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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1921

Page

8

Local notes note visits sales and ads in town

Mrs Be W Spessard and daughter visit then return to Ainsworth with plans to stay. sale in front of Court House at 2 PM. several residents travel to Winfield and Harper. car wash ad and tire promotion. fourth of July closing. local businesses offer treats and services. residents noted include Miss Alta Farrier Mrs Carl Stephen Ms Mary Altenhofen and others with routines of social calls and shopping.

Local items and auction notices fill Richland page

Mrs R G Swinney returns home after hospital visit. Paige car to be auctioned tomorrow at 2 at Court House. Elias Williams of Crawfordsville visiting en route to Excelsior Shorings. Three day sale ends tomorrow with hats half price and waists discounted. Various local notices include travel, tire shop ads, bread, shoe shines, and a Tamaulipas land opportunity offering acres at 10 dollars with promises of crop profits. payments and titles described.

Woldridge Absent Westward Visit In Everett

Vo 8S Woldridge of Everett Michigan visits at J W Baker home and with friends marking his first trip west beyond short distances. Several local notices mention visits, shopping, travel, sales and services around Washington and surrounding towns.

Woldridge Everett Mich J. W. Baker

Brief Exchange Reflects on a Day’s Accomplishments

A Boston Transcript quip ponders spending half an hour recalling daily deeds. It suggests if such reflection took that long, one would stay awake the entire night marveling at one’s own virtues.

Boston Transcript

A Writers Style From Aldrich on Originality

A quotation on writers style noting that great poets owe debts to predecessors and contemporaries and that true distinction stems from a hundred styles. It cites Thomas Bailey Aldrich and reflects on originality versus influence.

Thomas Baliey Aldrich

The Source of Trouble in Matrimony

A dialogue-driven note on marital strain as a spouse resents not loving the partner’s family and fails to find merit in the in-law circle, suggesting friction between personal affection and family approval.

Mrs. EB Leech Returns Home After Visit

Mrs EB Leech arrived in Oskaloosa last evening after visiting Mrs George McDaniels at her home.

J. M. Embree A. J. Knauss Keota EB. E. Leech Oskaloosa George McDaniels

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