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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1902

Page

4

Railway Fare Specials For State and National Meetings

Travel discounts issued for multiple 1902 events spanning Des Moines Portland Tacoma Seattle and San Francisco. Rates apply from Iowa stations and include round trips with a sixty day limit. final sale dates vary by event and location.

Des Moines Iowa Travelers’ Protective Association of America Portland Ore Supreme Lodge Ancient Order Vested Workmen Young People's Christian Union Society of the United Presbyterian Church Tacoma Washington Seattle Peoria Farmington Koighta of Pothias San Francisco Cal Imperial Council Nobles of Mystic Eine Marahal Town Pointe North

Annual Meetings and Round Trip Rates Listing

Rail promo notes list multiple annual meetings in Minneapolis St Paul and Salt Lake City with special round trip fares. Details include National Educational Association in Minneapolis July 7 to 11 and National Baptist anniversaries in St Paul in May 2025. Various one fare plus fees and date ranges for travel to Denver Colorado Springs Ogden Salt Lake City and Utah communities with final return limits in late October.

National Eductional Association Minneapolis Minn National Baptist Anniversaries St Paul Ridera Colorado and Utah Denver Colorado Springs Glenwood Junction Colorado Ogden Salt Lake City

Seekers Booklet Offered By Geo S Batty In Iowa

On the first and third Tuesdays of March April and May one are plus 2 will take you to many states and provinces including Minnesota Iowa North and South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon British Columbia Utah Colorado Nebraska and more. Address Geo S Batty GP and T A Marshalltown IA for information and a free booklet on home seekers.

Minnesota Iowa North South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon British Columbia Utah Colorado Nebraska Geo S. Batty GP &T. A Marshalltown

Funeral Service for the Late R R Rowland

The Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev M H Stark offered a solemn service for R R Rowland. A large congregation viewed the remains as flowers honored his life of devout service, many praising his universal respect and leadership in church and community.

Grand Opening of Brown's Park at OCoppock Friday

The notice promotes the grand opening with band music and a general good time at Brown's Park in OCoppock on Friday. It highlights cherry and strawberry pies at Johnson's bakery and invites everyone to attend.

Johnson's Bakery Brown's Park Ocoppock Johnson Bakery

Fire at Pearl Street three story building kills two

Fire swept a three story building at 304 Pearl Street housing Eureka Bedding workers. A man and a woman died and a woman was fatally burned amid a frantic stairway rush. Many others were injured.

New York Pearl Street Eureka Bedding Company

First District Republican Convention Sets Tomorrow at Graham Opera House

Ninety four delegates are expected as the First District Republican convention meets at the Graham Opera House tomorrow with W F Kopp of Mt Pleasant as temporary chairman. Hon Thomas Hedge is anticipated as the unanimous nominee to represent the district in Washington. Delegates will be chosen from each county, with La Monte Cowles of Burlington as chairman and S A White as county committeeman. Most counties in the district held conventions Saturday and Denver lines show delegates apportioned to Des Moines Jefferson and other counties.

Graham Opera House Dele Kopp Thomas Hedge la Monte Cowles of Burlington

Upset Their Plans in a New York Ambulance Visit

A young physician recounts an ambulance call to a tenement where a healthy looking woman claimed a prior burn did not need hospital care. The mother, furious, revealed they were being dispossessed and planned to stay with relatives while she would seek hospital shelter. The doctor refused to diagnostically treat, upsetting the family’s plan.

Hie Atenement New York Times

What Makes a True Poem According to Burroughs Century

John Burroughs argues genuine feeling is essential for lasting poetry. He notes beauty is ill defined and real poetry centers on sincere passion, insisting craft alone cannot ensure enduring impact.

Elisha John Burroughs Century

League of Educators barred from Indiana operations

Acting on the attorney general’s advice, State Auditor Hart ordered the Leverage of Educators, a Chicago investment firm, to halt business in Indiana until a proper certificate is issued. The AG says the company must post a 850,000 state deposit before operating. Fort Wayne reports another missing man, Albanus Wenner, 24, who left with several thousand dollars. his wife stays with relatives. George Albanne and his brother Carl, immigrants to the country five years ago with 100,000 cash, faced risky ventures.

Levgue of Educaters Re Farred Indianapolis Ind W. T W. Hart Structer| Eenmnty Oo Levene of Educaters Chicago Indiana Fort Wayte Ae Albanus George Albanne Carl

Methods of famous artists and their study habits

The passage notes Sarti composing in darkness, Hossner in a cold room, Schiller with cold feet, Gretty drinking coffee to stimulate work, Guido Reni dressing grandly for creation, Mezerny using a candle, Bentham piling papers, and artists like Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci Titian Rubens crossing between chisel and pen, highlighting varied disciplines within a literary era.

Sarti Hossner Schiller Gretty Guido Reni Ile Mezerny Jeremy Bentham Michael Angelo Leonardo da Vinet Titian Rubens God

Cherry timing for historic spice blends in cooking

A compact note exploring how historical kitchens used scents and perfumes with herbs and spices, and how seacourne enhanced simple dishes. It hints at preparing with cherries as a culinary point.

Creature Comforts In Canned Goods

In a future driven by capsule nutrition, everyday foods shrink to compact forms. The ad touts pickle compacts and a range of canned items including sour and sweet pickles olives and vegetables sold by bottle or per pound at low prices.

Weather forecast for Iowa with showers likely

The forecast notes partly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with probable showers. The report comes from Washington DC dated May 6 and provides today and tomorrow outlooks for Iowa.

Washinggton D. C Tnelvenine Journal Lowa

Hot Springs Arkansas Promises Rest and Health Treat

The world famed Hot Springs in Arkansas draws thousands seeking health benefits. The season began January 1 with government management ensuring moderate charges and wood treatment at the baths. The west and northwest can reach the springs via Central routes with very low round trip rates. For details contact Geo. B. Barry, GP&T, Marshalltown, Iowa.

Arkansas Hot Springs Ark Barry Marshalltown Iowa

Fragmentary Notes on 19th Century Household Fragrance

The passage describes making spice syrups with cinnamon and ginger and rosewater, imagining cooks preparing a cormorant dish. It recalls chambers with drafts needing cleaning, rushes replacing carpets, and perfumes used in great houses for revels, with sweet waters sprinkled under rushes or on mattresses and bedding.

Wagner Upside Down Causes a London Banter

A London paper recalls young Wagner in poverty invoking Rossini in Paris and remarking on a little composition on a railroad rack. The anecdote notes Wagner’s anecdote about the upside down tasti and a quip from Bil Noe praising Wagner in a lighter tone.

Waener London Rossini Paria Kossini Bil Noe Wagner

Local Household Chores Rainstorm In Philadelphia Press

A fragmentary line notes Mr Yourngwed Yeu and Mr Youngwed Mider keeping feet off work while carpets are up and back walls painted. Mrs Naghor confirms tasks performed by Mr Younewed during a home morning.

Philadelphia Press

The Way to Ease Human Suffering

An Atchison Globe reflection calls for daily kindness over cruelty. The writer admits past thoughtlessness and vows to avoid causing unnecessary pain as he grows older.

Atchison Globe

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