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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
4
The Juniors of the Academy hosted a joyful social at the Jackson home two and a half miles northwest of town. Music and lawn games under the moon entertained guests, followed by refreshments. It was the third party of the year and the group made lighthearted, lively departure down the route home.
Local items report Henry Schrader and John Schrader from Harper in the city yesterday. Mrs Capt Maxwell conducted business in Davenport yesterday. S P Gordon from Crawfordsville spent yesterday in Washington. Mrs Walter Downing of Keota was a Washington caller yesterday. Academy Tuesday night. Mrs Arthur Dayton of West Chester spent yesterday in the city. Miss Effie Porter of Ainsworth was a Washington shopper yesterday. Harry Metzger of Muscatine was a business caller yesterday. Mrs Will Dupuis returned from Sigourney. Arthur Woods of Pella arrived Tuesday and left for home last night. Mrs Wm Waster of Havre spent yesterday with her mother in the city. J W Warner traveled to Marshalltown last night on business.
Baseball scores from Wichita Denver Topeka and Pueblo in the Western League plus Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn and St Louis Detroit Cleveland New York and Philadelphia in the major leagues. Notable line scores include varied runs and notable pitching arms Bohannon Mains and Mears among others with mixed weathered totals across the day.
In Flushing on May 6 the jury heard the hypothetical question used by the defense to guide three alienists. They discussed insanity ranges from melancholia to manic depressive states as explanations for Captain Peter C. Hains shooting William E. Annis at Bayside Yacht Club. The expert said impulsive insanity spanned from first hearing Annis named on the yacht club float to the final shot, then a lull into quiescent mind before a relapse into mania.
Kansas City May 6 There has been much talk about the decree in the Missouri railroad rate cases and an appeal is being prepared for the United States supreme court. Attorney General Major explains the transcript will take time, with two years allowed for filing. The cross-examination covered his quo warranto actions against the railroads.
Captain William Cook, a prominent Elk and noted drillmaster, delirious from illness, jumped from a fourth story window in Toledo on May 6 and was instantly killed.
Tuesday afternoon the Junior Queen Esther circle of the Methodist church met at Ethel McElwain's home with twenty two members present. The society, two years old, reports a creditable record. Officers elected for the new year beginning July 1909 include Grace Jones as president Edie Bovee first vice president Opal Rickey second vice president Ethel McElwain third vice president Merle Miller recording secretary Eva Fieming corresponding secretary Edna Webb mite box secretary Myrtie Teeter superintendent Maymie Keller.
The Academy seniors rode to the J. E. Nagley home four miles northwest of the city in a carryall. Musically entertained and photo flash pictures added amusement. Refreshments were served before guests returned home, cherishing the good times and hoping for more.
Miss Marian Stewart entertained about twenty ladies at her West Washington street home in honor of Miss Elizabeth Keener of Knoxville Tennessee. Five hundred provided the evening’s entertainment with a prize awarded to Miss Josephine Babcock. Music by guests and a late elegant luncheon followed.
Seventh and eighth grade contest under the D. A. R. will be held Friday evening at eight o clock in the high school auditorium. The subject is The Financier of the American Revolution.
The Mission circle of the Baptist church will hold their regular program meeting at the home of Mrs. John Jay tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 Roll call responses will include Burma news Invitations issued by Mr and Mrs John Davis of Brighton for the marriage of their daughter Kate to Edward R Gibson of Des Moines at high noon May 20 Degree of Honor to hold Thursday evening All are urged to attend 69 21 The Helping Hand circle of 2 Kings Daughters will meet this evening with Mrs R L Coulter
A brief guide notes tight collars cause neck stains and headaches. It recommends hydrogen peroxide on cotton at night to remove the dark collar line, or applying cold cream overnight followed by hot bath and soap in the morning.
An Italian gravedigger admitted an exorbitant hill overcharge after a grave was dug. He claimed a past dispute with the deceased over a cart sale prevented repayment, and he took the opportunity as his last chance to recoup the debt.
Mrs Christ Kauffman and Miss Anna Essiey of Coppock shopped in Washington. A license was issued to Emma M Wesley and Thomas Machavir. N Dodder and son Harrison finished painting and papering the county house at the county farm. Supervisor W H Cress of Riverside returned home after a few days on business in town. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co endorse Foley's Urine Laxative for constipation and liver trouble urging spring cleansing.
The piece portrays John Early, a leper living alone across the Potomac in the United States, one of 278 known U S leprosy cases. It notes his isolation, separation from wife and child, and appeals for humane treatment, citing repeated failed attempts to establish a leper colony in 1908.
The notice asserts broad assortment and high character in patent medicines and guarantees availability of nearly every leading remedy, whether advertised in the publication or not. It emphasizes superior quality and diligent service as core commitments.
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