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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1922
Page
2
A fragment from a Charles E. Baxter story depicts a morning scene with Tim waking late, cursing the siren, and dressing for work. He recalls family life in the cottage with his wife and nine children while a lawyer informs him Mick has died and left money. The men discuss plans to buy the cottage and raise pigs and fowls.
Tim McCullough keeps chickens after leaving the mills and raises Rhode Island Reds. Kitty doubts the venture while Tim dreams of freedom from work and plans a Sunday pie for Sullivan. Morning sirens wake him as he contemplates returning to the mill.
A writer in the American City notes Holland's century old brick roads and vitrified paving bricks. The article describes bricks used today and references Stevenson and his Spell of Holland, with imagery of bricks covering way and walls and towers.
A fragmented report notes that a high percentage of diamond establishments in the United States are located in New York, highlighting the city’s dominant role in the diamond trade.
Riverside residents anticipate a large turnout for the county seat celebration on Tuesday with crowds from Washington and West Liberty joining the festivities while others stay home. Crawfordsville notes a break next week as the Imprint announces a week off for vacation.
Mr and Mrs Bert racy arrive home after a three week stay in Washington. They are accompanied by their daughter Mrs Genevieve Bailey and her son Herman of Winfield who are visiting.
The Wellman group claims Columbus Safeguard stole their slogan and is displaying banners reading The Biggest Little Town in Iowa. They warn that public perception may blur the towns and seek remedy.
Another car load of oil was spread Monday on Wellman streets, with Main street receiving another coating. The result is a smoother road with gravel added, believed to be the best condition the streets have ever had.
Cleve Dayton and his 41 member Ottumwa Hafed Grotto band won a 1200 dollar prize in a national contest in Davenport. They represented Ottumwa Lodges in the competition among 28 bands from across the United States.
The Brighton council debates delaying or dropping the oil contract as the Wayland oiler nears, expected to begin work at Brighton at the start of the week. Officials give the company a few more days to arrive before deciding on next steps.
Richland Clarion reports farmer William Remnick ten miles south of Fairfield killed a large rattlesnake on his farm. The snake measured over four feet long with ten rattles and a button. The note references a local man previously arrested for moonshining, implying he knew his business.
The editor of The Eagle praises Kate B. Glover for editing last week's issue with abundant news, calling her a better news gatherer than himself. He expresses gratitude and wishes the Eagle could retain her on staff.
The Fox Theatre Washington earns praise for charity as it hosted a matinee of Penrod for the county home women. The gesture shows any business can perform a good turn daily.
The Journal reports extending the county seat town boundaries could lift population to about 5000 by incorporating nearby residents before the 1925 census. Steps may be taken soon to enact the change.
Deputy state game warden Clay Stewart arrested John G. Miller and Frank Wier of Sigourney Monday after catching them seining in McGrew lake northeast of Martifecture. Miller was fined $10 and an extra $5 for threatening the officer. Wier paid $5. A 66 foot seine was used and destroyed.
Cloyce C Ham il ton and Pilot C I Sherwood drove Sunday morning from Houseman Illinois in a three passenger Laird Swallow plane covering 80 miles in an hour. Sherwood returned that afternoon while Cloyce remained for a few days at home. Both are employed at Monmouth by Curtiss-Iown Aircraft Corporation. Cloye e plans to go to Kewanee Illinois to arrange for a new aviation field on the Monmouth-Chicago route.
The Tiber, Italy's second largest river, flows 245 miles from the Apennines to the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. It enters by multiple mouths, includes the Isola Sacra, and has a history of catastrophic floods prompting costly defenses. In 1000 AD a major flood marked a historic peak. Under normal conditions it allows small steamers to Rowe.
New York correspondent of the Indianapolis Star paints Mt Patrick’s cathedral at night as gloom filled with shadows and a faint glow from devotional candles. Silent spaces, creaking shoes, and a watchman’s quiet rounds set a haunting mood as worshippers visit the steps in the late hours.
Bath resident uncovers a small Roman stone coffin in a back garden excavation at four feet deep. The yellow Bath freestone coffin measures about one and a half feet long with a shaped head and dust inside, near a site along a Roman road believed to be of Roman origin.
Cherokee county agents seek pure seed certification for lowar oats through the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association. The big Cherokee pig club has over forty youth, with weighs due by September 1 and cash prizes from local associations. Des Moines fleece wool growers report encouraging wool prices and hopeful market trends ahead of season.
Cherokee reports that Russell Stratton grows the county’s largest stand of sweet clover on thirty acres with first crop hay and second cut likely for seed C A Peterson of Tilden tends ten acres in similar fashion Market pig club in Fremont county expands with 35 youth enrolled. two prizes per township plus three county prizes Renters now 57 of 100 farms in Plymouth County an increase of seven percent since 1910, tenancy issue grows as soil fertility and landlord-tenant relations demand attention
More than 250 farmers gathered in Burlington for a Farm Bureau meeting led by W. Wilson. Plans include buying a moving picture machine to host regular programs with services from Iowa State College Visual Instruction Department, making for an enjoyable evening.
A tiny English farming fest book titled A Bake of Hosbandeye, printed in Taub by Richard Pynsen and authored by Sir Anthony Fitcherbert of Norbury, Derbyshire, was sold at Sotheby's annihitalons for about $1900. The volume, in merocen binding, is in excellent condition though aged.
A reference to Alessandro Volta the Italian inventor celebrated as the father of the electric battery. The article mentions his name and legacy in connection with the volt unit.
Fragmentary reminiscence describes Marie Antoinette’s affection for flowers and a grand horticultural project near the Petit Trianon. It notes a cultivated garden with a Swiss chalet and exclusive royal supper service, reflecting court etiquette and isolation of the queen.
A Connecticut woman ruses a man with an April foot prank claiming she will test for divorce, but expresses no real intent to proceed. The joke appears to blur lines between humor and serious relationship action.
Mrs. Wa Johnson of Park Rapids Minnesota praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for helping her conceive and bear a healthy baby boy after using the medicine during her childbearing years. She says her sisters also benefited and urges others to try the product to restore health and happiness to childless homes.
Forecast for the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys calls for generally fair weather with a chance of local thundershowers midweek. Temperatures remain near normal.
The chimney swift gathers twigs from dead branches and builds a shelf like cradle inside a chimney. It secretes a brown fluid during nesting that hardens on exposure. The lattice appears as a thin coat of glaze with four to six white eggs laid in the nest.
A quotation from Locke discusses how early impressions mold lifelong directions. It compares infant experiences to river sources, where initial gentle guidance can steer individuals toward divergent outcomes far downstream.
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