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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
8
Miss Johanna Pokorny travels to her home near Cedar Rapids for a ten day vacation this afternoon. She will spend the period at the residence away from the city.
Mrs Russell Mahin arrives from Rock Id to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs James Swift east of the city. Crail s and Cook s advertise textiles and groceries with prices and services. Mrs L S Patterson plans a several week trip visiting her children before returning to Des Moines for the PR Co convention. White Yard Co promotes barn paint and direct manufacturer pricing. Ideal Bakery offers coffee cake plain nut and rice flavors.
Local items report a bake sale at Washington Cleaners with Miss Dorothy Anderson from Muscatine and a comic operetta The Fire Prince at the high school. Other notes include speaking engagements, church and school updates, Easter candy, and residents traveling to Toledo, Pella, and Columbus Junction.
Saturday specials highlight Fresh orange cakes at Ideal Bakery and 48 embroidered gingham dresses on sale for 1.25 each. The Candy Kitchen features purple satin boxes of chocolates while Crail's advertises 34 inch English marathon cloth and 39e per yard jug and tub proof colors. Residents visit friends in Crawfordsville and Grandview and attend events like the Fire Prince at the high school.
A federal grand jury returns an indictment charging Senator Wheeler and aides with using influence in a land permits scheme tied to the Interior Department. The document cites 24 overt acts including officials in Montana and Washington, with letters and telegraphs requesting fast details on Campbell holdings and related negotiations with Standard Oil interests. The case centers on alleged bribes and favors to secure permits.
Iowa brief reports Rev Evoie Evans granted a divorce after claiming severe beating by his wife. Other notes include a western life insurance company sale to Trojan Union Life totaling 138 million in combined coverage, a 11 year old Walter Redenius concussion death during baseball, four recent smallpox deaths at Slater, and the Des Moines smoke nuisance arrest of Gustave Gutfreund with a $10 fine.
A fragmented report notes sleeping sickness affecting people across ages and sexes. The text mentions dairy regions and dairymen, hinting at widespread spread and community concerns.
The Rural Women's club met at the F. R. Pringle home and approved two $5 gifts to aid storm sufferers via the Red Cross and to furnish the women's room at the Y M C A. Other notes mention Easter candy orders, visitors, and store location changes.
A neighborhood shop announces a 20 percent discount on all floor lamps and 15 percent off on certain jams. The retailer notes a limited quantity of each item and mentions new stock arriving within a week or so.
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