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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1935
Page
5
The article compares automobiles to rail and air travel, stressing brakes as vital. It explains momentum turning into heat, warns one third of cars have brake issues, and urges early, gradual stopping and regular adjustments to prevent excessive wear and safety risks.
The automobile registration department reports twelve new cars licensed in the past week, down from seventeen the prior week. Names and residences include J. Martin White Washington with a Chevrolet coach. A C Bower Wellman with a Plymouth 2 door. Howard K. Stewart Keota with a Ford Deluxe 4 door. Hugh Morris Ainsworth with a Chevrolet sports sedan. AB Neiswanger Washington with a Ford deluxe 2 door. Charles F. Greiner Washington with a Plymouth 4 door touring sedan. Frank Groff Wellman with a Chevrolet coach. H D Hazlett Ainsworth with an Olds h passenger touring coupe. R L Quinn Ainsworth with a Ter-
A nostalgic ad copy urges car owners to reward their vehicles at Christmas by choosing Viscote lubrications. It touts the product as tops in lubrication, highlighting the need for regular maintenance and the car’s unspoken request for a grease job when due.
Used cars for sale including 1928 Chevrolet four door 1935 V eight tudor sedan and 1985 Plymouth deluxe with 60,000 miles. Listings show Sinclair Station East Washington 263913 and contact John May & Son Plymouth Dealers. Also 1980 Chevrolet sport coupe priced 175 and 1929 Oldsmobile sport coupe 100. Stewart's Auto Shop Ta Avenue phone B45.
A fragment claims a run down Calvi Corsie home as the birthplace of Columbus, noting the poor village setting and a pole off price listed as evidence of a contested origin.
The register shows two Terraplane deluxe sedans licensed by Glenn L Holden and W L Rukgaber in Washington and Agnes Wheelan. One Studebaker truck and an International Harvester truck were licensed by Ed Leichty of Wayland and the other. transfers totaled 40 for the week. Total 1936 car licenses issued reach 589 with steady activity. 84 truck licenses granted this year.
The article notes a revival of traditional Christmas motifs in greeting cards after a period of modern designs. Cards feature holly sprigs, poinsettias, candles, trees, and Santa Claus with varied treatments such as silver-leaved poinsettias and formal holly-leaf designs signaling a nostalgic trend in holiday ecards.
The text describes several decorative silver pieces with holiday motifs. One item features silver letters spelling Greetings and red berry circles, another uses green holly leaves on a black ground, a third displays a growing holly plant with a Christmas candle, and a white paper frame reveals the silver mounting with holly leaf cutouts.
The text notes oath to tell truth, issues with memory and perception, and that eyewitness accounts vary widely. Psychologists find people can give ten versions of a sighted event, while courts struggle to detect deliberate perjury and bias in testimonies.
A garbled OCR line questions why a house must be kept clean, with repeated misspellings that obscure the intended meaning and raise questions about omissions and unclear phrasing.
The article describes historical mirror production by swashing nitrate of silver onto glass to create a reflecting surface roughly 600 micron thick, detailing the silvering method and its reflective outcome.
The Vilerin Fathers resented persecution by the Church of England after landing at Aymneuth Reek in TN. They refused to permit clergy to perform a wedding ceremony for 66 years. Ollie serioaeedety.
Willits announces delivery of four Terraplanes in one day to customers R Lo Quinn in Ainsworth Glen L Hol eh in Washington W L Rukgeber in Washington and Loray BR McGrady in Des Moines. He notes the rapid service capability amid cold weather emergencies and offers auto work assistance.
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