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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1919

Page

8

Local folks visit relatives and travel daily

A flurry of small trips and visits across towns. Mrs. Charles Hays visits Crawfordsville while Dr. and Mrs. Wishart host relatives. Ivyl Cross from Perry visits Lucille Cross in town. Dozens of residents, including Nettie McKinstry, Helen Higbee, Mabel Dankwardt, and Roy Bauer, travel to kin or work, with a note on purchases for firewood and various short arrangements.

Ivyl Cross Perry Davenport Miss Lucille Cross Mabel Dankwardt Des Moines Mrs Otto Dankwardt

kK. OF P. NOTICE Meeting Monday evening

A frayed notice mentions a meeting Monday evening for the kK of P with discussion on third rank duties led by J. H. Squire and C. C.

Kk. OF

Local classifieds note services and ads in Evening Journal

The notice advertises rug sales at Crail and mentions Arthur Goodin funeral director plus a chiropractic ad for Hellam near Lemley's Grocery with contact 689 Black. It references Lydia and Ada notes in the Evening Journal.

Lydia Hellam Lemley’s Grocery Black

Guy Burkholder Injured in Farm Accident Near Pargo

J P Burkholder of Glifford North Dakota reports his son Guy Burkholder is in a hospital at Pargo in critical condition after a manure load fell on him while he was driving a pole sled. He suffered internal injuries but the family hopes for recovery after the accident on South Iowa Avenue property.

Taylor J.P. Burkholder Glifford North Dakota Guy Pargo Burkholder South Iowa Avenue

Local society notes from Tampa and surrounding towns

A jumble of social notices from Tampa and nearby cities lists visits and arrivals. Mr and Mrs C J Blanchard and grandson Paul Shirley visit Mrs S Donahey in Chillicothe Mo. Dr J H Hull arrive from Washington IA for their fifth Tampa winter. James Rathmel from Washington IA returns for a six week stay. Pauline Beal plans to return to Tarkio College. Max Hoover and John move back to Rockwell City. Mrs L F Shaffer and daughter go to Eldon. Walter Lohbman visits Davenport with niece Frances Bickford. Reba True from Marshalltown spends time with grandparents in Charles City area?

J. H. Hull Washington, Ia Tampa Florida Morning Tribune Pauline Beal Tarkio College Max Hoover John W. M. Beal Rockwell City

Do Your Hauling By Motor Truck

Offer to furnish one to three trucks for long distance hauls and general trucking with rates per mile for one ton. Contact via Washington Steam Laundry office. Phone 48, Booth Transfer Line. Fri-Sat through end of day.

Ste Washington Steam Laundry Office Eod

Evangelistic Meetings Set at Baptist Church

Dr. Franklin W. Swift opens a two week evangelistic series at the Baptist church starting Sunday morning December 28 with a call for a large early turnout and a cordial invitation to all to attend.

Franklin W. Swift The Baptist Church

Silk from Sweden Pine Pulp Fueled Modern Fashion

A historian notes that a modern chemist has developed a process to produce silk from spruce and pine pulp wood in Sweden. The description links fashionable fabrics to ancient alchemy, highlighting the transformation of tree fibers into silk like material.

Sweden

Magazine subscriptions and club orders offered

Nita Belle McKoon authorized representative in Washington Iowa invites readers to subscribe to magazines and join clubs. She requests contact by phone at 59 Red or by writing to Journal address.

Red Journal Nita Belle McKoon Washington Iowa

Wedding Present Hire Shops Open in Paris

In Paris shops offer wedding presents for hire so mothers can arrange dazzling borrowed articles for daughters. An employee attends the wedding in disguise to monitor the borrowed items.

Paris

Lame Sickness Linked to Plant Poison Under Drought

An investigation into lamziekte in South Africa suggests the disease stems from a plant poison formed under abnormal conditions in grasses and other plants. Excess summer drought and unusual weather or soil factors promote wilting, which is linked to the belief that the illness comes from eating wilted plants.

Thoughtful Printer Turns Bishop Remark Into Wry Note

The Bishop observed a blank expression, and the thoughtful printer rendered it as an expressionless face. This quirk highlights the translator's neat play with words and the bishop's sober tone.

City Feed Yard Promises High Market Prices for Hides and Wastes

A promotional notice invites sellers to get top market prices for hides furs and wastes at City Feed Yard. It urges calling long distance at the seller’s expense and credits 1. COHN as the contact.

Cohn

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