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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
3
The Chautauqua ends this evening at eight with Bachman's Million Dollar Band expected to draw hundreds. Pledges stood at 817 at day’s end, and organizers hope to reach a thousand. directors nominated include Mrs. W. A. Cook and A. L. Griffith.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ferguson and daughter Arlene recently returned from Colorado to West Chester. They stayed in a Manitou cottage and visited Estes Park Denver Colorado Springs and other areas. Relatives in Kansas joined them on the return. Their car carried the slogan Washington, the Cleanest City in Iowa, which drew attention far from home. We thank Mr. Ferguson for advertising our city in his travels.
Arthur Teeter intends to enter the state university at Iowa City next year but his name was omitted from yesterday’s list of college students published by the school.
Workmen began today on the installation of fire escapes on all ward school buildings. The first installation will be at the Junior high school on the east side exiting from the main auditorium. All work will be finished by the start of the new term. The escapes are large steel tubes allowing rapid slide to safety while providing protection from fire. In drills as many as 120 left a building through one escape in one minute.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Benn and their young son from Washington were nearly injured when a front axle broke on the way to Sigourney. The windshield shattered injuring Mrs. Benn’s face, Mr. Benn sprained his shoulder, and the child had minor scratches. They were taken to Keota for care.
A compact excerpt cites L. P. Jacks noting the contrast between lower level instincts and higher level joy. It praises the laborer who finds his work the lover who sees his object and the hero who receives his commission.
Iowa collects more than 2.5 million dollars more in automobile license fees this year than last year. By August 1 the state had received 8,368,984.39 dollars, with Polk County leading at 549,920.35. Vehicle registrations reached 537,747, already surpassing 1922’s total of 493,033.
The article explains that tapioca comes from the cassava root which is highly bitter and poisonous due to hydrocyanic acid. Heating neutralizes the toxin, making the starch edible for most people, as noted by Popular Science Monthly.
The writer recalls traveling to Ottumwa for a wedding with mixed road conditions. On returning they got lost near Eldon and feel unwell, noting a busy day ahead. The note includes a poultry market remark and a truck offering cream eggs and poultry, mentioning Washington Buttes and price hints for Friday.
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