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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1922
Page
8
Correspondents send in local news from Crawfordsville and Washington. Guests at the Shafer home. a fire at the Jones residence injuring Mrs. Jones. weddings, visits, and Thanksgiving travel noted. Various residents from Bedford, Goldfield, Drakeville, and surrounding areas appear in society items and family notices.
Mrs. John Abrahamson of Des Moines spent Thanksgiving with her parents Mr and Mrs E H Faris in Brighton. Iowa City residents Mr and Mrs Malcolm Griffith and their baby visited the Griffiths and Mumpeditiomes. Miss Lillis Day stayed with friends in Mt Pleasant. Dr W Weidner of Monroe visited at the Will Wela rer home. Viola Hyzer visited Richland with relatives. Miss William McFarland came from Drakesville to visit at the E Erwin Helmick home. Mr and Mrs Ray Conrad of Bon-...
Dayon Grove reports Mr. James Embree from Washington visited the Will Embree home Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Mart Casey and children and G K Hartman and Edna Mae visited George Ferguson Sunday. Farmers finish drying corn. Thanksgiving program at West Chester School packed with visitors. West Chester beat Kalona 7 to 0 in the final football game. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Moore were ...
Thanksgiving party at the Baptist church basement had for scouts in masquerade. School closed for vacation. McKierman and Kilgore families moved to new homes. O F R S officers elected with Easter as matron and McKierman as patron. Chihak wedding announced at St. Treph Chicago. W R C play postponed due to quarantine. Columbus Junction football visit noted. Edith Peterson on duty in Keota. Thanksgiving services held at Myr church with Baptist pastor Sermon.
A fragment describes Dorotheum in Vienna as a place to buy sell or pawn almost anything with all classes using the market. The text references Aunt Dorothy nickname and mentions a person in Vienna involved with the auction house.
Chinese subscribers call by name rather than numbers at a unique exchange run by Chinese girls. Operators handle between seven and eight thousand calls daily, as described in Youth's Companion.
A cablegram from Col. Wihlien N. Haskett reports urgent need for clothing for famine victims in Russia as American Relief Administration launches Clothing Remittances. Each remittance costs 20 dollars and supplies four suits, linings, muslin, flannel, shirts, and buttons to designated recipients. Many families face exposure and lack of footwear as winter approaches.
A national Red Cross audit outlines $11 million locally by 3600 chapters and over $12.59 million read in its works, plus more than $2.5 billion in aid to disabled veterans and $469,618 to regular army services. Disaster relief nears $1.5 million, with $2.0 million in chapter support. total next year budget about $9.74 million. Volunteers number 4.9 million with 5 million junior members aiding disaster relief and medical supply efforts.
The American Red Cross spent 1 441 486 dollars for disaster relief in the year ending June 30 1922. Seventy two disasters caused 674 KIA 521 WIA and over 145 000 homeless with 70 million dollars in property damage. The Louisiana Mississippi border fed 35 000 daily refugees and disaster categories included floods tornadoes fires epidemics and more. The organization calls for a worldwide renewal of membership during Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day Roll Call.
A critic asserts that a professor who proclaims no limit to space never worked on a newspaper, specifically the Wall Street Journal. The remark challenges credibility of his claim and references journalistic associations.
A reflective quote underscores lifelong patience in learning life’s true lessons. Henry Drummond’s meditation frames life as a pilgrimage whose years feel short compared to the growth sought through patient study.
A historical note explains white ants of Ceylon use a chemical secretion to spray rivals in the face. The spray allegedly unsettles insects, driving them into frenzy as they clash in colony contests.
The excerpt reflects on the role of the "Perhaps" in religion, arguing it adds worth to life and broadens meaning beyond mere petty concerns. Indifference to this inquiring faith is deemed unfitting for a thoughtful mind, as suggested by Sir Henry Jones in A Faith That Inquires.
Short quotation about virtue by Izaak Walton. Emphasizes that good company and thoughtful discourse are the essential supports of virtue. Content reads like a literary epigraph suitable for a mid 17th century tone. No event or named figures beyond Walton.
Sir Robert McClure led the 1854 expedition and became the first to reach the Northwest Passage, completing part of the voyage by sea then crossing overland by ice or land routes to reach the Pacific route via the northern American coastline.
The great wall of China stands as Earth's most impressive landmark. It winds like a giant serpent for thousands of miles over mountains and gorges and once defended against northern Mongol hordes.
A reflection on exploration and curiosity quoting Cornelia Stratton Larker about valuing people over places. It urges finding new worlds around every corner for those who care for others.
Questioning where true originality in poetry comes from and whether breaking custom or overcoming refinement biases creates a distinct taste. Wordsworth ponders the source of originality and how readers relish a genuinely new poetic voice.
A terminal examination reveals a budding philosopher claiming that the earth revolves on its axis 965 times in 24 hours. he asserts rapid motion causes its sides to perspire, producing dew. The remark, attributed to Lomfon TMeitus, reflects playful science humor in a historical context.
A court in England compelled a bailiff to seek mercy from a peer for a civil debt arrest. The bailiff admitted mistaking the peer for a commoner and apologized as part of the record.
A London correspondent portrays Western reverence for women amid frontier violence. The account describes an incident where a squaw, armed, confronts a half-conscious man while others react to a woman approaching, highlighting tensions in frontier relations.
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