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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1920
Page
4
Chautauqua tickets are now available at city banks. Those who pledged to buy a set number should redeem 580 tickets promptly. Pledge records exist and supporters are urged to fulfill commitments to ensure the event’s permanence in Washington.
In a Journal exclusive Nate Kendall Republican nominee for governor outlines clear ideas and a calm, studied view of current conditions. He favors constructive steps to ease public inconvenience and calls for a tribunal to peacefully resolve town industrial troubles without strikes.
Critics fault some English in Harding's acceptance speech yet praise its clear ideals and common sense. The reader notes the senator aims to cut through chaos in government and mobilize steady efforts to restore order after the war.
A humorous verse recounts a delighted yet financially strained car repair experience. The speaker praises an auto wizard's skill while lamenting the costly bill that drains hopes of saving for winter comforts. The poem blends bright day imagery with road-worn financial anxiety.
The passage discusses a GOP victory as paving the way for constructive domestic policy. It envisions a commission including figures like Taft, Elihu Root, and Marshall to handle preliminary negotiations with Europe, with final recommendations to the president and Congress.
The Washington band boys discover strong local friendship this season, as the community learns the band’s value beyond finance. The piece urges readers not to overlook opportunities to help the band, noting how much the organization means to Washington.
A collage of quips and quotes about memory, belief, and life. It references a misfired breakfast mishap with chiggers and molasses, a motto on belief, a speculative question about Villa in Mexico, and a reflection on appreciating nature's roses while tolerating thorns. The passages blend humor, proverbs, and literary excerpts.
Burlington August 4 John T Laughlin a Pleasant Grove township farmer dies leaving a will giving Cumberland Presbyterian church of the U S 100000 and Burlington hospital 10000 The residue goes to a niece and nephew with two small bequests to brothers William and J L Laughlin Each brother 5000 and 5000 placed in trust with American Savings and Trust to fund a pastor's salary for Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Pleasant Grove If church disbands the remaining gift returns to the brothers Laughlin held about 1000 acres of land and amassed substantial wealth. The total gift noted 190000.
Mrs. Edward Snyder of Lincoln Nebraska reports dramatic improvement after taking Tanlac. She says indigestion, headaches, and fatigue faded as she gained fifteen pounds, developed appetite, and regained strength to perform daily work. Advertisement notes Sherman Bros in Washington, Mac Gugin Drug Co in Wellman, and other leading druggists.
Webster City Iowa Freeman Journal reports Arthur Bundy demonstrated an Overland truck powered without gasoline by chemicals that draw power, light, and heat from air. The system costs about 5 cents to run a day, with a compact engine under development and plans to heat homes using the same air derived process.
The will states the bequest is strictly for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of the United States and not shared with any other organization. The remainder of the estate goes to Dora Hakill and William L Laughlin, children of James L Laughlin.
Two Eckard children, aged 2 years and 2 months, died in a house fire three miles east of Spencer while parents were in a nearby field. Neighbors saw the blaze. upstairs access was blocked by flames and the home’s contents were destroyed. The cause remains undetermined.
Train notices list No 429 449 and 836 local trains daily except Sunday with times and agents. Includes No 8 9 10 92 and corrected July 1 1920 schedules. Lodge items cover Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M Cyrus Chapter No 18 R A M Bethlenem Commandery No 45 K T and O E S Washington Chapter No 98 with meeting nights and officers. Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J notes last Thursday meetings and officials.
A notice states that the BRUNS corporation has complied with Iowa law, filed articles of incorporation with the Washington county recorder and the Iowa Secretary of State, received a certificate of incorporation, and is operating under state corporate law.
Seed Company of Washington Iowa seeks to form a corporation to buy sell store grow and handle seeds nursery stock poultry supplies and related farming goods. Capital stock set at 100000 with 1000 shares paid in full. Corporation to begin June 17 1920 and run twenty years with five directors and officers Bruns Sappington Ballinsky Lambert and others named. Debt limit two thirds of capital stock and stockholders personal property exempt. A R Bruns president G C Sappington secretary. 127-we-t4
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