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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1939

Page

6

Aden Becomes Colony in Arabian Peninsula

Aden, Arabia, is proclaimed a colony replacing its prior status as a settlement and part of Dia.

Aden Arabia Dia

Salt Water Backed Into Yarmouth Office Washrooms

Eastern Steamship Company workers at Yarmouth N and F were startled as salt water flowed from washroom taps. Investigators found harbor backflow filling the pipes, causing the unusual supply.

Eastern Steamship Company Yarmouth

Texas Vehicle Count Reported Across State Roads

Texas statisticians estimate 1,250,000 motorized vehicles operate on the state’s 189000 miles of highways, county roads and city streets.

Texas

Franklin Life Reveals Poor Richard as Militia Colonel

A chapter on Benjamin Franklin depicts him as a militia colonel stationed at a Pennsylvania outpost. The anecdote links the inventor and statesman to frontier defense and colonial leadership.

Franklin Benjamin Franklin Richard Pennsylvania

Fines for Missed Board Meetings Hit Pennsylvania Hospital

A historic notice reports fines for missed board meetings against hospital managers. The penalty rose from two shillings six pence in 181 years past to fifty cents today, reflecting regulatory changes affecting the institution in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Hospital United States

Heirloom Chair Sparks family squabble and a reunion

Ann Norton returns from work to join relatives in a heated discussion over a cherished chair. Carrie Nell and Maud bargain for shares while Ann discovers a long kept secret about the heirloom. Will Owen, a rich former classmate, arrives, destroys the chair, and buys new replacements for the women.

NN Norton Maud Adams Ann Washington Maud Nell Julia Carrie Smith Ann Norton Tracy Nell Ogden Adams House Will Owen Will Owen

Unclaimed items listed at London railways lost property

The railways lost property office in London has unclaimed items including two sacks of soot a sideboard a cask of wine and a folding boat awaiting owners.

Railways London

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