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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1910
Page
5
Miss Agnes Long and Mrs. Daisy Lewis spent yesterday in the city and returned home in the evening. G Jackson and others also visited the city. Help wanted for four dishwashers for the 4th of July. Signs for July orders urged by Baird Sign Co.
A long list of residents leaving for visits or returning home from cities and towns in Iowa Illinois and the east with details on destinations such as Washington Fairfield Keota Des Moines and Chicago. It also notes bakery items and community events including an ice cream social and a summer trip.
A letter from David McLaughlin to Corn Belt Meat Producers' Association members reports that Union Stock Yards President Spoor will continue using lake water indefinitely, avoiding Bubbly Creek water. The note credits stockmen associations in Iowa and Illinois for influence and notes economic benefits for farmers and stockmen from the decision.
AIRDOME C M Cavin of Columbus Junction arrived yesterday for an overnight visit at the J T Matthews home. Mr and Mrs J P Hennon returned to their West Chester home after a day in the city.
Mrs Frank Haney and children visited the Stanley Gaffey home in West Chester last night. Mrs Blanche Todd arrived from Pleasant Plain to stay with Mrs J A Todd. Mrs J J Moore and daughter Nellie returned to Columbus Junction after a town visit. Mrs Scott will close her dressmaking shop after the Fourth and travel to New York for instruction, returning mid August to resume service.
A poem by Walt Mason from 1910 depicts a volatile temper that erupts in bursts of rage damaging furniture and frightening others. The narrator describes intense outbursts and stormy behavior around family, contrasting with calmer moments when anger subsides.
Special report from Lynn Massachusetts dated June 25 describes robbers shooting and killing Thomas A Landregan shoe maker and policeman Carroll on the street. The thieves seized a bag containing four thousand dollars from the bank payroll. Police surrounded the culprits in High Rock suburb. one robber died, another wounded, a third captured after a fierce battle. A separate Chicago Indiana dispatch notes a Browne jury remain deadlocked at two oclock.
Mr and Mrs Miles Bradford entertained about forty friends at a lawn party at their South Town Avenue home last evening in honor of Mr and Mrs Samuel Lewis of Indiana who are visiting. A lunch was served by Mrs M Dicken with help from Mrs Emma Heiderman and Mrs Julia Cavendar. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs S Beatty of Davenport and Mr and Mrs Jackson Mr and Mrs Charles Beatty and Mr and Mrs Tucker from north of the city.
The day brought cooler air tempered by rain in parts of the country yesterday evening. Washington missed the shower, while noon thermometers read 87 and the afternoon possibly reached 92 with a light breeze. Rain fell near town with fair quantities, though dust remained mostly unbothered.
A reflection on deeds of kindness and the power of motive. The author Horatio W. Dresser argues that true impact flows from genuine love rather than the size of the gift and warns that selfish thoughts or expectation of return spoil the outcome.
A brief tea time quip notes a young man deemed a confirmed bachelor by a mother and daughter conversation reflecting social views from a Detroit press item.
Mayor Dixon asks residents to clean yards and alleys ahead of a big visit next week. To ensure safety all parade vehicles will use designated routes while teams are tied off the square by committee provisions.
A concise reflection on tact arising from kindness and refined judgment, suggesting virtue guides manners as much as skill.
In a twelve month span London accepted 699554 pounds of opium, highlighting the scale of illicit importation and the persistent demand feeding the trade.
William Paul Moothart fell from a ladder while painting at the Jo Applegate farm near the house. He appears injured though details and outcome are not fully stated in the fragment.
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