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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1903

Page

4

Lawn Social by Women’s Veteran Relief Union Draws Locals

The Woman's Veteran Relief Union hosts a lawn social at A. White's home on Wear Washington street next Tuesday June 23 at 7 PM with ice cream cake coffee and sandwiches. An invitation goes to all old soldiers families and friends to attend. The issue of shifting winds is noted and the piece cites steadfast aims. Mr Jot Copeland remains seriously ill at W. M. Thompson boarding house after a period of illness.

Woman's Veteran Relief Union of & A. White Washington Street

SPECIAL SUMMER EXCURSION RATES TO THE WEST

The Iowa Central Railway announces summer excursion rates from Brighton to Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Deadwood Lead City Hot Springs and Custer with diverse routes and stopovers. Tickets on sale June 25 26 27 28 1905 with extended return limits and Niagra Falls stopovers. No excess fare charged and nickel plate trains offer sleeping cars and meals. Address John Y Calahan Chicago for details.

Iowa Central Railway Brighton Denver Colorado Pueblo Colo Wood Springs Sal Lake City Ogden Utah Deadwood Lead City Hot Springs Custer

Indigestion Sufferer Credits Electric Bitters Recovery

Mrs H Newson of Decatur Alabama endured years of stomach and bowel pain until Electric Bitters relieved her. She says death seemed likely as doctors failed but the remedy produced a miraculous improvement and complete recovery for liver kidney and stomach issues. Stewart Druggist guarantees.

8. H. Newson Decatur Ala Stewart

Excursions to Boston Offer Through Nickel Plate Road

Advertises rail trips to Boston from July through early July with low rates and liberal return limits. Details available at City Ticket Office 111 Adams Street and Union Ticket Omics Auditorium Annex Chicago.

Nickel Plate Road City Licket Adams St Union Ticket Auditorium Annex Chicago

Special One Way Colonist Raters Sell Tickets

On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through September 1903 the Iowa Central Ry sells colonist tickets to points in Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Colorado Texas Louisiana New Mexico and more at extremely low rates. Local agents or A B Cutts GP & T A Minneapolis Minn provide rates and information.

Iowa Central Ry Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Colorado Texas Louisiana New Mexico A. B. Cutts T. A Minneapolis Minn

Bible inspired devotion and mill closure noted

The article cites devotional services led by Mrs. Mitchell and Frank V. Irish on Bible literature with quotes from Jefferson and Browning. It also reports Amelia Stransky, Sue Shaw, and Ethel B. McCreedy and notes a Mill Notice from W. A. Whiting that the Notice Mill is closed for 1–2 days to install a new mill, with a Saturday restart hoped.

Mitchell Frank V. Irish Thomas Jefferson Webster National Credit Mrs. Browning Aurora Leigh Rarth Ryan Sue Shaw Washington Amelia Stransky Pilotsburg Ethel B. McCreedy W. A. Whiting

City Ticket Offices Open for Summer Rail Rates

Nickel Plate excursions run at popular rates from June 2 to June ? and July 1 to September inclusive. City Ticket Office Adams Street and Union Ticket Office Auditorium handle sales and inquiries.

Christian Scientists Meeting Promises Nickel Plate Travel Rates

Notice invites Boston attendees to a June 28 to July 1 gathering with favorable Nickel Plate rates. Tickets go on sale June 25 to 27 with a final return by August 1. Inquiries to John Y. Calahan, General Agent, 113 Adams St Chicago, for details on stops and service.

Chicago Ickel Plate Road Christian Scientists Niagara Falls New York Exoss John Y. Caahan Adams St Boston John Y. Calahan

Move South for year round stock work and cheaper feeding

The text urges leaving the North to work outdoors year round in Alabama or Florida. It argues stock can be raised cheaper there, with less shelter cost, and highlights vast cheap range plus velvet bean and cassava as flesh and fat producers. It invites readers to request more information.

Alamo Florida Alabama

Presbyterian church prayer meeting discusses child training

Professors Irish and Crone address methods to guide children at home and in school. Irish argues children copy home life and warns against harshness. Crone emphasizes Christian upbringing shaping school behavior and knowledge of scripture. A concluding prayer by Rev. Young closes the meeting.

Presbyterian Church Irish Chicago Normal Institute Crone House of God Young

Little Paul Reynolds Undergoes Eye Removal

Paul Reynolds six year old son of Mr and Mrs T M Reynolds had an eye removed yesterday afternoon by Dr G T Pratt after an accident last fall left him blind in that eye. The operation followed specialists advice and his condition is reported to be satisfactory though the other eye shows sympathetic trouble. J D Dayton of West Chester was a business visitor in the city yesterday.

Paul Reynolds T. M. Reynolds Paul

Riverside Clergyman Celebrates First Mass

Father Henry Heneher of St. Louis celebrated his first mass yesterday at the Catholic church in Riverside. The ceremony drew local parishioners and marked a milestone for the newly ordained priest.

Pather Henry Heneher St. Louis

District conference and visits noted in Daneville week

June 14 report lists Rev. W N Potter and Fred Spalding attending the District conference and Junior convention in session at Daneville. Several locals travel, visit Washington DC and California, with Miss Althea Thompson and Miss Mable Fordyce among those departing or visiting. Moe adds one cattle to the local herd after a Fairfield sale essay.

