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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1922
Page
8
Lyons reports business is good at Oxford stores as bells ring for shoppers. The note mentions 107 customers visiting and a positive mood across the district.
Fragmentary OCR notes list a phone contact for entrants and a person named Stryker with a partial address 10912 ee. The readable items suggest a local news brief about entry procedures and a contact point.
Cantaloupe on ice at Lyons and Dean's specials mark a bustling Washington day. Attendees include A R Bruns at a Chicago Seed Men's convention and numerous local residents visiting farms, shops, and markets with varied errands, purchases, and social calls around town.
Roy Chesebro aged 35 drowned in the Skunk river after he cried for air during a picnic by the riverbank in Augusta Iowa. His wife and child watched helplessly as he struggled and rolled over to rest before sinking.
Donald stops at a farm and is warned the dog may not be friendly. He insists the animal is friendly and jokes that the dog will "wing this tail" to prove it.
Visitors at the Savoy chapel on the Strand are shown the so called old hourglass on the pulpit. The hourglass runs for 18 minutes and was placed there by Queen Victoria to protest lengthy sermons.
Local notices list Epworth League meeting at the church after prayer and various church groups meeting Thursday and Friday. A 30th anniversary celebration at Pleasant Plain Missionary Society is set for June 22 at the Reed home. A dance club party, ice cream supper, and ten cent social are scheduled with church and club participants named. Volunteers urged for cake bringing and supper service.
Frank Schimmel aged 25 died at his home northeast of Eldora from lockjaw after blood poisoning in his left hand from an accident in a corn shelter. He lived on a farm northeast of Eldora. Funeral is set for Sunday at the Baptist church in Steamboat Rock.
The Iowa National Guard announces the annual state rifle and pistol shooting competition at the Camp Dodge range from July 17 to July 31. Teams of five riflemen represent all equipped organizations. The fourteenth Iowa Rifle Association meeting will be held with the event.
A Dinner Party coffee priced at 38c per pound matches 45c coffees on the market while Blackstone coffee at 43c per pound is rated best available. Sold only at Barclay's Cash Grocery located at 14 21 28 5.
The Iowa Unionist, official organ of Des Moines trades and labor assembly, suspends publication due to funds shortfall. Editor Ernest R. Quick says efforts will raise money to revive by July 8, with the paper previously published four times monthly and barely surviving financially for years.
In a Detroit Free Press exchange, Brashkin’s wife admits feeling discouraged at times while her husband responds with a surprising retort about not finding fault with her appearance in last year’s clothes. The witty dialogue highlights domestic tone and humor.
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