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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1929

Page

4

Raisin Ranch Visit in Southern California Farm Tour

The Journal Pilgrim describes a California fruit ranch near San Diego as a raisin ranch focused on growing and processing raisin grapes. Visitors tour the operation with Mr and Mrs John Quinlan, noting equipment for drying cleaning and packing. The piece mentions figs olives oranges apricots and other fruits along with honey displays and roadside fruit sales.

John Quinlan Calif Montana Wyoming New,Mexico California Eugene Siler Miller Journal Ad

Daily Lessons In English Words From A Fragment

This item lists quirky phrases and unclear notes on English usage. It mentions pronounciation quirks like postscripts and words such as overate and declare. It references daily word prompts and a quip about glorious as the W B Alger.

Udy W. B. Alger

Desert Fruit Ranch and Cactus Use Noted in SouthWest Farm

A fragmented report describes a palm lined approach to a SouthWest farm with diverse cacti and trees. It notes cactus fruits and candy, a cactus fence deterring snakes, and Indian labor in raisins, with figures valuing the operation at $200,600 and emphasis on olive crops and green olives as a potential yet unrevealed merit. It closes with a humorous tirade of light anecdotes and a weather blurb.

Iowa Ines Tris Mes

A Peculiar Snippet From a Small Town Column

A fragmented column piece discusses a general store debt tale and a lighthearted furniture of letters mix up. It mentions a store owner, a debtor, a $6 debt, a $16 statement, and a puzzled office manager with a damsel’s calm comment about the mix up.

The Toller Now at the Microphone Poem and Jokes

A jumble of verses and light humor about spring and moods. Includes playful poems, Scotch jokes, and quaint anecdotes about spring fever, roundly noting idle crowds, a Kentish sense, and family humor from a late 19th or early 20th century column.

Abe Martin on paying for shows and mustaches

The column jokes that some people rush to buy tickets for amateur shows and then use them. It notes rarity of glossy black mustaches nowadays unless seen on an old policeman trying to keep his job.

Beasts At Work Believed By Stars In Middle Ages

A medieval belief held that animals acted under stellar influence on a specific date, the twenty-brat day of the Marck woo, guiding astrological explanations of creature behavior in that period.

Wolf Song at For theatre features Wolheim in thriller

The Paramount film Wolf Song stars Louis Wolheim with Lupe Valet and Gary Cooper and will be shown at the For theatre. Wolheim, known for his distinctive nose, rose to fame in frontier drama and studied at Cornell before entering acting. An earlier decision to alter his nose affected his career plans as he sought leading roles. The article notes weekly meetings and local college sports notes along with basketball booking for December games in Iowa City.

Louis ‘Woleim Lupe Valet Gary Cooper Paramount Wolheim Fereendom Ite Wolhelm Cor‘nei Mymoe Rel

Prairie Center Notes On Neighbors Landmarks And Visits

Mrs C A Ruelsum reports Prairie Center activity as Walter Scranton family and Frank Scranton home visits. George Koehler moved from county hospital to his mother's home in Washington for recovery. Kephart and Bentsam families hosted gatherings. Adeline Spencer visited with Beenblossom. Chicks started in the neighborhood. Zieglowsky and August families visited. High school open night in Ainsworth brought good humor and community turnout. Mary Scranton of Wesley visited home, and Mr Scranton drove to Pleasant. Lowsky suffers severe ear ache.

George Koehler Washington Zieglowsky August Mary Towa Mr. Scranton Albert Ziertowsky Carl Zielowsky Lowsky

Richland Community Notes Include Break, Moves, Easter Events

H W Tracy, aging citizen, broke his leg and was taken to Jefferson County Hospital after returning from Florida. Several families moved to new homes, including Neil Callister and family and J H Hendrickson and family. Easter services were observed at churches despite weather. The Women's Club hosted a children's party hosted by Mrs P M Johnson with refreshments. The AL and Walter Hadley stock sale drew a large crowd and good prices. R Wiles and family traveled to Indiana for Easter. Road crews finish grading and a new oil station is rising in the south part of town.

Richland H. W. Tracy Jefferson County Tracy Florida Neil Callister Mr. Butler Callister J. H. Hendrickson BR. T. Rottoff Res. R. Wiles Indiana

Crawford Family Neighborhood Socials and School Spelling Test

Mr and Mrs Lantz hosted callers in the Crawford neighborhood Monday while Mr and Mrs [unreadable] visited near Crawford to Jed and Elmer Tuesday evening. George Shaner’s home saw William Henss visitors Wednesday, and Sunday dinner was at the Chris Ric home with Mr and Mrs Symohnson on business at Wayland. Evelyn Payne represented Crawford school in a spelling form test at Mt Joe Sel tater ane.

Crawford Lantz Enitaren Near ¢ Raw Jed Elmer William Henss Parernal George Shaner William Richard T Mary Marie Chris Ric Symohnson Wayland Evelyn Payne Crawford School Mt Joe Sel Tater

Seeley Showcases Spermatic Shield At Colenso Hotel

F H Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia will demonstrate the Spermatic Shield in Washington Tuesday from 9 am to 5 pm at the Colenso Hotel. The device promises instant rupture relief without surgery or injections and claims broad national patronage. Caution urged against elastic or webb straps.

F. H. Seeley Chicago Phiadelphia Colenso Washington Spain Edward Shippen U. S. Navy Z. Genls Bureau U. Penn Seeley Seel Home Office N. Dearborn

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