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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1919
Page
6
A fragmented ad fragment mentions Nita Belle Wekoon as an authorized representative and hints at saving money by obtaining a Cub through the Journal. The readable text is partial and lacks clear action details or full context.
A compact factory unit of 344000 portions of specially built machinery and tools is en route to a seaport for shipment to Italy. The primary product will be steel poles for carrying electric power lines, reflecting industrial export activity from Chicago in March.
Local column lists visits and trips from Lyon's for cookies to Brighton Havre Davenport Crawfordsville Oskaloosa and Fairfield. People, businesses, and services named include Miss Irene Yard Dr A W Clow Lucille Warley and J W Martin with bus calls and in store specials at East End Grocery and Crail's.
Regular meals and meals served at Deans were reported as the day opened. Numerous residents and visitors like Mr and Mrs Howard Crozier Crawfordville Mrs Chas Shrader Miss Kitty Evans Miss K Carroll Enid Annas Mabel Stevenson Mrs Ida Patterson and Mrs P D Howerter were seen or traveled between Ainsworth Wyman Round Grove Fairfield Keota Marietta and West Chester as they attended errands, visits, teaching duties or returned home.
March Victors records go on sale at McNamaras with frosh candies and special offers at Deans. St Paul visitor J. Cocklin attends Washington business while Will White Spencer and Owen Wilson Des Moines are in town. Hugh Conrad and wife visit Mrs Geo Mann. J R George plans Dallas trip to see sister Mrs D M Stanton. Opal White returns from Crawfordsville for weekend with parents. New York Store to sell 200 yards 9 4 bleached sheeting at 50 cents yard and Edison Diamond Disc phonograph praised by Thomas Edison inquiry. Local agent W S Stephen invites listening session.
Eight rural towns in the Messina region suffer heavy damage from a landslide after days of heavy rain between Torerico and Castellamberto. No deaths reported. Property losses run to several million dollars.
Local service advertises radiator repair with guaranteed quality and reasonable pricing. Tradesmen emphasize reliable workmanship and prompt service for home heating systems.
In Dubuque on March 1 a local dealer uses a tow boat to harvest soft water ice from the Mississippi River. The ice is cut into large cakes about ten inches and towed downstream from above the city to stockpile for summer use as river ice runs open since December.
Reports spread by church and national papers claimed Hugh Stuntz, son of Bishop Homer Stuntz, died in France serving in the Army. The story is false. Hugh Stuntz is alive and in service. The bishop’s brother A L Stunte of Cedar Falls has died, as has the bishop’s Omaha daughter.
Wallstate Cistern reports from MISSOURI VALLEY on March 1 that H. Morgan of this city is reported to be injured in an incident. No further details available in the fragment.
Mrs. Morgan stepped onto the rear porch which collapsed sending her into a cistern ten feet below. A son nearby alerted others and Mr. Morgan freed her after she suffered shock and exposure.
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