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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1919

Page

5

Auto Ho! For Columbus Ohio Gas Car Caravaning Popular

Automobiles drive to Columbus for the Methodist Centenary July 15 as 190 000 car maps are issued to guide tours. Leaders like F W Briggs coordinate routes and accommodations while parks offer camping with free heat water and shelter. Early registration at 5 dollars per person 10 per family ensures full access.

Columbus, O United States Columbus H. B. Dickson Iowa B. M. Antrim Springfield City Corner Thatcher Dickson J. B. Thompson Winston-Salem N. C Thompson

Express Co Sale Turns Luck Into Laughs at Burlington

At the Adams Express Co auction in Burlington locals bought hundreds of mystery packages ranging from a thresher belt to a bass drum. Some items turned out valuable like a $70 thresher, others empty or odd such as a suitcase. Nebulous labels misled buyers amid festive gambling spirit and quick bidding.

Burlington Iowa Adams Express Company North Main Street Frank Stewart Wapello Stewart Peasley Phelan South Fourth Street eMax South Third Street Leo Baum Albert Falick Jefferson Street Falick Fred Wyse Mina Graber

Repentant Patsy and the kitchen egg mishap

Minnie and her dog Patsy upset Minnie's mother by knocking an egg from the counter. Patsy waited on the porch then scratched at the door to apologize, while Minnie vouches for Patsy's remorse and asks to let him back in.

Patsy Minnie

Bringing Up Father at Home at Graham Theatre

The stage adaptation of George McManus's beloved comic strip arrives at the Graham Theatre on Friday. Walter Nernon stars as Father with Louise Earle as Mother, Bernie Ward featured as a magnetic singing comedienne, and a lively chorus.

George McManus Gus Hull Graham Theatre Walter Nernon Louise Earle Bernie Ward Henes

Y Secretary Dies After Service With YMCA

Charles N. Hunt YMCA secretary from Macon returned from overseas and aided soldiers on a troop train. While handing sandwiches he fell from a moving car, suffered a skull fracture and five broken ribs, and died at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City at age 62.

West Quierty Charles N. Hunt Macon Mr. Hunt Des Moines Moylan C. B. Kimball Calhoun Street Mercy Hospital Iowa City

Odds and Ends at Graham Theatre Delights Audiences

A Graham theatre show titled Odds and Ends wows audiences with a chain of entertaining stunts led by Max Bloom. Review notes strong chorus costumes and a standout dancer but laments lack of programs and producer names. The show’s best bits include a memorable telephone stunt and lively acts throughout. Read the Evening Journal for more.

George Bickford Graham Theatre Max Bloom Congress Hotel Bloom Max Graham Dean

Airquakes Proposed By Noted English Astronomer

An eminent English astronomer has proposed airquakes as atmospheric explosions of meteors that occur independently of earthquakes. The theory suggests meteor disintegration in the upper air causes shock waves reaching the ground.

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