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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
11
In Tburg on March 8 many families relocated to new residences after moving from Pilotburg. The community notes indicate most have settled into their updated housing, with continued work to complete remaining interiors and utilities as part of the broader migration effort.
A vintage health ad explains backache relief through kidney function, touts Dean's Pills for over four decades, and claims kidneys flush waste from blood. The piece then shifts to community notes detailing local moves, hospital returns, church activities, sickness, and school updates in Pilotburg and nearby areas.
Tyrone Iowa notes eight new pupils enroll this week at Tyrone School. Local families move as others visit relatives and work on farms near Keota Brighton and Crawford estates. Bettys and Sheetz households show activity with neighbors assisting at Clyde Thompson and Fagen farms as flu seasons influence family tasks.
Mrs J J Rich reports community happenings in Stringtown with visits from Lee Walker and Milt White families. Quilting at Em ery Leichty hosted by several local women includes Graber, Leichty and Rich families.
Four candidates file for school director on Monday March 13 including Dr. J R McKirahan Amos Wyse Arthur Wyse and Omar Ros hart with A A Jackson running for treasurer. Local notices also report new station agent Mr and Mrs J E Holub moving into Harmon Weaver property and various community scenes including visits and family news.
Several families relocate in the Richmond area with Rene DeWulf Clyde Kennard Elmus Brenneman and others moving to vacant properties near Wellman Kalona and Richmond. Community sickness noted with pneumonia and flu reports. local residents shop in Washington Muscatine and Mt Pleasant. plus evergreen trees retain some leaves through winter.
Haskins March 8 Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs L M Rouhtin and seventeen members two visitors present Mr D H Branfield Mrs Dale Sande and Bobble They elected to keep the same officers for another year A one course lunch was served afterward by the hostess assisted by Mrs Branfield
A fragmentary account notes Honau's discovery in Honduras attributed to Christopher Columbus. The text hints at exploration events during early Atlantic voyages and the naming context linked to Columbus era exploration.
Uncle Eben offers a proverb on danger, saying a villain is less dangerous than a fool because a fool has a chance to reform, while a villain may stay dangerous. The remark frames moral contrast in folk speech.
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