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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1923
Page
3
The fourth special sales day drew many shoppers from distant areas. Bargains sold quickly, with stores busy until closing as rural districts fuel demand. Merchants reported strong turnout and better insight into popular discounts. Next sale set for August 15.
County school treasurers paid out over four hundred thousand dollars in the year of the annual report. More than a half million came in as school taxes and tuition, leaving about 100,060 in the county treasuries. Teachers’ salaries totaled 226,415 with 16,952 spent on pupil transportation in consolidated schools. Outstanding school bonds total 500,000 for new buildings in Washington Crawfordsville Ainsworth and West Chester. County school buildings valued just under a million dollars. County teachers numbered 28 men and 209 women. town districts housed 1716 boys and 1638 girls while rural districts had 1408 boys and 1264 girls.
In Vienna the altar hangings and vestments of the Golden Fleece order are shown. They trace to the late 14th century and relate to Duke Philip the Good who founded the Burgundian order in Flanders. The 1477 treasury inventory records them.
Director Harry Revier brings Life's Greatest Question to the Fox Theatre with scenic Northwest filming chosen over California interiors. Revier built sets in the North and photographed on location, praising natural beauty to strengthen the story. Roy Stewart Louise Lowley and Dorothy Valegra star.
The Washington county W C T U met in the Ainsworth Methodist church electing Lois Mhea of Crawfordsville president, A J Morgan of Clay vice president, Mil dred Peterson of Ainsworth secretary, and J A Hawthorne of Washington treasurer. The convention featured talks on child welfare by Lydia Eicher and other members, with pledges to continue work for prohibition worldwide and better services for children and mothers.
Will Lambert of Fairfield announced today that his taxi line between Washington and Fairfield will end after this trip saying patronage was good but not enough to cover state license fees and county mileage based licenses. He cites high insurance and licensing costs under the new state law passed last winter.
Joseph Chapek an esteemed Richmond resident aged over eighty died at eight this morning. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday at the Catholic church in Richmond. His wife passed away about a year ago. He leaves two sons William C. Chapek a local store proprietor and A H Chapek both of Richmond.
Monmouth Illinois council hears Pierce Greely Hansen report urging relocation of the waterworks from the current site to the stand tower lot. The firm states repairing or rebuilding is uneconomical and that new wells and a new plant elsewhere better serve growth, fire protection, and storage needs.
Kalona Iowa voters approve licensing of Sunday moving picture shows 138 to 132 in a special election. Polls opened eight this morning and closed one this afternoon with 271 votes cast and one spoiled ballot. The measure asked if the town council should enact an ordinance permitting Sunday exhibitions.
Frank Beatty, superintendent of the county home, was injured Tuesday evening when he fell about eight feet from a hay load while helping adjust a new hay rope. He landed on his back and suffered bruises and wrenches but doctors do not expect serious injuries.
Iowa City July 18. The University of Iowa reports 375 students from other states in the first term summer session, the largest representation among the 37 states outside Iowa. Total enrollment reaches 2,400 with the second term expected to push past 3,000. Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska lead among nonresident states. Foreign countries also participate in the summer program.
Mary Katheryn Widmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Widmer of North Iowa Avenue, fractured her collar bone yesterday afternoon at Sunset Park after feeling dizzy while walking from the merry go round. She is recovering and the injury is painful but improving.
With Richards Market closed shoppers can buy Washington Dairy Milk at Hartman’s Ice Cream Parlor located on South Side Square. Manager Pp. Perdock notes stock at location 13212.
The advertisement promotes a clearance event featuring 38 inch voices lights and darks at a bargain price of 23 cents per yard. It invites shoppers to browse colors and take advantage of the limited sale period.
An antique dealer criticizes the wife of a richer competitor, sneering that the dearest lot will be bought while noting her as shrewish. The London Express frames the moment as a sharp, social jab from a dealer among collectors.
The great Duke of Wellington reportedly refused to offer battle on any day he encountered a yellow dog crossing his path. This superstition framed his strategic decisions and colored battlefield lore.
Southern California buyers seek trade for a 97 acre farm known as the C. H. Combs farm located a mile northwest of Lexington Iowa. Hog tight tiled good black loam soil with a barn double granary and a home on the Washington and Wellman road. For details write to Hi Combs 1613 East Anaheim St Long Beach California.
A note describes Arabian physicians of the Saracen era using precious stones as medicine in a traditional healing practice. It highlights the period’s belief in stones’ curative powers and their role in medical lore.
A humorous note from London Opinion suggests both speakers need new hats, hinting at a social whim or fashion moment. The exchange captures light domestic banter and urban dress concerns of the era.
A historical quip notes a shift in wildlife habits from daytime hunting and nocturnal sleeping to daytime sleeping and nocturnal hunting, attributed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A new laboratory weighing machine is described as so compact it weighs only three grains and can measure changes as small as one ten millionth of a milligram.
Deer numbering about 300000 in New Zealand raise concern as a pest. Origin traces to 111 animals imported between 1861 and 1909, now causing widespread damage.
A cautionary note about couples being polite in company. The proverb warns that when two people are together they should maintain civility, or they risk neglecting private harmony beyond public appearances.
A family arriving at Ellis Island speaks an unfamiliar language and dreams of singing to join grand opera if given the chance, per a New York Evening Mall blurb.
A trade journal concedes motors are too loud today. The remark notes a noisy engine may help pedestrians hear danger and escape. The quote from London Eve suggests the noise level creates an odd safety trade off.
Reflections on the dual nature of humanity noting both beastly and divine elements. The beast and the devil may be conquered yet not destroyed in life, contrasting evil with the enduring presence of angels and God within people.
In Queensland a frilled lizard defies typical lizard motion by walking on its hind legs. When fully erect this curiosity can reach over a yard in height, drawing fascination from observers.
A sharp exchange unfolds as a slim onlooker mocks a stout woman in an unstylish outfit. An escort teases that she “forgot to say when” she was poured into her dress, highlighting crude gossip in a liberal critique of appearance.
Osceola reports a Clarke county mare from Bruce Robinson sold for 7000 dollars after a sequence of transfers from May Jensen in Polk City to Lula Long Combs in Kansas City and finally to a buyer in California. The sale underscores Clarke county’s reputation in fine saddle horses.
Federal Judge Martin J Wade granted a temporary injunction restraining the Iowa executive council from certifying to county auditors the 1923 assessed values on Rock Island and Great Western railroad properties in Iowa. The railroads contend valuations of 9880 and 15390 per mile, respectively, are correct, while the state’s figure remains higher but unchanged from last year.
The fragment notes a calm swimming incident involving Harry and Burt sharing stories of adventures. It then mentions increasing poultry collection and planning to load a second car this week. A sales call invites ready sellers as the market peaks. Cream and butter rise one cent for Friday.
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