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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1921
Page
8
Local notes report visitors Rev. and Mrs. Gardner of Brighton planning Muscatine district convention programs for May 18 and 19 in Washington. The page lists auto service ads, tire promotions, shop openings, and references to Chandler Six and Occident Flour at Farmers Union Store amid community notices.
A morning influx includes Mrs Clyde Birney and Francis Propsich visiting Katherine Vacha, while Mrs J B Cornie and son Lawrence return to Muscatine from Coppock. Elided items cover car ads, fabrics at New York Store, a Chandler Six magneto, an extra good used piano, new jewelry, and kitchenware. Also noted are birthdays, a marriage license for Harold Gray and Golda Crossett, and plans for a Pythian Sisters lodge meeting.
A humorous poem recalls a banker who preaches thrift while readers chase spendthrift dreams. The speaker riffs on coins, seeds of wealth, and the lure of cheap stock and fashion as a critique of financial folly.
Mrs Gentzlar came back Tuesday evening from Waterloo after visiting her son Will. The item notes a Paige 666 speed-record demonstration request and lists local ads for Schulty Motor Car Co and Autopoint Pencils at Westphal's. Mr and Mrs Matt Gillespie returned from Los Angeles after a three month winter visit and reports of Washington folks at Iowa picnics. A special aluminum 3 piece stew pan set was offered at Johnson's Grocery and Denver walnuts were found to contain morphine and cocaine capsules.
The Local Post declares a state of war against Herr Chicken and allied foes and calls for 200 volunteers. All American Legion members and veterans are ordered to assemble at the club rooms at 7:30 p.m. on March 10 to defend their honor and fight for humanity. The commander notes the enemy includes Herr Chicken Mashed Potato Brown Grave and their aids.
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