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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
3
Elliott Lynn arrives from Champaign Illinois where he completed a year in railway engineering at the University of Illinois He has one more year to complete his course and will spend his summer vacation at his Fairfield area home.
The A Q U W memorial will be held Sunday June 14 with all members and D of W asked to meet at the hall at 2 30. A good attendance is desired and members should bring flowers. 100 3t ar fi Committee.
Miss Lou Johnson plans to depart Saturday for Cedar Falls to attend summer school. The Rev. W T K Thompson from Superior Nebraska arrived Tuesday night from Philadelphia after attending the Covenanter church synod and will visit at the Samuel McConnaughey home.
Mrs Ada Suter of Muscatine visits with Mrs Dooley and baby from Eldon at the McDoll home in West Chester. They were accompanied by Mrs McDoll to the Jesse DeMarce home for a brief visit last evening.
The county news item reports social and community movements. Miss Martha Smock Maud Wilson Tillie Linen travel to Jesup Iowa to visit Miss Agnes Brown. Mrs J C Giffen celebrate tenth wedding anniversary with church surprise and decorations to guests.
A meditation on nature as artist of form. Snowflakes show unique crystalline shapes and repeat patterns appear in living beings like starfish polyps and sea cucumbers. Flowers and colors reveal geometric designs mirrored in crystals. Observers note nature’s regular patterns across scales.
June reports show Dave Weiland and wife returning from Cedar Rapids while Leonard Oswalt and wife travel on the same Monday morning train. Win Durst completes a successful school year at Union. Miss Blanche Rogers visits Solon with Hoch stetler drug store ties. F M Snider advances with a new house plastered and near move-in. Marion Erb returns from Indiana trip. Mrs Don Rawson departs for Olathe with sister Vera Oldaker and Myrtie Snider to Iowa City. Emmet Louck, I Bush, Fred and Alvin Hasty head to Moline for a touring car purchase and return today.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Simmering died Saturday evening, June 6, and was buried in Elm Grove cemetery Monday forenoon. The community offers condolences to the Simmering family as Mrs. R. T. Knottnerus faces serious illness and visits from Mrs. D. G. Knottnerus. Bethel Children’s Day exercises were postponed to June 14. Mrs. Andrew Farrier and Mrs. Earl Barnett visit due to the Simmerings’ illness. Corn planting in the neighborhood is complete.
Continued on page 5. Frank Conlan of 436 Houston St New York endorses Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver complaints and as a remedy for lame back and weak kidneys. The tonic purifies blood aids digestion and renews vigor. Sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy 50c.
A description of vibrations moving through glass causing sand to quiver and rearrange into patterns. It explains that sustained motion yields varied sand figures, which are portrayed as reproductions of nature's own art.
A brief puzzle card presents four letter riddles with the solutions: O ICU, Australia, In Greece, All the difference in the world. The piece reads like a playful trivia snippet guiding readers through wordplay reactions.
Sap of the sugar maple and other plants forms from water taken up by roots from soil.
Miss Beula Stewart has been visiting friends and relatives in Des Moines and nearby Iowa points and arrived home last evening. Her brief trip included time with family and local acquaintances before returning.
M. D. Munshower was a passenger last evening for Winfield to spend a short time with relatives. His wife, who has been visiting at Wapello and Winfield, will accompany him home.
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