in his northwest neighborhood. Mrs Kolosick from Richwind shopped in the city today.
Discussion in Good Housekeeping on how children imitate and project reality through dolls. A six year old seeks doll babies resembling a mother, while oversized or overly handsome dolls fail to charm. As girls age, preferences mirror family dynamics and the appeal shifts to less favored figures.
The saree is described as the national costume of Indian women, worn by Hindus and Mohammedans alike. It is a long single cloth draped around the waist and over the shoulder, with regional variation in whether the end passes over the head and how it is worn.
A claim that unseen danger is the greatest risk is contrasted with microbe threats and a testimonial for Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. The ad cites blood purification and eruptions, with a long consumer story about throat swelling, indeterminate illness, and recovery after using the medicine and related remedies.
Dallas Love Sharp describes a black snake making a sharp whistle sound during mating. The hiss comes with the air forced through the teeth and nostrils, felt as a crisp chill. Sharp notes the odd behavior as a possible courtship signal.
A bystander, a woman speaker, asks the injured man dragged from beneath a vehicle if he has a wife. He groans that this is the worst thing that ever happened to him, illustrating a grim moment in the Chicago Record-Herald account.
G A R comrades may buy round trip excursion tickets from August 1 to 14 for 60 dollars to San Francisco or Los Angeles. Tickets usable for return by Oct 15, 1903 with one way travel each direction and stopovers in both directions. See ticket agents for full details.
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