This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
8
A called meeting of Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M is set for Thursday evening at 7 30 for Second degree work on two candidates. Officers urge strong attendance by the craft. L ib Langworthy 8 W.
McNamara's advertises limited summer items including one lawn swing and porch furniture. It emphasizes moving all summer goods quickly to free floor space and notes refrigerators are cheaper now than next year.
Recent items include married license issued to Sam Baker and Fern May of Washington. Residents visit and travel between Keota Columbus Junction Des Moines Denver Bloomington and Chicago. Corporal Earl Glassburner returns from duty at Camp Cody. West End Grocery advertises goods. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes Mi O Na tablets and dandruff remedy. Local moves include Mrs Godfrey and daughter to Cedar Falls and Everette Shenefelt’s flight training furlough. Special club offer for The Delin eater and Everybody's magazines.
Mrs J Miller attends Columbus Junction fair. Floyd Rittler visits at J B Rittler home in Libertyville. Several residents travel to Winfield Col Jamestown Davenport Morning Sun and Estherville for visits and teaching assignments. Brown's Business College Muscatine opens September 2 3. Mrs Williams of Los Angeles and Mrs Stockley of Salt Lake City guests at J H Malin visit Ainsworth.
The banks of Washington state will remain closed all day on Labor Day, September 2, as a state holiday observance.
Boston Transcript reports a curious headline about milk delivery workers in Paul city. The brief item hints at routine duties or a local event affecting milkmaster crews in an era of urban daily life.
Major Glenn Laffer arrived from Camp Cody for a two week furlough, the first long break from army duties in two years. He will not join another division abroad and may receive new duties soon.
Mr and Mrs J M Finney and daughters Grace Ruth Mary Elizabeth and Miss Lucile Martin came home at noon today from a motor trip to Des Moines where they visited relatives and attended the State Fair. Relatives received word from Capt Earl Hout that he is now at Camp Dix New Jersey having just arrived from Camp Cody New Mexico. He did not state how long he would stay at Camp.
It is presumed that Dix will soon leave with his company for overseas assignment. The move suggests upcoming deployment and foreign service involvement.
A Tulsa matron tells the Kansas City Star that in Tulsa there is no vulgar display from the newly rich and that all new furniture will be chosen to complement the new infant grand piano.
Roy hands over the jeweler a watch and asks for cleaning and regulation and a new crystal. He notes the price to buy a new one. The exchange implies consideration of repair versus replacement for the timepiece.
A wise figure notes that true ability shines when a gifted person acknowledges the talents of others. The observation frames leadership as generosity and collaborative strength.
A reader notice states the Woman's Home Companion annual rate is $140 now and will rise to $200 after October 1st. The change affects current subscribers and new enrollments.
Nita Belle McKeon announces she handles renewals and subscriptions for the Journal of 59 Red and offers club memberships. She notes services extend to other magazines with ongoing availability until October 1st.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.