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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1922
Page
4
A public meeting in the city will raise funds for Russian relief with a target of 10 cents per Iowa resident. The April 20 event at 8 o clock in the Graham opera house will feature a Chicago appointed speaker and a famine film. Admission is free.
The poem mocks politicians who promise relief and lower taxes while taxpayers remain burdened. It recalls past appeals in village halls and warns that tax collectors stay relentless as leaders recycle the same rhetoric. The piece satirizes public cynicism toward fiscal promises.
The note marks attendance for a forthcoming meeting and urges Mark to ensure readiness once plans are understood. The exact year, location, and organizer are not specified in the fragment.
Plans for a new memorial building and city hall in Sigourney have been completed by Hatton Holmes Anthony Cedar Rapids architects. The 66 by 132 foot two story fireproof structure will house city offices the American Legion and fire department equipment with a 1000 seat auditorium on the rear of the first floor. Estimated cost is about 55000 with plans to issue Liberty Memorial bonds under the Thirty eighth general assembly provisions.
Miss Rose Augustine and Lloyd McCrystal of Minneapolis died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a car in Mankato. McCrystal had traveled to seek parental consent to marry Miss Myrtle Wilkens of Mankato, while Augustine was en route to Easter with her sister.
Jonas visits his son in America and notes the sunrise appears six hours later there than in Sweden. He still rises at the same early hour, remarking on the differing schedules. The quote comes from Strix in Stockholm.
Charles A Rownd of Cedar Falls cut 18000 feet of first class lumber from his farm grove planted nearly six decades ago by his father The grove contained hickory maple elm and other trees with diameters from 4 feet 3 inches to 20 inches He sawed 1000 feet from some trees and produced 17 2x8 inch pieces sixteen feet long The cut lumber is piled on the homestead along with fence posts siding and scraps enough to last the family years The sawing cost 12 per 1000 feet.
Jno S Wilson announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for county auditor. He seeks voter support at the June primary and asks for the GOP’s vote.
A local narrator reflects on Easter Day with humor about farming plans and garden ideas. A Washington lady mentions buying Nasturtiums and suggests adding Spilanthes to her spring flowers.
The fragment reads as a garbled phrase about virtue and envy. It offers no clear names, places, dates, or events to anchor a factual news-style card.
A foxy young lady keeps Archibald from a beating after exposing a quart in his pocket and pleading with Poppa to spare her beau. The scene unfolds as a domestic confrontation with a comic twist.
A weather barometer in the Mc Elhinney window attracts crowds of junior high pupils on their way to and from school who study the chart and forecast. A resident on West Main notes it has never missed a reading in two years. Also reported are gains from a ladies getting-thin-to-music class with a member losing three pounds and her husband nine. Some residents question their own telephone numbers. The letter also cites a pet peeve of audience members whispering during a program.
A short poem fragment notes tiny drops on water and on Lind leading to an aviator joining the heavenly band. The verse evokes a revered flyer and his passing in a memorial tone.
Owen Hayes shares a humorous essay from a B B O social about geese, noting their meat and feathers and cheeky remarks on ganders. The piece weaves in a quip about Julius Caesar and a nod to Iowa politics, with a closing tease about eggs shipped by parcel post and a signoff from the Oskaloosa herald.
An editor riffs on overdue dollars and the old silver dollar while a Detroit mother protests her daughter Mattie’s grammar in a humorous note to a schoolteacher. The piece contrasts patriotic currency with a child’s language lessons and parental priorities.
A Moonbeams verse urges travelers to pause and greet slow moving pedestrians. It champions a simple hello to brighten the day and shorten the journey for those who travel slowly.
A Minnesota woman asserts a startling description of a man as elegant educated and other refined traits. The statement, reported in local coverage, raises questions about social norms and public perception.
The column riffs on a sharp line about garlic on a distinguished man and notes a watched woman boils. It wonders if Fatty Arbuckle can stage a comeback and asks if an Arbuckle film would draw crowds in Washington.
RS. MARY A. SPENCER of Watertown New York aged 75 declares she gained fifteen pounds on Tanlac and feels fine now after a period of being badly rundown.
Mrs Mary A Spencer of Watertown New York after a year of weakness and nervous restlessness credits Tanlac with restoring her health gaining twelve pounds and making her feel decades younger. She can do housework sleep well and wake refreshed. Tanlac is sold in Washington by Sherman Brothers Pioneer Drug Store and leading druggists. Mrs Lois Bauer of West Chester a Crawfordsville teacher spent Easter at home.
Mrs. BE C Allen and daughter Vivian of Wayland along with Mrs. Hoyt Allen of Iowa City were shoppers in Washington Saturday. Miss Nellie Schiebel a student at the State University of Iowa returned this morning to Iowa City after spending her Easter vacation at home.
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