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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1925
Page
8
The column lists neighbors and visitors including Dr and Mrs Ray Dean returning from a two week Minnesota trip and J W Bool from Chicago visiting the Holden home. Other arrivals include Carl Fisher from Quantico and Merle Proudfit visiting Des Moines ties, with mentions of related family connections and a decree from Monmouth College.
Miss Kathryn Latta leaves this morning over the Burlington for Greeley to attend the summer session at Colorado State Normal school. Mrs Ed Mayhew and daughter Aurilla go to Fairfield. Mrs Mayhew will be there for the day while Miss Amilla attends summer school at Parsons college.
A call to improve character highlights the duties of father son brother husband and citizen. It argues moral obligation to save and frames a savings account as the practical path offered by The Only National Bank to support Washington County residents.
Miss Elizabeth Redd leaves Sunday for Iowa City to attend summer school at the University of Iowa. Mrs W A Phillips visits Serenton Town to spend time with her daughter Mrs Bert Jason and family. Miss Ella Montgomery leaves Clinton for Mansfield Ohio to work on a church mission after a five week stay with her mother and relatives. Will I Glasgow, pioneer of Jackson township now in Whittier Colorado, guests at J O M Little home. Mr and Mrs Fara Gardner visit son Wade and family in Leyington. Mr and Mrs J S Maxwell plan a six week western trip through the Black Hills Estes Park and Yellowstone visiting their son Lloyd Maxwell.
Ward's 79e sale is noted. Miss Vaughn Davis Al pha Sanders and Helen Wood visit in Centerville. Col D J Palmer N L Long join F G Chesley birthday in West Chester. Many locals travel to universities, cities and events with brief notes on shopping and neighborhood life.
In Manhattan's Wall Street district a ten year effort by the Bowling Green Neighborhood Association brings together 1400 families from 1,000 corporations and individuals. A model headquarters on West Street and a $500 playground serve a diverse immigrant community including Irish, Austrians, Syrians, Greeks, Slavs, Turks, Armenians, Serbs, Rumanians, and others. The group claims social demarcations fade as common jobs and civic programs unite residents.
Roette presents substantial plain wood top kitchen tables and a fine assortment of white enamel porcelain top tables. These durable pieces suit a housekeeper’s daily needs and blend with various interiors.
Reports of improved weather in the wheat belt sparked a market drop in Chicago. July wheat slips to 1.56, September to 1.51 with initial declines deepening, and corn and oats follow the downtrend amid light buying and selling. Provisions also fall in step with weaker hogs.
The text notes about 3 731 women and 2 651 men in the neighborhood work in Wall Street buildings, including cleaning and related tasks. Families with both parents employed average $1 600 in annual earnings, per Paul Franklin, executive director of the association, while group activities and second generation children drive the get together phenomenon and interpreters are no longer used as most grown-ups have learned English.
The passage notes that speakers from 23 nations largely share a common language, enabling practical communication. It emphasizes the ease of understanding across diverse regions and hints at broad linguistic convergence without naming specific countries or contexts.
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