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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
8
Local brief notes list visitors and travelers across Washington area. Mrs J Long visits Crawfordsville, Mrs Shannon sails to Lee's Summit for winter, Ruth Manning heads home near Coppock, Miss Imkof shops in Wayland, Mrs McCreedy hosts Ethel Buecker, families plans winter stays in San Antonio and Keota with assorted calls and errands.
Crawfordsville and Starper residents visit Washington while others go to Clinton Floris Winfield and Davenport on business or to visit family. Shoppers in Fairfield buy cloaks dresses and gifts as Crail's advertises leather belts hand bags and home goods with reductions.
Local newspaper snippets show bazaar and bake sale events on Saturday Dec. 9 in the Wilson Building South Side Square run by Christian ladies. Shoppers see ads for shoes, jewelry, carving sets, gift items, and Christmas goods from Lemmon's Pharmacy, Fred Stewart Hardware, Clark and Enslin's, Gust Bramer, and Tooman Leather Shop along with local visitor notes and service notices.
The report notes a top hog price of 5.55 and forecasts snow tonight and Friday with a drop in temperatures. Expect colder conditions across the region as moisture moves in. Farmers should monitor market bids and plan for winter weather impacts on livestock.
The passage explains that due process of law does not define adoption of procedures but refers to the administration by courts. It notes that the expression is generally understood to govern how outcomes are achieved through judicial processes.
Ancient belief held the opal reflected every stone color and granted charm. If stolen the thief was invisible and never caught, a cautionary tale from old lore about the opal’s power and theft.
The American Legion announces first prize state winners of its national essay contest on serving the nation. Winners include Verna Lillian Wacker Alaska and James C. Barron California among many others with essays judged by U.S. Commissioner John J. Tizert and others. National prizes range from 759 to 250 dollars.
A classroom exchange features a teacher asking Archibald to define an engineer who works an engine and William describing a pioneer as a man who works no phone. The humor hinges on mispronunciations and wordplay.
A children page in the Kansas City Star concludes with a misspelled line saying they were mingined and lved happily ever after. The error adds a quirky note to the magazine’s closing passage.
The guide advises washing white non-enamel furniture in small portions with sans soap and using a neutral soap for enamelled pieces. Each spot treated should be thoroughly dried as it is cleaned.
A Boston Transcript note mocks a young man fleeing labor troubles for a tropical refuge only to find coconuts on the consolidated coconut exchange and banana Peekers unionizing for an island wide strike, a satire on modern labor conflicts.
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