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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1920

Page

7

Correspondents of Journal Send S In News Reports

Brighton March 3 Mrs M Terry left for California to join her son Capt Claude Terry. Amos Whistler bought a modern home in Cedar Rapids and will move soon. Glen Terry returned to Minneapolis after visiting his mother. Mr and Mrs Brice Pringle went to Ollie to visit his brother Little Gale Reedy who is seriously ill with pneumonia but improving. Miss Anna Van Winkle was taken to County Hospital Washington for an operation.

Brighton Royal Reedy Anna van Winkle Washington

Residents Move About Brighton and Surrounding Farms

Ray Parcell moves on Simons place near Yeo and Add Parcell moves in with Mrs Phil Parcell. Frank Hill shifts to Add Parcell’s place. W F Leppert relocates to Washington while Victor Oswald moves onto Leppert’s purchased property. Elmer Daily and wife visit F A Singleton home. Medes Relief moves to Washington and George W Hotle moves near Sandy Hook. John H Clark family relocates south of Brighton. W S Courtney moves to Brighton. L B Reed family moves onto Brady place north of Clay. Wallace Savage and FE B Linn move to Brighton. B F Tucker relocates to Verdi. Vincent Fritz moves to Sinn farm. A E Glasgow moves onto Medos Beliel place.

John H. Clark Brighton W.S. Courtney Reed Brady Place Clay B. F. Tucker Verdi Wallace Savage FE. B. Linn Vincent Fritz

Rural notices from Noble County start March with health and travel notes

Roy Frey returns Sunday morning and Kathryn Brey stays in Chicago until Tuesday after a trip to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. T. P. Preiheim visits to help his wife and three sons home to Freeman. Mrs. Preiheim has been ill two weeks. The Helping Hands meet at Sadie Meek's. next gathering at Henry Mast's Wayland on March 30. Several families ill, including the Leichty and Noble families, with whooping cough affecting Jarrard household.

T. P. Preiheim Freeman Preiheim Ruth Mitchel C. A. Rich Dave Richard Hazel J. A. Frey Sadie Meek Henry Mast Wayland John Ruttler Washington Jake Leichty Sam Noble Joe Mast Sam Nebel Waiter Jarrard Jarrard Clarence Edith

West Chester farmers praise new improvements and land value

The note recalls a mild winter day in March and reports farmers moving to new homes, land investments paying off, and the electric depot lights seen as a great improvement. It mentions land becoming more productive after wet springs and the farmers buying the old school house and grounds for use, with K why P hall serving as a gathering site.

West Chester West Fred Foriash Tom West Charles Seabery P. Hall

Facetious remark on holdup dangers shocks crowd

A joking passerby quips that the riskiest aspect of recent holdups is the chance they will knock a man down, reflecting a wary public mood about street crime.

Judge Orders Husband to Support 8 Hungry Children

In Fort Dodge on March 4 Judge Roy Wright in juvenile court ordered Elmer Danielson to pay 22 dollars weekly to feed and clothe his eight children aged 14 months to 19 years. Mrs Danielson testified the family faced chronic hunger with coffee bread and potatoes as meals while the husband showed inconsistent work and substantial parental wealth.

Fort Dodge Elmer Danielson Gowrie Webster County Roy Wright Wright Danielson

Four Women Play Poker Quietly In Sioux City

Sioux City report notes poker play rising in homes among fashionable circles. Dealers say chips sold out with nine of ten sales to women in the last two to three months. Saratoga draw and stud games cited, with small stakes common though occasional three figure wins or losses occur.

Siou X City Sioux City Doars Stud Saratoga

Stomach Trouble Relief With Chamberlains Tablets

Theodore Sanford of Fenmore Michigan suffered seven years of stomach trouble causing pain from vegetables and fruit and restless nights. After using Chamberlains Tablets he can eat these foods without pain or sleeplessness. If indigestion or constipation occurs, try these tablets. Lemmons Drug Store ad.

Theodore Sanford Fenmore Mich Lemmon Advt

No Paith in Court Decrees Block Big Packers Rule

Washington reports the National Grange’s T. C. Atkeson told the House agricultural committee the nation cannot rely on court decrees to curb meat packing power. He urged a regulatory commission, noting the Big Five dominate margins and may use dummy directors after divesting subsidiaries.

Washington T. C. Atkeson National Grange House Agricultural Committee

Legion meeting set at Ainsworth Friday night

Commander Tipton of Muscatine will address the Harlan Thoma Post at Ainsworth Legion on Friday night March 5. A social will follow the address and all members are urged to attend.

Legion Ainsworth Tipton of

Love Among Believers A Lesson From First John

A lesson outline on loving one another drawn from 1 John 4 7 21 emphasizes that God is love and the Christian life should visibly reflect divine love The message traces Gods manifestation through Jesus the Spirit within believers and the call to love both God and neighbor as the mark of true faith

God Jesus Christ Iol Christ Jesus

Our Great Blessing of Service

A reflective note on human happiness found in being needed and in duty. The text urges embracing responsibility as a meaningful force guiding actions, framing obligation as a gift that tether people to purpose and community.

Porto Rico Labor Conditions Demand Federal Aid

A Marcus report urges a living wage and industrial development for Porto Rico to end intolerable labor conditions. It cites seasonal jobs, low wages, and malnutrition among island workers, with calls for more shipping, a federal reserve branch, and independent farming to create full employment.

New York Porto Rico Joseph Marcus United States Employment Service Department of Labor United States Marcus American Federation of Labor Federal Reserve Bank Maryens Free Federation of Labor Aguadilla Marcus Fet Jibara Canada

Why a Cold Is Dangerous and How to Treat It

This ad warns that colds weaken lungs and invite serious diseases like pneumonia, consumption, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and whooping cough. It urges quick relief and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy from Lemmon's Drug Store as a dependable, pleasant treatment.

Officer Exonerated In Street Shooting In Eagle Grove

Inquest into Edwin Baker alias Walter White’s death finds city marshal Frank Fisher not guilty. Witness C E Williams testified the deceased used the alias and had no known past. Ten dollars found, burial likely in Eagle Grove. body to be shipped if funds exist.

Eagle Grove Edwin Baker Walter White Frank Fisher C. EK. Williams Alton Marshal Fisher Leuthold & Hinkley

Training and Funding Guidelines for the National Guard

Washington reports new national guard training plans with fifteen days field instruction and four days of special officer instruction. Major General Carter says encampments may be held before July 1 if funds suffice, otherwise after that date.

Washington Tor Carter

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