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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1928
Page
8
Col D J Palmer traveled to Peoria Illinois yesterday to attend the state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. An unrelated ad line promotes Nyal Face Cream and paint prices, claiming potential savings.
The Journal reports near complete county results with Morrison edging Harvey in the sheriff race and Brookhart also a strong contender. In Washington city the county attorney race remains unsettled as late tallies show Morrison 446, Harvey 447, Brookhart 238. Republican ticket nominees include Marion George treasurer L A Jones coroner R E Brown supervisor and hospital board picks Eardley Bell and George W Reed.
Mrs E F Riley and daughters Frances and Jesse from Crawfordsville visit Crawfordsville home. Mrs Mike Jekel and daughter Marilyn from Westwood California also in town. John Moriarty, south Crawfordsville, is very ill. Mr and Mrs Lee Clark of Callicothe Missouri, of the Clark and Enslin store here, are on business. Latimore Davis of Crawfords ville and Charley Zickafoose near Wyman are shopping here today.
Mrs. C. A. Dewey and Almon came back from Des Moines after a short stay. Miss Doris Williams returned home to Wyman. Mrs. A. R. Atchison Mr. Ray Atchison and daughter from Richmond Kansas and Mrs. A. J. Dawson visited Minneapolis and returned last evening. The Atchi sons spent the night at A. F. Atchison's home and left this afternoon for Kansas.
A Boston businessman woke in a guest room wearing a full dress suit after spending the night at a friend’s country home. His grandmother, unaware of guests, sent the suit to be pressed and the other clothes to the wash, leaving him with no spare attire.
A country station encounter leads Betty to Albert Weston in a revived romance. Mr Crewe secretly aids the couple by delivering the surprise, confronting past betrayals after learning Albert has died. Betty returns to the valley to stay with Al, ending one chapter of heartbreak.
A New York Times item recounts inventive wedding ring improvisations from history. Examples include a bridesmaid weaving hair into a ring, a guest supplying a monocle frame ring, an india rubber ring from an umbrella, a leather ring from a glove, and a sailor swallowing the ring with a borrowed earring used to complete the knot.
Natives of the Gilbert Islands in the South Seas have practiced shared ownership as a form of communism for years. A native brought home a bicycle from Marshall group plantations and, when another touched it, became half owner. Later, this partner claimed half ownership of a redwood catamaran, shouting Bu-aba gee as the craft was launched. Travelers say the custom is seldom abused.
The geological survey cites the organic theory as the widely accepted origin of petroleum. Crude paraffin base petroleum forms from vegetable debris while asphaltic base petroleum derives from organic matter rich in animal content. Similar products arise from both bases, with asphalt yielding asphaltic petroleum and paraffin wax. Paraffinaceous petroleum has more kerosene and gasoline than asphaltic petroleum.
A mother and her son Jack ride toward the city, the boy noting a seed store as they prepare to shop. She reminds him not to forget plant food for their house plants as they pass the business district on the bus.
Washington area visitors include Mr and Mrs Knight Wagner and Mr and Mrs Fred Wagner. Seventy one people attended Sunday school and preaching at Eureka with Rev Emery filling in for Rev Scranton. Officers elected include Supt Amos Stout and librarians Bessie Snider Lucille Been blossom. A Sunday afternoon youth event featured a yienie, games, and a picnic lunch.
Miss Elsie Bratten travels to West Chester to give music lessons. R. C. Sauerbrunn arrives from St Louis to visit the Pratt home. Mrs. Herman Hafenstein returns to Silver City Iowa after visiting the Emil Fink home. Ruth Anwyl and Betty Jacobs visit grandparents in Fairfield area. Wilbur Matthess from Des Moines visits sister in Wellman. Several locals shopped in town and attended Iowa City commencement exercises yesterday.
A press dispatch from London reports 300 Chinese pirates killed and 150 captured in a raid scene inspired by Barbary corsairs, depicted in the new photo play Old Ironsides at the New Graham Theatre. The film stars Esther Ralston Wallace Beery George Bancroft Charles Farrell and Johnnie Walker, from a script by Laurence Stallings with adaptation by Harry Carr and Walter Woods.
The passage recounts Heinie’s wit amid illness as biographer Lewis Browne notes his stubborn humor. After paralysis and blindness he quips to a visitor and corrects a mispronounced insult, illustrating his resilient spirit through disappointment.
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