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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1920
Page
8
A notice states the Lemley Co will sell its business and lose the store on Tuesday morning March 16 as invoicing completes. The new firm will take possession but the old office remains for meeting customers to settle accounts. The sellers commend the Farmers Union for fair treatment and thank customers for 14 years of patronage.
The Star of the West was sent from New York with supplies to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Confederate batteries fired on the vessel as it neared Charleston, forcing it to return, marking the first gunfire of the Civil War.
A fragment notes price hikes for several periodicals. Harper's Bazaar advances to $4.60 on March 20, plus other titles like Magazine at $6.00 from April 1 and Woman's Home Companion and American at $2.50 after May 1. Subscriptions offered at 59 Red or Lane of Journal.
One of the best 160 acre farms in Howard County Iowa is offered for sale. The advertisement urges readers to inspect the property noting its value and improvements as a strong reason to consider purchasing.
Land praised as the best in the county is advertised for sale. Agent J. W. Varner of Farmers Merchants Bank Building Washington Iowa invites inquiries at Room S07 to discuss a real Towa farm opportunity.
Mrs T J Harvey and several residents attended Mrs Hannah Moothart's funeral in West Chester. Miss Lorene Kearns and Miss Eva Shrack left for Parsons College and Fairfield while Miss Kearns served as a supply teacher at the high school. A lady clerk was sought for the H S Ward store and Everette Molesworth planned to move to Gowry Iowa for drug store work. The R and W Knight car is promoted for its performance.
Taxi service number listed as 56. 80116 Dalton Morrow and Everette Kracaw traveled to Fairfield for a morning tournament. Miss Bessie Quinn of Baltimore visited Mrs. Ellen Wallace and plans a Muscatine trip before returning. Keota residents J. O. Singmaster and family transit via town en route Iowa City. Emilas White and Rosa visited Kinross. Mrs. Wright returns to Keota after visiting her daughter. Spring cloth sale advertised at Gust Bramer, suits from 35 dollars. Lloyd Vanderham from Mt Vernon visits. Mabel Wheeler arrives from Ainsworth to see Ruth Busby. J. P. Tobin family and others travel to Camp Grove for burial. Dorothy Libe returns from Fairfield to Parsons College for weekend. Margaret Dickens from Williamsburg joins family weekend. News of a nine pound daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Owen of Butte, Montana, with Hela Bradford formerly known in Washington. No deliveries from north end grocery after March 13. Farmers Union Sterizol antiseptic available via Mrs. William Matneha.
Local notes report travel visits and weekend plans for residents including Francis Parnoske visiting Ottumwa with family, Miss Nell Stevenson in Washington, Miss Mary Elizabeth Rickey en route to Sigourney, and Mrs. W. J. Kieper visiting from Amesworth. Community announcements cover sales, auctions, vehicles, and local business ads across Washington Iowa with several social visits and travel mentions.
R P Lewis learns of his sister Miss Elizabeth Lewis death in Iowa City after a long illness. She will be buried here with funeral services at the family home led by Rev. Leslie Mountford. Surviving siblings include Rh P Lewis of Washington and Josephine and Thomas Lewis of Iowa City. parents were W B and Eliza Donnell Lewis.
The redwood remains largely free from enemies and insect attacks. Thick bark and rare wind exposure make the trees highly fire resistant, with lightning being the main lethal threat. Most redwood reproduction comes from sprouts, even from very old stumps.
A pupil near Kittanning wrote an essay about the Pilgrims sailing to Cape God and their first winter they wept to pick layflowers in Plymouth to show King George III that people could worship God in their own way. The piece reflects earnest 18th century sentiments echoed in a local history feature.
In this account, Airedales are praised as top war dogs for their quiet alertness. When they detect an enemy they growl softly and stiffen, signaling the human sentinel to act on the dog’s discreet advice.
Noticha K of PV holds a regular meeting Monday evening at 7 30. The agenda includes work in the rank of Esquire and preparations by Past Chancellors. All Past Chancellors are urged to attend. 2312 Arthur Therion, C, C.
Fire losses in February across the United States and Canada totaled 26 631 500 dollars, slightly down from the prior year. For the first two months of 1920 losses reached 68 644 250 dollars versus 56 838 275 dollars in 1919, with 382 fires last month each causing losses over 10 000 dollars.
A farmer’s barnyard scene turns into a wartime finance column urging farmers to hold or buy Liberty Bonds. The piece argues bonds’ current prices mask true value and that selling now risks nearly ten percent losses while profits loom in immediate repurchase by the U. S. government. It blames market prejudice and opportunistic “birds of prey” for bond declines and urges continued investment.
Fire at the American Coffee company plant in the wholesale district destroyed hat clothing and the adjoining warehouse of August BL Munspouier injured and damaged the warehouses of the J G Morris company.
Gus Taf Nelson, son-in-law of United States Senator Kite Nelson, was acquitted by a justice in Alexandria Minnesota on an assault with a dangerous weapon charge connected to the death of farmer Joseph Middlecon. A crowd gathered during the hearing and Nelson was attacked after leaving custody.
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