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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
8
Chinese Mongolia borrowed 1000 rubles from Russia to stabilize finance. Some funds bought arms while most went to Kuselan Manufacturers to pay for 10 000 brigaded goods identified as Badd.
Secretary W F Huxford and volunteers prepare for East Lake Okoboji Hi Y training camp with about 100 high school attendees. Tents loaned to community youths remain unreturned and several halves and one whole tent are missing. a coat left at camp awaits owner claim.
A note advertises special rates on clubs with pricing lists. It directs readers to call 59 Red or write to Journal in care of NITA BELLE McKOON, Authorized Representative. The terse notice frames a marketing offer and contact method.
The article argues that bird speeds are overrated. It notes the swift may be credited with 190 mph and the sparrowhawk and homing pigeon in steady conditions show speeds around 60 mph or more, challenging popular imagination.
Fragmentary remarks from Uncle Theo show confusion and a challenge to someone. The whispered line hints at a wager or trust in a forward plan though the meaning remains unclear.
Community items list travel, visits, sales, and services from Davenport to Keota. Residents like Miss Irene Fear and Miss Edith Hartzell arrive or depart for visits, while families announce trips, sales, and business calls. Taxi lines, chiropractors, and piano tuners are advertised alongside farm listings and household notices.
Local ad notes the closing out of 132 pairs of cotton and woolen blankets bought last winter at material-based prices. Also reported is the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jon Koons of Los Angeles named Barbara Jean. Mrs. Koons is formerly Miss Edna Webb.
Agent Russell announces the Rock Island will run three special trains to Des Moines for the State Fair starting August 25 26 and 27. Depart from Washington at 5 00 AM with return from Des Moines at 5 40 PM. Round trip fare is 5 63 with tickets valid for return through August 30. Passengers should have exact change when buying tickets.
Mrs Freeman Hicks and her three year old son George drowned when their auto skidded through a railing on Bird s bridge over the Illinois and Michigan canal. Mrs Robert Thompson and Richard Hicks were rescued after the car plunged 25 feet into five feet of water. Louise Thompson, 17, saved herself by leaping to safety as the vehicle went over the edge.
British harvesters in Hertford to receive a 20 shilling monthly bonus under a truce mediated by the National Agricultural Laborers and Rural Workers union. The strike by 8,000 field workers had challenged the farmers over bonus terms and acreage payments.
Arthur Hayday labor M P for West Nottingham, cheered in the house of commons as he announced he is proud father of 17 children. Hayday, former Westham alderman and now secretary of the Midland branch of the General Workers union, received a healthy girl as No 17.
New York agencies engaged in Jewish relief will unite for a city drive in December led by Henry H. Rosenfelt of the American Jewish relief committee. The target amount for New York City is about seven thousand dollars as the city’s share of the national fund.
A bride fainted at a small country church wedding heated by a stove. After the ceremony the bridegroom, in a panic, grabbed an empty coal scuttle and rushed to the pump for water. He returned and dashed a scuttleful of sooty water over his revival bride.
A £25 banknote stayed outside the Bank of England for 111 years, the longest period recorded. Compound interest on that note’s value accumulated to at least £6,000 over the era.
Composer boasts a new song poised for success while the concert manager tests for appeal with quirky questions. The banter ends with the manager declaring the piece a hit despite its lack of obvious charm.
After the great Chicago fire of 1871 many national banks buildings burned. Eighteen national banks lost property but safes declined losses. when opened, books and papers were too damaged to prove debts, so banks faced no loss from debt recovery.
A narrator recalls a century ago in New York when an aristocratic father brought his three daughters to Matthews Church in Garden Street. The sisters attracted many young suitors, filling the downtown church as a full house during services.
A Boston Transcript item notes the paradox that air plane fuel has value only when consumed, implying limited usefulness unless used up. The remark reflects a skeptical view of aviation efficiency and resource use.
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