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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1925
Page
8
Local notice touts a Ford Size Battery for $16 50 with a Ford 13 plate. It also mentions E C Plumly visiting family and an oak floor offer for the front room. Mrs Clarence Brinning travels to Webster for a short stay with her mother.
Miss Maud Hott returns from Chicago after a Christmas visit at the Cubbins residence. Wayne Sharpe, telegraph operator, is vacationing with his parents, Mr and Mrs Anthony Sharpe. The Journal offers new Court Whist score cards at nominal cost. Consider Ford battery service for your next maintenance needs.
The item lists residents and events: Mrs Newt Griffin of Brighton discharged from county hospital. Mrs Harvey Barnes of Crawfordsville noted in Washington shop. Charley Schmoeller and family visiting Ray Woodford in Clay. First United Presbyterian Church communion prep upcoming. Mrs W D Johnson and children returning to Brighton after visiting Floyd Bower. home improvement ad offers cost estimates for room rearrangement and a Ford battery priced at 16 50.
Shorty Morrow starts at Cook Cafe after a statewide trip meeting Washington residents. Education and club updates highlight Grinnell Y M C A leader Lester Duke and Debating Team member Gene Breitenbach. Local births, travels, and anniversaries, plus a Wisconsin PhD recipient Glenn Rouse, anchor a roundup of community updates.
A merchant notes strong customer turnout and confirms special prices as a weekend sale ends. Weather is forecast fine tonight with a Tuesday turn to colder conditions.
Citizens from Sigourney West Chester and Washington report savings from the No Sale plan advertised by C M F Clothing Co. The item notes customers joining a family celebration and several locals visiting Washington for business while promotions advertise farm auctions and hay and machinery sales on Friday.
Local notes report a Social Hour club gathering in Crawfordsville with Mrs. Lee Lease and Miss Jane Graham, plus a date pudding recipe. Also covered are weekend basketball games at Ainsworth where the girls won 23 to 2 and the boys lost 16 to 17.
Nevada's 1860s frontier era saw Fort Churchill build along Carson River to defend settlers against the Piute. Regulars from Alcatraz joined California volunteers in driving raids, culminating in a 3 hour fight near Pyramid Lake. The fort served as a base until 1872, and Pony Bob Haslam's 380 mile ride from Fort Churchill helped carry mail to the next station.
The rules of Chinese cookery are clearly defined and demand meticulous care. Dishes require meats and vegetables cut into uniformly small pieces to ensure even cooking and texture.
Gorillas are not carnivorous and do not eat flesh if they kill a human or an animal. They generally kill in self defense rather than for predation.
A reflective line notes that deeds fade in consequence while honor or disgrace lingers, contrasting honorable hard labor with pleasure-filled disgrace and the enduring weight of reputation. The quotation implies lasting moral accounting beyond immediate outcomes.
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