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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1920
Page
8
The Titus Co operative Co will hold its annual stockholders meeting on Monday evening January 5 at the Titus store for officer elections. All stockholders are requested to be present.
Notice calls all members of the Regular Rebekah meeting to convene Friday evening in the I O O F hall for work and to bring sandwiches for lunch. Meeting location listed as 7213 likely an address or posting code.
A circular tank designed to sit on the rim of flower pots feeds water via a tube to plant roots slowly and evenly, delivering moisture directly to the root zone. The device promises efficient irrigation with minimal evaporation.
The First United Presbyterian congregation postponed its New Year day business meeting to Saturday January 17. The session plans to hold the annual meeting in the basement of the new church, expected ready by then, with a congregational dinner. Reports, officer elections, and other business will be transacted.
Bruce Tallman of Des Moines spoke to the local Hi Y club and high school Y W C A at the gym watch night party. He used the old year to new year transition as an illustration while about eighty students attended.
Arrangements have been made for a joint installation of officers for 1920 in all local Masonic bodies at eight oclock next Tuesday evening at the Masonic temple. All members and the public are invited to attend. Officers will be installed for Beth lehem Commandery No 45 Zeredatha Council No 21 Cyrus Chapter No 18 Washington Lodge No 26 and Washington Chapter No 98 OB. In the Masonic bodies the installation will be conducted by A N Alberson and Mrs R H Walker the worthy matron will have charge of the Fastern Star services.
The board of supervisors met to finish year end business and organize for the next year. Chairman Burrell Foster begins his second three year term and is to be sworn in as the board plans to elect a new chairman from its members.
Instructions propose applying iodine to scratches on dark oak furniture to improve appearance, using multiple coats to reach desired color depth. After drying, finish with a quality furniture polish to protect and enhance the piece.
Local notice offers long distance hauling by motor truck with rates quoted per mile for one ton. Contact Washington Steam Laundry office at phone 48 Booth Transfer Line for details.
Nita Belle McKoon of Washington announces magazine subscriptions and club arrangements with pricing details available through her contact at the Journal. She invites inquiries by phone or mail and identifies herself as Authorized Representative.
Community briefs list services and sales including rugs oil and gas taxi and motor repair, with references to Washington Butter dairy goods and a Christmas Savings Club. Local names such as Mrs Kate Garard Miss Wiebrie Brewer Miss Esther Cook and Miss Edith McBride appear along with auctions at Booth's and D F Macon.
Various local messages advertise Washington National Bank savings clubs and promotions. Mentions include a sales talk for a Christmas Savings Club, a start a savings account pitch, and impending sales by Bert Booth with cattle and sow consignments. Also notes visits by Mildred Paul and Mary Katheryn Huey to nearby towns and a journey to Columbus Junction.
May Allison stars in Avery Hopwood’s Farce Fair and Warmer at the Fox Theatre under Screen Classics Inc. It set a stage record with a forty three second continuous laugh timed by the stage manager. Maxwell Karger vows a joke every second in the film version to match the seven reels.
Society group guests husbands for a New Year Eve gathering at Mr and Mrs Ed Myall with games readings and music by a jazz orchestra. After midnight the crowd sang in the New Year. Lunch bags were auctioned for ten cents but then fifty cents was charged and placed in the club treasury. Miss Golda Schulty attended as guest of the evening.
At Sunday night supper after an outing with friends, Franklin jokes that his mother might hate cooking for a group of aviators, noting their big appetites from all the fresh air. The remark reflects light family humor during a casual evening.
The regular meeting set for Wednesday January seventh will be held at the home of Mrs. Earle Libée instead of Mrs. Roy Libe as previously announced. The change affects the venue for the club gathering this week.
After a month of preliminary talks the Soviet Russians and Esthonians signed a seven day cease fire accord. The protocol provides for temporary boundary arrangements and military guarantees along with recognition of Estonian independence. This marks a first step toward a lasting peace between the two parties.
London reports that details of the prince of Wales Australian tour are not fixed but it is believed he will travel via the Panama Canal. The visit to Bedia is unlikely before July.
The fragment suggests two ways to handle distress: dwell on it and become a nuisance, or ignore it and carry on. It notes warmth and heat as burdens, advocates focusing daily details to avoid letting discomfort overwhelm, and hints at the value of conciseness in expression.
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