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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
6
Local ad promotes a jewelry shop offering watch checks and repairs. It invites customers to view daily arrivals, promises quality and fair pricing, and a money back guarantee. The address notes 2058 Marion Street near the theatre.
Darington Oklo June 29 reports the death of Chief Left Hand, longtime Arapaho leader. He died at home in his eighty third year. A famed warrior since youth, he joined every campaign in the Southwest and fought in battles such as the Washita encounter and the mass execution of Major Joel Elliot’s detachment under General Custer near Ulhmy Meta.
Readers learn of community doings and daily events reported by correspondents across the county. Local updates cover people, places, and happenings shaping daily life.
Rural Route notices report visits near West Chester Eureka neighborhood events and weather. A Children’s Day program is rescheduled due to rain and a pastor change is noted at Prairie Flower. Roadwork advances on a new bridge and local farms report haying progress and family gatherings.
National League results list teams and scores with players mentioned like Moran Rucker Verge and Bree nahan. The brief shows St Louis Chicago Pittsburg Cincinnati and Philadelphia Brooklyn games with pitchers and batters referenced and callouts of lineups and managers.
Fragmentary OCR notes list players and matchups across multiple cities including Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia Detroit and Washington. Names such as Baker Payne Smith Henry Coombs Lapp Hughes and Sherry appear with scattered scores and teams, but most data is unreadable or mismatched.
Ro LL Bellet Otin Waggoner and Roman Horkoski were business callers at West Chester Tuesday. Burehyde had a horse killed by lightning Sunday night. Barnes was a Rubie caller Tuesday afternoon. Grace and Jennie Dunbar spent Sunday near their uncle Miver Dunbar and attended Children Day at Bethel. Mien Pitch and family spent Saturday at Levin Barnes. A number from this route attended a party at St Augustine's Saturday evening with reports of fine KL. Garrett family spent Sunday at Pleasant Miam. Mrs Laura Duncan and children from Davenport visiting Lew Duncan. Mrs KR M Keller visited her parents at Brighton. OD Chapel and Pagetta Keller visited Washington yesterday. R M Keller departed for Hamilton IA to attend to business. Nina Peck of West Liberty arrived to visit friends. Miss Marguerite Thompson of north of here visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs David Thompson.
Crawfordsville notes report Mrs. W E Walker of Ainsworth and Mrs John Riley of Columbus City visiting friends and attending the funeral of Mrs W E Riley. T. E. Maxwell and S P Fletcher returned with a Maxwell runabout from Oskaloosa. W Neal left for Washington after a brief stay. John Strain also departed for Washington. Miss Ruth Franklin returned home from Washington after a short visit.
The piece notes brisk trade while warning that those who prey on public gullibility rarely face crowd shortages. It emphasizes skepticism toward traders who profit by misleading people and implies ongoing concern over deceptive practices in commerce.
Social notes from Ottumwa and Fairfield describe a series of gatherings hosted by the PKO Society and local families. Miss Virginia Wolioo hosts a dinner, Miss Edie Bovee entertains friends, and Miss Helen Work of Great Falls is honored. The Woman’s Home Mission Society plans a picnic and supper on the lawn, with music and dancing. A wedding near Fairfield features Miss Black as bridesmaid and Mr. Swanson moving to Des Moines after a Des Moines cashier post, with many out of town guests and generous gifts.
Social items describe a T Yo Split girls picnic at Park for Miselors Mantin and Miss Maat Forman leaving the city, with tributes to graduates. Miss Dorothy Fall and Helen Young hosted. Fairfield weddings include Miss Bessie Co ee and Mr. Oscar Swanson of Moines at Mrs Alexander McGregor’s home with about seventy five guests and a formal reception at the Armory after the ceremony.
Vinton I. Bell, depot master, escorted a group of red skins from a reservation to a Topeka & Santa Fe train. He says addressing them as chief drew more cooperation than asking for tickets, noting the gruff warrior would be flattered by the title.
A fragment suggests commentary on men who say the right thing in the wrong place, implying social or moral critique. The text hints at ironic observation without clear events or names. No further context available.
Call up phone number 589 and leave orders for city bus line service. Frank Rogers will promptly attend to your request. provide street and number for delivery or pickup.
Fire on the second floor of C Jevne & Co. at 32 South Wabash Avenue forced 25 girls to flee. A overheated motor ignited a pile of paper, producing smoke and damage to coffee and other valuables on the second floor. Frosty weather reports and a separate note mention a truck damage in Conderay Wisconsin.
John Wesley used a dramatic fire alarm during a sermon to wake sleeping listeners. He shouted Fire and quickened responses, then explained the blaze was in hell for those who sleep while hearing the Word. The moment provoked momentary panic but underscored his message about attentiveness in preaching.
A brief reflection asserts reason as superior to brute force in strategic thinking, naming L'Estrange as a contrast to irrational tactics, and arguing that disciplined argument outmatches raw force.
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