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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1907
Page
5
Sabbath school opens at 9 45 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Reverend Alvin Godfrey will preach. Junior class at 4 45 p.m. Senior class at 6 p.m. Evening service at 7 30 p.m. All invited. Reverend W O Fisher, pastor.
Morning worship begins at 9 30 with Sabbath school following. Junior Endeavor at 4 30 and Senior Endeavor at 6 15. Evening service at 7 30. All are invited. Rev W R Sawhill is pastor.
Sabbath school at 9 40 morning service at 11 Junior Endeavor at 4 Senior Endeavor at 6 30 Evening service at 7 30 Rev L D Young pastor.
Public worship at 11 and 7 30 with B Y P U at 6 30. Morning subject Building the House Evening subject The Porter’s Wheel. All are welcome. Rev. Geo. D. Rogers.
Morning service at 11 with subject Christian Science. Golden text from Deuteronomy 33 29. Wednesday evening meeting at 7. A cordial invitation to all. Iren Jefferson Street and Iowa.
Sunday school at 9:30 with class at 10:30. Junior League at 4:30, Epworth League at 6:15, evening preaching at 7:30. Rev W G Thorn presiding elder preaches morning on Gods Providence and a Thrilling Story. Evening service preacher TBA. Lay delegate election to the quadrennial conference set for Monday 3 to 6 PM.
Services at the usual hour with Sunday school at 10. No evening services.
The Rev. W. G. Thorn will preach and conduct sacramental service at Pleasant Plains church Sunday evening. John Babcock arrived from Chicago and will visit in the city at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Babcock.
A New York correspondent recounts two frugal dinners for two at Delmonico's and Sherry's. A Putnam County couple buys a full, cheap menu with careful selections, totaling about $2.45 at Sherry's and $2.50 at Delmonico's, with a quarter tip. They encounter a waiter muttering about "pikers" as they exit.
An insurance investigator praises women for halting fires in New York flats. He notes many small blazes are contained by women at home and recounts stories of a twelve year old girl and other young women saving siblings and extinguishing flames before help arrives.
London Mail recounts superstition on infant birth days and virtues with weekly traits for each weekday. It notes cautious guidance on babies born on Thursday and the belief that a nurse should carry the child up stairs before venturing outside to aid upward social rise.
A writer notes a singular monarch who governed beyond life for 350 years. Charlemagne built a tomb at Aix la Chapelle where the body rested seated in royal dress. Otto III reportedly opened the vault finding the emperor preserved on his throne with sword and gospel. Frederick I and Frederick II later altered the remains in royal coffins.
Local report highlights daily life and events across several county communities. Community updates cover gatherings, schedules, and notable occurrences shaping the day’s countywide activity.
June reports various local movements as Mrs. L B Cocklin returns from Iowa City with her son Karl who graduated from University College of Medicine. Miss Margaret Smiley departs to Crawfordsville to visit grandparents. Postmasters raise rural carrier salaries to 400 and 810 dollars annually based on mileage. Ella Laird returns from Washington normal. George and Mrs McFadden visit from West Liberty. A fire in the T Y Wickham building caused by train sparks is quickly contained. An Iowa City traveler heads for Schenectady. Postage stamp changes set after July 1 1907 raise No 5 envelopes to 54 cents per 25 and No 8s to 21 84. Newspaper wrappers No 12 cost 10 64 and No 12 B4 wrapper production ends.
Miss Agnes Guthrie departed this morning for Des Moines to enroll in summer classes at Capital City Commercial College.
Mrs James Long and Mrs Aaron Williams of Fowler California visit friends. Alex Miller and Wilber Miller from Washington travel by car to Crawfordsville. Myrtle Carter of Washington visits her parents. Mrs Carter returns to Biggsville Illinois. Frank Davidson of Bedford travels to Washington. Elizabeth Moore visiting Maxwell home departs for Washington. Mr and Mrs Henry McCoy and James Fletcher head to Washington. Wm Randall returns from West Chester after attending the Smith Combs wedding.
A wartime vignette relates a letter asking President Davis to permit Jeems Caplin of the 5th South Carolina to marry. Davis reportedly responded by noting his directions on the back of the letter to “Let Jeems go.” Captain Sutherland narrates the incident with gentle humor amid hardship.
A bustling Vienna gathering is set for this evening with attendees from local groups and visitors expected to join. The event promises broad participation and a lively program in the city center.
To clarify vinegar and muddy wine pour into a bottle of it half a tea cupful of fresh sweet milk and let stand twenty four hours. The sediment settles to the bottom with the curdled milk and the clear liquid may be poured off into another bottle.
An 19th century style ad asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It promises one hundred dollars for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, claims nasal mucous inflammation causes hearing loss, and urges readers to send for free circulars.
Short items note C M Maxwell visiting from Crawfordsville, Al McCoy arriving from Wyman on business, Dr J A Marie building a new cement sidewalk on West Main, Mrs Riley and Edith returning from a visit near Nobile, Miss Clara Hartman leaving for Burlington, Mrs A B Singmaster named national aid of the Woman's Relief corps, Mrs M E Weddle from Dinuba Calif visiting former residents and staying with Mrs W F Bailey.
Advice urges immediate care for a child with loose bowels during the season. Recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil as directed, with bottles sold by Cook & Sherman.
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