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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1948
Page
4
A 1948 column discusses harmonious living with God’s law, consumer habits, and the role of media. It notes fuel oil dealers, leap year speculators, and camera presence at Senator Taft events, then offers commentary on medicine cabinets and personal opinions, ending with a Mason City Globe-Gazette note on talking versus listening.
A collage of village rumors and anecdotes sketches daily life. Notes on parenting, old trunks and grandmothers secrets, small town businesses, a Washington Buggy Co listing, Foley photographer ad, and musings on time and living. Sugar coating furniture sparks novelty in homemaking.
Manton Hebner and Arthur Goode rescue a leather bound hotel register dating from 1892 to 1920. The book records guests from Washington and North Iowa avenue's Washington and Lafayette hotels, ads for Foster & Ott and other local merchants, and memories of life in horse and buggy days.
The Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff roles including publisher Shannon Elder editor Cowden and News Editor Morris. Subscription rates are shown for weekly carrier and yearly mail options with various durations and prices.
An old advertisement touts Carter’s Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile production and ease indigestion. It claims daily bile flow of about two pints, preventing decay in the bowels and bloating, ending with a 33 cent price at drugstores.
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