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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1924
Page
8
Local news item notes the Girl Reserves present Bird's Christmas Carol at the high school Tuesday night with admission 25 and 36 cents. Other notices include travelers leaving for Los Angeles for the winter, silk lingerie orders, a funeral in Rock Island, and local social events and community notices.
Paris observers note foreign shoppers flock to Paris fashion houses. Spanish customers, though fierce in portrait, quickly seek bargains by translating francs to pesetas. Unlike Italians, they rarely haggle. They accept French styles and avoid demanding country-specific designs.
LOCAT J F McNamara traveled to Keota this morning as a business passenger. A R Bruns returned to Sigourney after a short business visit here. Mrs E P Foss announced the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Lynn Hamilton of Los Angeles named Marjorie Louise. Mrs Hamilton was formerly Wilma Ruth Foss. The new girl is the first great grandchild of FE P Foss, Mrs W S Russell and children Walter and Pearl of Danville Illinois visiting at the Foss home. A Washington Cleaners market sale by the Loyal Polyannas of Pleasant Hill church earned 17 90, and organizers thank patrons and the Washington Cleaners for room and hospitality.
A Paris dressmaker argues American women bargain and delay payment while English clients are ideal, paying cash and never haggling. She notes Americans often provide only hotel addresses and rely on checks from distant cities, risking reputational damage.
London Nov 2 modern experts urge more widespread use of whole-wheat bread to combat small jaws and tooth decay among children. Dr Shelley criticizes the term offal for flour and experiments show whole-wheat bread reduces decay by 60 percent, while bakers claim public demand favors white bread for the poor.
A kilowatt hour of electrical energy can run a sewing machine for 20 hours drive 15 steel knives to clean for a year clip 5 horses or 25 sheep and churn 440 pounds of butter.
Ancient Egyptian noblemen used a boat to fish while a wife or son paddled, with a spear tied to the wrist and thrown at the fish. This method mirrors ancient hunting from water, showing similar techniques to later American fishing practices.
The report notes that Matt Yocker, who suffered a stroke several weeks ago, remains about the same in condition with no noted improvement or deterioration.
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