This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 32 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1922
Page
2
Chicago market notes for July 1 show estimated receipts of 10 000 hogs 1 000 cattle 6 000 sheep with holdovers 11 000. Prices mostly 10 to 20 cents lower with heavy weights 10 25 to 10 55 and light weights 10 60 to 10 70. Shipments listed 3 018 hogs 1 954 cattle 458 sheep.
An excerpt from Clara Delafield notes a maid's diary style account from March 19 to March 23, detailing service at Mrs Symes's home, flirtations with Miss Daisy's party, car use, and a potential offer of improved wages and favors from Mrs D, ending with uncertain plans and adult themes.
Fragmentary diary entry recalls a family quarrel with Mr D that escalates into violence in the kitchen. Clara plans to quit, laments betrayal by Mrs D, and notes she will take an alarm clock as a remaining token of Mr D. She resigns after whispered threats and a hostile environment.
A patient seeks hope from a doctor and speaks of resignation to death unless Bertha the bandit queen's fate is revealed. The dialogue hints at a serialized story consuming weeks of the Palace cinema, leaving the cliffhanger unresolved.
The passage traces royal battle cries from Richard I to George VI, noting God and My Right as a long standing English motto, Edward VI and later monarchs invoking French kingship rights, Eliza beth and Anne using other mottos, and Jer Maintiendrai brought from Holland. It also mentions the French fleurdelis removal and Canadian coat of arms keeping the symbol of French Canadian origin.
The seaweed crop harvest in Holland grows more vital as northern Zuyder Zee islands are cleaned more carefully. Natives once used a scythe through the water at low tide, now knives on a line pull to cut. Drying color determines value, with shipments to England, France, and sometimes the United States for upholstery and chemical recovery.
Sac City hosts a county farm bureau picnic with a live radio link and talks by Congressman L J Dickinson and lecturer Rev L M Joreen. Alfalfa continues to expand in Sac County with growers like William Dierson and E L Perry reporting strong yields and profitable returns. A radiophone is installed by Walter Schnirring enabling market reports and city concerts from home. Des Moines County to test cattle for tuberculosis with U S Bureau cooperation, while officers note existing accredited herds and numerous pending herd tests. County agent Fred Overly advises culling nonlayers to improve summer egg production.
Three people including Monteade Oca are detained as military authorities lead the inquiry into A. Bruce Bielaski's kidnapping. Skepticism surrounds Bielaski's account while Generals Calles and Serrano deem the case possibly a self orchestrated abduction. In Philadelphia a bank heist near Textile National ends with one bandit dead and two runners and a policeman wounded.
John H. Vitelle former exalted cyclops of the Taft Ku Klux Klan was found guilty by a Kern county jury of beating Dr. Dwight R Mason with ropes in Taft on October 27 1921. The indictment carries one to ten years and Vitelle faces sentencing Monday amid testimony that more than thirty hooded men participated with Mrs Mason and three other women witnessing the attack.
The Inter-allied council of ambassadors recognized Lithuania as independent, noting it was previously part of the Russian empire. The United States did not attend the meeting. In Southbridge Massachusetts workers will receive a 10 percent wage increase starting July 10 after a ten day vacation, following a prior six week 20 percent cut.
The piece notes that old moose shed their shovel like antlers in January and younger bulls shed later. By mid May new horn growth shows just under an inch from the skull and by three months the T0 pound shovel is fully formed, often reaching six feet across.
Indianola and Warren County face Hessian fly damage as many fields are plowed due to infestations. County agents urge control measures and may hold a county wide meeting. County Agent Fred Overly advises testing feed this fall. Warren County Bank offers trips to Chicago for gilt club winners and a short course at Ames in January.
Eight agents raided Morris Cassin's home at 1000 Lawndale Avenue and confiscated wines and liquors valued at $22,000. Three men were arrested and orders for sale of the liquor have been on file for four months. During the raid two telephone orders were received.
Berlin printers statewide strike halts press operations. Punxsutawney in disorder as about 200 marchers destroy a scalehouse and coal truck, damage equipment, and remove tires. state police move in to quell the unrest and restore order after the night of disturbances.
