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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
8
May Allison headlines The Last Card adaptation of a Saturday Evening Post story, a great mystery production that surpasses her earlier pictorials. Also featuring Snooky in Snooky's Wild Oats, a comedy scream offering strong laughs.
Elaine Hammerstein stars in The Girl From Nowhere and The Two Fisted Judge presenting Thursday programs. The Girl From Nowhere promises intrigue and social tensions while The Two Fisted Judge offers Edgar Lewis style Western action and frontier justice at Logh.
Eleanor Wagner attends a sport meet in Parrnell then plans to visit friends before returning home. A religious motto and investment ad promotes Mexican land and mines with grand profits claims. An obituary note reports Raymond Wesson’s death on August 2 at St Elizabeth's hospital Yakima and cremation with ashes buried near his twin brother in North Pond Washington.
Mrs F G Keisling and sons Clifton and Russell return from Cedar Rapids to stay two weeks with her mother Mrs Emma L White before heading to Brooklyn New York. Dougherty Bros advertise work wear and batteries while several residents visit, shop, or travel to Columbus Junction Muscatine Davenport Winfield Rock Island and Chicago.
The Wallace family hosts relatives from Memphis Missouri Chicago and Fairfield with plans for dinners and a lively gathering amid visits from Mrs Sorrell and sons and Dr and Mrs Davis en route to Milwaukee for a dental convention. Dean's offers ice cream sodas as local patrons note.
Chronicle of residents visiting relatives and friends in Parnell Keswick St Louis Muscatine and Laurens with mentions of trips to Rock Island Denver Pueblo Okoboji and Clinton. Includes licenses issued for Ralph Jones and Faye Dankwardt and various shopping and community notices.
Miss Leila Evans of New York City will arrive this evening for a brief visit with her brother and his wife Mr and Mrs Harry Evans.
Two hundred fifty American Legion representatives arrive in Paris at 4 45 PM led by Maj John G Emery national commander. They are received with military honors and cheered by thousands of Parisians as veterans returning in triumph.
Berlin reports Vorwaerts states Germany will pay 1,000,000,000 gold marks to the Allies on August 30 as scheduled. It also says the dissolution of the German self protection troops in Upper Silesia will occur soon.
Washington aug A conference of house Republicans will meet next Monday to decide on procedure for the tax revision bill. Chairman Mondell said consideration would begin Wednesday as Ferd ney expressed confidence the measure would be ready Monday morning despite delays in Ways and Means.
President Harding designates Secretary Hughes to lead the American delegation at the disarmament conference and to arrange all remaining meeting details. Other delegation members have not yet been chosen.
A gentleman owns a dog whose eyes differ in size. When a stranger dines, the dog performs a trick by feeding from one side of the guest and then circling to the other side to pretend to be another dog.
Anna and her mother visit Aunt and Uncle where Uncle Charlie plays a clarinet. Anna fears the instrument and clings to her mother saying they should go home because Uncle Charlie is going to blow his whistle.
The piece notes that killing a robin or swallow is considered unlucky. In some regions accidental killing is absolved by burial. Swallows are revered as sacred for their association with the cross of Calvary.
Florida swamps yield scrub palmetto with extensive roots now found useful for fiber brushes. Large areas to be cleared as roots are sold to replace imported materials.
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