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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1912
Page
2
A Taft re nomination meeting is announced for March 5 1912 at City Hall Washington. Republicans from all wards are urged to attend at 7 15 PM to nominate delegates for the presidential primary and to reach the Commercial club banquet by 8 PM.
Auction on Saturday afternoon March 9 at 2 o clock features a leather couch four rockers mahogany parlor table leather Morris chair refrigerator beds mattresses and springs dining table Tango stove and more. Mrs Clark Sitler J E Lemmon 4 6 7 8 T to assume debts contracted by wife prior to separation but needs time to earn money J W Couch
The Republican primary of Marion Township will be held at the township house on Friday March 8 from 1 to 4 p m. W M Darbyshire 1613 Committeeman.
Doings of the people report local events from various communities in the county. Includes notable social, civic, and daily happenings, with brief notes on residents and activities shaping daily life.
Washington Iowa January 29 1912 notice urging residents to request new home telephone installations and to verify names and information for the coming directory. Subscribers moving or changing numbers this spring should notify the manager to ensure correct listings and avoid delays. Washington Telephone Co D W Mannhart manager handle inquiries.
March 1 1912 Grand Prairie reports poverty for Mr Robert Marshall and family news. Lela Smith visited Jean Shuman. Lewis Smith and Charley Harrison attend Frank Flynn sale. Ralph Shuman visited with Lewis Smith's parents. Miss Mary McCartney dies prompting Mrs Frank Krotz to rush to Washington. Nira items include a fatal train wreck near North English with a moving man from Illinois, Henry Hoffsteater moving to Ed Romine’s, Tom LaVeelle sale draw, supper with music, and word Nira may revive with new store and blacksmith.
Ainsworth residents Ainsworth and Mrs. Harry Pearson with children traveled to Davenport to visit friends The Misses Kittie and Carrie Evans planned a trip to Columbus Junction to see acquaintances C B Olds handled business in Muscatine and Miss Madge Pearson returned from Davenport after visiting her sister Mrs Hartwick
J A Maxwell and sister Mrs Fleming and their little daughter visited the Lease home on Saturday. Rev Edwin J Rice returns from Paton Iowa after days with his daughter. Rev W G Robertson of Kirkwood Illinois ships in for business. A E Gault Harold White Mr Brown Robert and Lee Shaffer William Edgar and Jessie Long travel to Washington this morning. Closson family and John Griffith depart for Central Point Oregon. Relatives here regret their departure.
A humorous sketch portrays doctors as both learned and costly, noting the common practice of delayed payment and the boasted ease of procedures. The piece jokes about medical jargon, debt collection, and the tongue as a quick diagnostic tool amid community life and satire.
The What I Can will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 with Miss Alice Yard at her home on East Main Street.
All persons owing money on our books are asked to call at the store and settle balances with Mapel & Masson.
A northbound Burlington passenger train, due at 9:27, became mired in a deep drift half a mile south of Wyman. It took nearly two hours to clear, with the train arriving about two hours late at 11:30 after assistance from freight No. 1. All Rock Island and Milwaukee lines reported heavy delays as drifts refilled cuts piled during the blizzard.
A description of a small Chicago garden near the university, evolved from a plain yard to a lush, Italianate space. It features a vine balcony entrance, sundial, trellised clematis, honeysuckle hedge, and varied plant borders with roses, lilies, and annuals. A recent cement pool with fish and a lyric inscription anchors the serene scene.
Mr. Burnham of Chicago urged town planners to expand parks worldwide, linking nature to citizenship. He warned against small plans and urged bold, orderly, beauty-minded efforts, noting future generations will judge today’s designs by their enduring impact.
Hamburg disposes of city waste by plowing some into outlying fields as fertilizer, incinerating the rest. Furnace ash and slag are sold or spread as top dressings on promenades and roads, with fines for topsoil, larger pieces for road foundations, and cinders added to concrete and building fills between floors and ceilings.
The B B class of the First Baptist church met at Miss Maude Grayson home with teacher Mrs Jake Bishop for study and social hour. A six member A D P A club formed by local boys will meet at Nate Burris home next Friday. A surprise silver wedding anniversary celebrated at the Zecks with a church chicken dinner and gifts. Orville Spencer and Gladys Dawson wed quietly at the Ainsworth church parsonage with plans to house on the Hofsteater farm. Mrs Mary Etta DuVall and Palmateer of Lawrence wed at the Methodist parsonage with small blessing and plans to settle in Washington.
The evening section of the literary department of the Fortnightly club will meet with Miss Langenberg Monday evening at 7 30 1512 The Royal Neighbors will have their regular Meeting tomorrow night 1612 PD A R regular meeting with Mrs S A White Tuesday March 5 at 2 30 Bring thimbles Mrs Henry Shaver will be the hostess to the Priscilla club tomorrow afternoon The Navajo club will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs M R Meek 1612
A Berlin Lokal Anzeiger remark asserts Berlin as the cleanest city in the world, framed by a reaction that women’s complaints about impolite men are cited as a contrast to this celebrated hygiene.
An office seeker asks why Washington is called the city of magnificent distances. The reply: it is such a long way between what you go after and what you get.
A school caucus is set for Thursday evening March 7 at 7 30 in the firemen s hall to nominate three school directors and a treasurer candidate. Directors terms vary three years for two seats and two years for one. Incumbents A H Wallace T J Berdo and Dr KE Wickham are due to depart. Treasurer incumbent Charles H Keck. Election will be held at the firemen s hall next Monday March 11 from 1 to 6 PM.
Chicago markets show cattle and sheep ahead with steady to higher tone. Estimated receipts include 50 000 cattle and 35 000 sheep with flex in prices across light mixed packers and heavy shipping grades, while official figures note yesterday 16 256 receipts and 6 402 shipments and last week 181 932 receipts 62 663 shipments.
Washington township holds a republican primary on Saturday March 9 1912 at No 11 school house from 1 30 p m to 4 30 p m. Alcocklin?
A historical remark attributed to Lord Nelson emphasizes punctuality and preparation. The quote credits preplanning and being early as key to success, illustrating a timeless gospel of discipline and timely action.
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