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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
8
A classified notice from O. F. Haight advertises a shop at the old stand, first door north of the First UV church, offering second hand sewing machines, cheap supplies for sewing machines, and Aladdin lamp supplies. Repairs are available with guaranteed workmanship. call 589 Blue.
Bethlehem Commandery No. 46 to hold regular conclave Friday evening January 17 at seven o'clock. Regular order of business includes petitions to be acted upon and the annual election of officers. All Knights urged to attend. Joseph F. McElhinney, BE. C 8612.
Subscriptions and club arrangements are being coordinated. Call 50 Red after 6:30 p.m. or write to the Journal care of Nita Brulle McKoon, agent.
Bee Boyd Twinam Ex or W A Harper announce the sale of the East Main Street house and lot in Crawfordsville to close the Effie Twinam estate. The notice states the property is offered for sale, with terms to be arranged by the executors and listed bidders.
Mrs. Mary Eckerman reports her brother Charles Eckerman in France writing from Paris on December 19 describing a warm reception for President Wilson and his plans to attend the peace conference at Versailles. He visits historic sites and notes Southern France feels cold and his Christmas away from home.
Local notice promotes Miss Connell s annual hat sale at the East Side Milliner in the opera house building. Friday and Saturday January 17 and 18 feature discounted hats from $1.98 to $8.00 with a small lot of children's hats and a few fine pattern hats. Gus Bramer offers fur coat repair and alterations nearby.
A San Antonio reader at 416 Navarre St endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough remedy. The letter says it acts quickly for colds and croup and contains no unneeded ingredients.
In Salouiki and New Greece Grecian building materials like Kirick dominate. Wood is rare due to tuber shortage and stone is seldom used except for walls and foundations. Walla walls use plain bricks lower levels and hollow bricks upper stories. flat Uling roofs prevail.
A playful truism about enjoying life by letting go. The text humorously notes that releasing small controls repeatedly increases enjoyment and freedom. It references Bo as a recurring example of this loosened grip and resulting fun.
Community notices show patrons buying rugs shoes corsets and sheet music retreating to Davenport West Chester and Rock Island. Individuals like Miss Ruth Shafer Beulah Weichelberger and Miss Marjorie Walker are noted with travel and visits while shopwomen offer alterations bargains and special sales at Caner Music Rothschilds and Miss Connell’s millinery. Local officials state J L Brookhart returned from Des Moines and events include a Methodist youth rally and funeral attendees.
A compilation of short notices covers discounts at Rothschilds on cotton hose and a special sale on menswear at Ainsworth. Mason promotes poultry equipment, the library urges returns, and readers are invited to subscribe to Monkey Wrench. Local arrivals include Lieut Hays from Camp Funston and Seret D H Elwell returning from Camp Dodge.
Library patrons are urged to return books before quarantine. Rothschild's advertises a 25 percent discount on skirts knit goods and winter underwear. A. B. Sands of Ainsworth promotes a Saturday sale with overalls shirts and hats. Sanol kidney relief is advertised at Lemmon's Pharmacy. Miss Connell's sale features hats and dresses. The J. F. Duffy Ford station lists new sales staff as preparations begin for the season.
The record traces the origins of lightships from England’s Nore in 1782 to the United States with an 1820 Chesapeake Bay station off Willoughby Spit. It notes Sandy Hook Ambrose in 1823, Cape Hatteras in 1824, its 1827 wreck, and the reestablished ship position after failed Diamond Shoal lighthouse attempts in 1597.
The text explains that native island canaries show striped greenish plumage unlike yellow cage canaries. It notes yellow canaries arise from selective breeding and cites other cage varieties such as the humpbacked Belgian canary and the liz ard canary with distinct feather patterns.
The text notes that all sailors are superstitious, with old sea captains placing faith in signs and omens. Skippers avoid sailing on Fridays. A Grimsby sailor who sailed on Good Friday faced ridicule but returned safely with ship and crew.
The oriental garnets from Pega and the town of Sirian are the most valuable and beautiful. Sirian garnets were once the chief mart and are known by lapidaries as Sirian garnets. They resemble the ancient carbuncle with crimson to red violet color, are transparent, and show a conchoidal fracture.
The article traces ball games from lacrosse to modern sports noting basketball as the youngest, born in 1891 at Springfield Training School with Dr. James Naismith guiding its invention. It recalls the first 1892 game, the need for action without brutality, and that iron hoops and nets evolved to let the ball drop through. Basketball becomes a winter sport adopted in Europe and South America.
A former soup maker bequeathed about eleven hundred dollars to establish a home for homeless cats and dogs. The gift may not be touched until 216 percent of its value, by which time the donor expects the fund to reach two hundred million dollars.
Charlie attempts mischief with an old umbrella, opening it indoors to amuse himself. His grandmother calls him to stop, and he replies he has it up to help her walk. The scene conveys a playful child and a frustrated caregiver moment in a domestic setting.
A nurse recalls Alvine praying for siblings but prefers a dog if God grants no brother or sister. He asks for a companion and ends by stating he would much rather have a dog. The touching moment reflects a child’s wish for companionship.
The note quotes Pasquier Queanel asserting that Daily Thought, Zen! is blind or poorly regulated when it intrudes on others rights. It emphasizes concerns over boundaries and personal rights in discourse.
A concise remark from the Leavenworth New Era reflects on a prisoner’s line I Went to go home noting the emotional reach and pathos behind a single request for release. The quote highlights enduring longing and a sense of confinement in the prison system.
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