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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1921
Page
8
Journal columns note a public sale by Farmers Store at 4513 and Bruns Seed Store display next Saturday afternoon. The ad promotes aprons as Christmas gifts and suggests Pelmey Saxophones as gifts for boys and girls, with contact to dee PL L. Mannhardt.
Mrs Bert Pierce visits Columbus Junction last evening. Advertised burial vault that keeps out water at Hebners for 65 dollars. D F Macon auctioneer Washington Iowa phone 251 red. Lyr Try our hot baked beans Saturday Ideal Bakery hot all day. Mrs George Lewis returns from Fort Madison after visiting daughter Mrs S S Moothart. Rheuma shipment arrives at Lemmons Drug Store with money back guarantee. Mrs F M Johnson and daughter Julia travel to Richland after attending White Shrine meeting at Mrs Jack Parks home.
A notice lists new Christmas club members at the F. and M. Bank. It also advertises hats on sale Friday and Saturday with prices, a Richland visit by Margaret Jean, tire offers, and a phonograph record release by the Criterion Quartette on Gennett, all in a local ad style.
Local advertisements mention Miss Connell and East Side Milliner, Lyons cookies, water rents due by December 12, and various shops at 4712 with Christmas gift ideas. Residents like Mrs. A. L. Myer and Mr. and Mrs. McNarlen travel through, while vendors promote bazaar goods, Hyomei for colds, and savings clubs urging participation.
Ottumwa residents visit relatives attend funerals and travel to Iowa City Burlington Yarmouth and Mercer Pa. Families such as Bennett McChesney Eaton Yard and Hillhouse are mentioned along with trips by Fenton Crabbe Kerr and Mountford. Christmas cards piano sales and local shop prompts appear among the community updates.
Mary Juliet Lemmon acted as gracious hostess for a party from 3:30 to 5:35 with 35 schoolmates and young guests. Mrs. Lemmon and Mrs. McChesney assisted, games and songs filled the afternoon despite rain, lunch featured yellow and white decor and small horn favors. Jack Lytle shared the birthday with six and eight yellow candles, gifts included puzzles and toys, a bouquet of roses from Mrs. Neiswanger marking their shared birthday.
India is described as the burning heart of Asia with a genius for religion. It notes that three of the four great Asian faiths originated in India and mentions 147 languages, including ten spoken by 10 million or more people. It cites a world population share and the latest census figure of 318,182,537.
In a capricious note to the Head Master of Oxford University a wealthy Irish farmer asks for the terms for eight years and whether extra charges apply if his son learns to write a good hand spell properly and row a boat. The missive reflects colonial era concerns over education costs and practical skills.
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