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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
8
An Authorized Representative for Journal offers special rates on clubs. The notice invites readers to call SO Red or write to ITA BELLE McKOON in care of the Journal for price lists and club options.
Edw Bover offers a selective auction on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from his residence 714 North Second Avenue. Items include a solid oak dining table with chairs a sofa a settee rocking chairs two bedroom suites and other numerous articles.
Superintendent Smith announces office hours tomorrow from to 5 o clock at the old high school building.
The city banks will be closed on Monday September 1 in observance of Labor Day with no banking services available that day.
A subscription pitch promotes price lists for clubs and a magazine order service. The notice directs readers to call 59 Red or write to Nita Belle McKoon the agent at the Journal.
W Clark Hall argues that much has been done for the child yet the best remains unattained and calls on State and individual efforts to aim for the best in social reform.
The article explains Peterspence as a yearly papal tax involving a silver penny from landholders. It notes the levy’s abolition in England under Henry VIII and that other countries did not keep it after the Reformation, ending the payment.
In a backstage dressing room Tessie Tabas complains of temper among performers. A man promised to dine with her but failed to appear, leaving questions about who made the plan and why it fell through. The exchange hints at personal frictions on a crowded night.
Local briefs note cookie sellers, shoe shops, rug sales, and medical ads. Notices include licensing couples Wilbur J. Knupp and Flossie M. Bridges, Welcome Home Day in Washington County, and a free aeroplane ride offer from Washington National Bank. Also listed are upcoming games, church talks, Rheuma medicine ads, and visiting families at Klein Klothing Co.
Notices mention a Queen Esther play at the M E church in West Chester on Wednesday evening August 27. Paragraphs describe a day from parade to fireworks and several local residents traveling to events and attending gatherings. A playful note thanks the Simpson family for flowers and apples delivered to the Journal office.
Mr and Mrs Ed Gray celebrate the birth of a baby boy named Ed ward Thomas Jr born Tuesday morning The notice mentions Mrs Willis telegram announcing Ishmael Willis will return from overseas duty at six o clock tonight A minor traffic collision occurs at the northeast corner of the square involving a Velie and a Dodge Miss Beth Wilson starts work at E M Bridges Co millinery store The Wright family heads to Des Moines for the State Fair planning visits to Cedar Rapids and Iowa City en route home next week
Several families spend the morning traveling to visit relatives. Mrs S B Crozier goes to Fairfield to see her niece and Mr and Mrs Alfred Koch head to Mt Pleasant for the day. Mrs Will Simkins and son Sverett visit Mason City while Mrs James McFadden travels to Crawfordsville to see her daughter. Mrs A E Thoma visits Crawfordsville to see her daughter Mrs L H McFarland. Mrs John Bidwell visits Columbus Junction to see her parents Mr and Mrs M H Bowman. Mrs John Park and Mrs Wm Sutherland go to Wyman to visit sister Mrs Mary Davis. Mrs Mary Thompson returns from Eldon after visiting daughter Mrs Art Gordon. Miss Ina Lieberknecht from Letts attends wedding of Miss Flossie Bridges and spends the day here.
Mrs. W T Brown departed after visiting Mrs. Martin Swift. Mr and Mrs Ova Burnett and baby Lela arrived from Downing Missouri. Mr and Mrs D M Bridges returned to Muscatine after their daughter's wedding to Mr Wilbur Knapp. Mrs Delilah Phillips left to attend a Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting at Marshalltown then Boone and Pennsylvania.
Lisbon's gambling clubs stand out in the capital's nightlife with lavish rooms, fine dining, music, dancing, reading rooms and libraries. The Portuguese passion for play keeps these establishments thriving.
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