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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1920
Page
8
An advertisement offers quick reliable transportation and long distance hauls. It promotes pickup for small calls and mentions Booth Transfer Line and Washington Steam Laundry office, with unclear contact details.
Regular meeting of the Loyal Moose Wednesday evening January 28. Large class of candidates for initiation. All members urged to be present. J. A. Mooney, Sec.
Lyon's cookies and local errands headline a busy morning in Washington Iowa. Mrs D O Chumbley travels to Muscatine while Lydia Hellam the chiropractor and Lemley's Grocery figure in daily commerce. Watch for a big horse sale at City Feed Yard and a Saturday combination sale with items to list. D J Wittman and Vera Wolfe attend events. builders and contractors plan a meeting at the Commercial club. Al Adams the branch express messenger is hospitalized in Muscatine with partial paralysis. Mrs Adams travels there.
Morning passengers J. A. Hyink from Muscatine and George Rodman from Burlington were seen in town. Mrs. Nick Smith of Keota headed to Hot Springs Arkansas, visiting cousin Frank Bambrick. Elsie Glassburner returned for a short vacation from Mt. Pleasant school. Several others traveled for visits, funerals, or shopping today.
The notice invites subscriptions and clubs through a monthly payment plan. Readers are urged to contact Nita Belle McKoon, Authorized Representative, at 59 Red or write to the Journal in care of Washington, Iowa.
Davenport business leader Joe Long urged Washington to form a large active community club and opposed immediate highway paving. He proposed Iowa constitutional revision and a kickoff location for agitation, while L F Henderson and H S Young spoke on vigilance, and Will Harwood shared insights from the Boston shoe dealers convention.
The finger most often chosen for engagement and wedding rings is anatomically the weakest. Scientists note the third finger needs twice as much touch training as the others because the tendon of the chiena muscle in this finger is crossslip attached to the second finger.
A jumble of old ads lists shoe terms For and Dewey, Crail's rugs, Clyde Birney closing sale February 3, Schneider Booth sale February 2, and a Fer sale. notes mention Rheuma remedy, seed potatoes, and local services with prices and contact hints.
Miss Laura Viola Augustine and Glenn Anderson wed last night at the bride’s parents home south of West Chester. The ceremony featured a boxwood altar, yellow and white decor, and Mendelssohn’s Wedding March. The couple, attended by sixty guests, plan a brief honeymoon and will reside on a farm three and a half miles west of town.
Expression of thanks to the Journal union plasterers and named workers D. C. Russell George Young Roe Dillinger Milton White John McCreedy Chas McFarland and McFadden for their assistance in plastering the Kiesey residence. The note credits their good work and valued help.
The United States Bureau of Mines reports a new danger alert method for coal mines using compressed air. A foul smelling substance is injected into the air lines, spreading quickly through the mine and alerting workers to danger within minutes.
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