The fragment hints at a diplomatic family and a new baby, suggesting themes of lineage and wealth. No clear names, places, or events are readable to establish a concrete news item or specific facts.
A Jetsburgh Sun item notes women perform lively dances to raise funds for a charitable cause. The piece highlights community spirit and the appeal of social events to support local needs.
A reflection on what a statue of Father would symbolize. The piece notes Father’s lack of style but strong role in supporting the mother and children, echoing a song lyric about a family where everybody works but Father. The tone is humorous and unsentimental.
Report from Powca Oklahoma July LA recounts four women assaulting Mrs Rameey at her farm near Tied Rock. They forced her into a car and took her to a secluded spot where she was severely whipped. Mrs Quinees was bound to a tree after a warning about her conduct with married men and later freed herself.
Heavy rains in Billings Montana washed out railroad tracks and caused Alkali creek to flood the Midland Empire fair grounds east of the city, with water depths exceeding four feet in numerous locations.
Mme Georges Brey er of Lyons becomes the first woman to bear a child aboard an aircraft. While cruising 6000 feet over the Mediterranean near southern Italy, she landed safely near a tourist hotel after delivery. Both mother and son, to be named Gaynemeyer, are reported doing well. nationality follows the father under French law.
The veterans bureau formed employment offices to aid former service members. Appointed district representatives include F. J. Herbet Boston FE. H. Jewett New York H. A. Stevens Philadelphia W. H. Kemper Cincinnati H. S. Chadwick Chicago N. H. Edwards St. Louis and W. J. Mollison Minneapolis.
Illinois reports a total of 676 373 passenger and other autos licensed, with 1022 licenses sued by the state and 240 trucks licensed, noting higher counts for cars overall.
In Dublin at around five o clock seven open lorries carrying British soldiers in full kit with helmets and rifles, followed by a machine gun car, moved along Adelaide road and came under sniper fire. It is believed they were heading to protect Kingston naval station.
The record lists 180 organisms taken from house fly bodies by various investigators. Identified conditions include infantile diarrhea typhoid fever anthrax food poisoning amoebic dysentery abscesses leprosy tapeworms book worms bubonic plague conjunctivitis summer complaint tuberculosis enteritis trachoma erysipelas gas gangrene stomach worms planetoids and ophthalmia.
Iowa educators analyze consolidated schools showing 80 percent of rural pupils plan to move to cities. Vocational expert W H Lancelot says few teachers are rural minded, risking farm ties. One school with rural minded teacher had 85 percent desiring farms, vs state average 20 percent. Sixty four percent of school boards back hiring rural minded teachers for state aid.
Public notice in Washington County Iowa details Augusta Pehler's claim as surviving widow and requested distributive share including real estate at Lot 11, Block 6 East Washington, homestead occupancy, personal property valued around 35000, and appointment of referees. Hearing scheduled nine o clock A M July 9 1922 at the Washington Court House. failure to appear may result in default and grant of relief.
In 1580 a purse of gold offered by Henry VIII rewarded workers who produced the king’s shirts. Cambrai weavers won using cambric named after their town. The fabric’s fineness spurred fashion for cambric in underwear and garments.
The note argues England must be portrayed as green and pleasant while suggesting America appears large and new with seeds of massive growth hidden beneath conventional views, as discussed by T. 8. Ellet to the Dial.
If it be my lot to crawl I will crawl contentedly if to fly I will fly with alacrity. But as long as I can possibly avoid it I will never be unhappy. If with a pleasant wife three children a good house and farm many books and many friends who wish me well I cannot be happy I am a very silly foolish fellow and what becomes of me is of very little consequence.
A London charitable society registers about 240000 professional begging letter writers who practice by composing or authenticating letters. The society undertakes investigations into the truth or falsehood of each begging letter receiver’s claims as part of its work.
A two pounds one ounce newborn in a New York hospital is described as the smallest perfectly formed normal baby on record. Doctors attribute the tiny size to a peculiarity of the pituitary gland at the brain base, a discovery noted in recent years as medical knowledge advances about the human body.
A fragmented wartime paragraph references a London Opinion verdict on air raids in Germany and includes a childlike exchange about injuries in battle. The bizarre dialogue touches on food scarcity, a car mishap, and a character named Jack o’Lantern.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.