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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1920
Page
6
Washington residents report visits and trips across Iowa and nearby states. People travel to Greensburg West Chester Oskaloosa Des Moines and Sigourney for family visits work and events. Local exchanges include seed store ads and car purchases with several families hosting relatives.
Mrs. J F Frame and Mr and Mrs J F Frame travel from Burke South Dakota after visiting J C Purvis home. Mrs Goodin of Canton Illinois visits sons Arthur and Russell and goes to Keota. Mrs Neiswanger and Wanda visit Dav enport. Miss McLaughlin heads to Rockford to teach. deliveryman wanted for West End Grocery. Mrs Hawthorne and Miss Hawthorne visit Crawfordsville. Floyd Ellis returns from Coppock fishing trip. Mrs Rawhouser visits Columbus Junction. Mrs McClelland hospital operation. Harry Drake and Vera Crone welcome baby girl. Miss Genevra McCaw visits aunt Mrs Lytle and will teach Cooper College next year. Electro Magnetic Blanket Baths offered at 903 E 3rd St.
Mrs E W Spessard and daughter Arline of Ainsworth spend the day in town. Mildred Thomas returned home at North Eng lich after visiting her sister Mrs Adame.
Cedar Rapids officials approve a gas rate of 1.50 dollars per unit effective with August meter readings. The rate is 45 cents higher than the previous, after an investigation recommended 1.56 and council shaved to 1.50. A parallel probe into traction company finances opens, aiming to justify eight cent streetcar fares, with refunds issued to riders until September completion.
An Austrian scientist develops a fluorescent microscope using ultraviolet rays to reveal differences in matter invisible to normal light. The device enhances material identification and analysis, marking a advance in optical science.
Fire at the Reeve Farmers Grain Company elevator in Reeve destroyed the building the contents and two adjacent railroad cars. The blaze damaged a new supply shed and widespread grain losses were estimated at 6 000 to 7 000 dollars with total losses around 15 000 dollars. About 10 000 bushels of oats were inside the elevator as farmers threshing nearby aided the response.
A West Dallas widow explains she ended her last engagement because her fiancé, a doctor, insisted on keeping a thermometer in her mouth while he held her hand, as reported by the Dallas News.
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