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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1924
Page
8
Multiple short items note local movements and errands. Dr. O. Be Strodtman, a federal livestock inspector, traveled to Sigourney for work. Marjorie and Donald McCrabb returned to Keota after a town visit. Mrs. John La Fever, Mrs. C. C. Knowles, Emma B. McCall, and others were seen visiting or traveling between Keota, Davenport, Boone, Burlington, and Winfield. Local shops advertise shoes and dairy items.
Mrs L A Means returns to her home in Ainsworth after a visit with Mrs A B Ditmars in town. Alton Hofen was a passenger for Davenport last night. Mrs Frank Lewis left after visiting J W Hunter home at Wellman and caught the train for Fairview Illinois. Rake sale tomorrow at Cun Effie Van Sickle. A campers cooler from Warrens Seed Store will keep butter solid and milk sweet during chautauqua. 3812 Arthur Birney injured his foot three weeks ago and fell, injuring it as badly as before. Harry Shepherd went to Davenport after visiting James and Nell Wilson. Dr Watts concert company at the Methodist church Tuesday evening. Admission 15 and 25 cents. 3613e0d
The report records a top hog price of 0.50 and notes the weather as generally fair tonight and tomorrow.
Various neighbors travel for visits to Fairfield Keosauqua Des Moines and Chicago. Requests urge early tent orders for the Washington Chautauqua and promote half price dress hats and waterless coolers for campers. Debtor disclaimer from Pete Cnossen appears.
Nina Pennell returns to Sigourney after visiting Will Dupuis home. Mrs L B Munday and children Madeline and Jay travel to Fairfield for camping. Miss Anna Henderson visits Ames art teacher en route east. Mrs Mary Stranahan holds household goods sale at 632 East Washington on Saturday Aug 2 at 2 30. Rebuilt batteries for sale at Willard Battery on Gasoline Alley. Floyd Letts and son David visit Ainsworth. Clarence Fulton travels to Pleasanton Kansas to visit relatives. Dorothy Anderson leaves for New London for chautauqua and relatives. Miss Tina Patton travels to Burlington after Patton home visit. The money box for W I L tent at chautauqua remains at Journal office. nickels and dimes welcome. Men s chambray indigo blue work shirts at 75c from Dougherty Bros. Fred West to Burlington for U C T P A meeting and picnic. West an officer active in the group. Marion O Laughlin shows rhinoceros horn cane once owned by Rev H M Dunning from South Africa. Edith Carris and guest Alice Groendycke travel with Jay Carris family and Irene De Long to northern Iowa and Illinois. Carolyn Hamilton has tonsils removed at Washington county hospital. Mrs J G Seeton of Keota improving after country hospital operation. husband visits hoping she returns home soon.
Reports from Brocton Scituate and Lakehurst describe observation balloons breaking free from moorings. One balloon, at about 2500 feet, drifted eastward and vanished in haze over Brocton. A second balloon believed to be from Lakehurst passed over Scituate before heading out to sea. The Shenandoah airship was landed at Lakehurst after a wind driven night aloft.
Argentine heavyweight Luis Angel Firpo met President Calvin Coolidge in a cordial, brief interview. The meeting followed Firpo’s lunch with the Argentine ambassador, in Washington, amid debate on deportation urged by Canon Chase of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Fred Jardon and her children Frederick and Mary left Omaha today after visiting relatives and friends here. John Miller and Mrs. Sherm Welsh with children Hannah and Fereol accompanied them to Iowa City.
Des Moines bankers and business men express cautious optimism about higher corn and hog prices lifting Iowa farmers. The improved markets are viewed as a relief and a sign of economic restoration, with promises of broader gains as the state rides the price upswing. Rev W B Shelley and family plan a Pine River Minnesota trip then evangelical tent meetings in Dallas Iowa upon return.
Advertisement listing Dougherty Bros at 13406 offering men's athletic union suits with elastic backs priced at 50 cents each. Local catalog note highlights durable fabric and economical price.
An elderly speaker urges daily savings to build a future cushion against sudden illness or accidents. He stresses that delaying savings leads to missed opportunities, urging readers to start now and open a savings account. The ad highlights an opening amount of 81.40 to start an account.
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