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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1921
Page
6
A commuter rushes from the train in a hurry, giving the impression his time is valuable. Yet he might spend fifteen minutes on the way to the office watching a gang of men tackling pavement.
The community pages list numerous club gatherings and visits. The Fleur de lis club hosts at Mrs. Boyd Foster’s home Thursday at 2 PM with “there will be work to night.” Joint meetings of the W F M S the Standard Bearers and Alma Hearne Holland Auxiliary planned at Mrs. Kra caw’s home Wednesday at 2:30 PM with Little Light Bearers and Mothers Jewels as guests. The Priscilla club meets Tuesday afternoon June Tth with Mrs. Berdo. The Lexington Ladies Aid ice cream social postponed to June 9. The Loyal Women’s class meets at 7:20 PM tomorrow at Mrs. George Duke’s home. Local notes cover motor trips and visits among residents and various small engagements.
Community notices report Joe Clyde visiting Lake City with his parents while others travel to Keosauqua and Muscatine to visit relatives. Motor firms Falk Motor Co advertise Ford pricing insights and local sales chatter alongside auctioneer D. F. Macon and a Co operative Marketing talk at Brighton High School.
A tongue in cheek observation notes that many investors rush into stocks as bulls and exit bare, reflecting on market folly and risk. The piece frames the stock market as a volatile arena where confidence can evaporate and fortunes reverse quickly.
A man discussed opening a checking account in his wife's name and letting her manage the records, noting she had spent most of the money at their house.
A lightning bolt struck a barn on the J N Land farm three miles east of Ainsworth killing two horses and blinding a young colt. The rest of the text advertises dancing cigars in a drug store window and teases about the cigar in the window.
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