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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1937
Page
8
Adlerika advertised for clearer skin by cleansing bowels
Verna Schlepp testifies that Adlerika cleared her pimples and made her skin smooth and glowing. The Pioneer Drug Company and George L. McDaniel, druggist, promote Adlerika as a wash for both bowels and poisons that harm complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Schlepp
Pioneer Drug Company
George L. McDaniel
Link Oakey Fights Foreign Tliers Over Prices
Seth Peabody comments on government search for causes of high prices while Link Oakey campaigns against foreign relations, saying the nation already has many of them. The remark reflects local concern about economic strain and policy scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link Oakey
Seth Peabody
Fine Flow of Language in Uncle Eben's Speech
The speaker notes that some men can persuade others with a fluent talking style. Uncle Eben observes this talent makes listeners hesitant to respond, highlighting the power of language to dominate a conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Public School Choir Gift Reflections For Christmas Tide
The article quotes a school program featuring songs such as Water Boy Old Man River My Lord is too High I Know the Lord Will Get His Hands on Me My Songs Honey Deep River Wagon Wheels Cotton The piece muses on gift giving as a Christmas principle and asks if forgiveness fits the season.
Celebrate Christmas at Junior High School
Junior high held a Christmas program last Friday with eight homerooms and a hall filled with lighted trees. Students sang carols after period one and then returned to classrooms for exchanges of gifts limited to ten cents, under the direction of Miss Nash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hark
Herald Angels
Bethlehem
Nash
Christmas Shopper Warning From Past Experience
A reader reflects on preventive measures for Christmas thefts and scams. The piece suggests timely caution for shoppers, noting the proverb an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The narrator hints at memory haunting those who commit artful thefts during the season.
Projects in Manual Training at High School
Howard Little, a junior, reflects on three years in manual training and describes his rose petal urn, two powder boxes, and a lamp. The lamp features a cut out scene with wood grain showing when lit, using mahogany, walnut, and maple. A new copying and enlarging machine was added this year for pattern work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Little
Sullivan suit against Baker and others in Washington County
In January 1938 term the District Court of Iowa for Washington County hears Edward Sullivan and Mayme Sullivan plaintiffs against Nathan Baker Thomas Baker Sarah Baker Joshua Marshal defendants in a civil action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notich
District Court of
Iowa
Aml
Washington County
Edward Sullivan
Mayme Sullivan
Nathan Baker
Thomas Baker
Sarah Baker
Joshua Marshal
Quieting Title Suit In Washington County Iowa
Plaintiffs seek to quiet and confirm fee simple title to Lots 3 and 4 in Leonard Smouse's addition to Fast Washington now City of Washington in Washington County Iowa. Defendants and unknown claimants may hold adverse rights, but such claims are denied. Respond by noon of the second day of the January 1938 term of the District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker
Joshua Marshall
Margaret Marshall
John Hendee
Phebe Hendee
George W. Thompson
John T. Barris
Martha Ann Burris
G. W. Thompson
Nancy Ann Thompson
John Gibson
Elizabeth B. Gibson
Nancy A. Dawson
Archibald Harvey
Ellen ©. Harvey
Leonard Smouse
Alice A. Smouse
Emma Dodson
Emma F. Dodson
Lona C. Maltbie
W. A. Godlove
C. L. Godlove
Barbara Len
Fast Washington
City of Washington
Washington County
Iowa
District Court
Richmond Lodge Elects Officers and County Sale Notes
Richmond Lodge No. 96 elected officers including W M Wooder S W and treasurer V Beck at a meeting in Kalona on December 20. A Washington County sale in Court of Washington Town drew a large crowd. farm stock prices were reported along with local births and visits, while community notices mention holiday events and school vacation schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestine Grady
Kalona
Richmond Lodge No. 96
S. W
S. C. Ware
Wesley Boehme
Stanley Vodicka
A. G. Snider
Yordi-Wagner
Roman Bath Exhibit in Plombieres Marked by Emperor Casigula
A first century Roman bath bearing a commemorative moor states the foundation stone was laid by Emperor Casigula. The display, shown in Plombieres, France, dates from roughly 37 to 41 AD during his reign. The bath rests on cement-like bedding and is lined with polished stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casigula
Exhibites & Plombieres
France
Our Friends Inspire Us to Be Our Best
A reflective note on friendship explaining that friends pull out the best in us and encourage personal growth through supportive, uplifting presence.
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