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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1919
Page
8
Community updates include a baby birth at the county hospital, visits among residents, and travel to Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Classified items advertise laundry service, loan inquiries secured by farm mortgaged properties near Washington, Iowa, and library hours adjusted for fuel shortages.
In October 1341 Rienzi the Italian patriot who led a revolution in Rome and topped the aristocracy era tragedy was killed. He had led as tribune of the people and his rise to power spurred his downfall due to his conduct.
A child named Bitty rushes home with a troubling look after a playmate visit. He declines to explain to spare his mother distress, signaling a guilt ridden moment captured by the Chicago Tribune.
The piece notes distant flashes of Thatcher's light off Cape Ann as an early American beacon. It recalls Joséphus describing an ancient Pharos lighthouse built by Ptolemy Soter near Alexandria, Egypt, seen from afar in historical texts.
The item list highlights rustic rockers and foot stools suitable for older family members. Hog market prices show top quotes at 13.10 while weather remains not very cold.
A salmon has been observed producing up to 10,000,000 eggs. The finding highlights the species remarkable reproductive capacity and aquatic life biology.
Lyon’s for cookies, Lott for shoes, and J. E. Wright announce a closing out sale with 60 broad sows on January 14. Lemmon the druggist promotes a Rheuma plan for rheumatism. Taxi service day and night and Half-Sales casings advertised.
Ads mention Crail's rug shop and various services including funeral directing by Arthur Goodin and chiropractic by Lydia Hellam. The city bus line, battery storage, piano house, and a hardware sale are noted along with a shift of a lecture to the old M E church due to coal shortages. the Fighting Yanks are described as a lively group.
H S Young was a business visitor in Mt Pleasant yesterday W M Bailey of Atlantic visited briefly between trains yesterday en route from Moline Illinois and Coal Valley Illinois where he visited relatives A L Young announces a closing out sale December 27 selling a registered stallion mares 1750 pounds and 30 Duroc Jersey brood sows 55 to 60 with 6 percent and Absolute offered duel with names Thos J Dempsey W Teeter Gee J Breitenbach
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Hull travel to Tampa to spend the rest of winter. Ira Rathmel and Mrs. L. C. Woodburn of Crawfordville accompany. They then go to Kalona due to the illness of M. D. Brown. Miss Emma Taglauer, county hospital worker, returns to Brighton because several relatives are ill.
J. M. Finney served as a warning passenger for Clinton on business. Mrs. W. C. Allen of Wyman visited her son Dr. Paul Allen and returned to Wyman. Mrs. L. M. McFarland, wintering with her sister Mrs. Shockley, went to Ainworth. Miss Marie Whaley traveled to Memphis to visit aunt Mrs. J. H. Patterson. Mrs. Cary Brown returned home at Mt. Union after visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Bro. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gordon plan to move to Knoxville next week. Gordon’s railroad run changed. Daughter Gladys went to Cotter to visit sister Mrs. Bennett and Albert English.
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