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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1923

Page

3

Death claims Mrs Marion Crawford in Washington county

Mrs. F. M. Crawford aged eighty died last night at eleven at her home on Raat Madi son street after a lengthy illness. She leaves a husband a stepdaughter three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral plans were undecided with relatives from Pennsylvania expected to attend and a service planned for Monday at the First United Presbyterian church.

Mra. F. M. Crawford Raat Madison Street J. B. Randie Pennsylvania First United Presbyterian Church Mary McConnell Mt. Jackson Lawrence County Washington County David Crawford F. M. Crawford Ainsworth Washington Randle Marios Fred Randle R. W. Scott Belle Mayberry Blanche Jenkins Mise Margaret Ruthrauff James Ruthrauf

Klitzen Regenerative Receiver Demonstrated by Radio News

Radio News announces Mr. E Plumly presents the Klitzen Regenerative Amplifying Receiver. The mahogany cabinet, bakelite panels, and nickel parts offer ease of use and high fidelity. Demonstrations available by appointment with broadcasts from numerous stations nationwide.

E. Plumly Plumly Dallas Texas Kansas City Missouri St. Louis Jefferson City Chicago, Jr Schenectady New York Louisville Kentucky Atlanta Georgia Pittsburgh Penn Ft. Worth Lincoln Nebraska Knoxville Tenn Denver Colo Ames Iowa Des Moines Cincinnati Ohio Oklahoma City Okla Duluth, Minn Minneapolis, Min

Ottumwa Water Plant Adviser Visits City Council

Ottumwa water and light superintendent Horace Brown met with the Ottumwa council at the local water works in Washington. He shared many improvement suggestions from his long experience to help reduce annual city costs. Mayor Alberson said the council will inform the public when concrete plans emerge and work continues.

Horace Brown Ottumwa Washington Brown Alberson

Mrs Rothschild Leaves Visit for Wellman Meeting

Mrs I Rothschild, who has been visiting for several days, departed yesterday afternoon to spend a day with Mr and Mrs Kebaker at Wellman.

Mrs. I. Rothschild Fred van Sickle Ind Charles Oskaloosa A. van Sickle Charles Lafland Denver Fred

County Treasurer Seeks Found Auto Plates

Mrs. J. A. McCall of the automobile registry department asks residents who find number plates on the road to bring them to the courthouse. She will identify the holder of each plate and arrange its return. no newspaper notice is needed.

Crawfordsville Residents Tour Washington and Colorado Springs

Mr and Mrs Herman Twinam of Crawfordsville are in Washington today. Carl Roberts, returning from a month visiting relatives, spent time at the De Beque oil fields and had an interesting trip.

Herman Twinam Crawfordsville Washington Carl Roberts Colorado Springs de Beque

Seat Sale for Guy Mannering Saturday at Phillips Drug

Advance seat sale for the Coffer-Miller players in Sir Walter Scott's Guy Mannering opens tomorrow at nine o'clock at Phillips drug store. The show comes to the high school auditorium next Wednesday evening January 24 with fifty cent admission. The company has toured Washington and drawn large appreciative audiences and promises one of their best shows.

Graham Theater C. C. Reister Opera House Washington Walter Scott Guy Mannering Phillips Drug Store a@uditorium

The Ale Mound Translation Confuses Washington Star Copy

A fragment from the Washington Star appears as garbled dialogue about an argument or prank involving a furry event. The text includes nonsensical names like Tatienee and Epebhithen and lacks clear context or dates.

Epebhithen Washington Star

Resin and Gum Exudates and Their Solubility

The text describes resins and gums from certain trees and notes resins are soluble in water while gums are insoluble in water, making resins more suitable for varnishes.

Goma Rejee Sane Tuan- Her

Public Library Receives Wide Gift Book List

Eva Denny city librarian reports a year of gifts to the public library from the State Historical Society Bross Library and P E O Society. Volumes include The Story of Mankind, Catholic Encyclopedia, biographies, and works on art, culture, and geography. County teachers exams set for January 24 25 26 1923 in Washington Iowa with detailed schedules.

Mra Eva Denny Hansen Bross Lake Forest University Finley Peter Bible Spade Atlantic Monthly the Nation Counter Atkinson Farm Journal Elder Hawaian Islands Press Congress Fisher Murphy Overton Main Street Thurston Macquerader Drary Knights of Colombus W. H. Butterfield Catholic Encvelopedia Catholic Church Lutzow Joseph Horak Urs Ra Lutz Washington County H. M. Tuttle Sherman—Food Products Hutchinson—Food and Dietetics John Williams Simonds Regnuler County Court House Washington Iown

Desert occupies a third of the country and a third of India

A brief survey notes that about one third of the country lies in desert regions with a similar proportion affecting the vast area of India. The statement highlights the extensive desert expanse across both.

Desert India

Fortnightly club and school group notices recap

Local announcements list events at Cunningham's store charity sale on Jan 29 by eighth graders for Near Hast Relief and several club meetings this week. Choirs, Bible department, art department and Younger Set dancing club schedule events at Fortnightly club and homes with times.

Cunningham's

Polynesians Origin Traced to Southeast Asia

Honolulu December 26 The Marquesas flora provides proof the Polynesian race originated in southeastern Asia and spread to Pacific islands. Botanist Forrest Brown of Bishop Museum, after 17 months studying the Marquesas, links sweet potato and papaya in America as evidence of pre European contact. He suggests Marquesans traded with semi tropical central America during voyages between islands and the mainland.

Honolulu T. H Dee Marquésa Islands Asia Islands Pacific Forrest Brown Bishop Museum Marquesas Brown American America Prof Marquesans Central America Marquésas

Polynesian Migrations and Marquesas Hospitality

Professor Brown discusses Polynesian origins suggesting southeastern Asia as a source and a Pacific dispersal driven by inland tribes. He notes Marquesan natives under French rule show typical Polynesian hospitality and civility. More data and study of collected specimens are needed to determine the routes to Hawaii.

Asia India Pacific Brown Marquesas el Ttem Hawaii

Denmark Numbers Bags and Farm Trace System

A damaged OCR item notes exits are sold in an area called Demmer with dew numbered by an overspec system. Each exit can be traced to the farm fragment from which it came.

Denmark Demmer

Edinburgh One Room Homes House Two Families

Edinburgh reports scarce housing with one room dwellings many occupied by two families totaling about five people. The situation highlights crowded conditions and urban housing strain in the city.

Schind The Times Edinburgh

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