W. N. Potter Fred Spalding Daneville TL. HW. Wickham Lena Washington, D. C Haven Muscatine Althea Thompson Washington Mable Fordyce Maud Erdice Keota Mary G. Rush California Kansas W. A. Goble Elizabeth Kinch W. W. Moore A. Chambers Flossie Adams J. K B. Adams J. M. Stewart, Jr Fairfield Moe

Washingtons Generals and their later destinies in brief

The article lists major generals under Washington who lived long postwar lives and notes their fates. It covers deaths from 1780s to 1840s, war losses including Stanleys and Steuben, and postwar roles such as Knox as secretary of war, Schuyler in Congress and Senate, Moultrie governor of South Carolina, Mifflin Pennsylvania governor, Sullivan New Hampshire governor, Gates in New York legislature, Lincoln as port collector, and St Clair as president of Congress and Northwest Territory governor. It also mentions Baron de Steuben receiving a lifetime annuity and land, John Stark pension details, and various battlefield deaths or captures.

Washington Lafayette Stark St. Clair Heath Lincoln Gates Knox Moultrie Schuyler Mifflin Suffiven PTH Putnam Spencer Greene and MebDouwgall Lord Sterling Thomas de Kalb Cannuwlen Wooeter Ridgefield Charles Lee Lee Sullivan Congress South Carolina Pennsylvania New Trampahire McDougall and New York Boston Northwest Territory Baron de Steuben Oneida County John Stark

Surprise Birthday Party At Mrs Palmer’s Home

Last night a surprise party honored Mrs. Fred Palmer on her 24th birthday at her home near the city. About thirty neighbors and town friends attended, presenting a fine oak rocker. Also noted were social gatherings at the Wells home and news of local residents traveling to California and Chicago for events.

Fred Palmer Mrs. Palmer Lola Wells East Jefferson Street Wells Launcelot Scofield California Launcelot Kipling

Dwyer of Brooklyn Dies After Leaving Ring for Count Room

John Dwyer a famed American boxer from Brooklyn quit boxing to work in a counting room and died within a year of tuberculosis. The large lungs that aided him in the ring contributed to his decline as they failed to resist the tubercle bacillus. A jokey Baltimore News line about a home project is noted in the source.

America John Dwyer Brooklyn

Borrowed Smiles and Theaters Through The Times

A New York Times note reports Chas Froman laughing at a friend's daughter wanting to see a "beautiful play" with ginger. The mother fears demoralizing current theatre, while the girl hears of fights gambling and murders in a Buffalo Hill style drama. The plan shifts to sending a maid.

Chas, Froman Buffalo Hill New York ‘Times

A Familiar Berks County Tavern Tale and a Pension Letter

From the White Bear Tavern in Berks County a group of farmers hear a schoolmaster mock gravity and gravitation after a long night. A Civil War veteran submits a pension claim with a candid and misspelled account of an injury involving a sow hog and a hole in a fence. Washington Post notes the veteran’s frankness.

Philadelphia Public Ledger Berks County Ware Washington Post

Chau tauqua tickets on sale at banks for all entertainments

Tickets entitling the owner to admission to all Chau tauqua entertainments are on sale at banks for two dollars. The 31 entertainments cover the season and buyers are urged to secure tickets now to avoid end of season rush. Children’s season tickets are available.

Metropolitan shift as cars boost Lincoln's pace

Mr. Leisman of Lincoln NL visits his brother in law C A Meyer. Carl Roberts owns a new automobile. Washington grows more metropolitan in autos. Mrs A E Sands of Ainsworth shops in the city between trains.

Mr. Leisman Lincoln, NL C. A. Meyer Carl Roberts Washington A. E. Sands Ainsworth

Engagement Ring Question Sparks Love Triangle

A woman explains to She Albert that she loves George more. He asks about the engagement ring, and she replies that George would not object to her wearing it. The scene hints at shifting affections and social expectations.

Albert George

Seeds and Skins of Small Mrutts

The text explains people with sensitive stomachs should avoid seeds and skins in small fruits. Ripe fruit should be pressed or strained to obtain juice, with berries like blueberries cooked slightly to extract juice. Warns against waste in delicate stomachs and notes cherry stones and grape seeds are health risks for children.

Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Quick Relief

Advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for Sick and Nervous Headaches. Claims to cleanse blood and improve health. Sold by Stewart, Druggist, with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee if not cured.

Dr. King Stewart

International Association of Railway Surgeons Meet in Indianapolis

The sixteenth annual session of the International Association of Railway Surgeons is being held in Indianapolis. Cholera has reappeared among US troops in the Philippines. A Negro suspect in El Paso accuses colored men of being lured to Mexico for forced labor. London police quell crowds at a Strand quick luncheon stand. Walter B B Harris is detained by bandits in Morocco. The Jett and White murder case is before a Jackson Kentucky jury. The ship Gjoa sails from Christiania with Amundsen’s polar expedition aboard. Colenso Hotel shoe shining parlors noted.

International Association of Railway Surgeons Indianapolis United States Philippines Sam Claborn el Paso Tex Mexico London Strand Walter BB. Harris Morocco Jett and White Marcum Jackson Gjoa Ammundsen Christiania Norway

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