Graduation Plan At Academy Set For May 21
The academy announces its graduation program for May 21 with fifteen graduates. The ceremony will honor the class and feature speeches by faculty and recognized scholars.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
2
Washington academy seniors present commencement program
The Washington academy senior class plans a two part commencement at the opera house on Thursday evening May 21. Fifteen students perform parts including music, readings, and a class play The Elopement of Ellen with roles for Richard Ford Frank Taylor Elizabeth Irwin Dorothy March and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Academy
Opera House
Ellen
Richard Ford
Frank Taylor
Molly
Elizabeth Irwin
Robert Shepard
Ralph Zeck
Max Ten Eych
Ralph Bunce
Dorothy March
Etta Whiting
June Haverhill
Floy Elwell
John Hume
Howard Hill
Grover Booth
Emelia Grecian
Leo Lintz
Oscar Jones
Edna
Wash Day at Pullman Harms Porters and Passengers
The article criticizes Pullman Company for low porter wages of 25 dollars a month and a 50 dollar annual deduction for uniforms, arguing workers are kept poor while stockholders bloated profits. It notes a third sheet rule and changes in linen washing frequency, reflecting broader contempt for corporate frugality and passenger tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman Company
Robert Lincoln
Plain People
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pulman
Muckraker Quips as Traveler Ignores Figures
A fragment references a high official muckraker belittling a traveler who ignores disclosed data. The dialogue mocks reliance on memory over documented figures, noting haste or ignorance in the face of revealed facts.
How Did You Die Courageously A verse by Cooke
Edmund Vance Cooke offers a resilient verse urging to meet trouble with a cheerful heart and bold effort. It emphasizes how one faces hardship and death, not the harm or outcome, but the fight and spirit displayed under pressure. The poem inspires perseverance and dignity in defeat or demise.
Electric Bitters Offered As Remedy For General Debility
A claim that climate related illnesses vary by altitude includes malaria fever jaundice biliousness and ague. It promotes Electric Bitters as the remedy for bodily weakness nervousness and insomnia sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy with a 50 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon’'s
Big Street Fair Planned in Washington Week of June 29
The community greets a week long street fair and carnival in Washington organized by The Great Parker Carnival Co. Proceeds help fund city volunteer fire department apparatus. Families attend a piano recital by Edna Thomas and Rose Duncan, graduates of Miss Parrish's school, with Myrtle Lauer and Lola Duncan assisting. It draws broad local praise in the Winfield Beacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great
Parker Carnival Co
A. L. Thomas
Joe Duncan
Edna Thomas
Rose Duncan
Miss Parrish
Myrtle Lauer
Lola Duncan
Winfield Beacon
Borrowed Smiles Moral Courage Joke
A Chicago News quip defines moral courage as the nerve to leave a restaurant without tipping after a poor meal. Tommy-Paw questions courage as Mr. Tucker explains the concept with a humorous contrast between disappointment and etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Paw
Mr. Tucker
Cicago News
Strange Lodge Joke Reveals Modern Marriage Quirk
A humorous exchange questions a husband’s lodge membership with a witty reply that he is reportedly the sole member of the “Order of Thoroughly Reconstructed Husbands”, highlighting playful gender humor of the era.
Not Mentioning Names Sparks Humorous Exchange
Uncle Allen Sparks declares that exalted positions make some men light headed while his wife asks about hypnotism. The bachelor joke follows as he explains he would remain single if not for marriage and the promise to move and pay the freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Allen Sparks
Smith and Enpeck in domestic strife rumor
Chicago News quotes Smith and Jones discussing a rumored battle between Enpeck and his wife who allegedly rules him. a neighbor claims seeing the wife chasing him with a poker in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Enpeck
Jones
Chicago News
For Sale by J. E. Lemmon Druggist Washington Lows
A local advertisement announces sale by J. E. Lemmon, a druggist in Washington. It lists items for sale and invites customers to visit the shop for bargains and household needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lemmon
Washington
Confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babe scene
In Harper's Bazar a surreal excerpt describes a voice crying for pity as confusion descends on the Tower of Babe, causing onlookers to turn away in anguish and flee the edifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe
Harper's Bazar
There's Only One Good Thing About That Puppy Last Night
An irascible figure grumbles about a young puppy that visited yesterday evening, noting a single redeeming trait amid a broader critique of the encounter and the animal's behavior.
A Statesman for All People Emerges in Oklahoma Debate
An orator appeals for a wise conservative leader who rises above partisanship to guide the nation with moral vigor and broad trust. A tired audience member suggests seeking such a figure within the Oklahoma constitution, attributed to C. W. T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Constitution
Shylock Presses Demand for Flesh Despite Court
Shylock repeats demand for a pound of flesh and is reminded by the court that it can be granted only if no blood is shed. He insists, offering a courteous but firm challenge to the judicial ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shylock
Pound of Flesh Sought Amid Meat Trust Accusation
A heated scene shows a claimant demanding payment of 3000 ducats for a pound of flesh. He accuses rivals of selling out to a meat trust and roams in rage, sharpening a cheese knife as the tension peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meat Trust
Traveler Pauses as Tim Squiggs Vanishes After Dynamite Incident
A fragment recounts Timothy Squiggs once living here and disappearing after thawing a can of dynamite. A man answers with a terse confirmation, hinting at the unresolved case and local curiosity about the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Squiggs
Silly political quip on marriage and gender norms
A Chicago News item quotes a party member criticizing views on marriage. The vocal thinker says many marriages fail because young men assume women want love over material needs, prompting the exchange about priorities and affection.
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