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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1912
Page
5
A long list of brief society items, visits, travels and small business notices. Names include Emmett Clark, Dr Luella Shaw, Ray Hauser, Miss Lillian Kipe, Miss Stella Messenger, Wilber Miller, Maurice OConnor, P J Hanley, John Craig, and many others. Events cover visits to Fairfield Keota Brighton and Des Moines, bakery ad copy, draying services, and a few road trips with health and household updates.
The quote asserts that true honor comes from aligning inner reality with outward appearance. It claims that genuine human virtues grow stronger through consistent practice and lived experience, shaping character by daily conduct.
The article asserts Iowa farms surpass the total value of farms in numerous states. It notes Iowa farm land, buildings, implements, and livestock are all valued higher than those in many other states, and reports a ten year average land value increase of $57.34 per acre, exceeding state averages except a few.
City bus line advertises prompt handling of phone orders by Frank Rogers with a street and number provided for contact. The notice urges readers to place orders quickly, noting attentive service.
A humorous misprint from the Portland Oregonian dated January 30 yields a breakfast scene with Mr. Jones at the Hofbrau drinking a cup of his favorite bread cloth and black necktie. He wore a coffee with cream and his usual suit.
An author notes that the extra hours from shorter workdays did not breed drunkenness or ruffianism but sparked a gradual renewal in physique and morals. Observers credited the passage of time with strong improvements rather than sudden changes.
The Washington County Medical Society will hold a meeting at Brighton on August 8. It will be a picnic on the banks of the Skunk River. Brighton doctors invite Washington doctors and their wives, with physicians from other towns attending. The session will not be a regular meeting.
A called meeting of the society will hear papers read by Dr. M. F. Moore of Martinsburg and Dr. J. S. Gaumer of Fairfield, with additional physicians from outside the county.
An article explains the phrase to eat humble pie as rooted in feudal times when the umbles or innards of deer were baked into pies for poor retainers.
City dragade and Chautauqua region readers are reminded that a license is required for operating autos, buses, hack limes, or show grounds. 13912 J. D. Glasgow signed this notice stating licenses must be obtained in all cases.
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