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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1911
Page
3
John Davison, thirteen, left his eight miles south of the city home Sunday afternoon on a short bicycle ride and has not returned. He was seen in Winfield and later stayed with his grandmother in town, leaving his bicycle at her house. The Davison family asks Matelie to help locate him today or for him to return home.
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels from towns including Brighton, Washington, Lime Creek, English River, and Chester. Names include John Townsley Elizabeth Hebel Laura Shepard J W Guy Amelia Mehaffey M G DeLong W A Chilcote and many others with prices ranging from $1 to $27 100 and acres from fractions to 120. Transfers involve a mix of lots tracts and blocks across multiple townships with numerous buyers and sellers.
A long list of property sales and transfers across Iowa towns including Brighton Wellman Riverside Kalona Washington and Ainsworth. Buyers include C W Sime Benjamin Hill John Dunbar J M Shomberg and W F Brinton among others with acreages ranging from 1 to 96.89 and prices from 1 to 10 000 dollars.
A sequence of land transactions lists Emmet Louck to Mediasa and others, with parcels in Kalona Washington Riverside and Haskins. Prices range from $1 to $9000 for lots, parts of lots, and tracts, with referees noted in several transfers.
Amusements notice touts the Squaw Man at Graham tonight presenting Americanism vitality and a winsome love interest with clean comedy. Curtain rises at 8 15.
The Edward Milton Boyle drama The Squaw Man long staged at the Savoy in New York for two years returns to Graham tonight. The play offers dramatic incidents and humor with a human interest story in a four act production featuring an excellent cast.
Dr Frederick A Cook, famed Arctic explorer who claims to have discovered the North Pole, will lecture at the Graham on September 21. The talk promises detailed accounts of his thrilling experiences in the far north.
The weekly temperature was nearly normal with slight southern excess and northern deficit. Rainfall was deficient in most western counties but heavy in the southeast, with some stations over three inches in the Des Moines river valley. Pastures and late potatoes improved. fall plowing resumed with good soil. corn advancing to maturity and hardy against light frost. Silos rising and fodder yields expected higher than ever. hail winds and lightning caused damage in the southeast on the 6th. George M. Chap, Section Director.
Colds sap vitality and resistance to serious infections. Prompt use of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound shown to yield quick decisive results for coughs colds croup and bronchitis. For sale by All Druggists.
Local reports describe pastors and elders from Keokuk presbytery Covenanter and Iowa City presbyteries attending sessions in Birmingham and Wyman with sermons by retiring moderators. Observers note the timing during tabernacle work, speculating a town plot to avoid duties.
Town residents report missing fruit with sightings of two squirrels in a pear tree. One squirrel bites pears, dropping them, while the other carries them to a garden and buries them. The errant pair act boldly in daylight, defending the trees as their own property.
Advertisement promotes Meritol Snow White Liniment as effective for all pains and injuries including mutism and sprains. Claims strongest recommendation from Lemmon's Pharmacy to Washington readers.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with eastor oil for children's bowel issues. It claims a certain cure and pleasant take when diluted with water and sugar, noting Lemmon's Pharmacy as the seller.
An English traveler recounts red tape on German railways from Ober Leoningen to Owen. He boards a third class carriage with a fourth class ticket and faces a 6 mark fine after an inspector insists on the correct class. A station master finally accepts a smaller difference: one penny.
Mme de Heger mann-Lindenecrone recounts at Compiegne a major domo collecting pourboire from visitors. A giascritto receipt demanded 600 francs per party with figures set by a hussier for ambassadors ministers and nobles. unofficial guests faced 500 to 600 francs, sparking debate over lump sums vs individual tips.
A tale states the stickleback built a nest after the deluge to repair the ark leak. The hedgehog supposedly plugged the bilge with its body, saving Noah and his sons from a floody challenge. Noah then punished the culprit by forcing annual nest building.
A Cleveland couple announces a forthcoming vaudeville act for next week. Their clever friend wrote the act, and they will present a monologue featuring both spouses as performers.
A youth asks if his neck stiffness is serious after a doctor examination. The medic downplays danger, noting only a minor stiffness and urging vigilance. The exchange is attributed to the London Telegraph.
A quotation reflects on marriage and social expectations. It notes that a life in a fine house with sixteen servants was dreamt of, but reality yields a flat instead of a house, while claiming sixteen servants were partially achieved. The exchange appears in the Washington Herald.
A brief London Sketch fragment contrasts pessimism and optimism. The piece notes concerns about the national debt while shifting mood from gloom to a brighter, hopeful tone.
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