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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
7
Augustine reunion draws 117 at Keota gathering
Names list of attendees from Burlington Fairfield Washington Keota Harper Delta Rose Hill Oskaloosa Richland Rubio Dublin Wellston plus guests from W. Augustine home. Report notes pleasant day, picnic plans for next year, ample ice cream and cake, and hopes for nice weather to finish threshing. Several poultry buyers visited this week including Mayer and wife. Homer Porter traveled to Washington today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Lee Craig
Mildred Munston
W. BE. Augustine
Art Gonard
Will
Washington
Miss Berdie
Velma Hotle
Chautauqua
Keota
Burlington
Fairfield
Harper
Delta
Rose Hill
Oskaloosa
Richland
Rubio
Wellston
Mayer
Eateatah
Homer Porter
Brighton Route One Notes Residents and Visitors
James Scanion spends the week with his sister Mrs. Adam Peck of Pleasant Plain. A L Koeh and family visit relatives in Fairfield. Mr and Mrs Medes Helicl spent last Friday in Washington. Miss Beth Godfrey from Washington visits J R Nees. Ralph Slinton visits Dale Friend's. A Dickinson returns from Minnesota. Mr and Mrs T J Furrier visit in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
James Scanion
Adam Peck
Pleasant Plain
A. l L. Koeh
Fairfield
Medes Helicl
Washington
Beth Godfrey
Washington i
J. R. McNees
Ralph Slinton
Dale Friend
A. Dickinson
Minnesota
T. J. Furrier
Kansas
Crawfordsville Social News Highlights
Aug 13 item reports visits to North Dakota and Minnesota by local families including John Hanna and Clyde Maxwell. Families travel to escape hay fever and attend a Presbyterian church picnic at McKee bridge Tothook with Rev Hayley chaperones. P C U society picnic at Sunset Park Washington notes threatening weather. Local visits to Engle home Hill and several ladies travel to Washington forenoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
John Hanna
North Dakota
Clyde
Maxwell
Doris
Verle
Leland
Minnesota
A. G Duthhett
Frank McCoy
Joseph Arthur
Henry McCoy
United Presbyterian Church
McKee Bridge
Hayley
P. ¢. U. Society of the
U. P. Church
Sunset Park
Washington
Fr. Buxbaum
Lola Romig
Engle
Hill
Ze Anwyl, Henderson
Mary McCall
Local Travelers and Visitors Talk of Fall Trips
WELI-TLR and Mrs Harry travel with son John and Miss Mable starting early Sunday for Excelsior Springs to stay for a sedan. Merris Ward spent days at the home of Otis Whetstine in Lineville. The bbaker family spends this week in Chicago buying fall goods by car. Roth and Yeakel of Stanford visited the Adams home. George Struble visited Nesmith in Pipton. Dr Pilot Weideline returned home from overseas after two years in service, with Mr and Mrs John Adams and Mrs Adams' parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weli
TLR
Harry
John
Mable
Excelsior Springs
Sedan
Merris Ward
Otis Whetstine
Lineville
Bbaker Familly
Chicago
Ford
Roth and
Yeakel
Stanford
T. D. Adams
George Struble
William Nesmith
Pipton
Piloyd Weideline
Overseas
John Adams
Adams
Publicity Drive Against High Prices In Iowa
Iowa newspapers will publish weekly news letters on the food situation as reports reach W B Barney and his marketing bureau. State Food and Dairy Commissioner Parney ordered a special cold storage house investigation. County agent head J W Coverdale met with Governor Harding to coordinate actions in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
W. &B. Barney
W. E B. Parney
J. W. Coverdale
Harding
Vacation trip begins for Kinross couple in new Ford touring car
Kinross residents start a five to six week vacation with Yellowstone Park as the main stop. They travel in a recently purchased Ford touring car from Weherle Auto Co. The town notes Lizzie Dickel leaving Wellman hospital and Mardley Bell Jr visiting his wife in Iowa City hospital. Frank and Harvey Echardt, sixteen year old cousins, drown near English River. their bodies recovered near the entry point. Funeral services for Harvey and Frank Echardt are held in Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Kinross
Yellowstone Park
Weherle Auto Co
Lizzie Dickel
Wellman Hospital
Mardley Bell,Jr
Iowa City
H. L Karr
Excelsior Springs
English River
Frank
William Echardt
Harvey
Henry Echardt
M. E
Wellman
Carnegie Gifts in Iowa Near Two Million
Des Moines Aug 14 The total Carnegie gifts in Iowa amount to 1 799 900 dollars financing one hundred public and seven college libraries in the state Some libraries were funded in whole or part by Andrew Carnegie who died Monday The Des Moines public library was not directly aided by Carnegie The list includes camp libraries and a Carnegie medal winners exhibit with about 100 Carnegie libraries pictured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Andrew Carnegie
Mise Gentiliska Winterrowd
Carnegie
American Library Association
Money is the cheapest thing there is
