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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1919

Page

8

Not in Bull's Class

Peter walks his bulldog when a small white poodle barks at the gate. The bulldog bristles and growls, seeming ready to attack the toy. Peter calms the dogs and tells his to ignore the little dog.

Peter Bean

Washington Lodge No. 26 meeting and officer election

A regular meeting of Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M is scheduled for Friday evening December 5 at 7 30. Petitions will be received and balloted upon and the annual officers election for the coming year will be held. After the meeting a musical concert will be given and a luncheon will follow. L D Langworthy W M.

Washington Lodge No A. F A. M L. D. Langworthy W. M. Hore

Farmers Union Exchange Stockholders Meeting Notice

Notice to Farmers Union announces the Stockholders Annual meeting of the Farmers Union Exchange on December 9 1919 at Woodman Hall at 10 oclock a m all stockholders and Farmers Union members urged to attend by order of the Board

Farmers Union Farmers’ Union Exchange Woodman Hall

Magazine Subscriptions Offered by Nita Belle McKoon

Nita Belle McKoon, authorized representative, advertises magazine subscriptions with embs arranged and prices available. Readers can call 50 Red and IT will call or write in care of Journal, Washington Iowa.

Nita Belle McKoon

Local News Briefs Mention Events and Personal Visits

Various short items note social visits and business ads including Mrs. Frank Randall visiting her mother in Sigourney, Miss Fay Welliever visiting her sister, and Mrs. D. S. Chambers returning to Ipava. Also listed are tire and clothing ads, photo sittings deadline, and church services at West Chester.

Frank Randall Sigourney M. A. Lusch

Danny Altruist Opinion Sparks Auto Ownership Debate

Jud Tunking argues that everyone should own a car so they can leave it at home and ride with neighbors as a civic minded convenience in a Washington Star column.

Jud Tunking Washington Star

Grease Taboo Hampers Arabian Troops

It is difficult to keep Arabian troops supplied with effective firearms due to a religious objection to grease and to cleaning rifles.

Hosiery and battery ads from local store page

An assortment of ads promotes hosiery in silk, lisle, and cotton blends at Klein Klothing Ko, financing through The Dempsey Real Estate Co, and Eldridge Battery Company offering winter tire care and Gates Tested Tubes for reliability in cold weather.

Eldridge Battery Company Gates

Beauty and Savagery in Human Nature By Havelock Ellis

A compact reflection on nature and humanity contrasting beauty in wildlife with ugliness among people. The author argues that savagery appears gracious outside civilization and criticizes eugenic ideals as potentially lowering humanity below decent savagery, urging caution about their influence.

Havelock Ellis

Language speakers by country and language

The passage estimates the number of speakers for several languages worldwide. English 140 million plus, French 51 million, German 5 million, Italian 85 million, Spanish 42 million, Portuguese 15 million, and Russian 75 million.

Mother and Daughter Praise Meyers Wonderful Remedy

A testimonial from a mother and daughter claim Meyers Wonderful Remedy cured stomach and liver trouble and bloating. The ad asserts the medicine removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract and offers a money back guarantee. Lemmon's Pharmacy is cited as a retailer.

Meyrs Lemmon Orugeists Adve

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Fox Theatre William Fox Old H. C Graham Washington, Iowa John Shields & Sons I. Cohn Lyon's Ker & Dewey Shoea Sebubei Armory Klein Klothing Ko Fay Welliever Ainsworth Floyd Hoyle D. S. Chambers Ipava, Ill Lee Chambers Edith Cannon Lawrence Lemley Crawfordsville Joe Martin Welsbach Netr J. W. Martin J. Kr. Martin Craves Studio John A. Woods Claude Woods Twin Falls Ida Woods Mart Dean Crall’s Arthur Goodin Lydia Hellam Lemley’s Grocery Humphrey Richards Kegin Schubert Red Cross Harvey Chance Brighton Ed Arnold Sam McClelland Town City Liberty Bonds C. E. Plumly Washington Street Washington County Dempsey Real Estate Company North Side Square Washington, Ia United Presbyterian Church West Chester Moses Hey Hogany West Side Square Danny Altruist Fox Beauty Brigade Madlaine Traverse Paris Harry Garson Ign Marshall Neilan Eal Chal Rono Clothing “Company East Side Square Washington Dempsey Real Estate Co Mee Humphrey Tehumphrey Dradientfire Iowa Gas & Electric Co
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