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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1919
Page
7
Reports from various neighborhoods describe today’s happenings across communities with brief notes on events and local activities. Details focus on nearby meetings, weather, and everyday occurrences affecting residents.
Short notices from Washington County report arrivals and departures, personal items, births, deaths, and other life events in local communities. Names, places, and dates reflect community milestones and social happenings.
Bright on community notes alumni banquet attendees from Wapello Winfield Kirksville and Washington. Obituary for Edwin E White 1866 53. Memorial day postponed due to rain but program carried out with Chaplain Nye address at MBE church and Christian church service led by soldiers from the 77th division.
Jim Robison and family have settled in a new Fairfield home with Jim working daily and his wife starting work next week. Friends of Miss Alice Romine mourn her Iowa City death after a long illness. City papers praise mothers who sent multiple sons to war, noting two Wellman families with four sons and a neighbor, Charles Carter, had tonsil surgery in Wellman this week.
Frances Hall visits Mrs. Lee Davisson this week. Mrs. W. A. Curl visits Iowa City on Wednesday. Small town notes reflect residents' movements and social calls.
June 2 in Alnsworth Ainsworth Mr and Mrs C T Nash of Clinton arrive by auto for a visit with their parents Mrs Helen McCreedy and Mrs Henry Pickens. H B E Rabenold of Letts and G Ciyden Keiper with family give updates from Missouri. L B Trotter of Cincinnati visits W T Trotter home. R EE West of Davenport visits relatives. Howard C Keiper remembered with memorial at M EB church led by Rev C A Field and Rev J A Kennedy. church crowded with soldiers. Gertrude Thoma from Iowa City vacationing with family. Charles Laird departs Des Moines. Laird family remains. Dr Watson moving veterinary practice from Muscatine to Alnsworth.
Mrs. Fred Franklin and children from Washington visited the E. B. Franklin home. Lloyd Deharper returned home after discharge from Camp Pike Arkansas. Henderson McCall and sister Mary and Rev P H Hayley came from Monmouth Illinois after attending the U P church general assembly. Mrs Clare Colwell and Ina of Chicago visited Ralph Borman. Mary Bill returned to Sheffield Illinois after a visit with Frankie Fishburn. Mrs E J Whistler of Omaha spent the day with Mrs S W Huston. J Y Whiteman and daughters Martha and Jane from Biggsville visited Friday evening. Rev and Mrs W G Robertson and Mary Manners returned from Monmouth and Kirkwood Illinois after attending the general assembly. Mr and Mrs R S Dix and Mr and Mrs BE L Clark attended Howard Keiper memorial service at Ainsworth.
On April 17 1861 the Virginia state convention voted 88 to 55 to adopt the ordinance of secession. Eleven days earlier Virginia had declined to join the United States but Confederate leaders attacked Sumter and Lincoln called for 75 000 volunteers on April 15. Virginia joined the South.
Honfleur seafaring men of Honfleur built Newfoundland bases and Quebec posts and had export links with England for dairy fruits vegetables and lumber imports from Scandinavia. Havre later absorbed much of the town's commerce leading to a wartime shift in trade patterns.
Trainers claim the giraffe never produces a sound. The animal remains silent despite injuries or distress, and scientists theorize the neck’s length makes sound production difficult or impossible.
A voice from Uncle Eben mocks a true loafer who wants others to quit work to admire him. The remark contrasts idle vanity with the labor of busy folks, underscoring a humorous social critique.
In the National League Chicago defeated St Louis 3 to 1 while New York beat Boston 2 to 1 and Philadelphia topped Brooklyn 10 to 9. Cincinnati 2 10 Pittsburgh 2 were also listed. In the American League Cleveland triumphed 5 to 3 over Chicago and Washington beat New York 5 to 2. Derryot of St Louis recorded 4.
A woman troubled by chronic nightmares and nightly cries advertised for lodging with a family willing to endure screams. One reply asked how often she would require them to scream, illustrating the odd humor and humanity of readers.
A proposed quick test for wool uses a small fiber boiled in a solution of caustic soda over an alcohol lamp. If the fiber dissolves it is wool, if not it is not. This chemical method is noted by the Little Journal.
David S. Barry, once a Washington senator page from Michigan, served as sergeant at arms champion, worked as an amanerisis for public men, then became a newspaper reporter and correspondent. He now writes for the Providence Journal and has 50 years in the press gallery.
Sir James Dewar, noted Scotch chemist and physicist, inventor of the thermos bottle and co inventor of cordite, becomes the first British recipient of the Franklin Institute medal for scientific research.
A Cleveland company promotes Zemo as a quick cure for itching eczema and similar skin complaints. An extra large bottle costs $1.00 and the product is described as non greasy and stain free with healing starting on application.
The Centenary Celebration at Columbus Ohio will feature a 100 trombone choir performing sacred patriotic and semi sacred numbers from June 20 to July 13. Dr Edgar Stillman Kelley praised director Frank M Sutphen and helped supply scores while Hermann Bellstedt lauded the ensemble. H B Dickson originated the idea and fostered early belief in the project.
The article explains tides as caused by the moon's gravitational influence. It compares the effect to a pump lifting water, with water rushing in to fill spaces left by rising water and seeking its own level near shore.
A Los Angeles household debate asks if men should be trained to cook and manage the home in the army freeing women for world reform. It questions whether guests should be served if there is enough food at home and how to test readiness.
In 1582 Cossack leader Yermak with selected warriors set out to subdue a major Tatar tribe. Tsar Ivan IV ordered a return, but too late. Yermak seized Sibir, the Tatar chief’s stronghold, which became the nucleus of Siberia.
In Pall Mall Tennessee on June 2 Sergt Alvin C York famed WWI hero returned to his hometown. The scene showed a loving greeting from his elderly mother and a crowd gathering to cheer the returning soldier amid pride admiration and affection.
A moral exhortation on controlling temper to preserve inner joy and purity. Keeping temper restores a bright mood, removes heavy burdens from the heart, and maintains a cheerful outlook throughout the day.
Veterans of the great war may obtain farm units built by government effort. After labor on dams canals drainage and construction they may select farms of 5 to 160 acres with government aid for stock implements and small long term payments. Instructors will be stationed on each project to teach farming.
The Egyptian city of Alexandria, founded by Alexander the Great, pursues rapid modernization while Fate erodes its ancient wonders. Trade and fashion dominate, with prosperous Europeans absorbed in the stock market and largely uninterested in the city’s romantic past.
A reflective exhortation celebrates joy in daily life and simple beauty. It urges openness of the heart to welcome sunshine, beauty, and love, warning against letting burdens dull life’s simple pleasures.
A brief reflection notes that being trusted carries a greater compliment than being loved. The line attributes this distinction to George MacDonald, emphasizing the value of trust in relationships.
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