Des Moines report quotes state banking superintendent George Messenger saying money remains cheap as prices rise for food and other goods. He notes any person can exchange five pennies for a nickel at any Iowa bank without war tax, and banks are reportedly full of money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George Messenger
United States
Messenger
Deity Thought and Honest Bread Commentary
A compact remark linking Deity Thought to honest bread as a moral metaphor. The line notes bread’s temptations and butter as the tempting factor in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Jerrold
Iowa food probe gears up for cost of living crackdown
Des Moines August 14 state dairy and food commissioner W H Barney says the food probe machine is ready but slow to run as inspectors gather evidence of hoarding and price fixing. Five inspectors, plus county agents, will pursue unlawful combinations with AG and county attorneys ready to prosecute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. H. Barney
Barney
Havyner
Abe
J. W. Cloverdale
State College
Ames Enlls
Governor Harding
State House
Cloverdale
Predictions of a drop in shoe prices in Boston
Leather dealers and shoe manufacturers told the grand jury investigating the cost of living that prices may fall, though not for a year. Witnesses noted demand for high grade shoes and ample stock, with margins similar to when prices were lower. Former Governor Douglas and Edward P. Douglas were among those heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Pelletier
Douglas
Edward P. Douglas
Hollis P. Davis
Maassachusetts Retail Dealers’ Association
French Women Spoiled Negroes Sparks Patched Race Debate
The Rev. John Roach Stranton claimed white Frenchwomen treated US negro soldiers as equals, a factor he linked to race warfare. In a Calvary Baptist Church sermon, he said European women danced with Black soldiers and warned against breaking racial barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
United States
John Roach Stranton
Calvary Baptist Church
Europe
Carnegie Gift Financed Monmouth Library and Building
The Monmouth Review notes Carnegie funded a well equipped library and office building named for him. Erected in 1907, the structure has proven valuable to faculty and students over the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth Review
Monmouth College
Carnegie
Cost of living up 71 percent since 1914 war start
Boston August 14 1919 the cost of living for American wage earners rose 71 percent from July 1914 to July 1919 data from the National Industrial Conference Board shows a 6 percent jump since March 1919 and a 12 percent rise since June 1918 food shelter clothing fuel and related items drove the increase with rents up about 5 percent between March and July 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
National Industrial Conference Board
Esi
Civ
Stindries J
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
Charleston
S. C
Coal Prices Seen Rising for Anthracite and Bituminous
Opinion mixed on coal costs with forecasts that anthracite may climb in coming months while bituminous prices could fall. Coke and wood prices varied by city with some declines and other increases. Gas and electricity costs to small consumers changed little from March to July 1919, though rates trended upward.
Elevators in North Iowa Are All Full
Northwestern Iowa farmers rush to build temporary bins as all town elevators reach capacity. Grain cannot move due to a strike and car shortages leaving farmers with nowhere to store harvests during peak threshing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Carpenters Vote On Possible 10 Cent Hour Increase
Davenport Iowa carpenters vote on whether to seek a ten cent an hour wage increase. The ballot asks union members to decide if they should petition for higher pay. Union officials note negotiations with employers are stalled and action may follow depending on the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Union Carpenters Demand Better Wages in Tri Cities
About 1,500 union carpenters in the Tri cities protest current pay of 75 cents an hour. They say they have no formal contract, only a gentleman's agreement with local contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri Cities
Darken Gray Hair With Sage and Sulphur Compound
Old time remedy claims to darken gray hair and restore luster. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is advertised to deepen color evenly, restore gloss, and give a youthful appearance after brushing through small strands. The notice warns it is not a disease treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
Yeth
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Ington
Iron King
Nelem
Holland
Carpenters
Swift & Company
Congress
Swift
Union Stock Yards
Chicago, Til
U.S.A
Capenses
Hall
Mall
E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
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