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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
8
Notice calls members to attend a Friday meeting at the IOOF hall with work planned and a reminder to bring sandwiches for lunch. The reference includes a member number 72138.
Local notice advertises harness repair services by F P Randall of Washington. The shop offers skilled harness making in connection with an implement business run by Floyd Rainson in Righton Iowa.
Nita Belle McKoon, authorized representative, invites readers to subscribe to magazines with club options and prices. Contact by phone at 59 Red and 1 or write in care of the Journal in Washington Iowa.
Miss Gladys Sellers visits Delta while Agnes Whelan travels to Pleasant. Maude Randall and Frank Randall spend time in Brighton. Libera tyville’s Martha Gearhart returns from a visit with Mildred Stewart. Hazel McCarty spends the day in Richland with Faye and Gale Stahl. Juanita Rabenold from Haskins visits Beulah Kerr. Will Pennett family travels to Crawfordsville for New Year at Gis Houser home. Alice Atkinson visits David Blankenhorn’s home in Crawfordsville. Mrs. Otto Walton returns to Brighton after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Vetter. Mrs. Agnes Beard returns to Monmouth after visiting daughter and sister. Mrs. Howard Crozier and Ferne lliene Moore travel to Crawfordsville for church dinner. Griffiths visit Crawfordsville for a family dinner with Hal Houston. Frederica and Mary Jordan of Plattsmouth visit Atlantic, Iowa, then stay with Sherm Welch. A fur muff found in the post office lobby awaits owner. The postmaster asks the owner to call or bring the neck piece. owner to pay for item.
Black apes in Guinea are described as having long silky fur used for muffs and capes.
A line from the Boston Tran script equates early spending to eating tomorrow’s egg. It likens using funds before they are earned to consuming future production. The statement frames prudent budgeting through a paradoxical image.
A compact reflection on style as the elusive quality that lets a young woman display her figure to best effect, with the phrase boudoir cep illustrating a fashionable accessory noted in the Ohio State Journal.
Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico is described as an elder settlement older than St Augustine and the first European presence in America, with chronicles mentioning Acoma in 1589 and its long Indian village history.
China is becoming a major buyer of British books, with a growing emphasis on textbooks and educational titles. The shift indicates demand for British educational materials and publishing exports.
An unused doorway is turned into an effective bookcase. The door remains locked and acts as the back of the case. Shelves may fill the entire door space or only the lower half for storage.
Jud Tunkins notes two or three men who brag they were not profiteers because they never had a real chance, suggesting little credit is due those who claim moral high ground.
A collage of short notices lists a Booth sale Tuesday with an extra good young team, various residents traveling to Davenport Brighton Ottumwa and nearby towns, deliveries of wood milk and baggage services, and several personal updates including Miss Eva Godwin Miss Grace Conger and Miss Ruth McCutcheon. The Rev S K Coates to conduct the funeral of Mrs Jasper N Smith at Lindy.
The notice lists dairy cows at Bert Booths sale on Tuesday including Jersey Holstein and Shorthorn varieties. It mentions 20 milk cows, two of the entries reference Roy Allen's weekend plans and Miss Helen Cunningham traveling to Fairfield. Several residents are noted visiting relatives and returning home from Des Moines and Ainsworth.
A stream of brief items notes residents traveling to Eldon Ottumwa Keota Crawfordsville and Keota again for New Year visits and family gatherings. Names include L F Shaffer Varney J Davis Fletcher Custer Burham McCreedy Stephen Baker Ashby Karns Wooley and others with multiple households visiting relatives and attending events.
A popular science piece explains how erosion sculpts landscapes from river basins to Bad Lands, forming forms like a dog shaped rock at Shanehai. It notes that weathering and stream flow carve the earth, revealing fossils of ancient reptiles once near the sites.
A domestic scene ends in shock when a newly hired cook misreads a sleeping tortoise. The reptile awakens and causes chaos as the housekeeper discovers the shell’s damage during the winter.
The text discusses gems such as the diamond and sapphire, noting the diamond's scratch resistance and the sapphire’s relation to ruby and corundum. It mentions the blue varieties among ancients and eastern terms, and references royal and noble owners who possess highly valued corundum and sapphires for beauty and purity.
The article notes tennis dates back to the twelfth century and remains an enduring old sport, tracing its origins and early play.
A reflective quote on the weight of daily burdens and the danger of adding tomorrow's load to today's strain, warning that burden compounds beyond endurance.
A recipe states kerosene cleans marble and stubborn stains respond to a paste of equal parts common soda stone and fine salt. Apply to create a creamy consistency then wash with salt and water.
Text notes Ragland has 1,400,000 fewer arable acres today than in 1805. It also records 700 fewer acres under clover and rota crosses and 600,000 fewer acres of other land under the plow, totaling a substantial drop over twenty years.
A courtroom exchange centered on Style with Parker asking about a wife and Tucker confirming if she fits the term. The judge weighs in, highlighting the era's attitudes toward appearance and propriety in marriage.
The first practical overhead trolley line was constructed in Kansas City using a double overhead conductor system with a trolley wheel riding on the wire top indicating early public transit innovation.
Mr Groweher argues vetting a doctor offers little benefit and suggests many older men may rationalize past actions. The remark implies skepticism about medical credential scrutiny and hints at social attitudes among older adults.
An unclear newspaper fragment notes a desire to own a limousine car and questions about hiring a driver or managing disshat terms. The text references Dallas and a potential Uber-like driver arrangement in a speculative tone.
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