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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1918
Page
8
Minnie plays with her infant brother and tickles his lips to hear him coo. He suddenly shows a tooth that emerged during the night, and she calls to their mother to witness the newborn tooth.
Rev C A Bingham to speak Friday evening September 13 at 8 o'clock with stereopticon views at Prairie Flower church. Admission is free and an offering will be taken at the end.
Taxpayers are reminded that September is the last month to pay taxes without incurring a penalty. The notice emphasizes timely payment to avoid added charges and potential collection actions.
Instructions describe reviving compressed wine corks by boiling them and letting the corks cool in the water until they regain flexibility. The remedy aims to prevent leakage from bottles after prolonged use.
The text argues that stones do not grow as living things do. Organic growth is internal, while stones are formed or chipped from rocks, sometimes hardened from clay, rubbed smooth by friction, or coated with mud, but they cannot increase in size or quantity by internal powers.
Despite the dove's peace emblem, a pair of male doves exhibit notable aggression, recounting their clashes using powerful wing blows. The observation highlights the birds' surprising combat behavior in real encounters.
Readers debate the idea that a person who says he never errs is either visibly blind or an obvious liar, prompting discussion on humility and accountability.
The Y W C A hosted a reception for the freshman girls at the high school with faculty and staff assisting. Miss Mildred Stewart plans to study in Chicago this winter at the American Conservatory of Music after visiting Fairfield. Boys wishing to join athletics must enroll by Friday to satisfy the state association rule on early participation. James G Latta appointed janitor for the old Methodist church and upstairs city hall room used for classes.
The notice page lists new georgette waists at Rothschild's from 5.89, sorghum offered at 1.25 per gallon by Deld Bros. in Cappock, Iowa, and a move of Dr. Fred Reiff to Clara Barton street. It also mentions Mrs. McNamara shopping in Chicago, a naval enlistment for Merle Arthur, visits by Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton and Mr. Welsh, and rain coats for schoolgirls at Rothschild's.
Mrs. Harvey Tedford, formerly Miss Anna McCulley of this city, died at a Lenox hospital. Survived by husband and one daughter, she was about 56 and had been ill since last April. Her mother Mrs. J. P. McCulley and two daughters, Mrs. Emma Patterson and Mrs. Mary Rickey, are attending the funeral in Lenox.
Several chapters report Red Cross work with meetings at homes of Crooks Davidson Varney and Ross. Buttons sold fund Red Cross while members discuss home service junior chapters and opportunities in wartime France, with talks by Maxwell Keeley and others and reminders of upcoming gatherings and guest visits.
Mrs Lem Cherry hosted section one of the Fortnightly club's household economics panel yesterday. Women active in Red Cross led the program with papers by Mrs John Mc Laughlin on Red Cross history and Mrs Walker on today and tomorrow's home and abroad relief, plus a round table led by Mrs Barnoske. Fifteen members attended as autumn flowers were admired.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Cunningham of 408 South Iowa Avenue marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary yesterday September 10 in Washington with family and friends. Both are in poor health but received flowers and well wishes. Mrs Cunningham born Sarah M Faris was the youngest of fourteen and they wed fifty years ago at her home in Linton Des Moines county Iowa. They have lived in Washington for forty eight years and in their current home over twenty five. Mr Cunningham a Civil War veteran served in Company B 45th Battalion and enlisted at seventeen. They have five children and four grandchildren.
The Journal of Heredity discusses infant grasping power as a survival trait and notes the upright position appears before standing in human development. The author adds that a child sits up before it stands, a summary of observed development patterns.
An excerpt discusses how life gains significance when it communicates eagerness to the one who lives it. It links eagerness to motor activity perception imagination and thought, describing zest and reality of importance.
The article details a colossal whirlpool off the Norwegian coast, an eddy between the mainland and an island. When the current and wind oppose, ships cannot withstand the waves and marine life, including whales and sharks, has been washed ashore. The current is estimated at 30 miles per hour.
In a House of Lords debate on Ireland the Duke of Wellington misstated that two clergymen were murdered in Ireland. A opposing lord corrected him, and Wellington admitted he might be mistaken, expressing regret if so.
A 19th century note from Jacks' Home Journal praises a New Year custom in Japan and China where debts must be settled before the year ends. It argues no creditor should start the new year with unpaid bills and suggests emulation of the practice.
A report notes a gnat of the hemiptera order and redavidae family, genus amulius, common in the Australian bush, that can fill the air with a musky odor at times.
A benefit event for the Red Cross is set for Saturday in Washington at the Boal feed yard. Players and spectators pay 25 cents, with proceeds donated to the Red Cross. Teams from Wapello Wellman Rubio Crawfordsville will compete. all receipts go to the relief effort.
The bluebird by the brook sings like running water. The bobolink fuels a cascade of melody from breezes through grass. The house sparrow adapts its song to hoof beats on cobblestones and city noise.
Kant, whose probing analysis of pure reason explored consciousness, confessed two things filled him with awe beyond human grasp the vast slurry heavens and the moral sense implanted in the human soul.
The term means open courtyard, with the manger linked to Christ’s birth in Luke. In classical Greek it denotes a crib or feeding trough, while modern authorities emphasize its use as the open courtyard of an inn or khan.
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