This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1919
Page
8
The great Japanese shrine of the imperial ancestors at Yamada in Ise is taken down every twenty years and exactly reproduced. For many years every Japanese felt it a duty to visit the shrine.
Morning passengers and local visits noted from Muscatine to Letts and Davenport. Individuals include Dr. A W Clow osteopath. Lyda Hellam chiropractor. Mrs Leigh Wallace visiting son Ben in Iowa City. J W Martin advertising walnut prices. Fred Ferguson and son Frederick to Des Moines. Ed Gray and Mrs Mark Yratt with Fred Knecht to Davenport. Wingfield family to Hannibal Missouri. John Martindale family en route to Burlington. Mrs C F Greenfield and Florence returning from Heresford Maryland with Miss Josephine Weston visiting.
A jumble of brief items lists arrivals and departures from West Chester and Chicago, car owners, visiting relatives, and a death in the totals. The page includes ads for Deans pecan pralines, a Fire Extinguisher product, the New Edison instrument, and medicines at Lemmon's Pharmacy with several local names and locations.
Lyon Bakery Company announces a public open day on Thursday May 15 1919 from 10 am to 6 pm across from the Methodist church. Visitors will see bread making stages from flour sifting to sealing in wax paper and will receive a souvenir for registering.
An authorized agent Nita Belle McKeon promotes magazine subscriptions through clubs or single subs, inviting readers to call after 5 30 p m or write in care of the Journal. A list of club prices will be sent if requested.
Mrs Vera Bailey returns to Cedar Rapids after visiting the Glasgow home. Pecan dainties praised at Deans as 2 pack ages for 25 cents. Sheriff R H McCarty returns home from Excelsior Spring in improved health.
Thomas Cole told the Journal that a circulated report was false. Joseph Cole died April 23 at about four in the morning with his son at his bedside. He was a Civil War veteran from Company H of the Second Iowa Cavalry, 77, and had lived on the Riverside farm for fifty years.
Memorial service in honor of Edgar Davidson scheduled at Coppock yesterday was postponed due to rain and muddy roads. If possible it will be held next Sunday afternoon.
Corporal Bruce Logan informs his parents Mr and Mrs Will Logan by telegram that he has landed in New York and is at Camp Upton. He is expected to be discharged soon, likely from Camp Dodge.
A description of a famed map of France presented to the republic by the czar of Russia at the Franco Russian alliance. The map features jasper ground, gold inscriptions for chief towns, platinum rivers, and 87 departments marbled in a vivid decorative frame.
The men's class entertained the two boys classes last Thursday at the church. An indoor field meet and athletic stunts followed with about forty attendees. Sandwiches ice cream and coffee were served.
Gus Bramer received a letter from a friend reporting Martin Neilson, former proprietor of the tail or shop in the opera house building, married last Christmas to a Chicago girl from Denmark. Neilson will visit on Decoration Day with his wife.
Mrs J D Taylor of Beloit Wisconsin visits her daughter Mrs Hayes Crayton at the family home in town.
An eminent electrician estimates a single lightning flash would illuminate a two miles square area at one candle if 15 000 horsepower were expended for one second. Indianapolis News.
The Rocky Mountain Herald notes regional beauty tastes with Japan favoring gold crowns and India preferring red staining on teeth while certain Sumatra regions shun front teeth entirely as a sign of self-respect.
A compact remark on social tact notes that many men asking after your health may not care about the answer. The saying, attributed to Jameson Gem, highlights wary politeness in everyday discourse.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.