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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1919
Page
7
Short notices report comings and goings in Washington County including births deaths and personal items. Readers learn who visited whom and what local events are noted in the latest briefs from area correspondents.
Havre reports a week of small gatherings and travel as Cecil Shrader visits grandparents in Washington. Neighbors like Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wagner, Leo, and Fred Chaliya of Richmond drop by various homes. A Glen Pratt sale draws a light crowd due to roads and a storm.
Kalona residents report travel to Bridgeport Iowa City and Washington Illinois. Visitors include Miss Anna Horak at her parents James and Mary Horak Riverside guests. Aidas Ford from Canada visits Wanda Friese and travels to Riverside. Merna Mehaffey returns home from West Liberty to Kalona. Mrs Bessie Atdmé of Iowa City visits relatives. Claude Flynn of Riverside visits the Garner home. Oliver and Truman Yoder depart to Washington Illinois to work on farms. Gertrude Yoder Iowa City visits Kalona friends. Minnie Dierduff to assist Kepler in millinery. Harold Durst and sisters Tima Hilda visit grandmother Mrs Snider.
March reports from Wellman route 1 mention moving and road conditions as residents relocate and adjust properties. Louis Glider moves near West Chester on Pence place Geo Foster relocates eighty miles southwest near Centerville buying a farm. The Journal notes writs and old settlers, with Jack Lindsey home after assisting Frank Snaviey, Henry Matthews renting to son Warren and planning a sale soon.
Excerpt discusses buying cracked grains versus whole seeds and the issue of grit in chick feeds. It notes some feeds contain poor quality grains and advises careful examination and guaranty of quality before purchase. Mentions a prior meeting of representatives.
Secretary Houston backs a campaign led by the Chicago Butter and Egg Board to halt sale of young poultry until depleted farm stocks recover. The Chicago committee argues holding poultry to 3 4 pounds would provide more food and lower prices, rather than marketing as broilers.
An old man plants potatoes and onions together and drought hurts yields. Last season many city gardeners crowded diverse varieties into small spaces, causing poor growth. The School of Experience notes that gardeners benefited from past mistakes and should limit to ten or twelve varieties for limited plots.
Corporal Raymond Swisher writes to Jack Thoma’s parents from Brighton describing the October front line death on Champagne. Thoma of Ainsworth died when a defective shell detonated his gun, with 14 killed or wounded in minutes. He is praised as a brave, dependable soldier who faced danger without fear.
A Evansville Indiana resident says six weeks of constant muscle pains in the thigh eased almost immediately after using Foley Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes relief from backache rheumatic pains soreness and stiffness. Available for sale at Lemmon's Drug Store.
A brief notice hints at a featured item in the want column. The listing promises a unique chance to claim a sought after object, inviting readers to check the column for details and how to claim the prize.
Iowa legislators moved to indefinitely postpone a primary suffrage amendment as opponents framed the measure as a sham. The defeat leaves the issue stalled for three years while the vote shifts to the house for confirmation and then to a public referendum.
Nonpartisan law advances after Judge B. I. Salinger cannot block it. Salinger forces fail to stop passage of the Larson measure. The outcome shifts legislative control amid contentious municipal politics.
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