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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
8
Local ads and business notices crowd the page
The page highlights shop ads and services including cookie brand Lyon's, Hrickford repair work, Oxford cafe dinners, and button sewing jobs by American Pearl Button Co. It notes Lemmon's rheumatism relief plan, W P Littlefield traveling to Chicago for mining gear, Edison’s phonograph milestone, and W H Stephen selling phonographs at 1212 North Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. A. Edison
W. H. Stephen
North Side
Local notices and ads mingle with travel and letters
A jumble of local notes includes cream and butter prices, a chiropractor near Lemley's Grocery, a home freeze extinguisher ad, sewing jobs for 20 women, a college student home vacationing, a Baptist church bake sale at Orr's Grocery, and a Pleasant Plain man recounting overseas service. It also features a promotional piece for La Cuauhtemoc Mines urging investment despite lacking reputable names and inviting readers to visit Fr. & M. Bank Building for stock inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Cuauhtemoc Mines
Cuauhtemoc Mining & Smelting
John Hays Hammond
Vanderlip
Morgan
Cuauhtemoc
Sheboygan
Ostermoors
Littlefield
Fr. & M. Bank
Spud Homesick Pa Still Eats Fish at Lake
Pine Ridge Minnesota June 28 1919 Dear Evening Journal Amos misses home and Ma's cooking during a fishing trip with family friends. The group catches bluegill weighing two pounds and ends with Pa eating fish non stop, tallying an estimated 47 by Amos but likely fewer or more, while others enjoy 98 plus more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Ridge
Minn
Dear Evening Journal
Amos
Bill
Hiram
Spud
P. S. Pa Clarifies Amos Mistakenly Believed 37
A note from P. S. Pa clarifies that Amos was misinformed and that the correct figure is 37. The statement emphasizes the correction and aims to set the record straight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S
Amos
Magazine subscriptions and club orders advertised
A brief notice invites readers to subscribe to magazines and join clubs. Call 59 Red after 5 30 p m or write in care of the Journal. Save money by a club. A list of prices will be sent if requested. Nita Belle Mc Koon authorized representative tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Getaclub
Nita Belle McKoon
Pearl Sutton Co Sells Hate to Two Cents
A historical brief notes American Pearl Sutton Co listing prices as two cents per item after a change from hate to low cost. The snippet references a pricing line with numbers 24 5 6 7 8 and terse market phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Sutton Co
First Great Lithuanian Poet Donelaitis and Modern Translations
The article notes Donelaitis as Lithuania's first major poet and highlights Reasons of the Year in hexameter as his prized work. It cites 1865 when the Russian imperial academy published his complete works at its expense and mentions a wartime collaboration by George Baltrushaitis and Viacheslav Ivan Jov to produce a Russian hexameter translation of The Joys of Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Donelaitis
Russian Imperial Academy
George Baltrushaitis
Viacheslav Ivan Jov
Ilso
Wordplay Claim On Co operation Travels Moonward
A statistician estimates that clipping every printed letter in co operation from magazines over six months and joining them end to end would equal three times the Earth moon distance. The remark uses playful math to illustrate vast quantities.
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Grinnell College
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