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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1918
Page
8
The City Board of Health ruled the library may stay open at usual hours but patrons must get books and go. Reading room features are eliminated for now as a precaution, not a hardship, affecting reader seating and lingering time.
Three valuable cows owned by a Bleirgowrie farmer were missing for five days. A soldier glimpsed a head at an upper window from an empty house and found the cattle together in a front bedroom, solving the mystery of their ascent and return.
The readable text sketches a travel fragment from Jerusalem toward the Dead Sea through Jericho. It mentions starting at a hotel near a gate and meeting someone, with vague references to tunnels and travel timing. The passage is garbled and hard to parse for clear events.
Local ads promote 26 percent off dresses at Rothschilds and $10 coats at Ward's with Read Ward's ad in tonight's Journal. Other items include silks, bath robes, baby gifts, fur sales, battery shipments, and Christmas jewelry at Stephen's and Phillips' Drug Store. Individual notices report travel and family illness.
A reader requests a large size bottle of Listerine, prompting questions about product availability and packaging options. The note highlights consumer demand for bulk oral care products and suggests checking local stores or online retailers for size and price variations.
A collage of shop ads and notices including McElhinneys drug ads, Rothschilds discounts on coats and skirts, Overland and Graves Studio promotions, and family updates. Christmas gift prompts appear with photography sittings and new stock announcements. Perry Hays in France shares a letter, plus battery and hair care promotions.
The Iowa campaign seeks 700 009 dollars during January 12 to 19 for Armenian and Syrian relief as part of a nationwide 36 million dollar appeal. Backed by the food administration and President, the drive funds aid for millions destitute in central Europe and the region west of the Bosphorus. Local efforts will be organized by the county defense council with state leaders Governor Harding and prominent Des Moines figures heading the effort.
C. J. South announces that Washington schools end home studies for pupils. Some students still expect more lessons. Teachers living out of town have returned home. No classes, regular or by correspondence, until after Christmas when quarantine is hoped removed.
Clyde Brown left for New York today after a Sunday call to join YMCA service. He will train briefy in New York then sail overseas to take up YMCA work in France via Chicago stop before departure.
Kiwsn McGinnis, three weeks into an officers training course at Camp Pike, is in town en route to Ames to resume studies at the state agricultural college. The training school has been discontinued and all officer candidates are expected home soon.
The text outlines three varieties of swans: white swans found in the northern hemisphere, black swans first noted in Australia, and the even rarer white swan with a black neck reported in Cult and breeding in the Antarctic.
In a surprising breakthrough scientists claim to have removed the bray from a mule, promising quieter rural life though skeptics doubt the method's practicality for everyday use. The report notes public curiosity and potential applications while urging further testing.
An English scientist asserts unique heart beat patterns exist and influence handwriting when writing is magnified. The finding suggests personal biometric traits extend to graphology, linking pulse rhythms with distinctive penmanship in detailed analyses.
In Osterland Holland on December 3 the former crown prince told a correspondent he has not renounced anything and has not signed any document. The statement emphasizes he remains committed to his position amid ongoing questions about his actions and status.
A permanent international waterways commission of three Americans and three Canadians governs the use of lake waters for power and other purposes. The border lines between the United States and Canada are debated with jurisdiction over four border lakes.
A wild duck voyage from up north stops in California rice fields for about 60 days and consumes a substantial portion of the crop, with estimates suggesting a million birds may be involved. Each meal reportedly uses a cupful of rice, creating serious agricultural concerns for farmers.
The maid has a sweetheart and mauma asks about his visit. Muster Harry overhears and, unsure what a beau is, asks if the ribbon eming tonight. The excerpt plays on a mistaken word for comic effect.
History credits Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden with the invention of fixed primed cartridge in 1611, featuring bullets and charge in a paper case. The text notes the concept remained pot until 1570 when the metal cartridge was patented by an American.
A Missouri Botanical Gardens bulletin urges correct tree planting and ongoing care to prevent disease and the need for annual pruning.
A fragment hints at a sister figure with unclear age who answers a question about reading Aesor's fables by claiming she read them when they first appeared, leaving readers curious about her past and the timeline of her literacy.
A fragmented dialogue shows a suitor questioning an unnamed father about his daughter. The exchange suggests a cooperative marriage setup in a rough town setting, with hints of social pressure and miscommunication.
A damaged fragment discusses women's evening wear and roles, describing a gown for a night singer and a form for a woman who retires early, with garbled text suggesting sartorial guidance and social norms.
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