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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
8
If your stomach is out of order or distressed no matter from what cause Mi-O-Na stomach tablets will give instant relief in case of indigestion acute or chronic or money back Guaranteed by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Millinery display at its best with Arch Best Oxfords and Wilsons ads. Miss Bessie Arthaud of Vinton visits Washington. Donald Drahaus from Muscatine visits aunt Mrs. Lloyd Lovelett. Klein Klothing promotes school outfits and suits. Miss Mary Harper of Milwaukee visits Dorothya Wickham. Oil refilling deal at Independent Oil Co. Mrs. Walter Gay and children visit Mt. Pleasant. Wilson Heating advertises furnace service. Mr and Mrs Ed Dunlap and family visit. W H Conger family heads to Lake Okoboji. J A Work Insurance Agency contact. New Klein Klothing prices for serge middy suits. Tooman's Leather Shop seeks shoe repair work.
The column lists shoppers and visitors from Olds West Chester Crawfordsville and Richland, with news of new winter coats at Atchisons and dresses at Klein Klothing Kompany and H I Ward and Co. It mentions Mrs Huston Mrs L B Luthery Dorothy Anderson and Helen Singley among others and notes trips to Washington D C and the county hospital for adenoids and tonsils removal. Watermelon and potato offerings appear near Barclay's Grocery and Moriarty's.
Burns committed his poems to memory as he composed and, when writing, faced only the task of transcribing what he had already finished.
County Agent Harold V Ellis announces a boys pig club show on Tuesday September 4 at the East End Garage end of East Washington street. About forty animals in litter and market classes will be shown by fifteen club members with cash prizes from local businessmen. A pig judging contest open to all boys and girls under twenty one will accompany the event.
Hubert Work secretary of the interior writes to a political friend in Denver urging President Coolidge to be renominated in 1924. He predicts the president will be elected, making him the first cabinet member to publicly back Coolidge as the Republican standard bearer.
The Associated Press reports that despite forecasts of warmer weather, the country from the east to the midwest remains cold. Record cool August weather and light frosts are noted in areas affected by a cold wave, with residents still wearing overcoats.
Secretary Mellon will renew to the next Congress a proposal to reduce the higher brackets of income surtaxes. An official treasury notice said he is uncertain how the idea will be received in Congress.
Information received by French authorities shows the Ruhr food shortage results largely from speculation rather than actual lack of foodstuffs, the authority declared today.
Darline Tillotson of Clinton leaves for home after a mer summer with relatives and friends. Lois Edgar and sisters from Crawfordsville shop in Washington. Mr and Mrs George Benson leave for Colorado to attend a church convention. Robert Pollard and bride visit Decatur relatives before honeymoon in Washington. Tell merchants I saw your ad in the Journal.
A 2548 B.C. papyrus will by Egyptian Uai details Home and property to his wife for her to pass to children, burial provisions for him and his wife, and a guardian for a son. It closely resembles modern wills in structure and purpose.
A sharp remark on stagecraft notes that the scenery pleases more than the performers, suggesting critics seek visual design over acting strength in theater. The quip hints at the audience’s preference for spectacle over talent.
The report that a century plant blooms only once in a hundred years is likely due to impatient admirers. In parts of South America it can bloom every eight years, but when transplanted to greenhouses under artificial conditions its blooming date is much extended.
Jud Tunkins comments that a man who thinks life is not worth living typically aims to persuade others to see it the same way, a stance echoed in the Washington Star opinion column.
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