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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1921
Page
4
An optimistic column notes warm rain signals spring with angle worms resurfacing and robins soon to arrive. It envisions a cheerful season with Easter First Friday plans, garden chores, and community jokes about California wintering in Washington. It mentions a proposed mid winter California picnic and hopes for aid to Californians facing hardship.
More than 3,000 Armenian refugees from war districts live in five camps in Constantinople under utterly wretched conditions. The refugees are mostly country people who arrived with almost nothing except the clothes on their backs.
A terse note recalls Binkley taking a cold bath this morning and omits mention of it afterward. The snappy remark hints at how a spouse’s affections can stir a reaction, leaving the transfer of sentiment unstated.
A poem mocks thirst and bootlegging with humorous images of hops homebrew dreams and the lure of gin and rye. It contrasts reckless nights with a future dawn when spirits are refused and desire fades into calm. The piece ends noting past woes give way to restraint.
Ex consul Mongenthau urges Americans to support Near East Relief as hundreds of Armenian refugees crowd Haskeuy Camp in derelict churches. Speaker Dr Blanche Norton cites relief funds and calls for county donations via Rev Arthur K. Oates at the Washington National Bank.
T H Lineman of Madison Wisconsin has purchased the Orpheum Theatre from J L Adams who took possession today. The Adams Co owned the theater for two years and is selling its Fairfield mansions and concentrating on cities. Luneman is an experienced theater man and is expected to be successful here.
Leon Garst 28, a farmer near Hamburg, is fatally injured after his wife Jeon Garst 23 shot him three times in their home following an argument over supper. He was taken to St Joseph hospital. doctors say recovery may be possible. The incident occurred after a domestic quarrel with Garst later seeking help from a doctor.
The text notes that falls show the greatest number of deaths with a rate around 18 to 21 per 10 000, varying yearly. It emphasizes falls as the leading accidental cause among deaths.
Mme Sayyah Barakat of the W C T U shares her Syria relief mission aided by Philadelphia and American committees. She recounts travel from New York to Beirut, work with local Christians, distribution of flour garments and food, and a Christmas feast for 75 children. She plans to educate orphan girls in Beirut mission schools for 1920 21 and seeks continued support from Union Signal and supporters.
Tuck er Gibson, famed big game hunter of Tensas Parish, Louisiana, says he owns a pig used as a bird dog. The pig, adopted by a setter after birth, allegedly stands and never flushes coveys. The pig joined the field with its foster brothers and sisters and actively participates in hunts.
The lacebark tree provides Jamaican women with ready-made lace for caps bonnets and nets. The tower bark is soaked to separate layers then sun dried and bleached. A tree that flourishes in the South Sea islands bears fruit resembling fresh bread, hence the name bread tree.
In Sierra Madre California on February 17 1900 Joseph Marek writes of arrival in Los Angeles hotel stay storms and warm days then travels through San Fernando Valley Pasadena Long Beach Catalina Island Oakland and San Francisco with Iowa friends and plans for an Iowa picnic in Lincoln Park Los Angeles Muscatine March 2.
A local real estate broker says many buyers who planned to purchase farms on March 1 cannot secure funds. He notes some would retire and relocate if possible, while others will retain holdings. Fewer farms may change hands this year, but listings are down as prices fall.
The text links shoe wear patterns to personality traits. Outer wear suggests disorderly mind, toe wear signals conceit in a busy person, and heel wear with toe turned up indicates vulgarity.
The Westbound and Washington Branch lines list arrivals and departures for passenger and local freight services. Daily schedules show trains 29 49 11 87 89 and 450 430 436 429 449 836 with times from early morning to late evening, noting daily except Sunday operation.
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