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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1927

Page

5

Edwards family hosts Brighton park reunion

Brighton July 6 The Edwards family held a Sunday reunion at Sunset Park Washington with numerous relatives from Fairfield Packwood Salem Mo Muscatine Iowa City and Cleveland Ohio among attendees. Visitors include Junia Van Gent Ruth Berry and Ruth Britt with many others from Ottumwa Davenport Mt Pleasant and beyond.

Brighton Edwards Sunset Park Washington Wm. Jones Fairfield Emery Edwards Rosemund Floyd Reynolds Packwood Wallace Hook Salem, Mo Harry Reeves Muscatine Roy Edwards Merle Iowa City Fred Wiggins Pleasant Plain Wm. Hill Clarkdale Ariz Robert Edwards John Whitacre Cleveland Ohio Sam Whitacre Junia van Gent Mary Jane Minneapolis Minn Ottumwa van Gent Junia Deeds Ruth Berry Mediapolis D. F. Berry Ruth Britt Monmouth Ill Cyril Henry Mrs. Henry Merle Edwards F. E. Gertz Viola Fred Davenport C. L. Stone St. Joe

Rural letter carriers meet in Mt Pleasant

The Rural Letter Carriers of the First Congressional District held a Saturday night meeting in Mt Pleasant. The report notes local attendance including Mr and Mrs Avery Horton and Prody Borkoski. A thunderstorm last Thursday afternoon killed seven head of cattle owned by Harry Mullikin. John Whitacre and family of Cleveland Ohio are visiting at the S G Whitacre parental home. Mrs Edgar Kewell is quite poorly. Mr and Mrs Luke Zaharris of near Pleasant Plain spent Sunday.

Road crew makes progress toward Keokuk county line

Workers with the county road gang advance westward toward the Keokuk county boundary. Farmers express satisfaction with the ongoing improvements and the pace of work.

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Man with grit rises to glory in rugged world

In a line echoing biblical triumph, the speaker asserts that a man who endures hard times will rise to glory and tell Lazarus to wake, finding space beside Abraham in eternal peace. The sentence uses strong religious imagery to describe perseverance and reward.

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World’s Whistling Trails as The Next Best Thing

A fragmentary column hints at a cultural refrain about progress and dissent. It evokes a restless public mood and the pull of modern life, contrasting quiet faith with rapid change in a sweeping, era-defining tone.

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