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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1921
Page
7
A surprise party marked Ed Shalla and spouse’s 18th wedding anniversary with friends, baskets, and a late lunch. Various locals visit relatives, new piano bought for Bohemian Hall, and cattle shipments from Havre to Chicago noted along with several social visits and messages.
Mrs Will Leeper is visiting her brother James Irwin in Columbus Junction to help care for her mother Eliza Butler and her son John. The Butler family and Janet, plus Mary Louise, returned from Burlington for a weekend at Lloyd Humston’s home. Local remarks include visits, shopping, rain and mushroom hunting with Edger Porter, Ben Briley and road work by Rhodebeck on the roads improving after rain.
Rural Route Three notes a string of Sunday visits and social events. Mr and Mrs Sam McKee hosted callers at the Thrasher home while Rev W R Stryker and party visited from Washington. Neighbors include the Wolfe and Green families and a fine new baby girl for Allie Le Fever. Nearby residents entertain guests from Crawfordsville Columbus Junction and Colman etc.
April 28 record of visits to the Charlie Kephart and Ed Simmering home shows Mr and Mrs John McCall Mr and Mrs Guy McCall and son Everett plus Mr and Mrs Walter Gardner among those mentioned in the Rural Route Four society snippet.
Pleasant Hill residents report Sunday visits among local families. Will Saville Earl Kephart Chalupa Darbyshire and Kephart families are mentioned visiting relatives in Washington Richland and nearby homes.
Crawfordsville notes a gathering of local teachers at Mrs. C. A. Sprague's home with Misses Margaret Wallen and Peasie Busby hosting. G. W. Hanna travels to Gastonia for her father's illness. Rain delays evangelistic meeting plans by local congregations. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Martin and children visit J. R. Lease home.
More than fifty telephone men attended the twenty-sixth annual Iowa independent telephones convention at the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. R J Parker urged avoiding excessive rates and undue profits to keep public confidence and regulation at bay while stressing service satisfaction. An operators school conducted by Iowa State College featured Miss Anne Barnes as instructor.
Palms are hardy and can thrive indoors for years with window light. Use soil of fibrous loam leaf mold decayed loam and sand. water only when the pot rings hollow. During mild rain showers, place palms outside for an hour or two to clean and refresh leaves.
Good Housekeeping advises placing cut orange pieces within reach of the bed for fever patients or those with night thirst. The fruit can be held in the mouth for relief and is easier to manage than a glass of water.
An Iowa Farm Bureau column reports K F Lihe of Franklin township plowed 30 acres in 31 hours using a tractor that consumed 60 gallons of gas and 9 quarts of oil, with about 12.67 dollars depreciation over two days. It also covers local debates on the serum act, rat bounty talk, fruit spraying advice, wool storage costs, and a pension fraud case involving Isaac B Surber and John A Surber examined by G A R post members in Perry and Dallas Center.
A discussion of the Serum Bill 8 F 448 and 457 Garber aims to end rebates by bonds and price publication, plus county instruction schools for hog cholera immunization under Iowa State College extensions. The piece notes a rat-killing contest by the Des Moines Register and Tribune offering up to 106 dollars for top rat killers with various prizes and unconventional methods.
Perry reports ongoing investigations into a man from Iowa linked to an illegal pension scheme spanning several years. Authorities say inquiries have been active for some time, outlining alleged irregularities and potential misuse of pension funds.
A brief item notes a woman telling another she resembles a third party. The exchange provokes anger among two women, reflecting local social friction reported by the Boston Transcript.
A fragmentary note describes Bess asking if he loves her and a response about a man kneeling in damp mesa wearing white flannel trousers. The garbled text hints at a romantic scene with cautious certainty.
The Masonic Shrine conclave on May 25 may include camel rides for new candidates. A Davenport Shriners camel fund aims to reach 1000 dollars with 400 already raised to buy a camel named Ship of the Desert in honor of Dr. B J Palmer who funds the mascot.
Australia has expanded rail networks to move stock from drought regions to nonstricken areas, easing supply pressures though at high cost. Daily rainfall records across states allow remote stock owners to track weather and decide where to send cattle if rains fail.
Local notice from Claude H. Ryan of Washington Iowa thanks CHSTOTHONS for fast transmission case service. The ad promotes wrecking Fords with half-price parts including foot feeds radiators Hasslers tires tubes plugs and bearings plus windshield glass installation and a thirty day money back guarantee.
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