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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1908
Page
5
C. R. Wells of West Chester and B. F. Beitel of Grace Hill were in town on Saturday for business calls. Walter Klass returned to Chicago this morning after visiting here. Ladies shoe exhibition arrives for two days featuring fall wear sample line for inspection.
A health ad urges immediate use of Foley's Kidney Remedy for suspected kidney issues to prevent Bright's disease or diabetes. It cautions against delay, noting early treatment strengthens recovery and mentions Lemmon's Pharmacy as the outlet.
Call up Phone No. 1 and leave orders with street and number for prompt handling by Frank Rogers.
May 16 notes signal B Morhofer ships eggs for Palmer & Co with strong sales. Esther Jackson recounts her younger brother joining her home on May 8. Charlie Brown and father visit town. Mrs A J Stransky spent recent days at home. Alvin Hasty and Fred back from Burlington. Grandma Carpenter dies after months of illness. funeral at Christian church with interment at Sharon cemetery. Amanda Roy laid to rest Friday. sister to Mrs S B Mehaffy. Jack Mehaffy visits from Lone Tree for the funeral. Regular Christian church services Sunday and a street band concert planned this evening.
May 16 report from Brighton notes Miss Eva Lowe visiting J C Nicola residence. E K Taylor departed for Chapman Nebraska. Mrs H P Morgan traveled to Burlington. White Bros paint Alex Clarks house. B V Garly hauled corn Thursday. E A Parks carrier No 1 takes first vacation in four years. F A Bristow substitutes on No 1. J M Snider visited Coppock on business. Jack Dewolf improving after heart illness. Rev R A Bruce visited Albertson home to check Joe who is ill. Mr and Mrs John Kiser called at Wm Hesseltine home. Miss Jennie Coop went to Perlee to visit parents. J W Wiles aiding Tom Stacy this week.
May notes from Brighton detail an acrobat on Friday streets boosting spirits with a larger purse after shows. Brighton High teachers are re elected. Rain has raised water in several cellars. Locals Colward Hannah operate a photo car. Several residents, including Miss Edyth Seaton and Lucile Statler, visit relatives and friends in nearby towns. Numerous visitors from Nebraska to Chicago are named, with social and lodge activities mentioned.
May 18 notes Mrs Laird left for Davenport. Cols Junction visitors Dot Gardner and Mabel Gentzler stayed with Mrs De Harpport. Holmeses visited Fitzgerald home. Decoration committee formed with members Sands Kirkpatrick Hamilton Spessard and others. Neal lecture at M E church praised and to continue next Sabbath. Fred Spalding visited Keota.
May 18 notes show Miss Ethel Fishburn of Winfield visiting relatives over Sunday. The Rev. W G Robertson traveled to Washington for a Keokuk presbytery called meeting. Miss Dollie Lease returned from Mt Pleasant this morning.
Ee Grayson returned to Ottumwa last night after a Sunday in Liberty Missouri. Wm Hicks becomes roadmaster on the Milwaukee in place of F M Barnaske who has taken a leave of absence. Hicks assumed charge of duties today. Heavy rain will keep extra gangs busy along the line for several days.
A discussion of a rumored revival of fifty year old walnut furniture and the notion of a simpler life. The piece cites Howells and Henry Fuller and debates whether the walnut era was truly simpler, arguing that simplicity is a unified life toward a purpose, achievable even in a complex civilization. It notes philosophers and saints who lived with detachment yet did not seek to erase worldly refinements.
A near future bag design features foldable sides and bottom with perforations near the top forming holes for a string handle. When filled the string becomes a carrying handle and the bag is reinforced at perforations to resist tearing, allowing one person to carry many bags with one hand.
An excerpt discusses the word Mrs as a contraction of mistress in English usage. It notes pronunciation shifts from miss tress to missis, mentions historical neutral use for unmarried women and even infants, and cites a Westminster parish entry for an infant named Mrs Katherine Milton as an exceptional case.
Tuesday night events at the Star and Washington Academy are advertised. Local readers are urged to attend the Star program and the academy graduation, with seating and admission details. Notable mentions include Ira Massey visiting from Cedar Rapids and H H Walter joining Charles Needham’s Press staff, bringing reporting experience.
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