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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1923
Page
8
A playful notice suggesting sellers consider eye and poultry sales to R. bL. Gibson's Produce Co rather than dairy when cows are dry. The phrasing uses humorous misspellings and initials to mimic a classifieds tone. The item hints at a quirky agricultural commerce angle without naming specific dates or locations.
A playful note extols neckties as versatile fashion items offered by Car Tens Clothes Shop. It hints at singles and bachelors being drawn to new tying trends, suggesting accessories as clever solutions for style and social ease.
A observer looked into a shop window labeled Art Objects and said I don't blame her. The display then notes suitable art objects to sit on are chairs and other furniture at McNAMARAD'S.
Shoppers read of hosiery bargains at Atchisons and sales at Lemmon's Pharmacy and The Chocolate Shop. Local births and visitors fill the page with civic notes, travels to Winfield and Rock Island cattle sales, plus upcoming weddings and a Mile of community notices.
Imported flower baskets priced from a quarter to a dollar forty each draw readers to the shop. A correction notes Fred Mannhardt’s move to Sioux Falls rather than Cedar Falls. John and Mrs Boshart of Wayland visit Washington. Mrs Pearl McNeil visits. Dr and Mrs Edwin Nelson of Chicago visit Ainsworth.
Chief Justice William Howard Taft, former president, praised the life of President Harding at Murray Bay Quebec on August 3 citing his impact and character as beyond measure.
MARION O Aug 3 Dr George T Harding aged father of the president is nearly prostrate at the death of his son.
Governor Kendall sent a message of sympathy to Mrs Harding from Des Moines dated August 3 expressing that Iowa shares in her bereavement and offers deepest personal sympathy.
The Fair features a range of vases for flowers priced from 25 cents to 1 dollar 25, appealing to shoppers seeking affordable decorative pieces.
A reflective quote on the inevitability of fortune and decay in human life. It notes that nothing remains constant as life unfolds and all things continually change. The speaker invokes Plutarch to underscore the universal drift of fate.
All major and minor league baseball games scheduled for today in Chicago and surrounding areas were canceled due to the death of the president.
A hidden Welsh gold mine quietly fuels royal weddings by supplying gold for rings and tableware. The operation exists to stockpile precious metal from England to honor the monarchy’s ceremonial needs.
Mrs Carl Hancher went to Columbus Junction this morning. Dan O'Hair traveled to Centerville after learning of his grandmother's death. Leona Dumont of Harper left hospital after tonsil surgery for home. Mrs M Tuescher of Keota returned with granddaughter Janet to visit J G Hartzel's. Mildred and Florence Fritz head to Pleasant Plain after staying with Mrs Margaret Miller. Mary Pauls visits cousin Nadine White in Oskaloosa. Tullie Brown and Virginia Witkoski of Fairfield return home from Lillian Singmaster's. Elsie Minick travels to Fairfield to see Mildred Martin. Carl Vorhees and wife of West Chester visited Washington yesterday. E G Berkshire of Cotter spent yesterday in Washington on business. G A Lyle of Keota shopped in Washington yesterday. T A Todd of Cotter spent the day in Washington. Rev W C Allen of Wyman leaves for Prescott Arizona to visit wife and son Theodore for health reasons.
Will Hays, former Republican National Committee chairman, asserts that President Harding fell victim to the cruel system surrounding and controlling the office. He spoke in New York on August 3.
The Chicago Board of Trade and the cotton exchanges closed today out of respect to the late President Harding.
The New York stock exchange curb market and cotton exchange closed today as a tribute to President Harding. Trading will resume after the funeral and remain suspended for the funeral day.
William Jennings Bryan described the president’s death as a national shock and personal sorrow to all who knew him after being notified at his home in Miami Florida on August 3.
Columbus officials telegraphed George B. Christian, the president's secretary, asking that President Harding's body be allowed to lie in state in the Ohio state Capitol. The move underscores the President's connection to Ohio, his home state, as the nation mourns.
The text explains how parachute shape affects air resistance. A silk single man parachute 18 to 30 feet in diameter produces enough drag to keep a man's descent at 15 to 20 feet per second.
A Rockland shoe factory faced thefts leading a foreman to assign a bulldog to guard at night. On the first night the dog blocked entry, keeping the watchman outside until the foreman arrived and recalled the dog.
The Washington Monument is praised as the finest masonry. Its interior measures 25 feet square and the exterior 55 feet square, showing the walls thickness. The shaft foundation is 50 feet square set eight feet below ground in solid rock. Stones from many nations cities states and individuals contributed to its walls.
Ellisland Farm near Durmfries is donated to the Scottish nation under the late owner's will. The buildings are to remain as they were when occupied by Robert Burns and his era.
Sheffield metallurgists propose chromium electroplating to make stainless metals using less chromium than stainless alloys. The thin rustless film would protect bright motor parts and other objects.
Pope Pius expressed deep grief for America over the loss of one of its best sons and appointed Cardinal Gasparri to convey his condolences and sympathy.
A fragment note carries the saying imagination without learning gives wings without feet attributed as a proverb, reflecting on the balance between creativity and study. The line emphasizes that vision needs knowledge to become action.
The British royal family sent a message of condolence to Mrs. Harding expressing sorrow and sympathy after the death of the U S president. The message notes mourning by the British people and honors the president as a distinguished leader.
Beatrice Kean Seymour writes in The Hopeful Journey about how beauty prompts men to imagine a soul behind Linda’s face. The quotation illustrates a common impulse to personify virtue and depth based on appearance.
A quirky claim describes the Svantians living between the Black and Caspian seas as the world’s laziest people. It asserts no progress toward civilization in 2,500 years and a rule to observe holidays four times a week with saints' days as extras.
On September 2 1752 England adopted the Gregorian calendar under Lord Chesterfield. Eleven days were skipped to realign dates after Julius Caesar's leap year miscalculations, moving the date to September 14.
Public health officials state the human skeleton contains 200 distinct bones divided into four regions: skull with 22 bones, trunk with 54 bones, upper extremities totaling 64, and lower extremities totaling 40.
A weekly rug cleaning method uses a broom dipped in hot water with a small amount of turpentine. The treatment helps prevent moths and revives faded carpet color, leaving fabrics refreshed.
Acorn alcohol may become an industrial product though no use has occurred yet. Experiments show acorns can be converted to alcohol after starch from shelled acorns is saccharified.
Miss Cayenne quotes the Washington Star praising jokes about cars as a blessing, saying machinery that makes a man laugh without profanity deserves approval. The remark frames humor about automobiles as a positive social good.
A brief note traces entailing estates from England 1285 to early reforms. It notes 1534 treason related pass challenged entail and the requirement to sell an entailed estate on bankruptcy. It also records Virginia abolishing entail in 1776.
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