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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1924
Page
8
Mrs. Myrtle McCleary arrived from Fairfield to visit Mrs. Walter Johnson and handle business. She is on furlough from missionary work in South Africa, as described in a brief local notice amid other ads and items.
Local items report savings of 20 to 25 percent at H J Ward Co with a 5 for 4 deal on merchandise. Notes mention C Donaldson caring for William Fleming in Denver and Fleming recovering from neuritis. Several social visits and small ads include Velvet ice cream Malted Milks and Pineapple Sherbet, Duroc hogs for the fair, and White Collie pup bargains. Also mentions travel to Keokuk to view the dam and Mrs Saunders spending the day in Keota.
Community items list visitors and trips including Alice Groendycke from Kansas City visiting Edith Carris, Laura and Elizabeth Long from Fairfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Kiesling from New York. Local merchants advertise sportswear, luggage, sewing machines, and Day Beds while residents note travel to Chicago, Delta, Winfield, and Okoboji.
Weather remains unsettled with chances of local thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. The report notes a top price of 7.05 dollars for hogs and forecasts potential showers in the area.
A crowded column records visitors and arrivals from Muscatine and Des Moines, travels from California and Chicago, and weekend stays with local families. Sales ads tout summer dresses and domestic ginghams at Crail's, while circus tidbits note an east end show closing early and promising a return next year.
Winnipeg grain exchange saw July wheat hit 1.38 dollars as October climbed to 1.39. Prices reversed quickly with July at 1.335 and October at 1.29, while December stood at 1.24 amid rapid profit taking after the early surge.
Rev and Mrs John Kern depart for Town Falls then Palmyra Mo for vacation through August 15. Dr and Mrs W E Anderson start westward trip visiting Yellowstone and more returning in August. Mrs George Dowell and Dorothy plan extensive east coast tour via Washington DC Philadelphia New York Ellis Island Hudson trip to Troy Vermont Rutland Plymouth Falls Camp Fire at Chautauqua. Marriage licenses issued for Theodore Bringaman Veda Butterbaugh Robert Hoehle May Beenblossom. Ethel Grecian visits Grace Conner in Minneapolis.
Venice square in 16th century law mandated gondola color as black to curb extravagance. The rule, established five centuries ago, uniformed gondola decoration to a single dark hue.
A new glass compound for spectacles matches normal transparency and thinness yet tolerates five times the impact. The innovation promises safer lenses without bulk or weight.
A humorous reflection on a father's storytelling to his son about how different boys were in his era. The speaker notes the tendency to exaggerate or mythologize past behavior, highlighting generational storytelling and memory.
Quote reflects a man lamenting lack of caring as the core of a somber life narrative. It emphasizes personal feeling over physical loss and the absence of audience or sympathy.
A critic notes that men dress alike not from desire but from necessity. With limited options and few purchases available, fashion trends force conformity among male shoppers.
Calamity Jane, American scout and mall carrier, worked as an aide to General Custer and General Miles in numerous campaigns and carried mail between Deadwood South Dakota and Custer Montana.
The article describes early frontier barter using animal skins as currency and notes that in some states large land tracts oxen horses and even cow bells functioned as money reflecting the era’s irregular monetary practices.
A humorous note from the Boston Evening Transcript reflects on marriage proving a man more of a hero to his wife than to any servant. The item comments on domestic life and social expectations in a light, period-voiced tone.
A concise reflection on Cicero noting that art resides both in knowing a thing and in teaching it. The saying emphasizes the dual skill of understanding and conveying knowledge.
In District Court in Vacation 1924 State of Iowa Washington County No 5400 an instrument purporting to be the last Will of J P Thomas dated May 29 1920 has been filed. A hearing to prove the will is set for July 17 1924 at 9:00 a m at the courthouse in Washington Iowa before the district court or the clerk. All interested must appear to show cause why the instrument should not be probated as the deceased’s last will and testament. Dated Washington Iowa July 12 1924.
The piece notes two wonderful things in America New York and the Grand Canyon quoted as valued by Vicente sco Ibanez a Spanish author who was thrilled by seeing the tall illuminated towers of lower Manhattan in the early evening.
Authorities reaffirm the correct Arkansas pronunciation with the accent on the first syllable and the third syllable sounding like saw. The guide recalls an adoption around thirty five years ago.
A buyer in Omaha purchased a trunkful of black mud at an unclaimed express sale. A chemist later analyzed the material and confirmed gold valued at 1806.89 dollars was recovered from the mud, ending the buyer’s legal dispute over the purchase.
The coin collection of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy contains more than 60 000 specimens and ranks among the world’s most valuable numismatic holdings.
Weevil poison harms bee populations used in cotton belt honey production and raises concerns over crop yields. The threat to pollination affects cotton growers and honey producers across the region.
Mineral water called Blue Ribbon may flow freely from the earth and is bottled for a small cost. It retails at about 25 cents per pint or 84 dollars per barrel.
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