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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1919
Page
6
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The page notes cookies from Lyon’s and rugs at Crall’s with shoe options from Fox & Dewey. It lists bus calls, an auto top job at Bickford’s, and Dr A W Clow osteopath. Local visits include Dougherty in Columbus Junction and WW II veterans’ homecomings.
Notebook notes list Dean's cafe offering regular meals and cold lunches, with cream butter fat at 46 cents a pound and eggs 84 cents a dozen. Several residents make visits or travel, including Miss Anna Nicola from Sigourney visiting Mrs. J. G. Latta, Mrs. Herman Wallace and family to Muscatine, and Mr. and Mrs. Ol Taylor hosting Everett Wallace for the week.
Local notices list routine visits and travels. Miss Mabel Whittaker returns from Davenport for an over Sunday visit. Mrs. Williamson plans a future move to Des Moines while Joel Broughton and family tour the Midwest. A marriage license is issued to Finke and Vaughn after wartime service. An ad promotes Cuauhtemoc Mines and stock opportunities with local banking reference.
M. R. Meek warns that the man who took a traveling bag from his front porch at about 5 pm Thursday was recognized by neighbors. Immediate return of the bag is urged to prevent prosecution.
The J. R. Coulter farm, 120 acres two miles southeast of Washington, sold this morning for 510 dollars per acre. Buyer is Earl Edmondson of Haskins, who will take possession March 1. The property includes a large house and barn with modern improvements and drew buyers quickly, including a visitor from 40 miles away. The Coulter lineage shows a long federal transfer history through J. R. Coulter and his father.
An outdoor band concert ends in disappointment as the conductor jabs and stamps in energetic fervor. Mike in the audience remains fascinated until the final selection when he expresses disgust at the performance, claiming the conductor failed to hit any of the notes.
A speaker warns that the coming harvest will test farmers with tough challenges as he predicts encounters with wild animals and possible losses. He urges readiness to prove the year’s promise by meeting the stated goals and keeping a whole hide intact.
The article notes Handel ate meals for three when dining alone and Haydn enjoyed feasts that could satisfy five. It highlights unusually large appetites among famous composers in a light anecdotal tone.
The article notes Roger Bacon proposed lens use to cure eye defects in the thirteenth century. Italians later made spectacles, though physicians of the era lacked the true theory behind their effectiveness.
Personal happiness rises with the breadth of one’s interests, Lilian Whiting argues. She contends that exploring varied activities broadens joy and fulfillment for individuals.
Christopher Columbus died on May 20 1506 at Vallodolid Spain at age seventy after a life of exploration for Spain his final years were marked by ingratitude from the nation according to the report
An opinion piece explores how individuals divide judgment into four parts: what we want friends to think of us, what we believe they think of us, what they actually think of us, and what we imagine they think we think they think. It analyzes self perception, social expectations, and the gap between internal belief and external reality.
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