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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
4
The note cites examples from the Osage Center Herald and Des Moines Register about sharp comments in print. It mentions a St Louis stenographer who attempted death by own action after losing a bill and remarks that a five dollar bill carries less weight than before.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes a widespread mood of dissatisfaction as many men seek faster profits than those earned in the years after the war, signaling caution about enduring returns.
The Chronicle notes no rush of women to polls and suggests men have been negligent. It asserts women will vote, and vote intelligently perhaps guiding husbands or fathers in the process.
Hampton residents welcomed a 5 cent shave and 10 cent hair cut price cut after years of rising costs. The town had seen barber prices rise earlier, leaving men with, as locals noted, a Rip Van Winkle look. Once the discount rumor spread, crowds rushed to shops to regain normal appearances.
In primitive times the headdress served as a distinctive sign, signaling organization among groups of men and denoting membership and status within the community.
A lively scene in our district as Tell Binkley is photographed on a tractor plow. Pinky Kerr muses on spring purchases while residents discuss Binkley eyeing the governorship.
Iowa counties along the North Iowa Pike dominate paving efforts with about eighty miles contracted. Forty miles lie on the Pike in Cerro Gordo Floyd and O’Brien counties, plus twelve miles on the Jefferson Highway in Cerro Gordo. Contracts on O’Brien county roads connect Sheldon Sanborn and Hartley.
A humorous verse laments universal price hikes that outpace wages. A father laments birth costs, a doctor and nurse fees deplete savings, and a sexton warns graves rise in price. The poem notes daily increases in living costs burdening both the coming and going in life.
Complete unofficial returns from March 29 city election show H. H. Barton elected mayor of Des Moines with 9 079 votes to 6 656 for John Gibson. The result confirms Barton as the new city leader.
Advertises 6 percent Iowa Farm Mortgage investments with denominations of 300, 500, 1000 dollars and up, inviting calls or letters to Titus Loan & Investment Company at 211 218 Iowa Ave Muscatine Iowa. Claims 42 years without a loss to any investor.
Corrected schedule lists meeting dates including March 1 1920 and 11:30 am Thursday at Mouse Hall. Rose M Reid W H P Mildred Rice Secretary notice announces regular meetings last Thursday of each month with listed officers.
International Harvester workers in the United States and Canada buy 15 000 surplus British army suits at about 18 dollars each. The plan costs roughly 250 000 dollars and will be repaid through weekly wage deductions.
Following the government announcement of Newton's population of 6 627 the local commercial association formed a committee to approach authorities with the aim of correcting the census figures. They doubt the government total and plan to pursue a recount.
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