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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
4
A poem recounts a nocturnal vision of a white robed woman appearing by a sleeper’s side under moonlight. The speaker feels no fear, believing the apparition harmless, then shifts to a humorous note about his wife taking some change. The piece reflects eerie mood and personal memory from a Chicago newspaper page.
A New York Times chatter notes a prediction about Longlegs winning easily, but Bunko counters that the race was a running event, implying the forecast missed the mark and the outcome differed from expectations.
The article surveys eggs as a poultry staple with regional eating habits from Virginia gull eggs to Texas tern eggs. It notes sizes weights and government figures on farm value shares, then retells a true collie story of a shepherd and his devoted dog seeking a buried drowned pup.
Jolly Coco ate at Johnson bakery tomorrow. Golenso Hotel shoe shining parlors owner Dave Keltner and Miss Mabel Ducham who attends Monmouth College returned home to spend the summer. Morell Law of Burlington and Mrs T E McMillan of Verdi were city visitors. Letitia Lyon of Brighton and Edgar Wychell of Milwaukee also visited. E P Johnson of Moline attended to business in the city.
A brief sports update records a peewee matchup ending with a 78 to 73 score. The item notes the game results without additional context or names.
Advertisement seeking young men and women to train by mail for advertising managers, writers, reporters, stenographers, bookkeepers, illustrators, designers, engravers, telegraph operators, and business systematizers. Promises strong faculty, complete courses, university standard, and guaranteed positions after graduation from American Correspondence College, 226 La Salle St., Chicago. 60 girls wanted. Washington Mfg. Co. Old Organ Factory. 69-2m
The thirteenth annual meeting of the Y P U of Keokuk presbytery opened at Second United Presbyterian Church. Opening service at 1 a m featured prayer and praise led by Mills Taylor. Harry Monroe of Chicago Pacific Garden Mission and Chas Palmer addressed delegates this evening with free admission and collection planned for expenses.
The Johnson bakery offers white pound cakes with fruit and citron for sale tomorrow.
John Schnare, an aged resident and Civil War veteran, was found dead in bed at the home of John Emmons in Riverside, Iowa. Death is believed to be from heart trouble. He was last seen downtown Monday and had complained of his heart before receiving medicine. He lived as a bachelor and had one brother nearby.
A Sentinel column from Gebo Montana recounts a near fatal bout of diarrhea in an Oklahoma seeker aided by Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, with sale details. Also noted are a horse crash in town, improving health of Charles Miller and T T Keeley, upcoming Pleasant Hill Christian church children’s day, and Mountain Tea advertisement.
Manton Hebener hosted the tennis club on East Second street while the High School Mandolin club entertained Miss Elsie Grambling before her move to Tacoma Washington. Jessie Ellen Rupp and William S Fuller wed at the Bickford home with a Lohengrin march and three course menu. Jelly squares await at Johnson Bakery as Kansas City floods shut Union Depot, with ten million dollars in damages estimated and few lives lost.
Special Telephone and Rural Route News Service reports Miss Grace Stewart departed for Iowa City to attend the State University commencement exercises. Miss Parmelee returned to Muscatine after visiting her sister, Mrs. Vale. Miss Lacey of Columbus Junction visits the Webber home. Baseball fans watch North English versus Keota at the park.
June K Monroe Lewis and Augustine Fisher sent stock to the eastern market today along with Monroe Lewis. The shipments involve multiple consignors delivering goods to eastern buyers in a coordinated effort.
June 1 residents send greetings as Grace Robbins returns from a visit with Jin Winfield. Rev and Mrs BE Thompson attend the Y P C U convention in Washington. James A Ferguson and wife visit friends in Washington for the Young Peoples convention in session at the Second church. Mrs C A Paisley and children of Winfield visit her mother this week. Prof C O Ruggles returns from Keota and Sigourney and leaves for Winfield.
A short readable fragment notes macaroons at the Johnson bakery and a humorous glimpse of news items. It then mentions an Argentine tuberculosis fight using a government ordered print on match boxes and a Chicago suburb Evanston receiving two hundred Chinese pheasants and California quails with protection rules.
A military revolution in Belgrade during the night led by Major Angikovic surrounded the palace and killed King Alexander Queen Draga the sister and brother of the queen Premier Markovitch and three ministers. Prince Karageorgevic proclaimed king as crowds back the coup.
A rooftop crowd mixture disrupted a stage program as elderly audience members clashed with dock workers and their wives. The piano solo provoked heckling while Bertie and his cello faced taunts about pain and a funeral undertone. The rector finally intervened to restore order.
The London Standard explains Japanese shops as floor setups without doors or windows, with sales on a raised floor acting as the counter. It notes few streets of shops in Tokyo, foreigners buying mainly curios, and Chinese shops in treaty ports offering cheaper goods. It also discusses social ranks and etiquette, including bowing, salutations, and language variations.
The 1766 Universal Magazine obituary recalls Rev. Mr. Mattinson curate of Patterdale for sixty years. He christened his wife as an infant and had one son and three daughters all married in his church. His stipend rose slowly to £12 then under £20 a year, yet he died aged 83 with £1,000 saved. A banker's wife in Frankfort was arrested for tossing flowers at the emperor.
A discouraged detective-to-be earns a chance with the police chief. Posing as a country guest, he gains O Neil's trust, procures a phantom bundle, and uses deception to trail a partner and recover stolen bank money ending with a $5,000 reward and new business success.
Mr Dustin Stax explains the motive for amassing wealth. He says huge stock holdings let you ride railways and steamship lines without paying 4 cents, a claim highlighted by the Washington Star.
Germany reports 23 143 people sent to penal servitude in the year with 473 charged for political offenses. Berlin areas feature special public houses for women, reflecting social policy.
An announcement invites travel agents and buyers to a Boston meeting from June 28 to July 1 to discuss rates on the Nickel Plate Road. Tickets go on sale June 25 to 27 with a final return limit August 1. John Y. Calahan, General Agent, Chicago, 113 Adams St., Room 298, provides particulars on train service and stopovers.
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