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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
4
Local Traces and Visits Mentioned in Brief Notes
Oct 27 updates note Frank Leeper returning to Los Angeles after visiting relatives here. Danville residents Mr. and Mrs. Eves visit J. A. Frey. Mrs. Eves is Mrs. Rey’s aunt. Elijah Millhone and Miss Mary Bigham return from Clarinda Iowa after a week with relatives. A Burlington rail project and upcoming election and Thanksgiving are cited. dinner at the Bigham home includes several local residents and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leeper
Los Angeles
Calif
Eves
Danville
Ill
J. A. Frey
Rey
Elijah Millhone
Byersville
Mary Bigham
Clarinda
Iowa
Joseph Wenger
Joseph Mast
Ruth
Burlington
Pulaski
Bigham
Ohio
Emily Millhone
Clara Heble
Ughter
Grace
Joseph Murphy
L. L. Neiswanger
Lloyd Neiswanger
Washington
J.S. Roth
Local Social News and Household Updates
Oct 27 notes show Mrs. Jane Richardson visiting Mrs. Lehr McAnulty in Washington and returning Monday. Ed Libe and daughter Geneva hosted, Brice Flanders entertained guests from Lockridge, Iowa. Lloyd Hayes visited Oliver Dunbar, Clarence Belle reports store painting by Wilkins and Messenger, and Bessie and Harry Taylor issued Halloween party invites for Saturday night at their former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Richardson
Lehr McAnulty
Washingon
Ed Libe
Geneva
Adam Libe’s
Brice Flanders
Lockridge
Iowa
Lloyd Hayes
Oliver Dunbar
Clarence Belle
Messrs
Wilkins
Messenger
Bessie
Harry Taylor
Local Notes From Ainsworth Roster Oct 28
Mrs R Donaldson spent yesterday with relatives at Washington. Mrs Willard Porter returned to her home in Oklahoma after a visit here. About forty five tickets were sold from here to Columbus Junction where Mr Porter gave an address. Mrs A E Moore departed for Cedar Rapids to visit her son Harry. R E West is visiting relatives at Grandview this week.
Society Notes From a Long Beach Dinner Party
Miss Blanche Smith of Long Beach Calif and several ladies hosted a 6 o'clock dinner party for Mrs John Jay Mrs Ed Carris Mrs Anna Rehmel and Misses Etta Minnie Conner and Emma Buxbaum at Mrs Jay Carris last evening Invitations from the P B O s announce an eight o’clock Friday eve reception near Hallowe en The line up lists the Corner of 8 Second Ave and KE Madison Oct 30 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Smith
Long Beach
Calif
John Jay
Ed Carris
Anna Rehmel
Etta
Minnie Conner
Emma Buxbaum
Jay Carris
Hallowe'en
2Nd Ave
KE. Madison
City Holds Masquerade Party At Roller Skating Rink
The city plans a masquerade party this evening at the roller skating rink inviting residents to attend and enjoy the festive event.
Chapter 1, P. B. O. Meeting with Mrs Ola Miller
Chapter 1, P. B. O. will meet with Mrs. Ola Miller tomorrow afternoon at 2 30. A full attendance is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Miller
Marriage of Luella Thompson and Ralph Tidrick
The Presbyterian Y P S C E holds its regular meeting this evening after prayer. Luella Thompson of Atlantic Iowa marries Ralph W Tidrick of Doleib Hill Soudan Africa at her home on the 15th. Both are Tarkio College graduates. The bride taught this year. Tidrick has been an industrial missionary at Doleib Hill. They plan to sail for Africa next month. The bride is a niece of Mrs Eliza Beard and has visited the Beard home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Thompson
Atlantic
Iowa
Ralph W. ‘Tidrick
Doleib Hill
Soudan
Africa
Tarkio College
Tarkio
Tidrick
Eliza Beard
Beard
Doctor Boice Returns Up Town After Illness
Dr. C. A. Boice was up town today for the first time and is improving. Mrs. Runyon of Pipestone Minn will leave tonight for Washington D C to visit relatives. A Mount building plate glass window used by J A Work cracked yesterday likely due to building settling. Mrs. F W Flanery plans to leave this evening on the Denver train and will visit relatives in Kansas City. Mr. Flanery works at Sol Rich & Co and will follow later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Boice
Runyon
Pipestone
Minn
St. Clair Lewis
Washington, D. C
Mount
J. A
F. W. Flanery
Denver
Colo
Kansas City
Flanery
Sol Rich & Co
Jingles and Jests Off in the Stilly Night
A lyric reminiscence from the Chicago Record-Herald laments shrinking fortunes as stocks bought in better times fall. The narrator faces nightly fears and childhood tears, questioning when downturns will end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipes
Chicago Record-Herald
Mrs H B Hamilton Visiting Relatives at Morning Sun
Mrs. H. B. Hamilton is spending a few days with relatives at Morning Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Hamilton
Political meeting draws regional attendees and visitors
Oct 28 attendees included Miss Cora Porter C A Dewey Russel Davis Hugh Kendall W A Gibson J A Y Ashby M W Bailey Fort Sherman J Cocklin of Washington and C A Carpenter of the Junction Mrs Bowen of Sigourney visited Washington this morning Mr Millbone of Byersville Ohio and Miss Maud Murphy depart for West Liberty to visit his son Mrs Ben Briley and baby head to Columbus Junction for a few days at her parents' home John White Frank McCoy and Howard Huston were travelers to Washington this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Porter
C. A. Dewey
Russel Davis
Hugh Kendall
W. A. Gibson
J. A. Y. Ashby
M. W. Bailey
Fort Sherman
J. Cocklin
Washington
C. A. Carpenter
The
Junction
Bowen
Sigourney
Dan Anderson
Millbone
Byersville
Ohio
Maud Murphy
West Liberty
Ben Briley
Baby
Columbus Junction
John White
Frank McCoy
Howard Huston
Local Riverside Wedding Sees McCutcheon and Brennean Wed
