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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
2
The line speaks of the Carnival Co. being gone and reflects on the cheerful days of the year with children eager for education and a contrast to the sadness of vacation endings. It notes the wisdom offered by school and the anticipation of returning to profitable environments.
Advertisement urges safe tire work and vulcanized puncture repairs at 35 cents to dollars depending on size. Claims old patches can damage tubes, while vulcanized patches become part of the tire. Promotes steam curing and invites readers to visit for demonstration.
Local sections cover county events and daily occurrences across communities. Readers find notices, brief updates, and short reports on happenings around town and neighboring areas.
West Chester reports a busy week with cattle movements to Chicago by David Fisher and George Lewis, plus J D Smith and Sam Smith heading to Dakota. Families travel for conferences and school begins, teachers arrive at DeLong KE and Havre and Pleasant Hill schools. Local work includes a meat wagon, hedge pulling, cistern installation, cementing barn floors, and residents visiting Ainsworth.
Miss Fern Belief visits Ot tumwa as Route One Bright on route. Pleasant Grove teachers listed including Miss Burg and Miss Frazier. Mr and Mrs Sant Swartzwelter entertain Ohio guests. Prody A Borkoski attends Rural Letter Carriers Convention in Des Moines. Nannie Brinning visits sister Mrs Lev Barnes. Brinning and Miss Ella Beitel wed at Moravian Church with subsequent travels to West Chester Des Moines and Thayer to visit Mrs May Wilson.
Richland records the funeral of the late James Greenlee conducted Monday at 2 pm by Rev. Kendrick of Ottumwa. The piece notes Richland’s loss of a longstanding, respected citizen and lists local happenings from school start, music lessons by Miss Lula Green, moving of residents, visits, and a street car collision involving Levi Brady with no injuries.
City boy Teddie Trent visits Uncle Henry's farm and learns the basics of sowing wheat as Aunt Maria explains crops in the fields. The tale follows his early morning start, his need for a needle, and the funny mistake of sowing wheat with thread. Local notes mention Bert V Chapel, university plans, and area residents.
A humorous poem laments political frustration as drought drives farmers and townspeople to argue about reforms. Rain arrives, reviving crops and quelling talk of governance, though the poet notes many blamed politics for their woes.
The record notes Rev. J A Glendenning at a conference in Newton Iowa and Frank Adams with family visiting in Ainsworth at the George West home. J B Adams attends to business in Grand Forks North Dakota. Nearby residents travel to the Columbus Junction fair and Mr and Mrs Walter Jennings with two children return home.
Crawfordsville items record visitors from Wapello and Washington, a baby boy birth, and relatives visiting. The Care Away club hosted a ladies afternoon with a decorative luncheon and a silver gift for Miss Nina Moorehead soon to be married. Several locals attended the Columbus Junction fair yesterday.
A dialogue between Miss Cutting Hintz and Mr Tellyt Wright reveals flirtatious banter about love and fiction in a lighthearted social page item. The exchange centers on affection and the narrator notes the coy, witty back and forth.
A folk remedy claims pennyroyal oil drives fleas and insects away by spraying on the animal and infested areas. Proponents say its strong odor penetrates spaces and keeps pests distant, though efficacy and safety are not discussed.
A repentant youth admits late hours to his stern mother who calls him her midnight son. She worries about his husband’s drinking influence and a possible vice presidential bid, while recalling how jealousy emerged from a powder rag and hairpins left on a dresser.
President Taft spoke at Faneuil Hall in Boston praising civil service expansion and criticizing the old spoils system. He urged Congress to extend civil service protections and proposed an enforced pension plan while noting job pressures from reappointments.
Preaching by Rev. W. R. Sawhill will be held next Sabbath afternoon at o clock near Verdi. All are invited to attend.
Advert says a woman should get outdoors and walk a mile or two daily rather than rely on housework to stay healthy. It promotes Chamberlains Tablets to improve digestion and regulate bowels, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Chicago markets report Sept 5 1912 with estimated receipts 17000 and leftovers 9150. Prospects 5 to 10 lower than yesterday’s average. Light seed 8.25 8.95, Mixed 7.85 8.95, Heavy shipping grades 7.60 8.70. Rough cattle 7.60 7.80. Cattle 4000 and sheep 16000 show strong to 10 higher prospects.
Receipts today and yesterday show large cattle and sheep totals with mixed price shifts. Beeves and stockers rise, while porkers and pigs move within narrow ranges. Western cattle and lambs display stronger bids in limited trade conditions.
Partial data shows Estin Wheat figures with values 40.95 21.95 10.15 and a reference to 260. The source text is fragmented, limiting further detail on context or units.
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