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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1920
Page
3
Four high school classes compete in a three round series to determine the school basketball champion. Drawings happen Wednesday noon under Karl Whitford, with two Wednesday games and a Friday final after supper. Seniors and sophomores clash as the track season looms next week for the county meet.
Mrs. J. L. Jones of New Kensington Pa reports a severe cold settled on her lungs and caused a dry hacking cough. After using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy upon a druggist’s advice she says relief came almost immediately. Lemon’s Drug Store carries the product.
The board of education yesterday organized for the year and re elected J M Godfrey as president. A further meeting will name committees and set salaries for next year. Ten dollar pay raises for teachers were granted for the remainder of the current year.
The city council and hospital board debate paving Clara Barton Street two blocks linking South Town Avenue and Wella Park. War material shortages and high costs delayed paving, and officials consider temporary oil or tar products to improve travel. decision postponed to March 24.
County wide Near East Relief campaign reports Saturday totals reaching 1611.75 with more expected to boost toward a 2000 county goal. Rev A R Oates praises continued donations and lists town figures led by Washington and Kalona, while Brighton shows the smallest contribution.
A $900,6000 farm deal closed today as P. T. Costner of Muskogee Oklahoma bought the Allen Grove farm of 2323 acres near Hespers in Sioux County Iowa from William Allen of Seales Mound Illinois and George Allen of Chicago. The land was inherited from their father James Allen who bought it forty years ago for about $6.25 per acre.
Services were held at the Woodford chapel for Mrs Charles Anderson who died last week in Chicago after a brief illness of appendicitis. Rev T F Barker led the service. Pallbearers included Donald Bell Harvey Matthews Howard McCleery Homer Darbyshire James Cunningham and Homer Stephen. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery. The funeral was private but attended by many friends of Mrs Anderson and her late husband's family. Her brother E B Mandi of Chicago accompanied the body to Washington.
A collage of quips and comic vignettes from London and Boston papers. Characters include an experienced aviator boast, an art dealer’s Old Master, a war profiteer and a doctor’s cautious optimism. Interwoven are anecdotes of love and courage from soldiers and social scenes in brief caption style.
Melvin A. Hall notes in National Geographic that the Boekit Barisan runs along Sumatra’s western coast forming parallel chains around the Karo Batak plateau and Tuba lake. The partially explored ranges already reveal about ninety volcanoes with twelve currently active, illustrating the island’s dynamic geological forces.
March 15 report from New Sharon notes S. M. Castner turned 100 on March 6. A lifelong tobacco user, he has been married twice and arrived in Iowa in 1966. He is the father of thirteen.
Des Moines March 16 The food and dairy department suspends the requirement that eggs shipped during February 15 to May 1 be candled. The department cites the large volume of eggs and considers candling impractical as temperatures rise. The suspension does not protect parties selling eggs unfit for food from prosecution.
A brief, earlier exchange about an observed infant turns into a blunt, disturbing remark as a child requests to see where wings were cut from the baby. The anecdote highlights the unsettling moment and raises questions about decorum and innocence in public exchanges.
The advertisement extols butter as pure and fresh with a strong grocery store presence. It urges customers to buy today and try on toast, promising satisfaction and refunds if not as good as expected. It emphasizes loyalty to the product and place of purchase.
Chapter 1 PLE O will meet Mrs Ralph Smith Thursday evening March 18 at 7 30 oclock A St Patrick s Day program will be given 252 ar The Athenian Literary society closes this Tuesday evening with a fine program Everybody welcome at the A M FE church
A terse slang line from the Exchange suggests applying a common phrase as a quick fix to many schemes aimed at generating riches. The note reflects a wary, sardonic tone about broad plans and their practicality.
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