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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
3
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with possibly showers. Washington DC report notes Iowa outlook for today and tomorrow remains unsettled with light to moderate precipitation chances.
Local items record residents and visitors in the area including Allen's Ice Cream promotions, trips to Burlington and St Joseph, weddings in Swanton, and synod attendance from Fairfield and Albia. The Portland hotel joke and a quip about Uncle Tom's Cabin appear among miscellaneous notes and light reportage.
County records show 320 births in 1902 with 179 boys and 150 girls across townships. Three sets of twins were born, two in Town and one in Crawford, all twins a boy and a girl except Crawford where both were girls. County Clerk J T Matthews notes the per township totals.
The Covenanter church hosts an anti cigarette silver medal contest Friday evening if weather permits. Proceeds aid the church building fund with all invited to attend and bring a dime. No tickets or admission. ministers and editors receive invitations and others are welcome with guests. If canceled due to rain, it will be postponed to next week.
A remote family faces danger from accidents and urges stocking Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for buros cuts and ulcers, available at Stewart's Drug Store.
All corps members must attend the next meeting on Saturday June 6 at 2:90 pm. Important business will be transacted by order of the President.
A large class of ladies attends a demonstration by Miss Landes who appears calm and capable. She will be in Washington to conduct a cooking class on the Chau tauqua grounds during the meeting, showcasing more than just recipes.
A list shows gender counts by schools including Washington High School and others with totals for males and females. The fragment includes a testimonial from Mrs. 8. Nl Newson of Decatur Alabama praising Electric Bitters for liver kidney and stomach relief claiming rapid recovery after three years of pain. The ad asserts Electric Bitters as a guaranteed 50 cent remedy from Stewart Drug Co.
The county board met all week to check warrants and approve claims. A Brighton township road proposed for vacation by B. W. Lewis and others was continued thirty days amid a remonstrance signed by W. L. Derby and about twenty residents. Chris Conrad and others sought vacation in Marion township. the J. D. Luers farm road in Dutch Creek township was vacated and established.
From this date the Washington County Savings bank will pay 4 per cent on time deposits to run six months or longer. A. Anderson, Cashier. Plus an advertising line promoting Rocky Mountain cee at 35 cents by J. H. Stewart.
Geo. Black returned from Burlington where he attended the District Conference of the A M E church as a delegate from the local congregation. The Fortnightly Club will meet with Mrs F L Wilson on Saturday June 6 at 2 50 PM.
A playful exchange unfolds between a fancee and a vegetarian over diet beliefs. The vegetarian insists meat is not essential, arguing that eating a peach could satisfy the mind and challenge the notion of eating them.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt captures a dialogue where a woman asserts women suffer in silence and a man challenges her to speak up. The exchange highlights gender expectations and social norms of expressing hardship.
A secretary arrives at wrong hours to meet Armour and is cheekily questioned about forenoons. A South Dakota editor notes two subscribers pay in advance, one credited to 141. Jokes recount Father Booker and General Butler over burial rites and polygamy, plus a barber and a tipless patron exchange.
In a Philadelphia public school a primary class lesson on pronouns prompts a student to ask why ships are referred to as she. The teacher pauses the dictation and prompts for the reason, eliciting the humorous reply that ships take men to manage them.
Clarude Rulong, working near Chatsworth, drowned while crossing a small stream bridge. His horse was found tied to a tree near the bridge. He wore rubber boots and is believed to have tied the horse and waded in to check the bridge, succumbing to depth. the body was recovered.
A Sentinel report recalls a settler who endured severe diarrhea in 1889 Oklahoma territory. After a neighbor offered Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a big dose brought rapid relief and sleep within an hour. Sold by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook Sherman.
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