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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1925
Page
7
The article compares vitamins to spark plugs in a motor and states the body needs about three thousand calories daily. It argues vitality depends on vitamin activity, claiming without vitamins the body cannot thrive in health or strength.
A blaze at the T. T. Green farm six miles north of Keota burned the house barn and corner barn. Alvin Hightshoe and family escaped with only night clothes as Mrs Hightshoe and three children sought shelter in a chicken house. They are destitute and a community shower is planned. Forest Embree first reached the scene.
Timetable update lists arrivals and departures for the Golden State Limited and Express trains, including No 4 No 12 and No 36, with freight loads and times. It notes westbound No 3 Golden State and Knoxville Branch services, local freight and passenger schedules, plus intermediate stops and fare details.
Mumps have kept over half the Indian Creek school to absent, with Vera Hesseltine among the sick. New student Jonnie Rich joins the Indian Creek school as Ernest Arnold and Edgar Farrier call on Washington. Local families and visitors share activities around the area through midweek.
Carpenters from Richland are tearing down the old cheese factory on the Mrs Anna Stalker farm built over 50 years ago, once a major livelihood source for local farmers and dairy workers, marking the loss of a neighborhood landmark. Community social at the Stannards home featured G A Stannard M A Woodford Rufus McCracken and others with elegant refreshments and praise for the hosts. An all day meeting of club members and husbands was held at the Meacham home. Clifford Zwickey returned from the EK Walcott and Ingham visits near Brighton. Washington visitors included Mrs Roy Robinson and Mrs Ella Waggoner. Chas Robb family moving to Dave Wentworth farm near Brighton. Friends mourn the death of Paul David, son of Guy and Mrs Jones of Fairfield.
Representatives from nearly all county Sunday schools attend the Lou isa County Bible School Council institute in Grace Methodist Church Wapello on February 21. The program features devotionals inspirational address and county work outline followed by divisional sessions and plans to curb chicken thefts through a county mutual protective association.
An old advertisement describes constipation causing foul breath and bodily signs like pimples and dark circles. It promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as relief and cites doctor recommendations, urging readers not to neglect the condition.
Mr and Mrs Lester Macon and son Robert visited Frank Macon in Washington on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lewis Baker visited Earl Kephart's. Mr and Mrs Sam Sigafoose visited John Pratt's. Rev B W Pettit stayed at Will Caldwell's. Lester Macon is building a hog house. Frank Scranton and son visited Silas Caldwell's. Oyster supper at the church drew a fine crowd.
Miss Martha Graber RN called to Wayland to tend Mrs P E Stuckey who is very ill but improving. Mrs Sherm Swartzens Gruber spending days at Washington. Raymond Nicholson and wife moved to near West Chester Herbert. Swartz endruther trio returned from Illinois after winter with relatives. Otto Sutter and Kathryn Wenger wed Feb 18 at Wayland home. Reverend Sebrag officiated. Miss B Wenger RN nursing at Washington hospital. Teachers meeting held at George Hervog home. Mr and Mrs B R Miller celebrated golden wedding east of Noble Sunday.
In Los Angeles astronomer Edward C. Getsinger outlined a theory of godialphaby linking 20 written languages to zodiac signs. He claimed astronomy is an ancient religious science and that the Bible could reveal secrets, with Israel’s 6500 year history and early priestly astronomy noted.
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