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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
8
Thirty four years ago Matt Springman dug the first grave at Rim Grove cemetery. The note adds a light aside about relief after drinking Oh Boy Root Beer, reflecting local reminiscence.
A fragment notes a butcher and customer exchanging lines about a 50 percent price cut for orange peel. A baby is mentioned with a playful note about a stork, hinting at domestic humor or a fleeting domestic scene from Blighty.
Rose Spellman of Ames left for Pawnee Oklahoma this morning. John C G Rallinsky and Fazelle Wittetoe of Sigourney secured a marriage license yesterday evening. Mrs Kate Bell Babcock returned home after attending her brother Frank Bell’s funeral. Miss Sophie Potgeter and Miss Effie Haines went to Columbus Junction to assist in a clinic led by County Nurse Albright.
Mrs. Rathmel travels to Enid Oklahoma after visiting son Ira Rathmel. Local merchants advertise collars timers garaging products and ready to wear sales as well as medical and personal services. Miss Henderson and Phyllis June arrive. Miss Singmaster returns from Keota. Dr Crooks and various stores announce sales and goods with limited travel notices.
Community notices report Maynard Crumly visiting Stockport relatives and family movements across town. Residents recover from illness, farm work resumes, and local travel includes visits to Ottumwa and Des Moines as townsfolk share health, housing, and schooling updates.
An advertisement invites bank clerks to buy ten or twenty acres of Tamaulipas land at ten dollars per acre with promises of crops and rapid appreciation. It touts a potential sale at one hundred dollars per acre within two years, with payment plans and oil and mineral rights guaranteed by W. P. Littlefield of the F. and M. Bank.
Grace Garner of Mes Moines spent Wednesday on business in the area, meeting local contacts and discussing potential arrangements.
June 24 report from Route Six notes showers hinder hay and oats, with roads worsened by heavy rain. Local residents Mrs. Donald McLaughlin, Mrs. John Carris, Mrs. Jennie Gardenier and others visit from Keota Burlington Monmouth Iowa City, and New London as farm families cope with recent deluge.
The Rural Woman's Club reports Mrs. Edgar Porter in county hospital with a new baby and Mrs. Frank Pringle with rheumatism. A surprise shower of post cards and small booklets was held last Thursday. The items are kept for years and enjoyed during illness.
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