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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1928
Page
6
Nashville archaeologist George M. Spears uncovered two walnut ear ornaments in a mound builders grave. The birds carved on the pendants survived centuries as bones and pottery decayed to dust, illustrating remarkable preservation and antiquity.
Ten years ago Fred Diller returned to his work in the arsenal at Rock Island after a visit here. Weather outlook fair tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures.
The article recounts how objects such as nails spikes wire and even a horseshoe become buried in walnut trees through years of growth. Boys climbing trees for walnuts or to reach branches cause hidden hardware to lodge within the log reducing lumber and veneer yields when eventually found during processing.
Athens Georgia elementary schools report a flawless dental health record with every white and every negro student receiving needed cleanings or treatments and earning certificates. The health program spans five years under a joint city county and Commonwealth Fund initiative, with a holiday award for full compliance.
Office workers in New York learn of a Paris haberdashers chain offering clean linen service at fixed annual charges. Customers choose shirts and collars from fresh stock while the stores launder soiled items and bill for the service. A London merchant has applied the idea.
Local residents share visits and travels with Creston and Washington connections. Harold Johnson and relatives stop with Stewart and Hebner families on a motoring trip to Illinois. Ruth Bridges returns from Chicago via St. Louis. Florence Brown heads to Sigourney. Bridges sisters visit Chicago and Chicago business trips noted. Mrs. W B Rittenhouse and daughters shop in Washington. the Denison couple attend the Columbus Junction fair..
A reader proposes forming a husbands union to secure a 20 hour day, a six day week, a closed month, 50 percent more pocket money, collective marketing control, and the abolition of birthdays. The plan threatens a Christmas Eve walkout if demands are not met, urging editors to back the movement.
Claire Dewey’s sale ad notes bargain racks in the Ready to Wear Department while Kevelyn Hicks, Gayle Prayer, Inez Dushinske and Kerderra Bush visit Lucy Benz in Washington after travels through Canada New York and the eastern coast. Margaret Sexton goes to Cambridge to visit Irma Crooks. Burlington D C vs Washington Indees listed for Sunday.
Marie Kreig of Burlington comes to Washington to visit Miss Isabelle Lemmon. Keith Molesworth returns to Monmouth Tl after visiting his mother Mrs. Ed Gray. Mrs. George Asken returns from Omaha with her new grandson Robert Stanley Jr born July 19 weighing eight pounds. Louise Sherman of Seymour visits Washington and Crawfordsville friends. Elsets includeElsie Kolesick and Laura Graham going to Columbus Junction for the fair. Funeral visit for Mrs Rebecca French prompts Mrs Rodney Turner to travel from Henry Ill to Washington and Maude Jones home. Harold Mable and Charles Walker visit Muscatine. Walter Eastwood returns to Fairfield. Juanita Wagner heads to West Chester. Gladys Benson and sister Betty visit Winfield.
A tailor considers a service to remove collars from shirts, charging per collar slightly higher than standard laundry rates. The idea targets customers seeking a cleaner look or easier care, with the market testing ongoing and no full implementation yet.
Madison Indiana resident Bob Scott aged about 84 keeps a wagon and tank he built and used since coal oil days. The relic sits at work in Madison while oil history grows from a 2000 dollar single well to a major national industry. Paul Meyers is the twenty First owner of the wagon and may replace it with a truck, but he still drives it and rings a bell for housewives.
A historical note states there is no fixed weight for a human heart and it varies from eight to twelve ounces across individuals. It highlights natural anatomical differences without specifying causes or measurements.
A radio bit uses quick quips about flies and domestic mishaps to draw laughs. The announcer jokes about catching flies on a card table and a mirror while hinting at tensions with a caller who threatens to notify a spouse. The piece ends with a plug for car oiling services and station reliability as locals plan summer travel.
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