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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1919

Page

8

Local Bits Include Tractors Cars Visits and Sales

Local items show Yaro Sojka owning a Fordson Tractor and Joe M. Wilson with Geo. Birney buying Ford cars from J. F. Duffy. Rothschilds advertises wool capes and sweaters while Salts are in demand. Numerous visits between Washington and nearby towns note family trips, college students home for spring vacation, and a marriage license issued to Robert H. Riley and Asta M. Lenius.

Joe M. Wilson Geo. Birney J. F. Duffy Robert H. Riley Asta M. Lenius Washington

Local notes and ads from Ainsworth area postal page

Community updates include visits by Mr and Mrs A Walker of Ainsworth and Rev and Mrs P H Hayley of Crawfordsville. Whitford returns from Sigourney as district declamatory judge. Anna Henderson from Ames visits W W Wilson on North Iowa. Baptist ladies plan April shipment of papers. March 28 program at Jackson Center school invites attendance. Roy Hays and Magee Stewart return home from army service. Local ads promote Sand and Sanol remedies with drugstore listings.

Anna Henderson State College Ames W. W. Wilson North Iowa Avenue Jackson Center School Loretta Walker

Magazine subscriptions and agent advertises contact

An authorized agent Nita Belle McKeon promotes magazine subscriptions. Readers can subscribe via clubs or single subs, with a phone line after 5:30 p.m. and a written inquiry option to receive a price list for club rates.

Nita Belle McKeon

Washington Lodge called meeting for first degree work

There will be a called meeting of Washington Lodge No. 24 A PF & A M Monday evening March 24 for work on the first degree on four candidates. Attendance requested by W. I. Langworthy or the secretary.

Washington Lodge A. PF A. M D. Langworthy

Evening Journal Notes Local Visitors And Fashion Deals

Miss Mathelle Morton arrives from Cornell College Mt Vernon for a week at her home. Mr and Mrs Ralph J Robertson and daughter Lorene visit city. Mr and Mrs S R Willson and baby Carol return to Olds after visit with Sel lers at West Chester. Mrs James Fleming and granddaughter Wies Juanita Rosenberger visit near West Chester. James Butterfield of Rock Island roadmaster's office Saint Joseph Missouri spends weekend with parents W H Butterfield. Wool coats priced 10 12 50 15 in navy and black at Tothachilds.

Tothachild Mathelle Morton Cornell College Mt. Vernon Ralph J. Robertson Lorene Near West Chester S. R. Wilson Carol Sellers Olds James Fleming Granddaughnter Wies Juanita Rosenberger West Chester James Butterfield Rock Island St. Joseph W. H. Butterfield Florence Miller Cheyenne Wyoming W. F. Fleming Miss Miller

Ada and fashion tips mixed with local notices

Local items note a corset and dress advice, a Weider tractor sale to Fred Radda, and musical rolls at Stephen Jewelry. Residents Mrs. F. T. Banks and her son visit from Centerville as area property transfers occur via C BK Lemley Realty and others. The Presbyterian ladies plan a paper drive on April 9 and funeral services for John Carr are announced.

Presbyterian

Big Horse Sale at City Feed Yard Saturday

Notice highlights a large horse sale at City Feed Yard on Saturday March 29. Also mentions Edison talking machine controversy and local Y M C A schedule changes. Davenport Conference photo orders and staff updates include Miss Alberta Welfe and Miss Florence Miller with Wyoming ranch plans.

City Huxford Alberta Welfe Davenport

After the Fire Seeds Reawaken After Wildfires

The article explains how fire alters plant life by exposing seeds beneath the surface soil. Fire creates ideal conditions, awakening dormant seeds that may be unfamiliar to the locality and change the following season’s flowers.

Gelatin Tees Aim to Clean Golf Courses

Inventors unveil dissolving gelatin golf tees designed to vanish in the atmosphere, preventing litter on greens if forgotten, offering an environmentally friendly club accessory.

Time to repair radiator and sharpen mower blades

Local helper offers radiator repair and lawn mower service for the coming season. Bring your equipment in for fixes and blade edge sharpening.

Metric Denominations for Capacity Measures

The text lists metric units for capacity: kiloliter equals 1000 liters or one cubic meter, hectoliter equals 100 liters, dekaliter equals ten liters, liter, deciliter equals one tenth of a liter, centiliter equals one hundredth of a liter, and milliliter equals one thousandth of a liter. It defines conversions to cubic units like cubic decimeters and cubic centimeters.

Bestow Praise Generously to Help Our Children

The text urges generous praise and steady support for loved ones to nurture what is worthwhile. It warns the world will not eagerly reward them, so parents must become stanch allies to bring happiness and prevent defeat.

Must Take the Risk Story

A cautious sailor refuses to export a ship loaded with treasures to avoid hidden dangers and possible exposure to peril.

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