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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
12
Local notices list merchants and services from Cairo to Washington Iowa including taxi service Lung, robes, and shoe shops. Entries note funeral arrangements, college visits, teacher absences, and local promotions at Rothschild's and Lemmon's Pharmacy with ad copy for pediatrics and hair care. A mix of moving services, auctions, and farm goods appear among personal notices.
Miss Wilsie Bratten travels to Fairfield to attend a game and visit Mildred Bishop over Sunday. Mrs. A Pellendorf and daughters Vivian and Lena visit relatives in West Chester. Mr and Mrs C Gossard return home to Hastings Neb after two weeks visiting Mrs. Gossard's sister Mrs John Zaring. Mrs Winfield Kejley returns to Wy man after visiting her daughter Alice. Miss Cecile Belville returns from Ainsworth to be at home a few days. Mrs Anna Morgan and daughter Charline pass through town from Rubio to Louisiana. Mrs Pete Hammond arrives from Keota to visit Mrs John Greiner. Beulah Eichelberger returns to Davenport on business. A H Eshelman arrives from Burlington after operation and stays with daughter Mrs Oscar Williams. Hyomel advertised as catarrh remedy sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy. Winter Coats advertised at reduced prices from Rothschild's.
A vendor argues that consulting him for prices before selling hides or furs prevents loss of money and business. He claims to offer quick and full payments and urges future business to prove his statements.
Yor Services Call Phone 48 offers quick reliable transport with a truck or team at any time. Small or large calls welcome and prices for long distance hauls are available. Booth Transfer Line, Washington Steam Landry office. Tzevodt.
An anxious speaker laments early baldness while Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises Parisian Sage with a money back guarantee if hair loss continues. The gritty ad copy pledges results or refunds.
The text argues that gaps between women's and men's athletic ability have narrowed but questions the fairness of women competing with men in golf tennis shooting and other events. It suggests men may resist, fearing women’s victories will be seen as impossible to accept and defeats as disgrace.
Mrs. Torkins tells Charley that experience should teach better horse bets if it truly educated, suggesting he has not learned which horse to back.
Mr and Mrs J F L Taylor and daughter with Mrs Carl Combs and two children depart for Los Angeles where Mr and Mrs Combs are settling permanently. Note recalls Landau Kurtz sale on February 11.
Dr. T. W. Bennett, formerly of Crawfordsville and Lenox Iowa, died yesterday in Long Beach California at age 67. He served three terms in the Iowa state senate and will be buried in Lenox. He was noted for a conspicuous legislative record and helpful bills.
The county Board of Education opens a three day session with twenty five textbook salesmen present at the courthouse. The periodical rural school book adoption required by law occurs every five years. Burrell Foster replaces C O Dayton on the board after Dayton’s resignation.
The Rand Daily Mail notes some regions face an unrelieved drought for two years and nine months. Other areas report sporadic showers that barely keep farmers afloat, highlighting uneven rainfall and ongoing hardship.
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