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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1920

Page

8

Local Classifieds and Notices Chronicle

A compact page lists local services and promotions including a cookies shop Lyon’s, a Moos Hall dance on Thursday, Lydia Hellam Chiropractor, baggage transfer by City Bus and Taxi, clothing sale at Rothschild’s, shoe shop For & Dewey, funeral director Arthur Goodin, and Farmers Union Exchange offering 60 percent protein tankage. J. E. Wright’s closing out sale features 60 brood sows with sale date January 14.

J. E. Wright

Washington IA Savings Club and local sale notices

Local notices show plans to join the Christmas Savings Club at Washington National Bank with weekly pay. a Big Combination Sale at a feed yard. various visits and travels of residents. shopping at Rothschild's and Crail's. Moose Hall event. and community updates on births and visits.

Washington National Bank

Farmers Union Meeting Near Washington Address by Col Crockhart

Notice announces a Farmers Union meeting at Young America School House, 3 miles NW of Washington, this Friday evening. Col. W. Crockhart will address the audience. Also offered for sale is the ice business of W. W. Cherry including two ice houses, lot, residence, team, wagons, tools, with rent of an ice house and pond. Potential buyer invited to inquire with C. BE. Lemley Realty Co. via F. & M. Bank Building. Phone 247. Titf

Farmers Union Young America Washington W. Crockhart W. W. Cherry C. BE. Lemley Realty Co F. & M. Bank

Jack Should Be Gay And The Dull Boy

A satirical brief from the New Orleans Times-Picayune mocks work and pay conditions, suggesting Jack’s gaiety depends on lacking labor and income.

Jack New Orleans Times-Picayune

Debt World Is Apt to Forget

An arch written reflection quotes George Eliot on the world’s memory of unhistoric acts and the disparity between faithful lives and those forgotten in unvisited tombs. The passage contrasts the impact of deeds with the neglect of the dead.

George Eliot

Journal correspondents report from Crawfordsville area

News correspondents record visits and social detours from Crawfordsville with mentions of Rev G W Jianna and Mrs Anwyl in Washington and Mrs Duxbaum Huston Sprague in Burlington, plus relatives visiting from Washington and Illinois.

Crawfordsville G. W. Jianna W. BE. Anwyl Frank Hamilton J. SP. Duxbaum W. Huston C. A. Sprague Burlington N. lv. Lone Washington Dayton McNeill Inois

Local Notes on Health Visitors and Travel

Billy Althaugh slowly recovers and gains strength at home while Snails treats a knee sliver by magnet in Washington. Mrs. Snails and Opal Nicholson visit relatives in Riverside and Washington as Ellen Edwards arrives from Detroit to see family. Wallin leaves for Saline Kansas to lecture for a lyceum company. Dale Cole and Opal Godlove travel with grandparents in Washington. J R McCreedy stops by on business.

Billy Althaugh Stern Clen Snails Washington Kephart E. Wallin Saline Kansas Lyceum Miss Opal Godlove Dale Cole Opal W. H. Warner Dale Ellen Wallace

Loyal Order of Moose Initiation Set for Wednesday

A class of several members will be initiated into the Loyal Order of Moose at the meeting next Wednesday January 14. Members are expecting the usual good time.

Loyal Order of Moose

Mother's Club Card Party At Mrs L A Jones Home

The Mothers Club plans a Friday card party entertaining their husbands at the home of Mrs L A Jones. Arrangements set for an evening of games and sociability.

Mother's Club L. A. Jones

Method for Waterproofing Cloth Using Resin in Linseed Oil

A historical notice explains making cloth waterproof by dissolving ten pounds of resin in four gallons of hot linseed oil. Soak folded cloth in the hot solution and press with a wringer, then dry on grass for a week or more. Treats about fifty yards of fabric.

Fortnightly Child Study department meets with active interest

The Child Study department of the Fortnightly club grows in numbers and enthusiasm led by Mrs. W. M. Keeley. Members delivered papers on assigned topics and a lively closing discussion was steered by Mrs. A. W. Clow.

W. M. Keeley A. W. Clow H. Tt. Ward J. B. Hammer

Women’s Gym Class Organizes for Year

Miles Mildred Rice was elected president and Miss Helen Porter treasurer of the young women’s gymnasium class meeting Mondays at the high school under Miss Ada Wilson. Enthusiasm is high for a strong winter term as members urged to attend next Monday at 7 30 p m entering via the south door to the gym from East Madwon street.

Young Women's Missionary Society First United Presbyterian Church Stella Donaldson Helen Fulton Nellie Tripp Maude McCreedy Carolyn Hamilton Alice Livingston Mabel Dill Miles Mildred Rice Helen Porter Ada Wilson Madwon Street

Gilt-Edge Loans Offer Farm Mortgages and Local Real Estate

Real estate firm Dempsey Real Estate Co promotes two farm loans of 16000 on 180 acres at 6 percent for five years and 12000 on 120 acres near Washington for ten years at 6 percent. They invite talks and farm viewings.

