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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1921
Page
4
Chapter 1 P E O holds meeting Thursday afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs. F L Wilson. Full attendance urged and yearbooks will be distributed at the session.
Mrs John Braunshausen will entertain the Daughters of Isabella sewing circle tomorrow afternoon on Thursday with a social gathering and activity.
The Loyal Sons and Daughters class of the Christian church will meet in the basement Friday evening March 18 All members are asked to attend and bring a dime The Harmony club ladies host a St Patrick s party for husbands and families March 18 at the home of Mr and Mrs N W Thompson
Sioux City report: W. S. Swearingen, 57, was found dead in Perry Creek this morning after disappearing Sunday night. Police believe he fell in while intoxicated after obtaining moonshine.
Iowa Falls March 16. A reader argues Iowa taxes push residents to California, citing Los Angeles rates at $4.11 per $100 and Rhode Island rates at 40 cents per $100. He compares incomes and tax burdens for a $225,000 portfolio and concludes California citizenship would erode earnings, leaving little for living costs and national taxes.
A Los Angeles resident argues California tax law underassesses real estate with a parcel valued at 1 550 and improvements at 4 020 while paying 162 80 in city and county tax. The writer cites bank appraisals and bank committee estimates that place values at 12 500 to 14 500 and urges reforms to prevent assessments from exceeding 50 percent of market value.
Mrs. Hannah Durst celebrated her eighty second birthday with friends yesterday afternoon. A luncheon was served by her daughter Mrs. Green Squire who baked a birthday cake. The Standard Bearers met at Mildred Bowers’ home with prayers readings and four short stories followed by music and light refreshments.
Des Moines March 16 The Iowa House approved a 108 delegate limit for the 1923 constitutional convention with party seating and procedural rights. The vote was 197 to 5 after debates over partisan status and fixed procedures. A referendum date will be set later by the convention.
Dream interpretations warn that gaining liberty in a dream reflects health loss worries and urges caution with others. Taking liberties with another signals risk of being led astray. Losing liberty in a dream denotes shame and social dishonor.
A campaign led by Mrs. Pennybacker of the General Federation of Women's Clubs seeks to establish Citizenship Day as an annual national rite. The plan calls for club women to host ceremonies welcoming boys and girls who came of age and foreign-born citizens, with schooling on economics, history, government, and civic duties.
In Des Moines on March 16, House indications show the impeachment resolution against State Superintendent McClenahan will draw little support. Only one of the five signers of the majority report may back it, with estimates placing support around twenty votes when the measure is debated next week.
The article explains the idiom save one's bacon as avoiding punishment by likening bacon to the back and sides of pork. It notes the Norman insult hogs for Saxons and cites Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1, as examples of the expression used in context.
Cleaning jet and brush with careful steps described, including oil application and polishing with a chamois. The text outlines a method to treat and dry parts to maintain function and finish.
In Davenport Ta on March 16 a bitter school election ended with Mrs. Hilda M. Matthey and Harry K. Downer defeating the Socialists five to one. Matthey becomes Davenport’s first woman school board member and vows focus on school interests.
A reflection on youth mistakes and the belief that life rewards come only from sudden genius. It argues that great world events and nature’s achievements arise from slow steady growth and that thrift of time turns wasted hours into lasting strength for life.
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