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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1924
Page
7
Winnipeg post office revenue for the fiscal year rose to a record exceeding 38 million dollars according to Postmaster T. T. Bower He urged restoring the two cent postage rate noting cheaper cross country and international mail comparisons to justify the change.
The lines imply a playful remark about appearance tied to a magazine cover. The exchange centers on Jack noting a resemblance, with the respondent noting the frequency of their meetings as a humorous twist.
Foreign exchange brokers in New York grapple with new units such as the Russian tchervonetz and Polish zloty as provisional steps toward broader acceptance. The zloty will replace the mark on July 1, with Latvia adopting the lat and other nations introducing emergency currencies as inflation reshapes value.
Anchorage reports strong sheep raising in the district with about five hundred Shraenshire sheep to be shipped in September for grazing near the city. Authorities estimate local pasture near Anchorage can sustain up to 100000 sheep.
Grace Hill notes report visits and weekly activities. Charles Strohm and Donald Griffiths with families, Martha Blick's return from visit, and various social gatherings are listed. Rain, farm work, and illnesses such as pneumonia are mentioned along with church events and a postponed ice cream social.
Pleasant Hill reports multiple Sunday visits to Earl Kephart and Carr households. Howard and Lewly Bakers join Charles Davidson and daughter Margaret, along with the Gamble and Been Blossom families. Jim Thompson builds a corn crib foundation. A Children's Day event is announced.
Mrs J F dduxbaum hosted the Care-Away Circle yesterday with guests Mrs Harold Ross and Mrs Elwyn Davidson. Hazel Moorhead led a talk on Iowa geology and scenic beauty. Refreshments were served by Violet May as concerns about the Fletcher infant's illness, pneumonia threat, were noted.
Marguerite James stayed with aunt Mrs. Manford Rabenold under Doctora care last week. Residents attended a Washington carnival and shared visits with neighbors. Joe McGraw family visited L. A. Meredith home Sunday. Price Davis and wife were visiting Saturday night. Evan Edwards sawed wood Saturday morning. Farmers debate replanting corn as loafing days linger. Mr and Mrs Hugh Morris and mother drove to Cedar Rapids Tuesday.
A Reston Transcript excerpt describes a little girl finding a gleaming object near the curb and declaring it a rainbow that fell in the street as the wind broke, capturing a moment of childlike wonder.
The passage extols priceless laws guiding the liberal education of youth, deeming any expense for this purpose reasonable for a humane and generous mind. It frames education as extremely wise and indispensable, urging broad support and investment.
The piece compares Republican Theodore Burton and Democrat Byron Patton Harrison as keynote speakers at Cleveland and New York conventions. It notes Burton's age and past-focus versus Harrison's youth and forward-leaning rhetoric, plus nicknames and stage presence shaped by their careers and the Spanish American War.
An advertising notice promotes Kellogg's Bran as an ALL bran solution to constipation claiming 190 percent results and permanent relief with daily use. It emphasizes natural action, variety of uses, and a money back guarantee if it fails, noting Battle Creek production and wide hotel and club distribution.
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