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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1920

Page

3

Destiny at Graham Theatre seen with Dorothy Phillips

Dorothy Phillips returns to the screen in Destiny at the Graham Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. The film stars William Stowell and Harry Hilliard in parallel plot lines drawn from a Charles Neville Buck novel, directed by Rollin Sturgeon with a cast including Gertrude Astor and Walt Whitman.

Dorothy Phillips Graham Theatre Charles Neville Buck William Stowell Miss Phillips Harry Hilliard Theda Bara Max Marcin Samuel Shipman Channing Pollock Stowell Gertrude Astor Stanhope Wheatcroft Walt Whitman Antrim Short Tom Ashton Nanine Wright Allan Sears Edgar Sherrod Rollin Sturgeon Elliott J. Clawson

Delineators for April reach local readers

Local news item lists April delineators and notes arrivals and departures. Mrs Shaw returns to F G Moore home in town from Oskaloosa while Miss Margaret Laird travels from Ainsworth to Des Moines. Various visits and trips connect Des Moines, Muscatine, Scott City and Prophetstown with area residents.

Ll. SY. Shaw Oskaloosa F. G. Moore Margaret Laird Des Moines Ainsworth Arlene Spessard Wilma Miller

Two Weeks at Pax Theatre Stars Constance Talmadge

Constance Talmadge stars in Two Weeks at the Pax Theatre a backstage comedy from At the Barn. She plays Lillums a show girl who flees an escort and infiltrates three crusty bachelors homes winning two with charm and toying with the third during a two week visit.

Constance Talmadge Anthony Wharton Pax Theatre Miss Talmadge Lillums

Cough Remedy Promoted for Whooping Cough Relief

An ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to ease whooping cough by loosening mucus and reducing coughing fits. It liquifies mucus without narcotics and is claimed effective in many epidemics. Lemmon's Drug Store.

Lemmon Lemmon's Drug Store Advt

Resume School in Chicago After Weeklong Strike

Chicago public schools reopened Monday following a weeklong vacation caused by a strike by 225 school engineers.

Chicago

Five Year Old Cured by Chamberlains Court Remedy

Mrs. Wrank Crocker of Pana writes that her five year old son Paul suffered a severe winter cold that settled on his lungs and caused persistent coughing. After trying ineffective medicines, a neighbor recommended Chamberlains Court Remedy and the first dose showed improvement leading to a full cure at Lemmons Drug Store.

Paul Chamberlain Mrs. Wrank Crocker Pana, Til, Lemmons Drug Store Advt

Westings Welcome New Baby In Des Moines Letter

A child writes from Des Moines Iowa to Mrs Low York announcing arrival at a new home on April 26 weighing 70 pounds. The letter references parents married on April 13 and a father’s military service, noting luck with the number 13 and asking future letters be addressed to Mr and Mrs R W Westing at 1246 W 15th St Des Moines Iowa.

Westings Low York Miss Westing Dad Momma R. W. Westing 15Th St Des Moines Iowa Civics F. L. Wilson W. A. Gibson F. B. Appleby A. R. Miller

Auction of Scotch Shorthorn Cattle Nets $43 500 in Marshalltown

In Marshalltown on Thursday at the West End feed barn E. W. Harmon offered 71 head of Scotch Shorthorn cattle. Sixty one females brought $41 045 for an average of $1 675 per head while 10 bulls added $2 455.50 average and the group total averaged $6 153 per head.

Marshalltown E. W. Harmon North Fifth Street West End

Farmers Mutual Insurance Amends Articles in 1929

Notice from Washington County Iowa announces unanimous amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Farmers Mutual Insurance Association. New clause requires notifying a director within sixty days after a loss and reporting accident or injury to a director immediately. Signed April 10 1929 by President O Patterson and Secretary Sidney Coon.

Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance Association Iowa Washington O. ©. Patterson Sidney Coon

Chamberlain's Tablets Ad by Lemmon’s Pharmacy

A Battle Creek reader from John R Barker reports relief from heartburn indigestion and stomach trouble after using Chamberlain's Tablets. The ad urges others with indigestion or constipation to try them.

John R. Barker Battle Creek Mich Chamberlain Lemmon Advt

Saturday Night Band Ambition Near Ard City

A poetic appeal invites Ard businesses to band together for a weekly Saturday performance. Local shop owners from jewelry, footwear, electrical, dry goods, gas stations and more seek a coordinated plan to combine work and leisure. The verse questions how to organize and keep all engaged in both business and music.

Siege Lemhdr Stephen Darrah Wilson Mannhardt Crail Manussier’s Humble Eldridge Olds Oxford Washington

Community Group Announcements Spread Across Franklin Towns

Local notices list various meetings and social events in Franklin and West Chester areas. Clubs, churches, and charitable groups schedule gatherings from April 26 to April 30 including st odio events, officer elections, temple work, social socials, prayer services, and a new women auxiliary formation at the church.

Franklin Township West Chester Franklin Dent Schoolhouse

Economic gaps for New York City women workers

The data shows 10 percent of women in factories and 3 percent in department stores earning under $6 weekly in New York City. It also notes 68 percent of factory workers and 68 percent in mercantile establishments earning under $14 weekly.

New York City

Diet remedies for sleeplessness with Chamberlain's Tablets

Advice suggests avoiding tea and coffee for several days and taking a Chamberlain's Tablet after supper to aid digestion. The tablets are claimed to induce a gentle bowel movement and are promoted by Lemmon's Drug Store in an advertisement.

Lemmon's Drug Store

Venus de Milo Fitment Says Women Change

W S Simmons, maker of intimate underwear, says modern women have broader hips than ancient maidens due to exercise and active motoring lifestyles. He notes today’s perfect 26s of ready to wear cannot fit Venus de Milo.

Chicago W S. Simmons

Jail to be converted into hotel in Ottawa

Ottawa officials announced the jail will be repurposed as a hotel after prohibition emptied the facility of prisoners. Ayers stated the plan is to reuse the building for hospitality.

Ottawa Hil Ayers Otawa Prohibition Cree

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