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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
6
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe to magazines and macaines, with club or single-issue options. It lists contact as 69 Red after 5 40 p m and directs inquiries to the Journal care. The agent is Nila Helle McKevan.
A combination sale is announced for the northeast corner of the square on July 12 at 3 o'clock. The listing notes a 10 year old quarter horse weighing 1100 lbs with harness and buggy, plus various household goods. Anyone wishing to sell items is invited to bring them. contact Charles Brown at telephone 282 Black, 2502.
Notice from LO. O. BP. calling members to a regular encampment meeting on Monday night to work in the Royal Purple degree. Indicates agenda items and participation of members in special lodge rites.
Local page lists visits by Mrs. Charles Lemley Mildred Lemley Mrs. T C Reynolds and others from Davenport West Liberty Fairfield Crawfordsville Columbus Junction Lincoln Nebraska and Ames regulars and a plea to pay 1919 Y M C A subscriptions with A E Atchison as treasurer and bank contact details.
The page highlights local ads for rags shoes and medicines, notes residents traveling to Cotter Havre Ainsworth Bonaparte and Chicago, and mentions visitors staying with the Woodford and Brook families. Other items describe a stock pitch for La Cuauhtemoc Mines, a thunderstorm near the Paul Moothart home causing a tree strike and electrical damage, and a reminder to use the Journal lost and found section.
Dr. A W Crow and family came home from Corydon after visiting relatives. Mrs J G Kling and daughters left for Mackinac Island to spend the rest of summer. Mrs R C Du Bois returned to Davenport after a two week visit with family. Arthur Rankins and baby Dorothy Gertrude visited in Garner. Alice and Walter Meek returned from Peoria after funeral services for Mrs John Edwards Martin. C C Wilson bought the George Teas blacksmith shop site, a 22x66 corner tract. Sergeant Allen Rice returned from Camp Dodge with an honorable discharge. most local ordnance detachment members are out of service except Roy Miller in France.
After the Battle of Bunker Hill the United States issued $2,000,000 in currency and by 1779 the total reached $241,000,000 with states issuing nearly as much. In 1792 Philadelphia established a mint marking the shift from foreign to American money.
A Louisville Courier Journal note reports a common green frog with an insatiable greed for wasps. The frog’s protective leaf green color aids camouflage, allowing it to ambush wary insects with surprising success.
A quotation noting that prosperity follows necessity as a driver of civilization. It asserts population is power yet must be tempered by daily awareness of future needs, implying progress comes through growing, ever-conscious society.
A maxim on restraint notes that thoughtful silence can outweigh truth spoken without kindness, urging measured speech and charitable intent in discourse.
Mas apielio also known as Thomas Aulelia led a seven day revolt against the Duke of Arcos in Naples starting July 7 1647. He abolished the provision tax and ruled Naples in power for seven days before his execution on July 16.
A discussion of brogue describes how a population may adopt the language of conquerors or neighboring groups. The text notes the acquired tongue comes with its own native flavor and altered pronunciation, creating a distinct version of the language.
The piece notes left handed people may have advantage in using the right hand with ease. It urges practice writing and drawing with the left hand to improve coordination and dexterity.
A London magistrate declares there is no right to commit suicide, noting the moral soundness yet questioning the law that punishes a person who attempts self harm and fails, as reported by the Vancouver Sun.
A Boston Transcript note recalls a slang line hard boiled ez percent to label a disagreeable person and a boy who cannot eat an egg without distress says his aunt affects him like an egg. The quip reflects family frictions and comic wordplay from a bygone era.
A fragmented dialogue describes an escape from jail labeled as Beally who broke out amid chaotic talk. Other speakers reference a porch climber and an inmate with chickenpox in a slang fueled exchange.
Instructions describe mending broken marble by mixing Portland cement with water into a stiff paste. Clean edges, apply cement to both sides, press lightly, then tie until the cement sets and hardens.
Mern Howard writes that Carlyle spoke of a man who laughs deeply can never commit murder. He adds that a whistling disposition prevents meanness and abuse, even shaping moral behavior and rent payment habits.
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