Neighborly aid and war era reflections in a rural-urban column
A column blends rural neighborliness with wartime life noting neighbors aiding aDowntown kitchen and a victorious garden report. It questions daylight saving impact on crops, warns of ostensible conspiracies abroad, and praises Lincoln's plain common sense as vital governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sepp Dietrich
Arrow
Fuehrer
Hitler SS
Normandy
Dietrich
Kharkov
London
International
Double Entry Courtship Turns to Blacksmith Bet
A Scots suitor and Maggie joke over a tally system of good and bad points for marriage. Jock declares he will pop the question after reaching a score, while Maggie reveals she already has nineteen points and may accept the blacksmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
Jock
Widow Seeks Death Notice Rates in Comical Exchange
A widow asks the editor about cost for death notices and jokes about the price being per inch. The editor replies s dollar per inch, prompting the widow to note her late husband’s height of six feet as a constraint.
Desertion Brings Grim Rebuke From Magistrate
The magistrate censures Sambo for deserting his wife, calling the act mean and cowardly. The confrontation underscores social judgment and legal consequences for family abandonment.
Chicagoan recalls gay nineties at club visit
A Chicago visitor to a night club in Omaha recalled the gay nineties with women described as gay and men as YQ in a World-Herald report. The fragment cites a speaker named Sambo and a refugee remark, reflecting a colorful local dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha World-Herald
Dissatisfied Lady Demands Manager as Clerk Delays
A shopper snarls at the clerk and demands the manager. The clerk retorts that the manager has left the moment the customer arrived, implying the manager offers little relief.
Wayland social notes and visits span Iowa and Illinois
Lane of short reports details trips visits and family events across Wayland and nearby towns. Mae Kauffman and Dorothy visit Mt Pleasant. Aldine Eichelberger and Josephine Richard return from a month with Oscar Richard at Ft Collins. Mrs Wyse welcome Mary born August eye. multiple dinners and calls feature local families and members attending events in Des Moines and Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Mae Kauffman
Dorothy
Mt. Pleasant
Donna Mae
Kehr
Maude Meyer
Stryker
Ohio
Clarence Wyse
Biloxi
Mary
United Service Women
Ruth Riehenberger
Jennie Kauffman
Jane
Kauffman
Robert Green
Burlington
Mel Haberman
George Haberman
Solon
Betty Jo McKilahan
Iowa City
Ervin Haberman
Keota
Archie Haberman
Kalona
Grace Weaver
Brighton Roundup Sees Local Family Visits and Moves
Mr and Mrs Leonard Fritz and family spent Sunday with relatives at Sigourney. Austin Dills moved to the former Herman Jones residence. Fritz family shopped in Fairfield Saturday. Mr and Mrs Wayne Savase were mentioned in the Brighton brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jeanette Peiffer
Ramona Jean
Sharon Fritz
Alma Pfeiffer
Arthur Koch
Paul Ryner
Clarence Gross
Kosmer Borkoski
Virgil Pardon
Leonard Fritzs
Floyd Jones
C. A. Bleess
Brighton
Prody A. Borkoski
R. 1
Leonard Fritz
Vince Fritz
Sigourney
Austin Dills
Herman Jones
Fairfield Shoppers
Wayne Savase
Wool Goods Industry Marks 300 Year Milestone
The wool goods sector celebrates a 300 year history, reflecting enduring craft, trade, and manufacturing influence across regions. Historic firms, markets, and unions highlight the long standing role of wool in regional economies.
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the Evening Journal
Home Daily Newspaper
Washington County
ELDER
Suannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
Publishers News
North Marisn Avenue
Iowa
United Press
Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
The
Matt
Turkey
Army of
United States
America
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Lincoln
Pericles
Des Moines Tribune
Barkley
All IN
Jack
Idelle
Lydia
Sambo
Wayland News
Ezra Wittmer
Goldsmith
Elmer Saltzman
Farmington
Clair Miller
Vernon
Lexington
Ill
Ethel Frey
Bloomington
Mollie Goldsmith
Wm. Boshart
L. H. Rinner
Deane
Marion
Roger Wyse
Kenneth Goff
Dale Goff
Beverly
A. E. Rinner
Goff
Mary Witting
Margaret O'Dean
Fairfield
Miss O'Dean
R. W. McKirahan
J. R. MecKirahan
Paul Rion
Johnny
Virginia
Judy
Springville
Edgar Eckey
Mt. Union
J. Wesley Pritchard
Melvin Naylor
Davenport
Mr. Naylor
Jerry Wayne
E. E. Stutzman
Jesse Davison
Joy
Kay
Dwight Wittmers
Dwight Wittmer
Carol Benson
Paul Alter
Jerry
Billie
Bruce
Chicago
Paul
George Alter
Alter
Connie Jo
Leon Aultman
Aultman
Eda Baumgartner
Rayma Alter Baumgartner
Frank Goldsmith
Leslie Peterson
Muriel
Fred Kloffenstein
Bennie Gerig
Mullett
Clara Miller
A. LL. B
Mary E. Witting
American Institute of Business At
Northrop
Northrop Field
Los Angeles
Ierez
Mazi
P. L. Etter
S. Lowa
Washington Dairy
Dixie Dugan
Miss Dugan -Yum
By Mevoy
Striebel
Mrs. Dugan
Joe Palooka
Ahil
Ham Fisher
Joey
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