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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1909
Page
5
Winnipeg grain exchange suspended the commission rule until July 15 next after a snap vote. Previously commission of 1 cent per bushel was charged on grain for farmers, a shift that may push smaller houses out and give elevator interests market control. Many believe the change will raise prices for farmers, though outcomes are uncertain.
Seward Nebraska July 31 Rudolph Bluhm a prosperous farmer who recently moved to Seward is near death from lockjaw after stepping on a nail several days ago infection has progressed to the fatal condition reports say.
Congress likely to appropriate 25000 for President Taft travel expenses with the last Roosevelt year’s underused allotment. Southern critics fear Taft will skip southern cities. Senator Stone urges broad waterways improvements and annual funding. Cabinet rumors include possible Navy head change and a Meyer departure as Mrs Hetty Green is identified as a former alias in a bureau payroll mix up.
Bar Harbor authorities ban motor vehicles to protect the town’s narrow winding roads. Residents largely back the decision, arguing motors turn delightful drives into danger zones. Fashion notes describe chartreuse and marine blue wraps, white frocks and light colors paired with chiffon.
Daily fashion notes describe lingerie and linen parasols as popular seaside accessories with plain or embroidered designs. Sunshades on sheer lawn feature pintucking and hemstitching, mounted on colored silk linings to match outfits.
Evening gowns delight at Malvern Wednesday dances with women in satin frocks and gold embroidery. A cottage colony member wore white satin with a decolletage waist draped like a Greek robe and a tunic skirt edge in gold. Oriental color trims gain popularity.
The piece notes cotton dresses offer smart styling and durable wear, with American printed wash fabrics in fast colors and new crepe effects. It highlights affordable, year round school and home wear, and suggests costly imports are less favored. Hygienic concerns push parents toward cotton for children, with long coats providing outdoor warmth.
Rossi's Musical Elephants perform with four costumed girls in a weekly $1,000 act, dancing and playing bells under Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill's Wild West and Far East show. The exhibit contrasts Occidental and Oriental scenes, depicting Battles of Summit Springs and Perils of the Iron Trail with authentic detail. Col William F Cody appears twice daily directing performances in all weather.
Louis Jones of Washington worked on a farm for Dee Quinn and praised the farmer and crop. Washington visitors include Mrs. Allen Stewart and Father Robert McLaughlin visiting relatives in the Keota region. Celeste Critz of Washington stayed with aunt Mrs. J W Coffman. Agnes Swift of Washington visited Mrs. Anna Fleischer, not as a nurse this time.
A. Hulse and family arrived home Saturday evening from Washington. Ed. closed a successful meeting at Newtown Indiana and spent time in Illinois, planning to stay home but carpenters keep him away. He departs next Tuesday to conduct music at a Louisville Kentucky camp meeting beginning August 5 for a ten day stay.
Fairfield Journal reports the Louden Machinery company biennial meeting in Fairfield with many representatives in town to receive instructions for the year. The firm is a leader in hay tools with branch offices in the United States and Canada. Albany, New York is chosen for a new eastern branch to be opened by August first. Otto Stichter, a longtime traveling rep, has been with the firm.
Siberian Fisheries reports that two thousand tons of fish are sent out from Siberia each year, highlighting scale of regional maritime harvest and export activity.
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