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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1909
Page
4
Advertises large sea oysters shipped in sealed carriers direct from beds. Promotes superior flavor and size versus common Baltimore varieties, urging readers to try the season's best.
A jumble of cartoon quotes and social snippets captures overheard dialogue about scholarships weddings marriages and minor embarrassments. The pieces mix humorous diaries rural humor and social pretenses with light satire on family and class dynamics.
A terse exchange hints at linguistic bravado as a veteran asks for a V and a companion jokes about Englishmen dropping an H, suggesting a tense confrontation with playful taunt amid a broader scene.
A dialogue between a writer and an editor reveals a debate about printing epitaphs. The writer notes the omission, while the editor asserts they never lie about a man after death.
A Quaker man startled by his wife spotting him kissing the cook behind a door warns her to stop peeking or cause trouble in the family.
County readers learn of daily doings across communities with Otver News and notes from correspondents. Local items cover people, gatherings, records, and small events shaping the day.
Mrs. George Long was thrown from a buggy last Friday breaking both arms. The doctor says she will likely recover. The column lists numerous local residents visiting relatives, traveling to meetings, or moving, including Miss Stella Wade from Cody and Mrs. Bertha Reed visiting Winfield. Local evangelist L Organ continues gospel meetings at Pleasant Hill church with large crowds.
Local items report Mrs. John Morgan visiting Coppock and Mrs. Minerva Widener visiting her daughter Ella Merchant in Coppock. Residents move plans include Chas Armstrong leaving for Wyoming and Thad Carpenter to Rock Island. Several families update health and travel, while sports saw Brighton beat Pleasant Plain and lose to Washington. Community events include ministers swapping posts, and a bridge near Elmer Lyle caused a minor auto incident with later rescue.
Oct 18 A B Rogers and John Shalla were business callers at Lone Tree. Otto Kucera of North English visited relatives nearby. Mr and Mrs hk G Cherry and family, near Nira, visited Anton Vacha. John Horak hosted old time friends in Hills. Barn dance at Joe Horak home drew many young folks. Zdnek Blecha called on old friends Sunday. J F Dutler was a business caller at Riverside.
Oct 18 residents attended with relatives as visits from Mrs Rob Dunbar and Mrs Tompson of Hrighton, and Mr Frank Bradford with Vernus of Lone Tree joined Geo Benson home. Keota visitors Ezra Eckerman and Richard Moore came to Will their sister Mrs Norman Pratt. Mrs John Pratt of Washington visited Sam Sigafouse. The revival meetings originally set to close Oct 19 will continue for another week.
Will McBride cut wood for Norman Pratt and Jake Shrader last week. The Pleasant Hill ladies group sold the crazy quilt on Thursday at George Benson's sale. it brought $18. The 661 names on the quilt raised $82, totaling $100. Willie Miller, who has been very
Mrs. G L Freeman of Longton Kansas left Ainsworth after visiting her uncle S B Sands and family for two weeks. KE Coffman was a passenger for Fairfield yesterday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Anderson and Miss Ella Dunbar left Crawfordsville for a two weeks visit in South Dakota and St. Paul Minnesota. J. H. McCleery traveled to Dubuque to attend the Iowa Synod of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Myrtle Griffith and Mrs. John...
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