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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1922
Page
3
A sunlit April 1 ushers in spring with moderating temperatures and blossoming fruit trees. The Journal notes a clear, pleasant morning and hints spring is here after a wintry late March with snows and chill winds.
Three day school week announced for next week with no spring vacation for Washington teachers. Oskaloosa hosts the southeastern Iowa district teachers convention Thursday through Saturday, prompting dismissal of local schools. Classes resume Tuesday, April 11, and Commencement is set for May 26 with plans to follow.
Harry Bell, veteran empire of the Washington post office, has been on leave and expects to return within weeks. He left a year ago for health reasons but reports significant improvement and readiness to again handle his duties.
Ashington born Robert Louis Masson has been chosen by Harvard University as a Sheldon traveling fellow for 1922 23. He will study economics in Europe including time in London and France after completing graduate work at Iowa City and Harvard.
Miss Cheeriene Oriez learns of her brother Silvester Oriez death at his Neihart Montana home on March 36. Death details were not disclosed though a prior message said he was dangerously ill. He leaves wife, a son Clifford, two daughters Olga and Alina, and many brothers and sisters across Kansas North Dakota and Iowa.
Miss Helen Long, severely burned two weeks ago, is not improving after a week of steady progress. Family and friends express alarm over her condition as worry grows.
A garbled line hints at struggling self confidence and a desire to travel together. The text appears as a stray fragment, possibly from a note or diary, with misspellings and unclear attribution.
An old advertising feature extols Vicks Vapor Rub as the direct external treatment for children's colds. It claims fast relief by inhaled vapors, helps prevent spasmodic croup at night, eases chest and throat infections, and suits adults too, with guidance on application.
Fragment provides a brief, odd note about breathing directly into inflamed air passages. No clear person or organization identified.
A crew began excavating for the new Union passenger station on North Lawa avenue with a $100,000 budget. Officials expect completion by April 1 1923 and note planned offices on the second and third floors. The project aims to surpass nearby depots and revives a stalled transit effort.
The Royal cafe, closed after former owner George Petros left abruptly, reopened this morning with L. H. Orr of Washington in charge. Orr, an experienced restaurateur, is expected to lead the business to success.
A chaotic delivery scene describes eggs shipped in by telecommunication and a car opening to reveal a spill as mud roads hindered a routine shipment. No injuries reported. the mishap drew attention to transportation and handling issues.
W M Sefton longtime Hardin county resident died at his east Eldora home after several months illness aged about 78. He served in Company F Thirty second Iowa during the Civil War with General Sherman and marched to the sea. A printer by trade he worked for the Dubuque Herald and Des Moines Register among others and was a voracious reader with memory for poetry.
The remark notes that the world appears as a comedy to thinkers and as a different jest to those who feel, reflecting a contrast in perception and sentiment.
The Chicago Great Western reports 15 large locomotives are cracking along boiler seams. Samples of boilerplate steel have been sent to Iowa State College engineering station for examination and analysis. Results will determine the disposition of the locomotives.
Colloquial explanation traces the phrase red tape to official practice of tying documents with red cords used by lawyers and public officials for centuries. It notes the term’s roots in bureaucratic procedures and formalities cited by the Chicago Journal.
The geological survey states that materials similar to present gasoline were used as far back as the second century, but the same fuels have been coined again only within the last twenty to thirty years.
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