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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
2
Be on the safe side vulcanized repair punctures from 5c. Tubes blown and torn parts from 50c up by size. Heat and friction cause patches to come off while vulcanized patches become part of the tire. We cure with steam no tires burned. Come in and we will show you.
Local column summarizes community events across the county with brief notes on residents meetings and daily activities. Readers learn about gatherings civic notes and notable occurrences in nearby towns and villages.
Titus residents report John and Dan Cline visiting Virginia due to their mother's illness. Farmers haul cement from Washington for new bridges west of town. H. J. Cuddeback remains ill. John Kurtz and wife visited Frank Hutt. Tom Carris builds a new site. J. W. Nebergall adds a second story to his residence.
Yesterday morning at Rock Island station a man left a fine shotgun behind. On return the gun and other stolen items were found in the car of a Mexican laborer, Ernest Saveeda, who worked on a Cotter steel gang. Sheriff McCarty and a Rock Island special agent arrested him.
Burlington reports success with jail prisoners from minor offenses assigned to street work. Past projects included 8S Seventh street and this summer South street improvements under Officer McElroy. Winter plans pending, but work is credited with reducing repeat offenses and deterring departures.
Government agents arrive in Lander Wyoming for a public auction of about 1 500 600 acres of former Shoshone reservation lands. Minimum prices range from 50 cents to 150 dollars per acre. No more than 640 acres can be bought by a single person.
Madrid reports a 6000 member railway strike set to begin tomorrow. Most Spanish railroad workers oppose the strike but fears exist it could spread to the Asturias district.
A nostalgic speaker recalls a father’s dinner horn outranking all music heard abroad. He describes farm life, pumpkins and corn thriving, and how the tin horn’s simple sound stirs his soul more than orchestras, revered singers, or grand organs.
Mr and Mrs 8S J Cocklin entertained Methodist Sunday school officers and teachers at their South Iowa avenue home Tuesday evening. The gathering discussed the year’s work and future plans while refreshments were served. A surprise visit followed for Mrs Fred Knecht at Mrs Henry Knecht’s home with a joyful gathering as the Knecht family plans to move to Davenport.
Oo Chapter 1 P BE 0 meets tonight with Mrs. Rev U S Smith. Washington Lodge No 26 A B & A M calls a second degree meeting this Thursday evening September 19. Mission Circle Baptist church holds monthly Sunset Park social Friday afternoon with picnic supper at five. Ladies invited. If bad weather, social moves to Mrs Ira Bowman 116 West Third street 18412.
A Madison Street offer promotes a dressmaking system teaching class with all instructions for waist and skirt systems priced at 12.50 dollars. Miss Faye Wiegman advertises a nationwide class begun day or night, claiming a successful completion in the northern part of the state.
Miss Mina Johnston opens shampooing and hairdressing rooms at the square corner over Lemley's grocery offering manicuring facial and scalp massage. Office hours 8 am to 6 pm. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises Foley Kidney Pills with a testimonial from Parks in Murrayville Georgia about kidney and bladder relief.
Ottumwa may see renewed interurban activity contingent on talks between Promoter Otis T. Hare of Quincy and Ottumwa Commercial association officials. Hare proposes revisiting the Ottumwa Iowa City route with a new method, aiming to build a line about eighty miles long at an estimated twenty five thousand dollars per mile, securing one third of the capital before seeking financing.
An article discusses how the eye exaggerates the upper part of objects and underestimates the lower, leading to letters seeming top heavy. It notes that designers must adjust proportions to counteract this visual error when forming letters like B.
The text notes that eight shapes appear top heavy when right side up but normal when flipped, illustrating how design must please the eye even when proportions are not mathematically regular. It urges remembering this principle when designing.
Rain yesterday afternoon kept many principal candidates from the field under Coach MacKachren. The workout was lighter with inexperienced players getting in good work. Today’s expected clear weather should draw a larger uniform crowd for a stiff session. Principal Loose works on the schedule and hopes to finalize it by week’s start. Alumni game date may shift to Friday to suit players and business spectators, but decision is pending.
Daily life details of Cuban children who favor bananas. Mothers create banana flour for biscuits. dishes include baked green bananas and banana sprout stew. Every part of the plant has value from dye to grass cloth. trees regrow annually with new shoots and early heavy fruit harvests for export to the United States and beyond.
Pauline Wayne, famed as President Taft's prize cow, arrives in Devon Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania State Cattle Show association fair. The renowned animal, long recognized as a distinguished cow, travels to compete and win new honors nationally.
An illustrated concept presents a reversible glove usable on either hand. It features two thumbs with outer pockets for tucking when not in use, shown in the drawing worn on the left hand.
From Home life in Germany by Mrs Alfred Sidgwick a look at how German children of all classes are raised to obedience. The piece notes elders rights courtesy from girls and boys showing discipline and behavior shaped by German teaching and shared childhood amusements and stories.
A rich young Pole in Vienna lives in opulence yet serves his staff by bugle call. He drives an omnibus in attire of a busman, spends freely on clothes but wears only what his valet has worn, and at balls appears in white with black shirt and tie. He dines alone at a table dote, starting with dessert and ending with soup.
A collection of simple humorous riddles and puns. Includes lines about a plugged tooth a keg ashes and pennies and dimes and worldly geography and courtship with playful word twists.
An 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for unsolved catarrh cures and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment. It includes endorsements from J Cheney & Co and the National Bank of Commerce Toledo stating trust in the firm and its obligations. It notes the cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces and mentions price and testimonials.
The article explains damp salt indicates high humidity and possible rain. It notes proximity to the sea and air moisture cause salt to absorb water, a deliquescent process. It describes water vapor forming precipitation and explains damp salt as an early sign before rain.
A classroom fun activity divides a group into three divisions of five or six. Each division shouts a different syllable on the signal: Hieh for the first, Ash for the second, and Osh for the third. The leader counts to three and all divisions shout together for a humorous result.
A five year old girl Bessie quips to her mother that she wishes to be an orphan so she would see her less often at charitable institutions. The mother, who visits orphan asylums, asks why, and the child replies with a humorous observation about being sent there more often.
A child named Joe fears the dark closet and expresses dread over not finding the cakes. The exchange with Mamma reveals a domestic, lighthearted moment centered on a child's anxious imagination and a comforting reply.
West Liberty high school football tightens for two major tests on Sept 28 against Iowa high and Oct 5 against Davenport. Returning star Arthur Ireland at right half leads a strong backfield, with many players kept from graduation. Tipton visits Oct 12 and games with Washington and Columbus Junction follow.
Gubernatorial Nominee Kerkel of Wisconsin is described as one of the best known football players in the country. He is identified as a Democrat.
Receipts and shipments for today yesterday and expected tomorrow show light to heavy trading in cattle hogs and sheep. Prices range from 7.75 to 11.00 for cattle and 5.00 to 8.70 for hogs with market notes signaling strength or gains in several categories.
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