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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
3
Ainsworth Iowa August 15 Chartes ter year old boy suffered a leg injury Saturday afternoon when caught by a manure spreader at the Letts farm northwest of Neworth. The wound was torn about eight inches above the knee and he was taken to the county hospital for treatment. The father in the Letts family is employed on the farm and the boy is recovering.
Captain James Norman Hall of Colfax Iowa spoke to a packed h hautauqua crowd at Columbus Junction recounting air service romances and adventures in WWI. He described Lafayette Escadrille service and later US unit experiences including early front visits and a forced landing behind German lines.
The Cedar Community club entertained about eighty five relatives and friends Tuesday evening at the Frank Scranton home with music recitations and exercises. A storm shortened the program but all enjoyed the event despite the rain. A separate item notes the A J Peterson family reunion at the Peterson home in Ainsworth on Sunday August 17 marking the mother’s 59th birthday and the ninth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs A J Peterson Jr with many relatives present.
Buttons costing one dollar each will finance the Welcome Home celebration for soldiers. Sold in the Third Ward on Wednesday August 20 at six pm with house to house canvassing under ward captains. Captains and solicitors volunteer, urging prompt purchase when called.
A regular meeting of I. G. White Post 6 A. R. will convene this afternoon at 2 o clock in Donaldson P. C. The notice urges attendance.
Regular meeting of the Queen Esther Girls is postponed from tonight to next Monday evening at the home of Miss Rhea Warren. All members urged to attend, especially new members, for important business.
A telegram to Mrs. Edgington announces Lieutenant J. E. Edgington has reached New York. No return date is given, but it is expected he will be home in a few days.
The onion growers in this part of the State report a fine crop for this year. The market on early onions has been especially good. The Pleasant Valley Onion Growers' association has shipped 63 car loads that average better than $1,000 per car.
A witty exchange features Magges and Bloggs debating a phonograph prank. Bloggs complains about his mother-in-law while Magges revels in starting and stopping the machine mid sentence for amusement.
In Life style dialogue, villagers joke Amos Derby appears in the weekly newspaper at Guy Parkinson's grocery store. The Stranger questions Derby’s status while the postman delivers the paper, revealing local chatter in a rural village.
Zemo offers clear healthy skin claiming to remove pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ring worm with a penetrating antiseptic liquid. Sold at stores for 35c and distributed by The B W Rose Co Cleveland O. It is described as non sticky easy to apply and dependable.
A Davenport youth car rolled on a Red Rail road hill near the Blankenhorn residence with six aboard, all escaped serious injury. H I Ward’s family helped transport the girls to Washington for medical aid while the car was righted. A separate buggy runaway on South Second Avenue left Mr and Mrs Snyder and child bruised after a harness break. Franz Landau and family near Brighton narrowly avoided a steep bank when both Buicks met on a narrow stretch. no injuries, slight damage to the Buick six.
Two damage suits for 5000 dollars were filed in Hardin county court. L T Hymen sues W H Marsh over a contract dispute in Iowa Falls. Lloyd B Sarber sues Henry C Passmore claiming 5000 dollars for alienation of his wife and mental anguish. Trials set for Eldora term starting August 25.
In Marshalltown on August 18, T. Nelson Downs as administrator of the estate of Miss Estelle Stickler, who died May 15 in this city, filed suit in district court against the Prudential Life Insurance Company of America and eight defendants seeking redress.
R Robinson of Grinnell sues for 500 dollars on a life policy on Miss Stickler dated November 15 1909 with her mother Mary Elizabeth Stickler beneficiary. Robinson asserts he is policy assignee. the insurer allegedly refuses settlement of the estate. Lucy Hutzel sues M M O Bryan to halt a writ of execution on city property after a 96 67 judgment and costs entry. The property described includes lot 12 and parts of lots 10 and 11 in block 1 Anson's third subdivision.
Sir Walter Scott notes farmers lighting up after sermon text is read. Isaac Barrow called tobacco pan pharmacon. Bishop Burhett refused to part with his pipe, even cutting a hole in his hat to rest it. Doctor Parr smoked in the vestry before sermons as the choir sang, claiming he prefers long days to long hymns.
A fragment from E. W. Howe's Monthly notes life as long, full of interest and pleasure yet often abused and untruthfully treated. The writer muses that printing is hardly worth it, while acknowledging opportunities in life.
The piece reflects on wrongdoing that harms others and the moral weight of our actions. It contrasts unintentional mistakes with deliberate harm, urging accountability and thoughtful choices to prevent hurt toward others.
Dr. Livingston Farrand Jr former University of Colorado president is appointed chairman of the central committee and executive head of the American Red Cross he will direct the organization when the war council retires on March 1 Farrand is a specialist in psychology and anthropology and earned his war record fighting tuberculosis in France
A Houston Post item notes a man fears failing to eat with false teeth while a woman fears she cannot talk, illustrating gendered anxieties in everyday tasks.
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe and obtain price lists for clubs and magazines via Ned at phone number 59 or by writing to Nita Belle McKoon, agent, care of the Journal.
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