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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1918
Page
8
Miss Nellie Warnock visits Rock Island for relatives. Miss Cecil Ingham of Brighton visits Mrs. M. H. Sweet. Bert and wife stay at Excelsior Springs. Dean's serves fresh sundaes and sodas. Bargains include genuine Red River Early Ohio Seed Potatoes and a 98 cent price for butterfat.
Miss Mira Shafer of Crawfordsville visits town along with A. D. Leacox and Virginia Clark. Donald Ross travels to Chicago to meet his brother Harold. Mrs. Emil Anderson leaves for Galesburg to see her parents. Oscar Lane on furlough from Camp Cody visits his mother. Miss Mary Cowles returns home to Morning Sun. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rizer travel via Fairfield to Crawfordsville for an ouster visit. For sale a set of new furniture includes bed, dresser, chairs, rug and more at Pred N. Anderson, 112 BE Washington Street.
Yesterday a marriage license was issued to Cornelius H Yoder of Parnell and Eugenia Testroet of Wellman. Also noted are promotional lines about cigarettes, a sherbet-maple-nut fruit product delivery, and a hospital wellness update on Fred Jardon with improving condition.
Dr. Scott W. Smith of Cedar Rapids visited last evening to consult with Dr. Gageby. Smith heads Missions for the Synod of Iowa in the Presbyterian church. Miss Junia Chalmers plans to return to Coe College Sunday night. Bernice Ross improves after an appendicitis operation. John Donaldson returns from a Denver visit via Fort Morgan and Colorado points. At Akron he met James Fleming, known to many locals.
A. K. McGrath, superintendent of the third district, and F. E. Serfass, district commercial manager, visited yesterday evening. Roy McGugin, local office manager, was offered the Milwaukee assistant manager position but declined, continuing to lead the local telegraph office.
Chairman Kitchin announced in the House that the new bond issue bill will authorize a total of twelve billion dollars. The Ways and Means Committee completed the bill, overturning earlier estimates of eight to ten billion. The announcement surprised members of both houses.
Amsterdam March 30. Great surprise here over claims of Holland refusing American grain in exchange for the use of Dutch ships. The semiofficial Hague agency says no such refusal is known and the Dutch foreign office has taken no step to justify American impressions of a refusal.
The Hague report says a German note declares neutral vessels in the Helgoland Bight area will face greater danger. This follows prior danger declarations by Britain and reflects new German actions affecting maritime traffic.
Port Worth Texas March 30 An air accident killed two pilots F J Dwyer Royal Flying corps home Beotland and J Scott Rowan of Montreal Canada when crash plates fell to earth during a solo flight near the city.
Members of the Ad club are asked to report at the Liberty Loan office near Washington National Bank Tuesday morning at 9 o clock to help place government posters. The assignment has been turned over to the Ad club and all members are urged to arrive promptly.
G W Hobson notes a limited batch of Edison records and other quality items now available for purchase. The seller emphasizes scarce stock and urges quick action to secure desirable records before depletion.
Local social notes list visits and travel among residents. Mrs Charles Hahn and baby Bertille journeyed to Fairfield with others visiting relatives in Davenport and East Pleasant Plain over an Easter weekend. Several others, including Miss Mildred Kafka Miss Alice Atchison and Miss Della Knight, plan visits with family in Davenport Fairfield and Muscatine.
A fine stack of photo frames in Butler silver and oak finish metal ideal for framing the soldier boy’s photograph. The frames’ durable design suits cherished military portraits and keepsakes.
A judge questions how a pharmacist mixed a signature with ingredients in a case about a mistaken prescription. The doctor protests the error while the druggist defends the mixing of signatures with the other ingredients.
The pirarucu is the largest freshwater Brazilian fish and highly important commercially. It grows six to eight feet and weighs sixty to several hundred pounds with three inch scales and a long narrow head. Caught by harpoon, trained fishermen harvest it from childhood. Flesh is palatable before salting and salted meat is a staple in the Amazon region.
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