Washington Dempsey Real Estate CO North Side Square Thos J. Dempsey

Banish Doubt Says The New Success

An edifying message urges readers to cast out doubt as a gatekeeper to success and achievement, framing doubt as a barrier standing between effort and triumph. The tone is motivational and prescriptive.

Sugar profiteering probe sparks Senate grilling

Washington reports 22 cent sugar prices draw fire in the senate. Senator Sinoto urges the attorney general to act against profiteers. Senator Smoot notes 65 percent of beet sugar delivered and calls for discovery and action to halt hoarding.

Washington Senate Sinoto Utah Smoot

Saxons Move to Save Babies via Midwife Subsidy

The Saxon legislature approves a yearly subsidy of 2000 marks per midwife to ensure proper birth care for future Saxons. The plan, adopted as a compromise, treats midwives as state officials and aims to be cheaper than the proposed plan.

Berlin Jan. T Volkskammer

Alls Well Emma Claims After Radio Message

A radio from Kamen Goldman deported on the souler ork Buford was received by her niece Mrs Stella Ballentine in this city. The message read A s well and was picked up from the Buford by the music station Hed Moeland.

New York Jan. T Kamen Goldman Souler Ork Buford Stella Ballentine Cigs Hed Moeland

Would Be c Jcke Story Echoes a Family Twist

A family discussed their newborn sister, praising her sweetness, when the older brother John muttered a playful doubt about the baby's sex, suggesting a joke if the sister proved to be a boy. The moment shows a child's sly humor amid family warmth.

John

Duty Toward Children Through Generations

The passage argues that men have a duty to childhood since they were children once. Each generation inherits the accumulated wisdom and piety of prior ages and must pass it on, adding its own contributions through effort.

Seven Edwards: England’s Edward name across dynasties

Seven English kings bore the name Edward. The first three were Plantagenet, the fourth and fifth were York rulers, the latter a boy killed in the Tower by his uncle Richard II, the sixth was Tudor, and the seventh was Edward VII.

Edwards England Edward Plantagenet Family House of York T Tower Richard II Tudor Edward VII

First hole theory of ancient drilling by stone tools

Dr. Clifton Harly Levy describes how early humans began by striking a shell or stone to make a hole. A drillers then used sinew to suspend the ornament, prompting others to experiment with pointed stones to bore holes.

Clifton Harly Levy

Good Times in a Tiny Town

A fragmented note reflects a cautious view of pleasures and time. It hints at elusive moments and a sense that genuine enjoyment is scarce, offering a mood of nostalgia and quiet appraisal. The text reads like a personal reflection on tempo, place, and satisfaction.

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Harry Morey Eugene O'Brien Chester Nature Pictures Lyon Cooxies Reynolds & Gibson Moos Lydia Hellam Lemley’s Grocery Black Rothschild’s For & Dewey Arthur Goodin Farmers Union Exchange F. Macon Iowa Glenn Kraugh John Brant Company Bushnell, Jr Hazel Crull Chicago Moody Bible Institute Mrs. F. M. Crawford Ainsworth Rothschild's Louder Morrison Iowa City Hl. Worley Ruth Pearson Louiss Cunningham Clarence Hollingsworth A. W. McCulley Crail’s. Tf Moose Hall Utz Jemmon Chas. Enke Winfield A. M W. Allen L. Shanafelt Seymour, Iowa Sue Lytle Ed McGee West Chester T. J. Foster Elmer Thoma L. C. Denison Waterloo Chas. Warner Clinton Helen Cunningham C. C. Cunningham Rockford, Il A. van Sickle Elizabeth Canier Sioux City N. van Sickle Rothschild Mrs. Geo. Dempsey Davenport Frank Marie Misses Bridges Kansas City W. O. Quinn Elma Davin Hazel Owens Cotter J. A. McCoy Titz Fammers Union Exchange Suscriptions Nita Belle McKoon John Shields & Sons McWhamara Undertaking Co Ambulanche Shivick Dean M. W. Karman Ton Haskins Moose Lytle Bros Graham Theatre la Foch Borietie Ll. B. Larson Dewey Weeks Helen Anderson Merle Eckles Daughters of the American Revolution A. G. Null H. M. Shavers Julia Cavender Dorothy Sharp North Carolina Ralph Shannon Martha Berry Piney Woods Mississippi Graham Frank Keenan the Silver Girt Lomenz Baswwe Gr Mr. Lyons Mr. McCal Sellars METS Tsu Williard Davis Dewey Davis Business College Raymond Hutt Mt. Vernon Richard Donaldson Rock Island Madagascar Gordimer Brothers Stock Co Billie Vivian Martin Clara Genevieve Kennedy Washington, Iowa Emma Goldman Wireless
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