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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1920
Page
8
Broad collage of sales and notices shows Crail rugs and Wiegman sale on January 20 with a complete line of stove and furniture items. Also listed are farm auctions, car showings by Mannhardt Bros, visits by residents to Verdi and Keota, and various births, marriages, and travels across Washington county.
Several town residents and visitors are listed with trip details to Rubio Crawfordsville Sevilla De Witte Keota and nearby places. Funeral attendances and family visits are noted along with farm and school connections and a frost explanation describing why frost forms on low lands versus high ground.
A citizen urges using the fire whistle to tell time while awaiting a clock, noting mornings at 6 and 7 and suggesting whistles at 7 60 a m and noon. He argues the change would benefit hundreds outside the city and asks city administration to try it.
Gladys Ireland Ferne Benn and Gualetta Becker attend the area high school and return home to Sunday rest. Ruth Dankward accompanies Gladys for a visit. EK D McReynolds from Farson Indiana attended Mike Trier sale in Keota and joined son Martin in Washington for Carlson sale. J F H W Taylor sells properties including Fitz Williams on South Iowa to R H Willits and Jorging residence on East Main to W M Williams with possession slated March 1.
In 1860 on November the th Admiral Stewart an American who rose to fame battling French privateers and the British in the 1812 war died. Admiral Stewart was the grandfather of Charles Parnell.
A single cricket chirps irregularly and stops during the day. At night many crickets chirp in unison, creating a rhythmic concert as if guided by a conductor.
A neighbor woman’s notion of tolerance shifts to a cautious deferential stance. The remark implies she is open to conviction on the subject, contrasting with harsher judgments. The Ohio State Journal commentary critiques such leniency in assigning moral culpability.
A notice announces a regular meeting of the lodge on Monday at 7 30 pm The agenda mentions work in the rank of Mequire AMTUCL THERION and lists officers or divisions for the session.
The president is paid by settlement warrant sent from the treasury twice a month. Senators and representatives are paid by check or cash as they prefer, with cash payments in crisp new bills common in Washington.
The girl Hazel admitted her misdeed to her mother and asked not to be scolded further, saying she felt bad about it. The exchange shows remorse following her father’s rebuke and the moral lesson is conveyed through a quiet family moment.
A note traces the Saturday afternoon holiday custom to Scotland, claiming a 1295 council under King William determined the sixth hour after noon as a holy time for attending Vespera in preparation for Sunday. The passage presents a historical claim about religious observance in medieval Scotland.
The prince of Gwaleir, among India's richest rulers, wears a tiron pearl necklace with filbert gems and a sash from shoulder to knee covered in similar jewels for great state occasions.
The story recalls a quarrel between Jane and John over birthday presents. John angrily proclaims he cannot be given anything by himself and complains he cannot even have his own birthday in peace.
A Chicago American item notes Betty in a reading drill where the word ape appears and she responds with Half apple, amusing her teacher by reframing the puzzle as she concentrates on letters and sounds.
A curious law in sixteenth century England barred street peddlers from selling plums and apples to keep servants and apprentices from stealing employers’ money. The provision aimed to prevent temptation to indulge in delicacies and preserve wages.
A new fruit invention, the stoneless prime, is promoted as a popular breakfast fruit. It mirrors a prune in appearance and use but substitutes a soft kernel at the center that can be cooked and eaten with the fruit.
Describes experimental private exhibitions of motion pictures in the 19th century and notes public demonstrations beginning in 1805 with shows in Europe and America.
An expert notes cannonading can be heard far beyond dew sounds. Thunder carries about fifteen miles, while the distant sounds of battle extend roughly thirty miles, showing greater reach for artillery noise than quieter effects.
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