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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1912

Page

5

Local social notes include visitors and arrivals

Miss Lydia Richer of Downe r college Milwaukee returns home for summer with roommate Dorothy Salter of Norfolk. Wilma Crouch from Atlantic visits Berdie Rankin. Several residents and visitors are noted with Anthon Des Moines Fairfield Muscatine Winfield and Washington ties. extended socializing includes dances and travels to Burlington Monmouth Keota and Iowa City.

Lydia Richer Downer College Milwaukee, Wis Dorothy Salter Norfolk Nebr Wicher Wilma Crouch Atlantic, IoWa Tere Berdie Rankin

Fresh Groceries and Meats: Low Prices on Fruit Jars

Local market advertises cooked and potted meats olives pickles and fruits with fresh groceries. Encourages ordering berries for next week and notes very low prices on fruit jars for immediate purchase.

Roosevelt Forces Seated In Texas Delegations

National committee continues to tally Taft delegates as 179 total. Roosevelt supporters in Texas districts battle seating decisions while Cecil Lyon claims a Texas contest. Virginia and Washington delays cited.

Pioneer County Resident William Clark Dies in Kansas

William Clark 85 a pioneer of Washington county born in Ohio died at his South Haven Kansas home. He survived by two sons Frank C Clark and William S Clark and two daughters Elizabeth Miksch and Minerva Warnhart. Funeral at Miller undertaking parlor Washington Monday at 2 PM with remains arriving from Kansas City at 2 o’clock.

RE. W. Miksch Ainswort William Clark South Haven Kansas Washington Mortana Wilber Miller Undertaking Clark Washington County Lincoln County Ohio Sigourney Road Sarah Smith Wisconsin Michigan Illinois California Plains Panama New York Iowa Elizabeth Miksch Ainsworth Frank C. Clark Williams. Clark Ballintine Montana Minerva Warnhart Lang Saskatchewan Canada

Recount of Capt John Smith and local notices

A column notes Mrs J H Lewis in serious condition after a stroke. Mentions George Griffith in What Cheer, Rex DeMarce returning from camping with Washington youth, mower ad details, and Fr R Sage and son’s Chicago trip. The piece then revisits Captain John Smith’s 279th birthday anniversary with a humorous, embellished tale of his interactions with Pocahontas and early American history.

John Smith London Smith John Capt. Smith New England Powhatan Pocahontas Mougland Rolfe

Dem DJ Carrie Nation changes hands in Washington

Editor A R Miller sells the Democrat’s famed Carrie Nation figure to Engineer Bennett of the Rock Island. The piece has long been a quirky symbol, beloved by readers, and Bennett plans to keep it as a cheerful, continuing presence in the paper’s public life.

Washington A. R. Miller The Democrat Carrie Nation Engineer Bennett Rock Island Carrie Papa Tom Kyle Bennett Christian Science Church

The Manager and Leading Man Trade Barbs Over Waiting Times

The manager complains about long waits while the leading man jokes about salaries. The exchange captures tension over production pace and compensation in the show.

Rheumatism relief with Chamberlain's Liniment

Claim asserts that only massage and free application suffice for rheumatism with internal treatment rarely needed. Encourages trying Chamberlain's Liniment to relieve pain and soreness. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.

Lemmon’s Pharmacy

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