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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
2
The Board of Supervisors orders the establishment of a new road linking roads west of town. The action creates a formal public right of way and outlines proposed construction milestones and compliance obligations for the project.
A gathering at the Second U. P. Church honored members bound for California. The board of supervisors heard the Cal Nelson road case and established a forty foot road linking the Lexington road with the westward road past Dr. McClelland’s farm. The route will cut through Gil Vincent, Nelson, Beliel, and county properties amid many petitioners and remonstrators.
A reception at Second United Presbyterian Church honored congregants moving away, including Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Young and others. The program featured prayers, histories, talks, and musical numbers as the community laments departures of longtime town figures.
A quirky tale mixed with military notes from Wellman Advance. Percivalle O Rourke courts Lady Ysabelle while a feisty father causes uproar, ending with a punch line and a ditch escape. A separate item reports a local military company led by TH. L. Kare with 48 officers and men in Wellman, aiming to secure guns and uniforms and possibly join the Regional National Guard.
One million dollars were recovered from safes of five gambling resorts raided Tuesday night in New York. Eight hundred thousand dollars lay in Shang Draper's safes, mostly belonging to local boot makers. Large bundles of hundreds and fifties filled the safes, with rolls as big as a cabbage head. District Attorney Jerome and police could not identify owners of the money, though authorities suspected bookmakers. The story also notes bakers’ preparations for a Saturday rush at Johnson’s Bastine with cakes pies and breads offered to customers.
New York on October 20, 1900 features a cordial note to Mr. Green praising his voice for oratorio and predicting his future success. The writer Saroyal signs off with best wishes, calling Sibyl Sammis one of the world’s great singers.
A reader from Durham credits Dr Kings New Life Pills with saving their life from severe stomach and liver trouble. The testimonial praises the pills as the best on earth and notes Stewart's Pharmacy sells them for two cents.
A father and son discuss Wall Street terms in a humorous dialogue touching trusts mergers corners and prosperity. The scene ends with a Presbyterian church ladies oyster supper at the lumber shed in Haskins, offering oysters or fried chicken for attendees.
A vintage advertisement claims Bucklen Arnica Salve clears skin eruptions blotches and sores and even soothes chapped hands and lips. It sells for 25 cents at Stuart's pharmacy. Sheriff Jobin W Teeter of Washington County visits the city. described as genial and a longtime praised lawman. Local officials discuss a proposed bridge and southeast road to improve access through Kalona area, with opposition noted. Mrs Luce named soprano soloist for Friday Academy concert. audience urged to attend.
A column of short items notes Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy for colds, a badge plan to aid visitors to the 1904 World’s Fair, a Parsons Orchestra concert funding improvements, Capt. J. H. Burnham’s travel for the Illinois Historical Society display, and various ads and society notices. Also mentions Mexico’s exhibit space, free mail delivery delays in Centerville, a Roosevelt bodyguard inquest, Santos-Dumont’s fundraising bid, and social plans at the Bowman home.
As winter nears the Relief Corps asks for clothing donations. lists ward recipients: 1st ward Mrs. S Gardner, 2nd ward Mrs Meade, 3rd ward Mrs Riley, 4th ward Mrs Powers.
The buyer of beef, le Mae of Consequence, holds a pivotal stockyards role. An expert mid aged buyer educated partly in picking houses and ranches earns about 84,000 to 85,000 yearly. He judges beef quality at a glance, distinguishing fat from grain fed cattle and classifying into fancy good or common. Purchases are made on the hoof at daily market rates, with the transaction concluding quickly.
The Duke of Saxe Weimar hosted John Sebastian Bach for a palace dinner. Bach improvised at the harpsichord, forgetting the meal until the duke gently reminded him to stop. Bach then resumed, apologized, and explained his need to resolve his chords to consonance like quenching a thirst with water.
In historic Japan daimies used trained falcons to hunt cranes and other birds. The keeper held the bird on the falconer's finger as the bird swooped, the falcon seized its quarry by the throat, and the hunter retrieved both bird and falcon. Falcons, though smaller than eagles, are strong and brave, and kept well fed and tame by their handlers.
A New York Times excerpt recalls Rylands buying a quiet, trustworthy horse that bolted and dumped him and a friend into a mine after the buggy was loaned by the seller. Frederick Goodall recounts Wellington as an art connoisseur who spent 900 guineas on a painting, joking he would not let bankers know what a fool he had been to spend so much.
The speaker cites a saying about lineage from princes to slaves and vice versa, highlighting the idea that blood acquired by one’s deeds holds more value than blood inherited. The quote references Tiberius speaking of Curtius Rufus.
Indianapolis News notes a reader complaint about reported snake length in the state fair. Editor explains space constraints forced cuts.
A short quotation about love from the Smart Set noting that initial unworthiness fades as a man recognizes a reason for his feelings, then remembers why he felt unworthy earlier. This compact line captures a shift in self-perception during first love.
The New York Yacht Club has cabled to Sir Thomas Lipton accepting his challenge for the America's Cup. Geological survey estimates world coal production in 191? at 866,165,540 short tons. Ninth Massachusetts Democratic convention adjourned after days of balloting without a nomination. The schooner Lilian wrecked at Grates Point Nd with one woman and two men dead.
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