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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1920
Page
8
A dated tip advises cleaning gold jewelry by using warm suds with yellow soap and ware water and adding ten drops of sal volatile to brighten brilliants. The note mentions noki jewelers as a reference point for the procedure.
The commissioner reports favoring vacation of two Has kins highways in Washington County Iowa. Objections or damage claims must be filed in the Auditor's office by noon April 24 1926 or the highways will be vacated without reference. A L Griffith Auditor February 23 March 18 15
Notice announces a regular meeting Monday night at 7 30 for the Page rank with Arthur Therion and C C 1712 listed as attendees.
Will Moore travels to Muscatine on business praising Chandler Cars. Chas Stafford returns home to Ainsworth from his uncle John Stafford’s residence. Mrs J C Olive returns from Wichita Kansas visiting her brother B A Landers. For sale light six passenger touring car with low mileage and priced to sacrifice. Call B15 Mack for details. 100 new records just in at McNamara’s Crawford Township sells a Rumley Off Pull Tractor from John M Brant Co Bushnell Illinois.
Mrs. Mary Rhead traveled north of Ford Garage this morning en route to Sigourney and Warren Mont to visit relatives before moving to Pasco Wash to live with her daughter Mrs Hugh Alexander.
The page lists miscellaneous items including ads for Crail's regs taxis and cookies, mentions Arthur Goodin funeral services, rental farm at 243 Black, gas price changes, Chas Kos travel, Keb price change, and subscription offers. It covers real estate transfers by Dempsey Land Company, visits by T. B. Rabenold and J. Mangold sales, illness of Mrs. Alex Nelson, tailor Gust Bramer offers, and multiple local real estate transactions in Clay township and surrounding areas.
A mixed page item lists a dance at the Armory on Tuesday night February at St. Shubert's 1713 and notes local business and transport mentions. Also advertised are an auction by F Macon of Washington Iowa, a home for sale on South Iowa Ave Washington, and a Columbia record offering.
Darrel Mathers is reported as being quite ill today. Miss Minnie Wolf travels to Chicago for spring styles at Smith's Emporium. A marriage license issued to Walker Logan Jones of Columbus Junction and Anna Poduril of Ainsworth. Beth Godfrey ill and transported to Washington by ambulance. Rice family spending holiday helping in the recorder's office. Lawrence Taylor Crayton welcomed a 9 pound boy born Saturday to the Crayton family. T S Patton returns from Albia with sons Jas and Rob. Mrs Menderson improving. Miss Gray and children home from Centerville after two weeks. Dr D Stephen returns from Arkansas on business. Townsend named new clerk at Farmers Union Store. Mrs George McCaldh called to Gladwin for sister Ethel Hatfield's death. Teachers begin Monday after two weeks sickness leave.
Ainsworth Feb 23 Bryan Miller arrives from Des Moines for an over Sunday visit with local family friends mourn the death of a little son in the community.
Government Printing Office has issued an enlarged revised copy of Col. 8S. W. Brookhart's rifle training manual. The analysis shows Brookhart’s system taught to 16 009 officers during the war and adopted by the War Department as its official small arms training method.
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