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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1923
Page
8
Local column notes social events and visits in Washington Iowa with mentions of Keifer Hebner Grazziano Romine and Willer families plus a shoe display at Atchison and a real estate move by Mail Clerk House.
Arch Best Oxfords and relatives visit in various towns. Hope Huston and Veda Twinam travel from Crawfordsville to Washington. Norene Kracaw visits Mt. Pleasant. Mrs J W Keener and Mrs Francis Pearson visit Delta. Mrs Lake Anderson visits Delta to see sister Mrs Ross Pence. Nora Warner heads to Ainsworth to join C H Work home. Mr and Mrs Fred Polite of Warsaw visit R J Tanner. Joe Melinski visits East Pleasant Plain. E O Newell and daughter Evelyn visit Columbus Junction. Marriage licenses issued for Chester Ogier Ruth Oats and Wilbur Peters Mildred Ryan. Door window screens advertised at 106 W Second St. Lawnmowers sharpened. Albert Lovrett slowly improving. Mrs J H Clute and children visit Swisher home in West Chester. Claude Lemmon remarks on window washing height. Farmers Union meet set for Richmond Wednesday June 20. ice cream and music planned. Saleswoman wanted at A E Putnam & Sons for dry goods and ready-to-wear.
Harper shopper Clare Levien spends the day in town while local residents like Mrs. C. EB. Story visits kin. Mr. and Mrs. Anwyl and son visit from Crawfordsville. Viva Farndell returns to Otumwa. Local notes cover work, family news, business ads and social visits.
An English swallow with a ring on its leg, placed by Magland, was found dead near Johannesburg, South Africa, per HH. F. Witherby of Sanden. He notes this is the seventh swallow known to have flown from England to South Africa. The travel time and pace are unclear, but the birds are believed to cover 8,000 to 10,000 miles per trip.
History notes that starching appeared in England during Queen Elizabeth I's era to light up fashion. It credits a Spanish woman in the mid fifteenth century who sought to conceal a neck blemish with a large ruff.
Omaha served as Nebraska’s seat of government from 186 until statehood in 1867 when the capital moved to Lincoln.
Carberry returns to Clara Hollis harboring a scheme of revenge but falls for her again. He confesses his earlier hate and plans to hurt her, yet kindness and forgiveness prevail as they share dinner and a tender moment. Clara reveals an engagement to Tom Oakes, ending their immediate contact.
Sharps Island at the mouth of the Chop Tank river has diminished by 83 percent in 75 years due to currents and Chesapeake Bay erosion. The island once a summer resort and duck hunting ground now shelters only a lone large hotel standing amid crumbling structures.
A Tanganyikan crocodile shot near the river yielded curious remains including antelope hoofs shells beads and a lengthy wire strand. The wire explains the disappearance of a local boy who gathered wood by the river using a wire as a handle. The grisly evidence links the rodent to the boy's fate.
The article traces English word origins from Latin and explains how Latin terms entered English via Norman French after the 1066 conquest. It notes that nearly one third of English words derive from Latin, with French-speaking Normans introducing many Latin-root terms and later additions expanding the Latin vocabulary.
An English sports writer argues English athletes have more stamina than Americans, citing marathon endurance. The column contrasts stamina in long-distance running with rowing, asserting the United States lags in marathon preparation while highlighting rowing as equally demanding and Britain’s superiority in grit.
Food for Children. Children under six require 30 percent as much food as the average man. Ages six to ten need 60 percent, ten to thirteen 38 percent, and those over thirteen must consume the same amount as an adult.
A compact moral noting that continuous effort gradually wears down obstacles. The message equates small, steady work with eventual achievement, asserting persistence as the key driver of success in life. It contrasts water’s gradual erosion with human perseverance.
A brief Argus echoes a sharp proverb urging selfless aid while noting the moral tension between helping others and preserving personal welfare in a crowded civic discourse. The line underscores community duty amid competing priorities.
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