Last evening at Father Jacobsmeier’s Riverside home the marriage of George McCutcheon of this city and Agnes Brennean of Riverside was held in a quiet ceremony. Ruth McCutcheon, sister of the groom, attended from this city. The groom, son of Capt. and Mrs. Will McCutcheon, has lived here and works as a carpenter. The bride is a relative newcomer to the area and they plan to live here, welcomed by the groom’s many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Jacobsmeier
Riverside
George McCutcheon
Agnes
Brennean
Ruth McCutcheon
Will Me- Cutcheon
Boy says he’s a regular bear grows quiet
A playful exchange from Woiman's Home Companion features a boy claiming to growl like a bear while a sister questions him and a girl asks if he also hoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sis
Woiman
Do you reieve in the Darwinian theory
Miss Cayenne answers a Washington Star quotation misquote about belief in Darwinian theory with a curt admission that she sometimes doubts when considering someone she dislikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Cat shrieks as drunken husband harms pet in home
A Philadelphia Press fragment notes a man returning home drunk at three and stepping on a cat, provoking the animal to scream. The incident leads to consequences for the cat’s safety and marks a troubling scene of domestic distress.
Ruth Gibson Hosts Hallowe'en Party At West Jefferson Home
Ruth Gibson will entertain a company of her friends Friday evening at a Hallowe en party at her home on West Jefferson street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gibson
West Jefferson Street
Would he would she affection for dogs in Yonkers
The Yonkers Statesman ponders a playful query about affection toward dogs and how a compliment might land when terms of endearment are used. The piece riffs on social cues and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
Young People to Visit Harrison Dodder Friday
A group of city youths will be guests at Harrison Dodder’s southeast Washington home Friday evening for a local social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Dodder
Washington
Queen Esther circle called meeting set for Thursday
A called meeting of the Queen Esther circle will be held Thursday evening at 7 30 at the home of Miss Maud Haines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Circle
Maud Haines
Water Temperature Sparks Boardinghouse Quip
A terse exchange from the Detroit Tribune notes a new servant disease joke about cold water and a mistress asking about the water. The servant answers the hot water is the issue, reflecting a humorous domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Detroit Tribune
The Judge Laughs at a Poor Man’s Cigar
A satirical quip notes a man too poor to buy a decent cigar yet too refined to smoke a bad one. The speaker frames this as a predicament fit for a judge, highlighting social pretensions and economic gap in a humorous aside.
Gas Engine Bargain As Former Owner Switches To Electric
1861 H. A. Burrell, recently in Battle Creek and visiting relatives in the east, is expected home this week. Frank Barden was a passenger on No. 1 this morning. A run of six months on a 3a H. P. gasoline engine is advertised as a fine bargain now that the owner has switched to electric power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Burrell
Battle Creek
Mich
East
Frank Barden
Tea Party At East Washington Street Home
Mrs A H Patterson entertained eighteen friends last evening with pink carnation decorations. Miss Anne Hloudek served a three course dinner and the after hours were spent delightfully. Miss Mame Rowland of Cedar Falls was a guest from out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Patterson
East Washington Street
Anne Hloudek
Mame Rowland
Cedar Falls
Institutions of Learning in a Puck Quip
A quip hints a son avoiding college life by a mishap not joining a fraternity. It notes the humorous twist that a fall from stairs, not college social life, led to the change. The line satirizes campus tropes with wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
At Home Invitations Issued By Mrs Lytle And Mrs Chalmers
Mrs J M Lytle and Mrs D A Chalmers issue invitations for an At Home at the Lytle home on North Iowa avenue Thursday afternoon. A crowd of young people in the neighborhood is expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Lytle
D. A. Chalmers
Lytle
Iowa Avenue
Philadelphia Press Prompt Reflects on Wedding Vows
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press features a rich bride asking if love will endure in old age and an absentminded groom affirming it, capturing a brief exchange on enduring affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
A O U W Lodge Celebrates Fortieth Anniversary
The A O U W order marks its fortieth anniversary with a lodge celebration tonight. Eight to ten new members will be initiated followed by a banquet. Music comes from the A O U W band and male quartet as all brothers are expected to attend.
Poultry Association Completes Plans for City Show
Members gathered in W. D. Shearer's office to finalize arrangements for the upcoming poultry show in the city next month. Premium lists will be released tomorrow as preparations continue for one of the state’s best exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Association
W. D. Shearer
Cocoanut Cake Menu Headlines Vienna Event
A Vienna event highlights cocoa nut chocolate pumpkin and custard desserts pressing Thursday with a featuring bakery showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Vienna
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