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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
8
Local items list business ads for Mason's plows and lawn mowers. Updates on residents traveling, visiting relatives, and returning home. Include notes on artifacts like radiators, shoes, wash suits, and rheumatism remedy ads. Mentions J W Miller’s son Harry Miller safely back from overseas and awaiting homecoming.
An authorized agent promotes subscribing to world magazines with club or single subscriptions. Call after 5 9 p m or write to receive a list of club prices. Contact Nita Belle McKeon for details.
Sealed bids will be read by the City Council of Washington Iowa on or after April 21 1919 for garbage and can collection and for street sprinkling and flushing for the 1919 season. Bids must be filed with the City Clerk by 5 PM April 21 1919 on forms supplied by the Clerk. Dated April 1919.
These evenings you will enjoy listening to some of the new Victor records in your home as sound quality and selection promise fresh entertainment.
Notice to all customers formerly owed to Tracy and Weidner that the firm is now under DEW Management. Call at the store to settle accounts and conclude business with the updated management.
By order of the mayor, dogs are not allowed on the street and automobiles must be parked in the middle of the street rather than at the curbs.
Poetic excerpt notes that mothers may watch from heaven and protect their children, drawing from Frank Dapby's piece Mothers and Cultures. The line contemplates ongoing maternal guardianship beyond life.
Ralph Motts aged about 40 died early today in Chicago from pneumonia at his home after a run on the Twentieth Century Limited dining car service between Chicago and New York. He left Washington years ago for Chicago and is survived by his wife, his mother Mrs. Fred Motts, two sisters Nora and Helen, four brothers Tom Robert Leon and Howard, and several half siblings. Burial likely in Washington. funeral details not yet announced.
The Evening Journal notes fruit and soft pies at the Ideal store 4812 Cedar and reports Mr and Mrs B Gilbert returning to Keota from Panama and Cuba. It advertises a 16 inch lawn mower for 10.64 and an 18 inch blade at 12.45, plus a bread value comparison urging buying the Ideal loaf for energy.
A large cist or sepulchral chest of massive slabs was uncovered in Douglas near Maaf, revealing a prehistoric tomb. The container appears to hold a central arched chamber and is described as pre-Christian in origin. Archaeologists brace for detailed analysis and dating.
Nita Belle Mc Koon announces magazine subscriptions for clubs and groups. Call after 5 30 p m or write in care of the Journal. She offers to send a price list and arrange a club order to save money.
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