Hoosier Kitchen Cabi nets arrive for club sale
McNamara announces a large shipment of Hoosier Kitchen Cabi nets and plans a forthcoming club sale in a few days with an upcoming announcement to follow.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1919
Page
8
Caners closing sale and local ads dominate Evening Journal
Closing out sale at Caners runs for thirty more days with cut glass and bargained goods. Local shoppers and townspeople- Carl Combs Mabel Crooks Lyda Hellam Mrs. J. A. Conger and Esther visit West Chester Davenport Eldon Keota Wellman and Crawfordsville residents frequent the ads and stores. Also notes on grocery specials and services like osteopath chiropractors and walnut prices.
Want Ads and Notices Highlight Daily Life in Iowa Town
Local listings show Jersey Milk for sale at East End Grocery, loan of safety deposit boxes from Washington National Bank and life insurance offers. Community updates include weddings, travel, visits, illness, funeral notices, school moves, and local ads for film, groceries, and photography services amid a busy daily scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
East End
Dean’s
Washington National Bank
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Chas. H. Pauls
Washington
Iowa
Milk price hike approved by local dairy leaders
Owing to high costs for feed, dairy cows, and labor, the undersigned raise milk prices effective January 12. Delivered quarts cost 15 cents, pints 8 cents, wholesale 12 cents per quart. Signatories are V. Beliel, S. Brewer, G. M. Humble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Beliel
S. Brewer
Magazine Subscriptions Arranged by Nita Belle McKoon Agent
Subscriptions and club arrangements announced. Call 59 Red after 6 30 PM or write in care of the Journal Nita Belle McKoon Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nita Belle McKoon
Nita Belle
McKoon
Partnership dissolved Bowman Knupp calls to settle debts
All parties who recognize themselves as owed or owing money to Bowman and Knupp are urged to call and settle immediately as the partnership is dissolved and the books must be closed promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman & Knupp
Brazil Considers Export Controls to Ease Living Costs
Government studies export restrictions to curb rising food prices. Brazil's president has authorized a food administration to survey supplies costs and handling, with possible direct crop control. Plans include aiding workers' cooperatives as inflation strains Rio de Janeiro shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Ohne
Rio de Janeiro
Ban on Auctions Withdrawn Today
The local board of health voted at a special meeting to modify quarantine rules to permit open air auction sales. The Ernest Carlson hog sale planned for next Saturday will be held at the Motor Inn garage with doors open. Further health rule changes were deferred to next week as Health Officer C. W. Stewart and Mayor O. K. Mauck are away. The influenza situation is encouraging and may prompt additional modifications if conditions hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Ernest Carlson
Motor Inn
C. W. Stewart
O. K. Mauck
Washington girl elected county school superintendent
Twenty two votes cast at county school boards meeting Miss Kathryn Montgomery of Washington won with 20 votes while Clayton Pearson of Ainsworth received two The election was made unanimous and Montgomery will begin duties soon The meeting also granted deputy superintendent Grace Connor a 55 bonus for extra work since the death of Katheryn Stichter and praised Connor's efforts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katheryn Montgomery
Washington
Clayton Pearson
Ainsworth
Eva George
New London
W. J. Wagner
Corning
EF. N. Prentice
Wellman
Griffith
D. J. Ross
Conner
McFarlane Wins Iowa House Speakership
Arch McFarlane of Waterloo was unanimously chosen as Speaker of the Iowa House at noon in Des Moines. His opponent W S Finley of Mt Pleasant withdrew as McFarlane’s support proved strong. H J Mantz of Audubon named convention pro tem chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Arch McFarlane
Waterloo
W. S. Finley
Mt. Pleasant
McFarlane
Finley
H. J. Mantz
Audubon Country
W. Klaus
Delaware County
W. C. Ramsay
Belmont
P. P. L. Club Plans Evening Meeting January 12
The P. P. L. club will hold an evening meeting on Wednesday January 12 at the home of Mrs Arthur Dura. Business matters will receive attention and a full attendance is desired. 8213
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. L. Club
Arthur Dura
Iceland and America in Historic Ties Across the Atlantic
The piece notes Iceland’s distant but enduring links with the United States. It recalls early European discovery by Icelandic explorers who settled along the New England coast to Long Island, and mentions Columbus seeking Icelandic knowledge before his voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
America
New England
Long Island
Christopher Columbus
New World
Atlantic
A Patriotic Duty to Keep a Happy Frame of Mind
The piece urges citizens to maintain a cheerful outlook as a patriotic duty. It argues low spirits hinder performance and that daily cultivation of happiness helps everyone around us and enables us to fulfill duties to ourselves and friends.
Iowa road funds forecast for 1919 building season
Des Moines Capital reports road and bridge funds for 1919 in Iowa total an estimated 15 million dollars. Federal aid on hand 792,729 dollars, June 30 1919 add 579,000 dollars, matching state funds 1 372 000 dollars, county levy proceeds 10 734 000 dollars, and auto fees distribution about 1 600 000 dollars. Expenditures for 1917 were 15 165 476 dollars with current funds 12 3 million, leaving a potential 2 865 476 dollar over run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
J. W. Eichinger
Iowa Highway Commission
Congress
Cerro Gordo County
Marion County
Woodbury County
Boards of Supervisors
The
Highway Commission
Des Moines
Grinnell Woman Renounces Bequest in Probate Case
Grinnell Mrs Maude Young Fellows heir to 100000 inheritance renounces 25000 bequest from late E A Alexander will asking the share go to widow Mrs Mabel Alexander. The Alexanders once planned a mutual will with half the 50000 estate to daughter and niece. The widow faces need after the renunciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Maude Young Fellows
E. A. Alexander
Alexander
E. W. Sargent
W. G. Cook
Mabel Alexander
South Norton Avenue
Honolulu
Mabel Alexander Henley
Fellows
Sargent
Los Angeles
Excelsior Springs
First American Newspaper Publick Occurrences 1690
The Publick Occurrences, Boston September 25 1690, was the first American newspaper. Benjamin Harris published and edited it with Baptist and anti monarchist leanings. His paper was suppressed by the colony governor after a charge against Louis XIV. Harris later became official printer of the colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publick
Boston
Benjamin Harris
Louis XIV
Harris
Tilling the Soil and the Dignity of Work
A short quotation from Booker T. Washington stresses that every life begins at the bottom and that farming holds as much dignity as poetry. It warns against letting grievances overshadow opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker 'S
Washington
The Angry Tree of Australia
In Australia a species of acacia known as the angry tree grows to about 80 feet tall after rapid growth. It resembles a giant century plant in appearance. At sunset its leaves fold and the twigs coil tightly, and when the shoots are touched the leaves rustle and rise briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
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Meeting
Dent OF Schools
Mfarlane
W.S. Finley
Tex
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