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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
7
Local residents report visits, funerals, and hospitality events as families gather for holidays. A lengthy letter laments bad roads, calls for road work and safer sidewalks, and laments low prices for corn while sharing greetings, weather notes, and humorous recollections of hardship.
A West Chester resident recounts a humorous yet near-miss accident after sliding into a 15 foot ditch while driving from Keota on a snowy Number 2 road. The car landed headfirst in water at the ditch bottom, narrowly avoiding a worse crash. The writer riffs on local songs and past crowds as a distraction.
T G Rockestrom of 808 Loraine Street Detroit says after four boxes of Petersons Ointment his long standing piles are nearly cured. The ointment costs 60 cents in Sherman Bros stores and is advertised as best for sores ulcers eczema and rashes.
A correction clarifies Wayne Norman did not rent the Davis farm near Prairie Flower. The Glendale Glendale community covered events include a school program at Spread Picle, a box and candy social at Oregon, a Christmas program, birthdays and a glee club performance, plus visits by local families over the holidays.
Rev and Mrs Ward hosted Brighton school teachers for a Christmas dinner with festive decorations. The next night high school students staged an entertainment in the auditorium headlined by a playlet titled the Red Lamp performed by Grace Gorbry Mary Irwin Marjorie Vaner us Max McClintic Bobby Decker.
Rail timetable excerpt lists arrivals and departures for Golden State lines both west and eastbound including trains No. 4 No. 12 No. 60 No. 30 No. 88 and local freight services with agent notes H W Russell J C McKay and W C Bell plus lodge meeting notices for Washington Lodge No 26 and multiple Masonic bodies with officers names and addresses.
Christmas morning bells toll from the Church of the Nativity tower signaling the nativity story in the sacred spot. The article notes the bells as a symbol of joy amid worries about the nativity scene.
Mr and Mrs Geo Lechner will leave Thursday for Budatil to spend Christmas at the home of their daughter Mrs Edith Gustell. School closes Thursday noon for the holidays.
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