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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1909
Page
2
A narrator notes a writer of a book, few readers briefly review it, then move on. The brief skims the eccentric figure behind the work, hinting at quirks that linger beyond the page. The vignette contrasts limited attention with lasting oddity.
Local notices tout Vienna bakery offerings including fresh home made candies and Sunday supplies. Visitors include Misses Pearl Master and Lulu Laughead amid a parade of residents visiting relatives and traveling to nearby towns.
Miss Katherine Evans visits with Miss Eunice Acheson and returns home. Mrs. Huntsberry and Mrs. Duncan of Winfield spend the day in town. Miss Tina Patton returns from Falls City Nebraska for vacation. O F Haight offers sewing machines at 8 W Cor Square. Lee Sands visits from Bowman ND. Mrs. R A Lee and Edna Young return to Crawfordsville after a city visit. Vienna bakery advertises candies and bakery goods. Mrs. Frank Wood and daughter from Ainsworth visit Ed Grayson home. W E Walker and daughter Cecil return to Crawfordsville. J W Lemley returns from Moberly MO visiting Lester Mann. Tda Wildman of Fairfield visits A C Brookhart home. Miss Ruth Whitmore and Velma Stevenson visit Supt A C Fuller. Grace and Gertrude Shaw return from Iowa City with sisters. Floyd Shaw returns from Iowa City for holidays. Grace and Gertrude accompany. Vienna bakery advertises fresh foods. Farm loan opportunities advertised with Edmund D Morrison.
Rev J D Knapp pastor Miles Grove Pa praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after using it for years. He bought a bottle from druggist R R Brooks and offers praise. Sold by F L Stolte and Lemmons Pharmacy.
Monroe Pritz spoke with clear voice after two months of silence describing how a roadhouse fight near East St Louis led to a skull fracture. Doctors performed a trephining operation at the city hospital to relieve brain pressure and restore his speech.
John Rogers aged 56, pardoned from Kansas state penitentiary, visited St Joseph with Mrs. C T Artlip sister of Idaho Governor J H Brady. He had never seen street cars or used a telephone and showed childlike wonder at these modernities. Rogers will likely be given employment locally.
Washington reports a major house clash looms over postal savings banks. Representative Murdock of Kansas plans to press for establishing postal savings banks, likely pitting him against Speaker Cannon and his allies in the new session.
Rev Joseph H Fesperman of Salisbury North Carolina, author of several books, describes kidney trouble with severe pain and bed confinement. After using Foley's Kidney Remedy, his pain lessened and urine normalized, and he endorses the product. Lemmon's Pharmacy and Mc Elhinney Drug Co.
Make a white leaf cake about two inches high then cut into two inch squares. When cool dip in hot chocolate frosting and roll immediately in granulated sugar for a sparkling finish and pleasant taste.
Straw matting should be washed with warm water and salt. Warm water alone turns it yellow, but salt counters the effect.
A bomb tossed into a German store sparked a fire in Sao Paulo destroying four commercial houses. The blaze caused no large losses and is under investigation.
Miss Nellie Combs hosts the T V 8s on South Marion avenue this evening while Miss Kathryn Row celebrates her birthday with friends on East Washington street. Miss Jessie Laffer entertains in honor of Miss Jesse Payne of Nevada Iowa with guests, and Miss Cora Porter hosts a thimble bee for Ruth Whitmore Velma Stevenson and Pearl Master of Fairfield.
The city enjoyed a string of gatherings including a large Thanksgiving dinner at East Main Street hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Wilson with Irene Ferris of Lawrenceville among out of town guests. Other events included a Commercial Club dancing party with music by Madanna and Ogle, a B Y P U social at the Baptist church in West Chester, and multiple neighborhood visits with piano selections and refreshments. Nearby notices include a marriage of gymnasium director Ernest G. Schroeder to Grace Kilborn in Marshalltown and upcoming church events at Pleasant Plains and the Methodist church with details for attendance.
