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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
7
Correspondents report a flurry of visitors and hometown happenings in Brighton. Miss Mabel Thomas of Waukee, Iowa, visits Mrs. Floyd Robison. Mrs. Kilgore returns from Washington. families from Keokuk Canton and Galesburg visit relatives. Health notes and school events mix with threshing and outdoor picnics as townsfolk share news of traveling kin and local gatherings.
Rural Route 5 notes a weekend of visits among Washington residents with extended family callings. J B McCareb and kin traveled to the Eck home in Woolson while Cloyce Conrad spent time with Alvin Strum. Local gatherings include the Meier and Hotle families and a shower prompting hopes for rain.
The column records for Rural Route No. 4 list visits and stays in recent days. Mr and Mrs Cal Beenblossom visited Silas Caldwell with Florence and Elwyn. The Kepharts hosted the Gardners and Frank Kephart welcomed Rev B W Pettit from Albia for a weekend visit. Ed Simmering and twin daughters Helen and Hazel visited with his parents, with others including Mrs Ed Simmering and Mrs Kephart joining prior gatherings.
Fairfield caller Clifford Savage visited Friday. Frank Clark and son Norman of Wayland called at A L Borkoski’s home last Wednesday. Mrs S M Brinton spent days at AM Crumley’s near Stockport. Sam Anderson of Washington stayed with the W H Brinning family. Carleton Jones of near Libertyville visited Mrs C Bedward’s home Sunday. Clifford Savage returned with them for a few days. Robert Hyde is on the sick list. Emmett Gowey and son from Osceola visited Fletcher Gowey’s family. Bryce Pringle and Charley Foster of Brighton planned to go to Oskaloosa Tuesday.
July 27. Mrs Everett Givans visited her mother Mrs J E Deal. Addie Wallace aided Mrs Glenn Anderson for two weeks. Dorthy and Lily Pfeifer visited Myrtle Frank. The Breitenbachs spent the weekend with Washington folks. Threshing began Monday morning. Fitzsimmons and others noted in casual social mentions. Rain to end drought worries. berries may vanish without rain. Local residents shared visits at Deal and Augustine homes.
July 25 Iowa announces statewide enforcement of the headlight law beginning Sept. 1. County treasurers received notices with approved lens lists from the state highway commission. Dimmers must meet section 25 of the motor vehicles law, including 500 foot visibility and 75 feet ahead illumination rules, with penalties up to 30 days and fines.
Famous Western photoplay by am actor author Big Bill Hart known as Kia Hart features Hart as a bandit chief who meets violinist Nelly Gray in a tale set during California gold fever. Lambert Hillyer directed this adaptation shown at the Fox Theatre on Saturday.
Eva Novak leads a dramatic western about a man who abuses liquor to force marriage and fights to save a beloved woman from his band. The story hints at a haunting past as the truth emerges. Fatty Arbuckle headlines a riotous two part Paramount Comedy.
Crawfordsville July 25 Mrs James McFadden of Washington spent the day there at the home of her daughter Mrs N Lease. Lee Griffith returned home last night from Washington where he spent several days. Mrs Greee Andersen visiting at the Philtipas home has returned to Haineis. Belle Pulley of Ohio, visiting relatives here, has gone to Columbus City to visit at the Taylor Smylie home.
The passage notes a belief that Ustatattlor wae was valued as labor or slaves by Portuguese explorers. It states the Labrador coast was found in the tenth century by Leif the Norseman, with no explorations, then rediscovered in 1407 by John Cabot. It mentions explorations and settlements occurring afterward.
The French called the Allegheny and Ohio rivers a single stream naming it La Belle Riviere meaning the beautiful river. The name derives from the Seteca Term Ho he yu and was altered by later English and French settlers.
Oskaloosa backs a main line diversion to route Rock Island traffic southward to Davenport Des Moines. Iowa City and supporters press double track from Iowa City to Omaha as counter. Railway Committee plans Chicago talks to push the local drive over months.
Fragmentary text describes a tale of heliidean Tify plants sourced from South America and sold in Paris. A ship wreck near Gap gey and a shore event linked to a crowd and dogs is referenced, suggesting a mysterious chain of plant trade and loss.
A fragment describes a child study event at a home with a six year old girl arriving upset and muddy. An older sister speaks aloud about the girl having faced a troubling matter, referencing a bad influence or face, with unclear details.
A description of decorative book ends in rich tapestry with gold braid. One end features a strap to hold scissors and a paper cutter. Another end appears similar, titled With Books and shows only one side of a decorative bower.
Eureka Fureka reports visits by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Walton and Lucile to Riverside. Frank Kuhn returned home and is recovering. Book agents failed to shake school board funds. Several regional families visited relatives and helped with threshing among the Sigafoose, Beenblosom, Carpenter, Donaldson, Perry, Wag, and Salterberg households.
Psychologists say returning after leaving home with something forgotten is bad luck due to a lapse in focus rather than the object itself. The belief reflects not keeping the mind on details of the action.
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