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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1921
Page
8
Local brief items include visits and travel by Hankine residents and guests from Eaton Rapids Otumwa Wellston Des Moines Kirksville Grinnell and Des Moines for meetings holidays and family visits. Western Union and Milwaukee freight services note closures. Community events include a Phoenix Hall dance and N E A related plans.
The Washington Trio Bruce Goode Frankie Duffin and Jimmie Wilson played for a Harper dance last evening. They will tour about ten days playing in Oskaloosa Monmouth Galesburg New Boston and other towns in Illinois before returning to entertain in Tama in a week and a half.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Duncan and baby Martha Elizabeth visit Harry White's family in Crawfordsville. Dean's invites dining and the Edison instrument demo. Miss Lucy Casey and Miss Lillian Singmaster visit Pleasant Plain to spend the Fourth with Eva Shrack and others. Rhea Warren returns from Muscatine for the Fourth. Massons return from Iowa City with relatives. Businesses announce Fourth closure and local notices for Reister firms.
Ad claims Nyal Digestive tablets relieve belching gas distress after eating foul breath heartburn and biliousness. It targets those with upset stomach seeking fast relief.
A dialogmatic quip where a club speech is criticized for length while the speaker hopes continued talking will spark an idea. The friend's cane and the speaker reflect on empty words versus substance, culminating in a terse prompt to convey a message.
Local notes mention OMi sa Gledys Henson visiting her sister Mrs. Robert Andresen in Rock Island this morning. Also reported: Ostf Al. Hott improved after illness. Rev. T. F. Barker travels to Witten to fill Methodist duties while Rev. C. D. Loose is away.
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