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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1902
Page
4
County towns report varied items of interest including local meetings weather updates and community events gathered by Our News Service briefings. Local officials notes school activities farm reports and small incidents add to the day’s regional mosaic.
Mrs HW L White and children of Decatur Ill visit sister Mrs Thomas Holmes. Miss Cora Anderson of Washington spends Sunday with George Maxwell family. Toward White of Strain and White moves to town with family from Washington. Mrs Toward of Chicago visits George Maxwell home. Miss Lena Shaffer Dale Neal and Grace Robbins host about sixteen at Hallowe en party. Roy Davis completes bank job at Williamsburg and starts new contract. Vanilla Cream pies at Johnson bakery tomorrow. City Marshal Wes Ragan returns from Badger Wyoming where his father improves steadily. L D Higgins delays trip to Ft Scott due to election. Oyster parties on sale at Johnson bakery tomorrow.
Miss Pearl Beanblossom oldest child of Mr and Mrs W A Beanblossom Eureka died at fourteen after measles lasting a week. She was a member of Eureka M E church and had notable musical talent. Funeral held at home six miles south of Eureka with Rev Schreckengast and Dimmitt officiating. interment Eureka cemetery. Twenty kinds of pies at Johnson bakery tomorrow.
Telegram announced the sudden death of Fred Horne in Chicago on Saturday while his brother Harry Horne of this city attended the funeral plans. Fred, a conductor on a suburban Chicago train, had visited here two weeks ago for a rest and showed improvement before passing away. The remains were taken to Davenport for interment.
Mrs F G Sands travels to Washington for her mother's illness Mrs Amos Kellar Dr K E t and wife visit son in Washington Mr and Mrs T Y Wickham Sr return from Washington Spessard in Brigh ton on business Sprickley and Trotter visit Washington Shilling hosts guests Mrs Geo McConnahey visiting Washington parents J W Rowan Late T J Nicholson born April 3 1827 in Ripley County married Julia McKee in 1851 nine children seven living active Baptist worker respected citizen Goes to Means Strehter for chocolate macaroons at Johnson bakery tomorrow
The report lists numerous residents visiting relatives and handling errands in Ainsworth and nearby towns. Illnesses include Mrs Atmos Kellar with a daughter ill, and Mrs James Rathmel with measles. Travelers include S W Brookhart to Ainsworth, Mrs Elizabeth Bradford Keota, and Frank Trotter and Harry Spickley visiting from Ainsworth.
The essay argues that sleep is a physiological rest, not a vice, and that a short noon nap can surpass lunch for digestion and energy. It urges professionals and homemakers to steal twenty minutes daily of quiet, to ease brain strain and reduce neurasthenia.
For sale a four week old leiter call. Ed Nicholson seeks sleeper go cart rental. Found glove. Lost plush buggy robe between first corner south of Post Office and street north of Rock Island track. Leave at Journal office.
A Boston Transcript letter cites humorous misquotations from varied sources. Examples include Texas Governor Kell’s fall line twisted from Shakespeare and a funeral preacher’s misquote about death, with a Quaker meeting quip about a kingdom for a boss and a social critique on women in debate.
A woman insisted on a highly trustworthy piano tuner and recounted a tale of a prior tuner who botched a tuning. The shop manager challenged her claims as the alleged culprit fled in haste, leaving Mrs Jones awaiting service.
George S. Buxton longtime friend of Charles Dickens and former playmate of Queen Victoria was buried Thursday at his Rockford home after dying Tuesday in Chicago at age 58.
After weeks with little movement the migration of Romanian Jews through Vienna toward the United States has resumed heavily.
A literary aside about a boastful athlete who fears his chest and future medals contrasts with a statistic on Russia’s forests. Forests cover 36 percent of Russia, totaling about 464.5 million acres, equating to four acres per person.
The article surveys Japanese domestic service from kitchen to personal staff, noting class divisions and etiquette. It contrasts estimated statuses of cooks, room boys, and rickshaw workers, and observes hotel servants as a comic yet revealing facet of life for foreigners.
The Baltimore Herald praises Spinks for a robust saving system. The judge questions the need for thrift but observes that by saving money he ends up not wanting the item, effectively preserving funds.
A British artist recalls a Burmese courtship custom where a man sits apart from a desired girl, staring at her for days. If she glances, nods, or smiles, it signals consent to proceed with marriage talks, reflecting a quaint communal approach to matchmaking.
Mrs. Don Ellen of Oklahoma visits sister Mrs. C. B. Wilson while Leander Blair and daughter of Minden Nebraska attend the funeral of their brother and uncle at the Mayor Wilson residence this afternoon.
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