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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1903
Page
3
Washington dispatch reports Iowa will see partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. The forecast covers brief periods of sun and cloud with mild temperatures and potential chances of stray showers.
Personal notices recount travelers and visitors from Havre Keota Crawfordsville Newton Richland Ainsworth Bloomsfield Grace Hill and other places. Names include J W Maxwell Geo Greenwood Miss Ditmar Miss Powers and many others with trips to Keota Pontiac Astoria Des Moines and Mt Pleasant.
Multiple brief notices detail residents leaving for Des Moines Davenport Chicago Cedar Rapids and other cities for work visits and commencements. Individuals named include Col. D. J. Palmer Joe Schneider Witt Dodder Hampsher Richer Frank Edworthy Miss Nina Bergquist Mr and Mrs John Bergquist J Stewart J T Matthews and others with accompanying travel or activities.
The Nine teenth Century Club met at Mrs. C. M. Keck's home on Saturday for a regular session followed by a surprise luncheon for club president Miss Elizabeth Scofield who is off to California for the summer. Mrs. Keck organized the event with all members present. Attendees enjoyed pansy and rose decorations and a pleasant afternoon. Mrs. Florence Whitney Williams attended as a guest.
Contractors W. F P. McCarthy and A J McCarthy with foreman B Hogan visited the city yesterday and said they would begin shipments of paving material next week. They expect to start work soon after all material is on the ground, likely around July.
The funeral for John B K Cameron was held yesterday afternoon at 4 with a Christian Science service. The ceremony featured duets by Mrs. Harry McCall and Mrs. Major Latta and readings by Mrs. EB Everson from the Bible and Science and Health. Interment followed at City Cemetery with Rev. F O Ross officiating. Pallbearers were J C Miller W E B Chilcote W D Shearer Fred H Smith Harry McCall and Orville Elder.
Marion T. Anderson of Pars reports Highland Park lake ice as pure and naturally sterilized, suitable for domestic use, delivered at 30 cents per hundred. Rock Island pond ice is offered for cold storage only, tainted with germs, at 20 cents per hundred.
An antiseptic liniment advertised by Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman claims to heal cuts bruises and burns rapidly without maturation and in less age than standard treatments, offered for sale at Stewart's Pharmacy.
Travel periods June 25 to 27 and July 1 to Sth offered via Nickel Plate Road with low rates and liberal return limits. Details available at City Licket Office 111 Adams St and Union Ticket Dice Auditorium Annex Chicago. Also an ad for Rock Mountain Tea promising clearer complexions for 35 cents by J. H. Stewart.
An assayer from Denver, living in northern Mexico, uncovers a clerical vault record explaining how Mexican churches boast arches and domes built by stacking earth and hollowing it after mortar cured. Workers used cheap labor to create enduring stone surfaces by this hand dug method.
A mythic tale describes a world in endless winter until spring arrives with red lips and colored flowers. Spring paints animals and landscapes, turning trout, minnows, and salmon gaudy while mountains, snow owls, geese, and polar bears stay white.
In Kuloang central China a tiger prowls nightly near a missionary and his wife. They tie a cow in the yard and a dog at the door then open fire. The tiger kills the dog while the cow is shot by the missionary.
A dialogue mirrors political friction where a candidate claims readiness to serve the public, while a legislator recalls being elected to fulfill public wishes, then faces escalating demands as satisfaction seems elusive. The exchange captures tension between elected officials and constituents.
In a colorful Philadelphia Record item, Gritty George declares his readiness to work and even cuckoo every hour to earn meals and lodging, promising steady effort. The dialogue style highlights a boisterous, comedic tone.
Comic exchange from a Kansas City Journal item mentions Jimsley and his wife with a humorous mishearing about marriage and a widower.
Newspaper transcript quotes a blunt editorial line from Atchison Globe criticizing endless fooling and calling for a direct, practical approach for all readers. It reflects local voices urging sensible civic conduct and efficiency.
Remote living prompts families to stock Bucklen's Amnic Salve for burns cuts and ulcers. Stewart's Drug Store advertises it at 25 cents as the best on earth, urging readiness for accidents.
Transferable tickets for the Washington Chautauqua Assembly good for ten admissions will be sold here after for 1.50 each. Apply to the banks of the city.
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