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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1920
Page
4
The piece argues that fears of labor disruption and widespread distress from Prohibition did not materialize. It asserts labor displacement from liquor industries was offset by new jobs and that overall home prosperity, not the liquor trade, drives national wealth. It claims prohibition aided the economy rather than harmed it.
The piece laments declining depot-based news gathering in rural papers. It notes cheaper garden seeds and urges readers to mind trash and ash heaps while recalling the city slogan amid rail travel reporting gaps. It references the Oskaloosa Herald and the curb appeal of telephone tips from travelers.
The League of Women Voters met today and chose to spread sessions rather than crowd into one gathering. They also floated a playful idea about speakers delivering talks with a lettuce theme after dinner.
A poem reflects on wealth and social duty urging the able to aid the needy. The speaker contrasts imagined riches with real acts of kindness, noting that even small generosity can lift spirits and help neighbors, regardless of one’s money or distance.
A Washington youth sought a daily bargain hat and left a six dollar lid on the counter. Returning from the mirror he found the hat missing, mistaken by another shopper as part of the sale hats and walked away with it.
In Anthony Kansas the Republican urges residents to boost civic projects and reject chronic critics who mock progress. He cites the condensation project as an example and warns that sarcastic detractors hinder community advancement. The piece calls for a forward looking spirit and unity among business leaders, banks, and citizens.
The text explains sound as audible vibrations that would be heard if reaching the ear. It states sound comprises waves produced by movements in materials such as air, metal, water, or wood, using a falling tree and lake ripples as examples of symmetric wave patterns.
The Thirteenth Chair, Veiller's melodrama that broke stage tradition, has been adapted by Leonce Perret for Pathe and directed with a secret-keeping plot. Yvonne Delva and Creighton Hale co star at the Fox Theater for a two day engagement with an strong ensemble cast.
The Paramount Artcraft Special The Career of Katherine Bush stars Catherine Calvert and features John Goldsworthy Fred Burton and Crauford Kent. Director R William Neill and screen adapter Kathryn Stuart deliver a dramatic romance about secrets testing love and marriage ambitions.
Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 00 sermon Divine Enthusiasm junior endeavor 4 00 Christian Endeavor 6 00 evening service 7 00 sermon What Is a Christian Holy Week observed with daily services except Friday Lord's Supper Thursday evening anniversary communion pastor Arthur R Oates invites all to join and urges sacrifice for the Kingdom
Sunday school at 10 00 a m with the sermon titled The Best Thing I Have Found in Ainsworth Besides the Church and Religion 11 00 a m Epworth League 649 p m Illustrated Lecture 730 p m New York City Prayer and Bible study Wednesday 730 p m
A historic railway time table fragment lists corrected schedules for May 19 1919 and March 1 1920. It shows freight and passenger numbers, local and express trains, and branch details with arrivals departures and notes on Sunday service and amendments.
The peanut belongs to the pea family and is better described as a pod rather than a nut. It grows from seed in tropical and subtropical regions with a long warm season for maturity. Flowers form above ground, then stems bend and pods enter the soil to mature. No roots attach to the nut. fibers come from the stem.
Regular meetings listed for Washington Lodge No. 26 F and A M Damascus Shrine No. 10 and other chapters and commanderies. Includes meeting nights the first, second, and third Fridays, and the second Thursday with officers named for each group. Visiting fraters welcome.
A four year old Rosemary and her twin sisters aged two were left with a friend who had three children of similar ages. In the afternoon the friend called out to frighten a child from the pantry saying to hear someone in my pantry. Rosemary replied that it was not theirs but the friend’s own child.
Covenant Lodge No 101 meets every Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the I O O F hall on N Iowa Ave Visiting members are invited to attend M D Lee noble grand R S Keller secretary announce meeting details and officers.
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