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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1923

Page

8

Local Gasoline Prices and Arrivals At Poley Alabama

Red Crown gasoline at all Standard stations priced 16.5 cents, 14.5 cents from the truck. Mr and Mrs John J Fitzgerald arrived from Evanston Illinois for a short visit with relatives here. Mr Fitzgerald went to Mt Pleasant last night. The couple live in Poley Alabama and are en route to Colorado to visit their son. Mrs Fitzgerald was formerly Miss Rebecca Hay. W A Cook left for Topeka Kansas to meet Mrs W S Cook and Mrs R S Cook who have spent weeks in California.

John J. Fitzgerald Evanston Ill Fitzgerald Mt. Pleasant Fitzgeralds Poley Alabama Colorado Rebecca Hay W. A. Cook Topeka Kansas W. S. Cook R. S. Cook California

West Chester visitors and local notices fill Ottumwa page

Local residents report visits and trips to Washington Des Moines Minneapolis and Richland. Advertisements tout Lemmon's Pharmacy Fiancée Vanishing Cream and El Contento cigars with specials at Wilson Heating Co. plus notices on dressmaking graduates and a car trip to California.

C. H. Guther Des Moines Mason City Minneapolis Lemmon's

Community group gatherings and reunions listed in notices

Local notices list club meetings socials and family reunions with dates and venues at Sunset Park West Chester Washington and other locales. Events include Embroidery Club, Hesseltines family reunion, Saint Wellston and Mo ote hall socials, Epworth League ice cream social, Kolah Club and E O W picnic, Loyal Sons and Daughters farewell for Albert Hampton, and E R O W lawn party with 2:30 initiation notes.

Epworth League of the Methodist Church West Chester Loyal Sons and Daughters of the Christian Church Albert Hampton Ed Mayhew

Planting Knowledge Quote From Chesterton

A compact reflection on early learning: if we do not cultivate knowledge in youth, it cannot shade our old age. The saying ascribed to Chesterton emphasizes lifelong growth and purpose.

Chestertfield

Why Horseshoes Are Good Luck Explains Three Fortunate Elements

The article explains that a horseshoe’s good luck stems from three anciently fortunate elements: iron, the crescent shape, and something related to a horse. It asserts these aspects bestowed luck across cultures and eras.

Iren

Egg-Grading Scale Invented for Weighing Dozens

A new egg-grading scale registers the weight per dozen of eggs placed on it. The invention promises quicker, more accurate sorting by size and value for producers and sellers.

Under False Colors

A bucolic tale follows Annie Esten and Ralph Holden as a country summer romance unfolds by a brook. Their identities blur when Annie discovers Ralph’s real name and social rank, leading to a heartbroken return to city life and a Newport hostess future.

Nymph Annie Esten Farmer Cranston Annie Ralph Holden Farmer Loring’s Holden Loring’s Ralph New York State Upstate

Sunlight Triggers Sneezing in Some People

Sunlight exposure on the face causes sneezing for many individuals due to temporary congestion of the nasal lining membrane.

The Useful Hawk Feeds on Pests and Mice

The sparrow hawk is the smallest hawk in the country and the useful hawk preys on mice and many insect pests. It also consumes crickets grasshoppers spiders and related creatures, aiding in natural pest control.

Nature Magazine

Hard and Soft Maple Varieties Used for Different Tools

Hard maple, also called Mayple, is valued for high resistance and strength, used in meat hoards, choppine bowls, and rolling pins. Soft maple serves for handles, butter bowls, and ironing boards.

Mind’s Infinite Depth Inspires Reverent Rejoicing

A reflective note on the mind’s grandeur as Ruskin suggests that true rejoicing comes not from clear knowledge but from feeling the vast ignorance one cannot know, inviting humility and wonder in the face of infinite mysteries.

Ruskin

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FOX Fighting Blood” —Story No Dolphiuk Bebe Daniels Conrad Nagel Ringe J. A. Work Insurance Agency F. & M. Bank Lowa City Curtis &Ross Congoleum Waltona Eum Rug McNamara Atchisons H. A. Dusenberry Washington Tommie Holmes Crawfordsville Warlo Wilson Heating CO Andy Augustine Lemmon’'s Advi Lee Holland Dale Chicago Silas Caldwell Will Saville Pleasant Hill Lemmon’s Advt Arch Best Oxfords Wilson’s Charles Clark Haskins Daugherty Bros West Side Byron Snider Margaret Jane Richland O. FF. Harlan BE. V. Simons Wilson's Shoe Store J. F. Quinn Donald St. Louis S. T. Wheeler BE. R. Cox Minnesota el Contento Lemmon’s Pharmacy J. M. Suite Catherine Vogel Lena and Mathilda Baer The Snow's Dressmaking College Clara Neff Ottumwa Robert Stewart D. F. Macon Iowa Myrtle Bassett Philadelphia Robert West Edward Peterson Davenport Bertha Pratt Lemmon's Pharmacy Ed Weise Marshalltown Eagle Eye Journal J. E. Taylor Cincinnati Ohio John M. Taylor Taylor Maye Jones J. E. Bittler Long Beach Calif Marguerite Ocean Frank Rouse South of Town Embroidery Club Sunset Park Wellston Leona Hotle Kolah Club Moose Hall Highland Four Sheetz W. R E. O. W. Club Alfred Johnson Ainsworth I. K. Beal ER. O. W. Club J. C. Ford McElhinney Drug Co Chautauqua Sidney Smith McCruce Newspaper ‘Syndicate Wangowa Wastneron Greenh Chautauqua Service Chautauqua Grounds Washington Cleaners Star Cord Tires Motor Company G. E. Mace Cornee Square Penn Sylvania, Kentucky Indiana, Illinois Iowa Coals John Shields & Sons Willard Blaine Holmes Service Holmes
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