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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1902
Page
2
Mary Hughes reports Johnson County schools increased teacher salaries last year by 1808.40. The county shows higher wages due to teacher scarcity. The note emphasizes quality and fair pay, citing figures for male and female teachers and library expenses totaling 1616.00.
New York fashions showcase coats from short to twenty seven inches, with Monte Carlo styles and three quarter lengths for carriage wear. Gowns feature white or evening shades with embroidery, lace, and draped silks, while pendants and passementeries rise in popularity with grapes and velvets. The Dress Makers' Convention highlights corsets and net drapes, and there is a trend toward white felt hats with dahlias, and new squirrel fur accents replacing common trims.
Liuey Carter notes a shift away from gambling to protect young animals and wraps fair ones in their skins. The piece highlights squirrel fur neck pieces as fashion accessories in upcoming exhibitions.
A Chicago man extols deeds over deeds of real estate, urges kind words and help, and notes most gain from sympathy. He recommends Chamberlains Cough Remedy for colds, claiming it cures and is safe from Pneumonia. Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Sherman sell the medicine.
A roundup from around the county notes visits and home exchanges. James Corven and family stay at James Knebel’s. Wes Renier sells a little mute team to Dick Bear. R W Bear trades farms with Samuel Bailey near Washington. Families travel, land prospects in Wisconsin, and a Solemn High Mass will be offered at Trinity Church with confirmations planned.
Oct 13 Mer and Mrs FLTR Miller return from a visit with relatives in Lafayette Ind L James of Des Moines visits her mother Mrs J Bram barger Miss Flora Smeltver and sister Miss Flora of New York visit their aunt Miss Mary Brockway S L Sturdivan and family move to Batavia for a livery stable position Mrs J T Lewis of Oskaloosa arrives for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs M A Thardin John Mauthe Rev Romig Mrs Rebecca Myers and son Edgar return from Cinadenhatten Ohio after three weeks Chas Anderson of north of Washington and Mrs Dunbar host Sunday visitors Will Custer of Washington visits Mrs Custers brother B F Thumm
Alfred Bee of Welfare Texas says biliousness and a lame back left him unable to eat or sleep. After using Electric Bitters at Stewart's Pharmacy he reports better sleep, renewed appetite, increased strength, and energy for hard work.
Friday evening program in Sigourney with J F Tiggs heading discussions on school problems. Saturday morning sessions include a paper by Ilda M Cotter Wellman and debates on text book uniformity with affirmatives Logan and tehell and negatives Daugherty Kiesau. Afternoon features reminiscences by S K Stevenson Iowa City and papers by T L Bland Nichols and others. Mary M Hugiles Supt and H H Hankins Chairman urge attendance by parents and school officers.
The Iowa Central Railroad Association will sell tickets to bona fide landseekers at one fare plus 82.00 to points in Homeseekers territory in Minnesota and North Dakota on any Tuesday, good for 21 days. For further particulars call on or address Iowa Central Ry. 2-26b.
In Chicago two men posed as actors and pressed for free seats at a theater lobby. They flashed a forged pass, provoking the manager to refuse. When the ruse failed they returned, and one flashed a card reading Pass two. The manager later let the joke ride, deciding they deserved seats for nerve.
A Baltimore physician recounts Sam Jones sermons to the Baltimore Sun, noting how reporters cut and rearrange his words. He cites a hypothetical Bible reading to illustrate how selective quoting can distort meaning and press criticism as unfair.
A humorous tale recalls the surgeon Bidbat dying of typhoid while joking about autopsy. a London News writer notes hares and snakes watching paths before crossing, as if wary of surprises. The anecdotes mix science, bravado, and natural observation in a period-tinged voice.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald quotes a woman advising Mamom on a marriage preacher. She suggests Dr. Easleigh, claiming four of her own marriages were well served by him and that Mr. Goodman seems too young to officiate.
A Philadelphia Press note quotes a man praising Phoxy for arranging a good square meal after weeks without proper dining. He tells a friend he telephoned his wife about dinner with Phoxy, acknowledging the unexpected kindness and news of the plan.
Dorothy notes Mrs Latter is a superb conversationalist who inspires many good ideas but talks so much that others cannot share their thoughts. The Detroit Free Press records this casual remark about her social style.
Puck quotes debate on religion versus science asking why they quarrel and suggesting humorous extremes. The brief excerpts reflect a playful, provocative stance on human origin and belief without formal resolution.
In Brandur Magazine, Caroline Ticknor laments the pervasive control of trivial, everyday objects and roles. She laments how toasters, milkmen, dressers, and other small masters dictate behavior, urging readers to realize and resist the arch tyranny of “Little Things.”
The piece describes flag meanings in naval use with red signaling danger and white for truce or peace, plus a malevolent note on flag officers. It then presents a Texas baptism anecdote from the New York Times about a preacher and a coal black woman, ending with a racial punchline about skin tones and equality in a river baptism.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt notes a name change on a train line. Passengers discuss the old Kiss Station name, while the conductor announces the new designation Happy Junction as the train slows for the next stop.
A man in Life magazine quotes a suitor stating his pride will not accept anything from his future father in law after marrying his daughter. The exchange hints at negotiations for a settlement before the wedding as part of an arranged union.
A quotation from Indianapolis News reflecting on a rumored millennium of wage freedom. Jerry says the glad time is coming when every man will be his own boss and stay on his job.
A home-station naval ordnance officer talked in his sleep and cried out about his wife needing a jacket. His wife awoke to find him in distress, asking who she was, then revealed his dream’s punch line: I must manage to get one for her. The man then whispered My three inch gun.
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