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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1924
Page
3
The 1924 Chautauqua ended with the largest crowd of the season and a strong program. The Inskeep Players presented The Calling of Dan Matthews to a packed tent and gate receipts neared 240 dollars.
The article lists additional names of college students not previously mentioned including Northwestern University Columbia College Coe College and Cornell College plus others from State Teachers College Cedar Falls Iowa State College Ames and Parsons College among many. It also notes a hiking trip with 43 boys and a kindergarten program featuring a Tom Thumb wedding and a weather-affected rehearsal.
Coach Albert McKinstry is back in town and preparing the Washington high school football squad. Daily practices begin tomorrow at 3 p m with kicking and handling drills as players regain conditioning. New equipment and fields are in place, with about 2300 dollars spent on outfits. The first game is set for October 4 against Ottumwa, with earlier dates possible.
Excavations at Trent Park England the home of Sir Philip Sassoon reveal a very old drawbridge along with dagger fragments sandals and a series of quaint horseshoes. lore recalls Dick Turpin famed to hide in the moat near the park.
The article recalls hunters who faced lions up close and survived maulings, noting far fewer in African exploration have authenticated direct personal contact with an angry elephant in the wild and lived to recount the ordeal.
At the Improvement League tent in the South, several orders were secured and proceeds will fund charitable efforts. Those who did not donate can notify treasurer Mrs. Chal Ford to contribute, with the note that more than half the required amount has already been raised.
A large Washington contingent is expected to travel to the Walter C Sheets farm in the valley neighborhood thirteen miles west of town for the first Dutch Creek township fair. Events include horseshoe pitching and an extensive agricultural exhibit with Senator Smith W Brookhbart of Washington delivering the address after the early afternoon exhibit auction.
The Parent-Teacher association held a meeting yesterday afternoon in the health tent at Chautauqua. Mrs. W. Brookhart presided before a good crowd. County nurse Edna Lewis spoke for the organization and Dr. C. W. Stewart explained public health service links with parents and teachers. Superintendent Harding supported the effort and pledged backing from teachers and the school board. Mrs. H. F. Rex of Wellman was delayed by illness. The president, Mrs. W. W. Bowers, will call an executive meeting this week.
Automo bilists struck mud about five miles out as storm clouds and lightning near Washington indicated a brewing storm to the north though no rain fell in the city last night.
Word was received here today of the death of Deane Freeland fourteen years old son of Mr and Mrs KB Freeland former resident of Ainsworth The death occurred at the Freeland home in Mason Montana Cause given as pneumonia He was a nephew of Frank Bandy of Washington The funeral party will reach Ainsworth Saturday evening and burial services will be held at two oclock Sunday afternoon in the Ainsworth cemetery
A letter from Angela argues against a proposed $100,000 pipe organ to accompany nature scenes. She insists nature’s own sounds, such as the wood dove and brook, offer a melody art cannot surpass, urging that the woods’ +notes and wind sighs provide a better harmony.
Article notes more men than women are struck by lightning due to exposure and behavior rather than biology. It emphasizes hazard awareness and suggests caution during storms.
A Pittsburgh justice of the peace ruled that chewing gum is a drug, settling debates on its classification. It cannot be considered food, drink, cosmetics, or green groceries, and the decision comes as a quip about classifying it as a game of skill.
A fragmentary quote argues that misanthropes fall into two groups. One believes their merit is neglected and unappreciated, the other seeks flattery despite knowing their worthlessness. The coldest hearts are among the latter, Dickens notes.
The Samoyed breed’s white hair from regular combings was woven into cloth and its commercial potential demonstrated by the Royal Society of Arts in London. The undercoat shed twice yearly provided the material.
The article notes ancient beliefs assigning luck to sneezes based on direction. Sneezing to the right was seen as fortunate while sneezing to the left was considered unlucky, reflecting cultural ritual thinking.
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