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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
5
Columbus Junction prepared for Columbaatanqua from Aug 20 to 24 with over 700 adult season tickets pledged. Reports cover local lodge officers, church dinners, funerals, visits, and Christmas activities across Columbus Junction and Wellman with community figures and families active in holiday events.
Sveldrain Iolley Bell reports a social at the home of Mr and Mrs Hf MacGuisin with Lowa City friends, notes a bankruptcy sale of the George Schant estate, says Schant rented his farm to Clyde Jones, plans to move, and mentions six couples traveling to Cedar Rapids for a weekend dance plus local business visitors to Rapids.
Medical authorities urge protective treatment for influenza spread by breathing. Start now with Vicks VapoRub inhaled through the nostrils, plus chest and throat application, and nightly vapors. Avoid crowds, keep air passages healthy, and seek a physician if feverish.
European reports indicate tobacco factory waste is chemically treated to become tough pliable and milled into five inch strips as a cheaper substitute for linen. Philippine investigations suggest a chocolate substitute from wild bushes may mimic taste and appearance at low cost. A coral growth note records Macandrina labyrinthica from Fort Jefferson Tortugas and Key West averaging about half an inch yearly.
Review of Christian lessons on Paul, outlining six weeks of adult study and goals. It lists October to December topics including Paul in Ephesus, gifts of the Spirit, generosity, overcoming false teachers, Christian citizenship, love, and death with faith, aided by examples and applications for modern life.
Seventy Six correspondent Mabel Hornin reports on Keota and Washington visitors and local activities. Shoppers, callers, and farm tasks fill the week with numerous neighbors visiting relatives, plus updates on deaths and holiday events.
Ainsworth Methodist Church held a special Sunday service with an unusually large turnout. Members from United Presbyterian attended as their pastor was away. Rev. Krenmyre urged emphasis on true Christian Spirit and urged end to fraternal delays. The evening featured a Christmas program by the Sunday school, with Miss Wilma Pearson at the piano and the Junior Choir under Mrs Slante Vanhorn adding special music.
A quirky ad copy extols Pape's Diapepsin as a miracle solution for digestive trouble. It claims improved digestion, eased stomach discomfort, and prompt relief from indigestion with a money friendly 60 cent package.
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