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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1923
Page
6
Mrs. Fletcher announces Joe Dalton has come home and faces questions about his sudden return. Sarah Maud Leeds reconsiders their past as Joe confesses failures and contemplates a fresh start. They admit affection and dream of a shared life in the city with a sandwich shop.
Historians say Isleta or Ysleta in New Mexico predates St. Augustine and the Isleta del Sur settlement near El Paso formed in 1880 after Indian migrations. Coronado's 1540 link to Isleta is unlikely, shifting the emphasis to nearby Albuquerque region in determining which town is oldest.
A Lions Club gathering honors President Warren G. Harding. The speaker praises Harding’s service to the nation, compares his life to King David, and urges the club to carry forward his principles and policies in line with a divine will.
Mr Newlyrich hosted a grand house party where his daughters staged a theater piece for entertainment. He was eager to speak but bungled his cue, trying to call for silence and blurting out the odd word Ushtt at the crucial moment.
A century old bridge at Bideford is held together by mussels acting as mortar due to rapid tides. Boats ferry mussels to the site for workers to embed into stone crevices and pillars. Removing the mussels is a criminal offense.
The Village Deep on the Rand reaches 6,268 feet depth with sea level 29 feet below. Main challenges include immense rock pressure and costly timber supports, which add over 40 cents per ton of ore mined. Hauling, hoisting, and operating costs rise with depth, making deep mining increasingly prohibitive.
In Dr. Albert L. Shelton's Tibet memoir, a grateful elderly couple kneels to thank him after he saved their son’s life. They offer a rooster, Tibetan butter, and six eggs, then bow again, explaining their son’s head wound was treated by the doctor three weeks earlier.
A reserved Ohio student invites a fair coed friend to a quiet evening at home. A roaring fire and failed conversation lead to both dozing off. At one o'clock the man wakes her, apologizes for the late hour, and vows to return for another good time.
A London Answer anecdote notes that Pr Guinness Rogers named his eldest Arthur Guinness Rogers after the Irish relative. The two Dr Guinness Rogerses caused confusion in Congregationalism, and the elder proposed a simple title for both. At Swope Park a keeper fed ostriches as two youths watched, one exclaiming about the bird’s kicking power.
A humorous reflection on marriage and gender roles contrasts money and influence between sexes. The piece notes women seeking husbands, the romantic impulse of single women, and marriage dynamics influenced by audacity and social expectations. It closes with wry aphorisms about fault finding in husbands.
Miss Carolyn Hamilton will present a Thursday ten o'clock song recital at her East Main street studio. Miss Maurine McLaughlin will accompany on piano and Miss Mae McNamara will read. This is not a pupil recital. The W R C held a regular meeting with small attendance due to heavy rain.
Local groups schedule meetings and events. The Ladies Aid and Women’s groups hold church activities at the Christian and Methodist churches. O E S and Pythian Sisters announce Thursday and Friday gatherings, a Chautauqua board session at the Commercial club, and a sunset park picnic with provisions.
Mrs Merle Lytle hosts her Afternoon bridge club at home this afternoon. Miss Hannah Jones and Lois Macon hosted a six thirty dinner at the Jones home with daisies and a yellow white color scheme. Myrtle Macon Fern Duncan served a four course dinner as Miss Marjorie Webb of Independence joined as an out of town guest.
Student soldiers in the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Des Moines enjoy daily entertainment. Dances concerts and motion pictures accompany instruction and a future outing with the Des Moines Western League baseball club via special cars. Riverview Park will host a soldiers section at the hippodrome with favorable concessions as arranged by the Chamber of Commerce.
A pitched battle near Lake Lanao on Mindanao left seven Moros dead and several wounded, with three constabulary members injured. Officials had warned Moros planned retaliation for a 1920 clash, but no further details were released.
The White Shrine picnic has been postponed indefinitely. Notice C. D. A.-Sewing Circle will meet with Mrs. John Bailey Friday afternoon. 4912 Fannie J. Coppin Woman Mite Missioney society will meet in regular session Friday afternoon at parsonage, asking all to bring in articles promised to conference branch. Mrs. Rev. W. W. will address the society. Mrs. L. A. P. Jones, Pres. Emma Black, Sec. 21.
Donations to the W R C food sale should be in by 9 o clock Saturday morning at the Hartman Ice Cream Parlor on the south side.
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