The R. E. E. B. class will convene in the ladies parlor of the M. B. E. Church on Sunday at 9 30 as usual.
The Fortnightly club musical department will meet Monday evening at 7 30 with Mrs. J B Crooks. Every member is requested to be present.
A called conclave of Bethlehem Commandery will convene Tuesday evening November 30 at 7 30 for work in the order of the Temple. Signia Wilber Miller BE. C.
A called convocation of Cyrus Chapter No. 13 Royal Arch Masons will meet Monday, November 29 at 7:30 PM for Past and Most Excellent Master degrees. JAS. D. Glasgow H P.
The Queen Esther Circle will hold its regular meeting on Monday evening with Miss Mame McCreedy in attendance.
Government report shows U S gold mines produced 4,574,540 ounces valued at 94,560,000 in 1908 with Colorado leading at 22,871,000 and Alaska 19,858,800. California 19,329,750. Porto Rico smallest at 600. Philippines 284,500. Texas 500. New Hampshire 3,700. Wyoming 7,600. Silver decline 4,073,900 ounces worth 28,050,600. total 52,449,500 fine ounces.
At a preliminary meeting the Illinois mining investigation commission announced they will lay bare all Cherry mine disaster details to the public. Richard Newsam, mine operator and chairman, said some sessions will likely be held at Cherry.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an uncured catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes testimonials from Walding Kinnan & Marvin and others, claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, price 75 cents per bottle, and notes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In Buffalo a bakery employee Charles Strohl shot and killed Franz Stendz in the Buffalo public library reading room. Strohl exchanged fire with pursuers, wounded an officer, and after a fifteen minute siege was captured. His mental condition will be investigated.
The article notes alcohol as the best known preservative for medical compounds. It compares standard preparations at 19 to 22 percent with physician prescriptions at 25 to 50 percent. Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound contains 18 percent and is even sold in tablet form for women avoiding alcohol.
Broughton Brandenburg was found guilty in criminal court of enticing James Shepard Cabanne Jr away from his St. Louis home. He was sentenced to a $500 fine and plans to appeal the verdict.
There is no case on record of a cough or cold resulting in pneumonia or consumption after Foley's Honey and Tar has been taken. It will stop your cough and break up your cold quickly. Refuse any but the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package. Contains no opiates and is safe and sure. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
Amusements note the New York and Chicago success The House of a Thousand Candles will be offered at the Opera House on Thursday Nov 30. The piece follows Meredith Nicholson’s popular novel and likely exceeds its stage popularity. Shubert shows The Blue Mouse and The Bachelor are scheduled for December 4 and 6 respectively with potential future engagements in Washington.
Manager Brinton announces a Nov 30 performance of The House of a Thousand Candles at the Opera House. Garrick Theatre Chicago presented the George Middleton dramatization of Meredith Nicholson novel with praise for its exciting and thrilling situations.
The Henderson Stock company presented The Hustler a pure comedy drama filled with laughs at Graham last night. Tonight ends their engagement with Cast Adrift a pastoral comedy drama with special ties between acts and a pig giveaway. Prices are 10 20 and 30 cents.
Sam S. and Lee Shubert announce two Washington premieres The Blue Mouse and The Bachelor both city shows. The Blue Mouse is booked for December 4 and The Bachelor on December 6 both written by Clyde Kitch.
Miss Alma Earle leads a large cast in The Blue Mouse a farce by Clyde Fitch coming to the opera house next Saturday December 4 ahead of simultaneous national performances by the Shubert organization. The Lyric Theatre New York production will tour with a cast including O J Hallan Jack Belgrave Chas E Clarke Frank Y French H N Dudgeon Leo Du Mont Lavinia Thompson Gertrude Steele Josephine Kennety and Inez Ragan promising a broad comic presentation praised as one of the stage’s most notable efforts.
Don’t be bald by guesswork, test your hair root to check health and use Rexall 93 Hair Tonic. The remedy promises cure rates and dandruff relief with a money back guarantee, offered in 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes at The Rexall Store Cook and Sherman.
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