Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1920

Page

5

Women Clubs Add Eleven Groups to Iowa Federation

Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs announces eleven new members includ ing Solon Woman's Welfare Club and Shenandoah City Federation. It notes nominees Georgie A Bacon and Mrs Thomas G Winter for General Federation offices and promotes thrift education with a community wide frame plan.

Ilowa Federation General Federation Iowa, Federation Woman's Welfare Club of Solon Twentieth Century Club Chardan Ida Grove Outlook Club Centerville Columbian Club Cherokee D. T. Club Dexter Monday Club Corydon Home Study Club of New Hampton R. A. R. E. Literary Club Walker City Federation of Shenandoah Kolah Club Washington Georgie A. Bacon Worchester Mass General Federation of Women's Clubs General Federation of Women’s Clubs Massachusetts Des Moines Thomas G. Winter Minneapolis Minn Minnesota Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs Georgie Ao Bacon Dean St Treasury Department

Sorcery Belief Highlights Alaska Native Practices

Natives of Alaska hold to Shamanism as a form of sorcery in their traditional belief system, reflecting indigenous views on spiritual power and healing.

Alaska

Lemmon's Drug Store Advit A Cold Remedy

A short advertisement touts a cough remedy as a smart winter investment. It claims ten days to cure a cold with proper care and urges keeping a bottle at home. The ad notes Lemmon's Drug Store and druggists everywhere.

Chamberlain Lemmon Advt

Teaching Citizenship to the Little Child

An essay urging parents to start citizenship training early at home. It links kindness to animals and plants with fairness, courtesy, and respect for others. The piece emphasizes teaching for self control, helpfulness, and consideration toward elders, foreigners, and all living beings to build foundations for future good citizenship.

Parents Eld

National Motion Picture League promotes wholesome films for children

Children's Matinees at the Plaza Hotel in New York City showcase the screen's wholesome entertainment value under the National Kindergarten Association. The National Motion Picture League at 381 Fourth Ave publishes these endorsed film programs in its weekly bulletins and offers samples upon request.

Training Little Citizens National Kindergarten Association W. 40Th Street New York City Plaza Hotel National Motion Picture League League Fourth Ave

Social and Club Highlights From A Local Weekend

Society notes recount Mr and Mrs Scott Craig hosting the H L Card club at their country home with about fourteen members enjoying cards and a two course luncheon. Cedar Community club met with Mrs Merle Eckles for talks on feeding and care of young children. Junior W W G girls of the Baptist church held their first meeting since reorganizing with plans to pledge ten dollars to the Jubilee Campaign for a Swatow China girls dormitory. Miss Besse Jones read letters from missionaries in Asam India. The group welcomed two new members. Mr and Mrs Ray Boyere celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary with neighbors joining for music dancing and a midnight luncheon.

Scott Craig H. L. Card Club Mrs Craig Cedar Community Club Merle Eckles Alice Busby Alice Scranton Steve Crawford the Baptist Church M. R. Regan Florence Smith Swatow China Besse Jones Geisenhower Ray Boyere Evenin Charles «Eibert Floyd Arnold Chas. Denison Lilcoyd Swift

Iowa Child Welfare Station Seeks Ways to Foster Normal Development

Letters from across the United States ask how to develop normal children to their full potential. The Iowa Child Welfare Research Station at the University of Iowa researches sociological psychological nutritional and anthropometric factors and educates parents to apply findings while the Women’s Christian Temperance Union funds the program with 10 000 annually for five years.

Iowa City United States Iowa Child Welfare Research Station University of Iowa Bird T. Baldwin San Francisco Denver Bankers Life Association Des Moines State University Women’s Christian Temperance Union

Men Share Equal Interest in Fashion and Nature

The Cedar Rapids Republican argues men and women alike are drawn to clothing and appearances and also to natural scenes, noting men’s hidden fascination with femininity in dress and the world around them. It suggests some men deny this to wives but concede the truth privately.

Cedar Rapids

Anniversary reception for Mr and Mrs Boyer celebrated

The host and hostess received a cut glass bonbon dish from guests as a memento. Guests departed at a late hour wishing the couple many more happy anniversaries. Ray Minick marked his thirty first birthday on Sunday with his wife present.

Mrs. Boyer Ray Minick

First Sleeping Car Patents Timeline and Inventors

On December 2 the first patent for a sleeping car was sent to inventor Theodore Woodruff. Webster Wagner developed the idea two years later, followed by George Pullman in 1849.

Tn Ismg Ise Theodore Woodruff Ineventor Webster Wagner George Pullman

Also Mentioned on This Page

Washington County News of Womens’ Clubs Education Department Myra E Call Cedar Falls, Towa Anna Gertrude Childs The State Federation Davis County M. EB Bloomfield Francis E. Whitley Webster City Federaton Whitley Manchester Traer Rockwell City Women's Club Ladies Improvement Association of Charles City Willow Pond Court House J. F. Duffy Fannie Fern Andrews American School Peace League Advisory Council of World Peace Foundation Beadfield Regulator Co Deps, PG Alente Chile Kemp Balsam Chicago Wrigley’s Times Square Wrigley MTT Eee
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication