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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1919
Page
6
An ad invites readers to take bus calls for the 40tt Special six o'clock dinner Sunday evening at Deans. Miss Marguerite Wallace of Waukee Iowa visits her parents Mr and Mrs G W Wallace, spending today at home.
Incomprehensible lines reveal a rough dialogue where a speaker comments on a woman's beauty and suitors while another voice asserts understanding. The fragment conveys social dynamics around attraction and miscommunication in a terse, overheard exchange.
In a curious incident a spring opened to reveal swallowed hooks and knives skewering fish, startling onlookers. Local experts caution handling and preservation of the strange catch as observers debate how such items became entangled in the waters.
Local ads list Dean’s offering fresh candies and bulk goods, regular hot and cold meals, and a call for 50 copies of the Journal. Mentions include Lyda Hellam chiropractor over Lemsey’s Grocery with phone 689, Rex McCarty radiator repair on North Marion, and a home demonstration offer by W. A. Stephen as local agent.
A snake killing party at the Sylvester Chance home near the Mills seed house killed seven snakes within five minutes. Two more were found the next morning and destroyed. The reptiles were brown and hostile in demeanor. A snake expert will determine the breed.
Ivan G. McCreedy of Riverside was initiated into the Sigma Phi Delta fraternity at Coe College Monday evening. A former private in the student army training corps, he has lived at the fraternity house as a pledge and is competing for a position on Coe’s baseball team.
The Presbyterian church women will ship paper next Wednesday. Helpers will collect on front porches and terraces. country residents may leave old papers at the church. Committee members listed include Mrs. C W Stewart, Mrs. D W Harvey, Mrs. W W Wilson, and others.
Berlin April 5 The Independents central committee of Hugo Haase's party urged members nationwide to organize meetings for publicity protesting anti labor policy. They charge the Scheidemann ministry with backing an auxiliary military rule and organizing strike breakers. They claim workers have never been treated so atrociously.
A simple home technique uses a dampened newspaper rubbed on the window pane to clean and dry it instantly. The paper can be brushed off with a cloth, and cotton gloves may be worn to protect hands during the process.
A reader note points to items in the want column listing errands possible buys and opportunities. The column hints at bargains and notices encouraging readers to respond by phone or mail.
The Graham theatre drew a full house last night for the musical comedy Bringing Up Father. Walter Vernon as Jiggs delivered strong laughs while Louise Earls as Maggie sang well. Bernie Ward as Kitty and a stylish chorus complemented the performance to a delighted regional audience.
London reports in a Daily Chronicle leading article that Great Britain accepts Irish self government. The piece argues the home rule bill is on the statute book and Irish parties agree it should be enacted once Irish consent is achieved without domination by either main Irish faction. It asserts the dispute is now between Protestants and Catholics, not England and Ireland, urging unity in a self governing unit.
A young wife sighs that she is sixty happy while her husband notices a sad look from reading about unhappy geniuses. She confesses she is eighty not special, and he jokes that he is merely an ordinary fellow.
Paul Barrett, assistant to the state secretary of county YMCA work, will visit Washington around May 1 and come here to discuss broadening the YMCA programs in the community. Barrett is a noted YMCA leader focusing on boys and county-level activities.
Indebted customers of the old firm Tracy and Weidner are urged to call at the store and settle accounts as the business is now under new management Tracy and Weidner.
Subscriptions and club arrangements available. Call 50 Red after 5:30 p.m. or write to the Journal. Save money by joining a club. Will send price list upon request. Nita Belle Mc Koon, Authorized representative.
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