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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1923
Page
7
Synopsis traces Jennie Woodruff’s rejection of Jim Irwin due to his finances and ambitions. Jim becomes Woodruff district school teacher and advocates natural science and modern farming, facing ridicule, opposition from Colonel Woodruff, and a bid by Jennie for county superintendent as tension rises across chapters.
Two boys, Raymond Simms and Newton Bronson, discuss Jim Irwin’s teaching and the threat to his job as the school board and town parents debate education. Mrs Bonner and Mrs Peterson confront the teacher over what the district should value, arguing for higher schooling versus practical farming knowledge.
About 100 descendants of Daniel McGugin of Seated Presbyterian ancestry gathered at Knav ers grove near Washington on August 18 for a family reunion. Members from Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Iowa enjoyed a picnic and heard remarks from Vinta Paul and Linnie Hodgrens. Toastmaster James E. McGugin recounted family history including Anne McGuin’s ride with her children to Fort Pitt and her red shoes. Last year’s officers were reelected: President James E. McGugin Secretary Vinta Paul Treasurer Milton McGugin.
Muscatine high school football opens with Coach J. H. Barber preparing a large candidate pool. Only one veteran, Leroy Barnard, returns in a line-focused program with backfield weight lacking. The season includes six games against Burlington Davenport Washington West Branch Columbus Junction and West Liberty.
A man recounts being refused life insurance due to heart symptoms. He credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with rapid improvement and claims it removes intestinal mucus and inflammation. The testimonial notes a money back guarantee and lists Lemmon's Pharmacy as a source.
Dr. John Shuman, formerly of Sioux City, returned from a year in Syria where he led the Department of Internal Medicine at the American University in Beirut. He describes widespread medical ignorance, reliance on superstition, and local practices such as cautery and inserting beans into wounds, as he pursues internal medicine in California with his family.
A kitchen tip advises applying a raw grated potato poultice to a burn for soothing relief. The potato should be scraped or grated and placed on the injured area to ease discomfort.
Uncle Eben laments a prodigal son using a rural voice to note that home comforts beat boarding with horses, as captured in a Washington Star line. The quote underscores folk wisdom and humor in regional speech.
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