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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
8
The notice invites inquiries by phone or mail to Nita Belle McKown in Washington Iowa for pricing on teaken and clubs. A quoted remark from Mr Prot emphasizes that worry may be unfounded, with a personal endorsement included.
Local ads mention paying water rent before the penalty deadline and list residents visiting Burlington Belknap Crawfordsville and Eldon. Names include Mrs L B Lupton Mrs Geo Breitenbach Mrs Hi W Russell Josephine Caldwell Lydia Hellam and Nellie Hawking plus many others.
Des Moines Ad Club president C A Bauigart will join local members in Washington next Wednesday evening for a special meeting. Expected with him are former Iowa Ad Club presidents John Huston Ottumwa J A Magnus Muscatine and J Sidney Johnson Marshalltown. A dinner at Cook's Cafe at 7 pm precedes short talks by visiting Ad Club leaders as they assist in redrafting the State Association constitution.
Local note reports Schubert's orchestra set for a Muscatine concert. Farmers Union Exchange has a carload of millseed cotton seed and oil meal on track. Washington banks operate 10 to 3 under fuel administration rules. Mr and Mrs Peter Jungbluth visit then depart La Crosse Wisconsin via Davenport with son Carl.
Community notices feature Olive Stone arriving to spend winter with C. L. Stone, Eva Reece visiting Mrs. Alex McCreedy, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bailey welcoming a baby girl at the county hospital. Ads urge battery storage, De Laval service days, and Se Lets readers know about upcoming lectures by the Fighting Yanks at the old M B church at 8 PM.
A shipment of splendid eating and cooking apples is now on hand at Wilson and Chalmers Produce Co phone 647. The minimum temperature last night was five degrees below zero but moderating today despite continuing cold. Will Chilcote returned home at Cedar Rapids yesterday evening after handling business in the city.
Botanists warn that jonquil, white hyacinth, and snowdrops carry poisonous risks with narcissus noted as especially dangerous. Chewing bulb scraps can be fatal and leaf juice acts as an emetic.
An Ohio State Journal note records a woman’s pointed decision that spaghetti with tomato sauce shall never again darken their threshold. She voices bitterness over appearances and the idea that sauce spoils a shirt front.
At a restaurant Emily declines more food except another set of waffles. Her father asks if she wants a sandwich, but she prefers a second portion of the waffles over anything else for the meal.
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