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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
8
The Warlo water system is set to deliver fire protection services, with Wilson Heating Co positioned to support the upgrade and installation efforts.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Casey motored to Davenport for the fair and will visit friends in Moline. Wilma Dillinger and Collette Te Bockhorst visited Mrs. Swick in Oskaloosa. Several families, including the Greiners and Flatiums, traveled to Amana to view the ruins of a fire. Mrs. Morrison and Rosa of Chicago visited Mrs. Bacon in Oskaloosa. Mrs. Hochstädler of Keota returned home after a visit. Dan Holderfer and Phyllis left for Oskaloosa after visiting the Shans. Lucy Tennyson traveled to Muscatine after visiting relatives. Alice Ward from Fort Wayne visits Dr. and Mrs. Downing. many friends in Washington will be glad she is here.
The column records names and movements of residents and visitors. Miss Onieta Palmer leaves for Lake Genevia and Mrs. Mary Davis shops in town, with many others like Miss Mae McCreedy to Chicago and Mrs. A. Van Sickle to Des Moines. Local businesses advertise cooling drinks and car care products.
A reflective note argues that when the powerless inherit power they will face many unsolved problems that even a modest person cannot manage. The piece critiques shallow idealism and highlights practical limits of leadership.
Proposals outline canals to surround the Dead Sea and irrigate the Jordan Plain, enabling large fertile areas to be cultivated.
Dr. W H Hampton who led the local Christian church for nearly three years has accepted a pastorate at Lake City Iowa a town of about three thousand in Calhoun county near Fort Dodge He leaves with wife and son Albert for their new home in fall 1920 The parishioners regret his departure but honor his service and a replacement will be sought. Odd Fellows honor Hampton with a special meeting naming Frank Schneider Noble Grand for the remainder of the year.
The Yale Review article states a truly great novel is a tale to the simple a parable to the wise and a direct revelation of reality through a unique consciousness claimed by the reader for itself.
A four rein bit called a snaffle is used on the snaffle. For a rapid stop the curb can be pulled, bringing the horse up immediately though it is more painful and powerful.
In an English school children learn birdsong using phonograph records to study the songs of various wild birds.
Notice invites all to a dance at Z. Cc. Bb. J. hall in Richmond on Saturday, August 18. Schodys orchestra will provide music. admission details not listed.
A young woman admits the diamond he gave is paste yet she accepts the gift with love, saying the value lies in his affection rather than the stone’s price. She confesses to the Ananias Cub tale and affirms her happiness in the relationship despite the fake gem.
Louisiana Supreme Court upholds ordinance letting New Orleans restrict business to designated streets. Citizens suggest moving courts to Solomon street and many city functions to themed streets such as Treasury, Abundance, Prosperity, Exchange Alley, Music, and Calliope, with Harmony and Roosevelt Place proposed for certain residents.
A British proverb notes that a bad hen cackling in one's house and laying eggs elsewhere is untrustworthy evidence of infidelity or deceit. The saying warns against misplaced worship of a loud disruptive source.
A reflection asserts cheerfulness is not a mood but a duty to others and warns gloom is an infectious state that should be quarantined strictly.
Readers urged to maintain clear straight thinking to avoid misdirection and dead ends in reasoning. Emphasis on self discipline to prevent faulty conclusions that only individuals can resolve within their own minds.
Regulation restricts land ownership to native Dutch in Java while foreigners may lease land up to 75 years. Lease terms require half the area to be left free for native rice cultivation. The policy reflects colonial control over agricultural land and native use.
A concise prosaic line contrasts masculine admiration of a beautiful woman with a beautiful landscape. It suggests both lose effect when experienced too closely, implying a critique of possessive or saturated gaze within a domestic discourse.
A quoted excerpt from the Busten Transcript asserts Mongolians lack the kiss of friendship or politeness, reserving it for lovers and fiances of married couples. The exchange highlights cultural norms surrounding affection and social rituals.
California redwoods face destruction unless reforestation succeeds. Nurseries near Fort Bragg and Scotia grow hundreds of thousands of trees to replant thousands of acres yearly. Redwood companies, totaling twenty plus, back efforts with seedling stock and stump sprouting.
The River Transit Company of St. Paul announces four new motor barges will start freight service between St. Paul and St. Louis within a month. The 689 mile route will use ninety landing points and barges with 100 ton cargo capacity.
Mrs M H Glascock who has been visiting at the home of her son W F Glascock returned to her home at Hannibal Missouri this morning.
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