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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1921
Page
5
In a night-woods tale two youths visiting Mrs Wood Elf hear a loud unknown noise. A candlelit creature reassures them that no hogers or ghosts exist and that sounds at night come from wind leaves walls and shrubs. They learn to stop fearing every sound.
Article notes that wild rice, once abundant in the northern Mississippi valley, may become a significant food resource in Iowa lakes and marshes. Dr. Gilmore calls it palatable and nutritious, with consular praise. L. H. Pammell supports preserving lakes to enhance food supply. At Wall Lake near Dows, wild rice has long grown in quantity.
In the Girls' Companion, a reflection on how gentle deeds, though tiny, yield lasting rewards. Every kind word or unselfish act is planted in life’s soil, promising a harvest far beyond hopes for those who sow with love and fidelity.
J J Meyers of Auburn Missouri planned to quit merchandising and sold his stock to George Merriweather who offered 25 cents per item. The inventory included pencils pins gum and matches, but also tires stoves and barrels of sugar and coffee. The total came to 1866 25 dollars, a bit under the invoiced 1900. Both men were satisfied.
Seventy head brought an average of 8243 at the state Holstein sale held at the Dairy Cattle Congress pavilion in Waterloo. The event closed as a successful auction though not the top result in the state association records.
Despite tight finances and a disorganized rural party, buyers purchased seventy head at an average of 243 dollars. The sale featured high quality stock and drew a satisfactory crowd as most breeders arrived late in the afternoon.
H A Renz Jr 22 formerly of Camp Colt Pa regained speech during a 14 000 foot flight to Bolling Field Washington D C He feared he could not talk then spoke aloud and described his return as surprising His condition prior to the flight included tonsil adenoids and a submucous resection removal and a finger amputation from an injury while in the tank corps Consulting doctor Dr Charles E McEnerney labeled the case partial aphonia with throat muscle paralysis and recommended the flight as treatment.
Preliminary work on the Knoxville National Bank's new $100,000 building started last week with excavating crews under the rear of the present bank. When finished it will be Knoxville's finest building and one of the best in the southern state. Local labor will be used if workers can be secured to town.
Albert McMahon, cattle roundup man on Frank Curran's Cascades grazing land, played a dangerous game with an enraged bull. He dodged the charge for hours using a sturdy oak as cover before fellow workers finally pulled him to safety in an exhausted condition.
The article explores origins of the gem names Pearl and Ruby. It cites suggestions that Pearl derives from Latin pirula meaning little pear, while Ruby可能 from ruber meaning red, with some tracing ruber to the ruby name itself.
Not play at all or play their own way. Many men show egotism or refuse to play fair in industry. No man is necessary in everybody's game.
Des Moines March 31 delegates from all states gather in Chicago on April 11 to study a proposed national marketing system with bonded warehouses for grain. Iowa officials C W Hunt and E H Cunningham among delegates, system aims to stabilize markets and assure farmers a living wage.
A national meeting is billed as a historic event with attendees and leaders convening to discuss major policy and future directions. Organizers emphasize significance and broad participation across regions.
John Carlino a Mexican was sentenced to life imprisonment in Fort Madison penitentiary by Judge R. M. Wright in district court. He was found guilty of first degree murder by a jury last week and stood unmoved as the sentence was pronounced. He was returned to the county jail to await transfer.
In Turkish custom a new house is blessed by hanging a string of garlic and an old shoe from the most prominent eave as soon as the roof is finished to keep away evil eye and misfortune.
Awry habitually asked his uncle for pennies. To curb it the uncle promised pennies only at his own discretion. One day Awry entered the room and begged softly for a penny.
A reader recalls severe illness from intestinal indigestion with fever and pain. A lodge brother provided Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, which reportedly eased symptoms after the first dose. The ad claims the product clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract and offers a money back guarantee.
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