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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
8
Local page reports a field meet at J C Fords home with ten cent admission and Presbyterians urged to attend. Various social visits, travel notices, and sales pitches fill the day with ads for groceries medicines and home auctions.
Call 59 Red after 5 30 p m or write to the Journal in care of Rave money by get aclub. Will send a list if you are ready to look the prices over. Nitin Beli Me Koon, Authorized representative. U
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M meets Friday evening May 2 with petitions to act on and work in the Second Degree on several candidates. W M L D Langworthy invites good attendance.
An advertising notice invites readers to subscribe to top magazines through clubs or single subscriptions. Call 50 Red after 5 30 p m or write to the Journal for a list of club prices. Agent Nita Belle McKeon is named as the authorized representative.
Three ivory mats exist the largest measuring eight by four feet. Originating in northern India the mat features a Greek border design and is reserved for state occasions such as signing important documents. It used over 6 400 pounds of ivory and is woven from the finest flexible strips.
The U S Bureau of Mines has devised a new alarm method for mines using compressed air. A smoking substance is injected into the air line, spreading odor through the mine in minutes and instantly recognizable by workers.
A clipped prose line jokes about why art appeals to the temperament and imagines a wedding between a magazine girl and a man shown in a collar ad. The remark plays on taste and media images in a witty dating of visual culture.
The largest butterfly known resides in British New Guinea. Male specimens reach wingspans from 8 to 11 inches, with the vast size noted as a remarkable feature of this species.
The article notes April as a dark damp month with only five clear days and twelve days without sun. It shows 4.58 inches of rainfall, drizzle or mist predominant, and temperatures ranging from 23 to 80 degrees with a mean of 51.6. It compares April 1918 to prior years, highlighting rainfall totals and day counts.
The Wellman incident involved a reported liquor shipment. Sheriff McCarty says no liquor or seller was apprehended despite earlier activity two weeks ago when a man transported cases, was fined $100 plus costs in Wellman court, and a accomplice fled.
Sergeant Robert C. Risk of Company K 168th Infantry returns to his mother Mrs T J Rick home for a furlough after crossing with the Leviathan and will rejoin at Camp Dodge to be mustered out next week. George Guy formerly overseas in an aviation unit has returned home. Captain George McClean, formerly with an engineer regiment, is visiting town.
A brief note states that among 14 lines forming the Chinese government railway system, only one line was built domestically by Chinese engineers, highlighting reliance on foreign construction.
Des Moines May 1 1919 field work for week ending April 29 delayed by Tuesday and Wednesday rains. By week end sun and warmth improved, but additional rain Sunday and Monday caused erosion and damage in Audubon Carroll and Shelby counties. Fruit damage limited. oats and cereal crops stunted by moisture. spring wheat and oats acreage shifted to corn and barley. winter wheat healthy in south. spring plowing and corn planting late. livestock moved to pasture earlier than usual.
Mrs. Johnson Moraine former wife of Jesse Johnson a Burlington railway mail clerk who died here three years ago passed away Tuesday in Cedar Rapids A four month old baby survives and funeral services were held there today Friends in Washington recall the couple who once lived on East Second Street
For a weak stomach, adopt a diet suited to age and occupation and keep bowels regular. When overfull or constipated, take one Chamberlain's Tablet. Lemmon's Drug Store advertisement.
The column recalls the first lieutenant’s honorable discharge earlier this year and notes he is now practicing in Chicago. Friends of Dr and Mrs Reid extend their best wishes.
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