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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1921
Page
5
Correspondents report visitors including Mrs. H. H. Wickham of Chicago and Mr. Earl Edmondson of Washington visiting Ainsworth families. Melo Ingram of Riverside spent Sunday with Friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Miller left for Salisbury NC after a month at the Miller home. Teachers return from visits and prepare to start Monday in the new school building.
In Prairie Flower Martha Shalla aids her ill sister Mrs Marek while Mrs Arthur Wiley returns from the hospital. Various local residents report ill health, family visits, dairy and farming tasks, and social events including dinners and birthdays. Mentions of Washington trips, corn sales, and farm shifts appear among neighbors in January notes.
Mrs. Della Neal and Mrs. Frank Smith visited the Walter Sheets home Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Curtis Snyder stayed with her mother Mrs. Harve Banks Friday. Mrs. A R Strum aided her mother Mrs. Hesseltine who has been ill since Christmas. Mrs. Marion Smith visited Mrs. Merle Statler Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Combs also called.
Mrs. Frank Smith hosted visitors on Wednesday afternoon. Seymour Statler Marion Smith and Andy Augustine helped drive hogs to West Chester on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Glen Cuddeback visited Washington on Wednesday. The Smiths spent Saturday night with the Snyders. Gladys Banks attended. Harve Banks and family spent Sunday with the Snyders. Burl Pringle has suffered a severe cold for several days.
Miss Hannah Graber assists Mrs. Rex Swan with housework while families report activity across Stringtown. Dave and Ira Graber return from Milford Nebraska visit. Ethan Brooks helps Pp. R. Schantz. Rev. L L Miller calls. J Fe Eicher shells corn for Daniel Graber. Aaron Leichty moves to Jos Gerig farm near Wayland. Noah and Emerson Wyse visit P R Schantz. Emerson takes a railroad layoff break returning to Tacoma Washington. Albert Imhof returns from Burlington hospital after operation. Magdefrau Bros ship hogs to St Louis from Noble. Farmers Union of Olds ships stock from Wayne.
A reader credits The Evening Journal as an excellent paper and says they could not do without it.
Wallace Reid embraces speed in the racing adventure Excuse My Dust arriving at Fox Theatre Wednesday and Thursday. Ann Little Theodore Roberts and Tully Marshall head a solid cast with a tale of competitive auto racing from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
A dispatch from London reports severe fighting in Syria between Bedouin tribes and Druses. The Druses allegedly suffered about 1500 killed as remnants plan a counteroffensive. Bedouins, nomadic Arabs, roam Syria and beyond while Druses guard Lebanon ranges and maintain independence for centuries.
The long time Southwest Missouri Quaker leader Rev Parker Moon known as Uncle Parker resides in Carthage and is praised for health recovery after suffering five years of nervous indigestion headaches and back pains. He credits Tanlac with restoring appetite sleep and vigor and recommends it to friends and others with stomach trouble. Advertisers note Tanlac sold in Washington Wellman and other druggists.
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