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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1919
Page
5
Testimonies from Iowa readers praise Tanlac for restoring appetite sleep and weight after long illness and surgery. Mrs Leota Dougherty of Burlington credits six bottles with relief of stomach kidney and nervous system troubles and renewed strength. Ad lists several local druggists carrying Tanlac.
A district court notice lists numerous defendants and parties including Winfield Smouse as plaintiff and names Washin gton County Iowa residents and relatives such as Thomas Ritchey estate administrator Nathan Littler guardian and multiple variations of Ashby Gorham Ritchey and Stevenson families. The notice reflects a large, unsettled civil action in Washington County Iowa with county commissioners and other listed entities involved.
Evangeline the Longfellow poem comes to the Fox Theatre for a two day screen version by Fox Film Corporation beginning tomorrow. Miriam Cooper stars as Evangeline in a production praised as surpassingly beautiful and a landmark in American literary drama on film.
Des Moines reports an imminent retail coal price increase in Iowa. President D F Cushing of the Iowa Coal Operators Association says government sanction is expected and the higher costs will raise mining expenses by about 11 cents per ton. Output earlier this week ran 60 to 70 percent normal.
Read the Evening Journal for Washington County as it covers local news and events. The snippet provides limited readable text and may reflect a brief notice or column item from the newspaper page.
Joe Stecher reasserts his claim to the heavyweight championship after Gene Melady stated Earl Caddock held the crown. Stecher says he held the title two years, wrestled many foes, and is ready to reclaim it if Caddock returns to challenge on the mat.
December 24 report says President Wilson may seek a third term after McAdoo returns from Washington. McAdoo avoids questions about running or supporting a nomination for his son in law while noting the president’s health improvement.
The article notes the president’s potential return to the field as in 1916 and states he must decide by January 1 whether to accept South Dakota Democrats’ support for 1920, with his possible reasons to be shared in a message to them.
A strange family recently moved into the neighborhood. Robert learned from a small boy that the boy’s guardian was not his biological father but a stepfather. The informant described the man as a second-hand father rather than James’ own daddy.
A brief note points readers to a hidden feature in the classifieds with a pointer to a sought item. The column hints at a possible bargain or opportunity awaiting discovery within the advertisement section of the paper.
Instructions describe cleaning polished brass with salt and vinegar to remove grease, then washing with hot soup suds and drying thoroughly. After proper prep, paint can be applied without running while wet or chipping after drying.
A garbled OCR fragment suggests a story about an insurance firm positioned as a service corporation named The Red Plague, with limited readable details about its business scope or fate.
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