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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1920
Page
5
Wise credited the first gas mask to Mrs. J. B. Garner of Pittsburgh, wife of a Mellon Institute researcher. She helped perfect the charcoal absorption method used against poisonous gases in World War I, with designs handed to British representatives in June. Mrs. Garner died a year ago.
A South American parrot named Eustace fled his Hayward home to avoid sleeping beside a tame owl. He triggered a trolley delay and a neighborhood alarm as crews searched for him under a rail car before owner Martin Mervin reclaimed him. The note also recalls vivid Chicago theater life and city critiques from the Deweys.
The balsam fir resin known commercially as Canada balsam is used in optical instruments and various laboratory applications. A steady market exists with price varying by quality. a fair quality once sold for about 20 cents per pound.
The College of Applied Science at the University of Iowa extends Mecca Day to March 16 20. Events include a banquet a two night musical play a large engineers party and a feature parade on the final day. The play It May Be So is written and performed by the engineering students at the Englert to meet demand.
A parade showcases samples of work from various departments of the college of applied science and offers excerpts simulating university life within the event’s limited space.
In a humorous obituary note the shop proclaims the “death” of Mr. Credit, describing him as a noble sent who was helpful but has been falling for some time. The notice ends with a cash only reminder to customers.
The passage traces how red symbolized church militant and royal power in early England and France. It notes Henry VI taxing France, red becoming hostile to Catholic France, and white replacing red in English use as Protestant flags emerged under Charles IX and Henry II.
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