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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1923
Page
7
In Mexico City a new ring opened January 7 drawing 36000 spectators at El Toro. Imported Spanish fighters and bull breeds fill contracts for the arena which seats just over half of El Toro’s capacity. The venue recently hosted bullfights boxing opera a Ukrainian chorus and a choir, proving its versatile use.
Wyman Feb 1 reports a well attended community club gathering at Mrs Ed Humphrey home with plans for a Valentine party at Mrs Sam Turkingtons on February 13. Students start a salesmanship course across many schools earning subscriptions for The Country Gentleman. Local social notes include visits, plays planned by the Dramatic Club and updates on roads and recent hunts.
Rural Route residents report visits by Mrs Clarence Work to her parents Mr and Mrs J Palmer and sister Pern. L McCaleb and family spent Sunday with Hugh Gaesaway near Clay Scranton. Hotle sale attracted many. Bethel ladies cleared about 26. Welston Farmers Cooperative Assn held a social with about 50 attending despite bad weather. County Sec Charley Jackson could not attend. Farmers Union Insurance rep present. Mark Churchill learned of his brother Walter’s death in Nebraska and left for the funeral. John Siebert cares for Churchill’s chores.
Local notes report visits among residents on the Brighton route including Viola Johnson, Clara Borkoski, and Mrs. Harriet Meachem. Waterman couple recover from fall injuries and plan to resume self care. Wayne Savage aids neighbors with hogs and moves to a farm near Richland in spring. Matt Stone injures arm crank starting a car. small turnout at lay church meeting.
Bert Neff returns to activity after illness. John Kranig and son visit Winfield for business. Alfred Erickson’s grain loan ground in Crawfordsville. August Sodergren’s sale draws large crowd. many items sold well. Longtime family moves to Olds for happiness. John Krantz sells team to Elmer Anderson near Olds. Harold Milrich cuts wood. Funeral of John Carter held in Crawfordsville. Dale Johnson visits Ira Owens home. Mrs Gust Lindquist gravely ill in Olds. S. W. Korf family visit Winfield. Erickson family visit Krantz Sabbath.
N. J. Edgar visited Washington yesterday. John Bullers traveled to Ottumwa Tuesday evening for the Lumermen's Association. Miss Irene Holmes returned home from Cotter where she teaches in the schools.
Valley school notes eighth grade candidates at Washington listed: Addie Wallace Eva Augustine Olive Pfeifer Bernice Altenbernd Pansy Derby Delpha Black Harold Biting Otis Black Clyde Derby Claudie Derby. Social visits and visits to homes are described, with coal unloading at Rubio.
A visitor visits an ailing friend and learns from the doctor that the patient is worse and may not recover, conveyed in a brisk, wartime style dispatch. The exchange captures concern and the slow drift toward bad news within a Boston Evening Transcript context.
Assistant Postmaster General W. Irving Glover outlined the postal system’s evolution from ancient times to modern air service. He noted mail volume daily and yearly, stamp and postage trends, and the extensive fleet and personnel required to deliver letters across the United States.
English sports bodies gear up for American challengers in golf tennis and yachting for next season with Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen leading the golf assault. London opens a practice ground test while eyes stay on Wimbledon and the Clyde regatta as nations brace for high profile matches.
Rome reports Premier Mussolini forms a state militia modeled on the U S National Guard. Voluntary, unpaid unless on active service, the corps will drill in spare time and could be deployed for civil disorder or merged into the regular army in war. Black shirt attire favored over standard uniforms.
A compact reflection on courage, noting that true bravery lies not in admitting wrongs but in confessing the ridiculous and foolish acts we commit.
Des Moines reports thattomorrow morning February 2 the ground hog Mr Ground Vlog will emerge from his burrow to forecast winter or spring for six weeks. Weather officials note low sun recently and say the chances of no shadow are good despite cloudy spells.
Janior J Beresford whose Hoover beat in last year’s finals begins practicing with a lighter boat Hoovers introduced. Interest centers on an invitation from Oxford and Cambridge to Harvard and Yale for a joint meet in early summer likely in London.
A London report from the Industrial Antique Research Board notes that Americans in Britain fall into a peasant tea habit. It finds that even a ten minute tea interval interrupts a long afternoon of work and boosts worker morale for subsequent tasks.
The article notes that ostriches possess two toes on each foot with a distinct size difference, the larger toe dominating function and appearance. The feature emphasizes the odd morphology distinguishing these flightless birds.
William J. Lewis, a steel inspector from Gary Indiana, endorses Tanlac as a fine health builder after recovering from loss of appetite indigestion sourness headaches and fatigue. He credits Tanlac with restoring his health and urges others to try it. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
A brief note hints at a concert near the border provoking stronger reactions about performance and crowd behavior. Insanity is used figuratively to describe the extreme enthusiasm and chaotic energy anticipated by attendees.
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