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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1918
Page
8
A collage of small notices and ads from Fox and Dewey shoe offerings to farm loan references. Readers get passenger notes, school returns, wartime promo statements, and local sale announcements with a water bill reminder and penalties for late payment.
Sunday social in Muscatine and town visits fill the week as Emma Green sings at Thursday band concert. Local residents travel between Ainsworth Crawfordsville and Mt. Union while others return from Oklahoma and Chicago business. The Rev Ben Owen's son born February 28 marks new family joy as real estate transfers and land deals around Washington complete with farm and hotel sales.
A concert Thursday evening features Scaia on sale at Nicola and Harmon along with McKhinney's Phillips Drug Caner Music and C M F companies. Local music scene promotes the event with multiple sponsor locations.
The Rev. 8 B Johnson of Columbus City spoke at the Second Presbyterian church as part of a Keokuk presbytery drive to boost congregation efficiency. He urged larger contributions, while the church already supports liberal giving. Also, 8th grade posters display at the city library urge donations to the government over candy, part of a national effort to teach saving for war projects.
Farm loans advertised by Morrison & Morrison. Miss Connell's millinery adds new trimmer Miss Genevieve Lipska from Chicago. Five girls wanted at American Pearl Button Co. Rothschild's urges silk to save wool for the army. George G. Rodman visits Washington Iowa. Minnie Wolf heads to Chicago for spring styles. No. 30 Rock Island trains ran late causing missed connections.
The article advises readers that anyone can assemble a simple battery with distilled water and basic test tools but stresses regular expert inspection. It recommends monthly checks by a battery expert and presents the shop as ready to assist, arguing that expert oversight is essential for safety and reliability.
The southeastern Iowa high school championship tourney will be held Friday and Saturday at Parsons College gym in Fairfield with about eighteen schools entered. Washington may sit out due to costs though Burlington Muscatine and Mt. Pleasant are favorites for the sectional title. Burlington defeated Washington 72 to 8 in Burlington. Case and Brookhart were absent for Washington. Referee Graber criticized by Washington. If Washington skips the tournament, class games at the armory may be held and Keota girls may participate attended by the management.
Miss Effie Van Sickle and several pupils from her school near West Chester were in town Saturday. Attorney T A Michels visited Hurlington Saturday night and stayed with Rev K Michels on Sunday. Mrs Felix Pauls arrived Saturday from Brighton after visiting the Henry Spellman home. Mrs William Ditmars plans an extended visit to Clarks Louisiana with her daughter Mrs J J Taylor.
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