Help the Starving Relief Drive at Methodist Church
Last evening two speakers Mrs Lodge and Mr Baltzer described the famine in Armenia and Russia. The drive urges immediate subscriptions through Washington Loan & Trust Co where Mr Saxe accepts gifts, with fifteen cents a day feeding a child. Any amount helps and the appeal stresses urgent aid to avert further famine across the famine-stricken lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Armenia
Russia
Lodge
Unian
Baltzer
Ara
Washington Loan & Trust Collace
Saxe
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Flapper Poem Revisited
The verse recalls early flapper rebellion and social backlash. It notes aunties who once rocked bold fashion now defend old values. The poem mocks shifting morals, contrasts past and present, and ends with reflections on youth, rebellion, and tradition.
Charity drives relief via prompt funds to Russia Armenia
The notice urges subscriptions to ensure money is sent immediately to relief headquarters to enable purchases and shipments of food and clothing. It laments harsh conditions in Russia and Armenia while praising the country's wealth as the largest agency aiding the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Armenia
Prohibition Era Rotary Convention Finds Enthusiasm Without Alcohol
A North Dakota Rotary district convention drew about 1,000 delegates who reported high spirits and mutual respect without wine or hard liquor. The Fairfield Journal notes attendees enjoyed banquets and speeches, avoided drunken excess, and left with inspiration and big plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons College
Presbyterian Church
Sioux Falls
Volstead Plumb
Rotary
North Dakota
Bonnie
Hinky-Dink
Workingman's
Chicago
Madison Hotel
Jefferson City
Unclear Message Fragments About Connection
Fragmentary lines discuss relationships and connection with phrases about you and another, and about Jeney speaking. The text lacks complete context or a clear event, making a definitive news-style item untenable.
High School Girls Implicated in Drug Case in Denver
Denver authorities report that drugs were being sold to students at East Denver High School and six girls aged 17 to 19 were found to be drug addicts by federal officers. The federal grand jury denounced the narcotic traffic as widespread and dangerous to youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Eeast Denver High School
Federal Grand Jury
Shovel Squad Clean-Up Brigade Updates May Musings
A light column notes a "clean-up army" at work in the back alley led by Cap Bell and jokes about misfortune, May opportunities, and the spread of fashion like ladies' walking breeches, with casual chatter on marriage, crime, and cans to curb.
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Cap Bell
Household Hint Adds Pantry Tips From New York Paper
A New York newspaper offers a household hint about clearing pantry shelves of red mold or pests. The exchange suggests Mary’s improvised methods with available materials to tackle kitchen storage issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moths Use Quarry Rock Colors as Camouflage
In Argentine quarries a night moth rests by day on rocks, matching their colors almost invisibly. The stone quarried there is a colored variety not found elsewhere, with the quarries opened less than a century ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Scientific Atmerican
Division of 17 horses puzzle by three sons
A farmer leaves 17 horses to be split among three sons: one half to the oldest, one third to the middle, and one ninth to the youngest. The riddle asks how to divide without cutting horses and then how the figures resolve to whole horses.
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Matt White
Canyon Laughs At Time Weary Grand Canyon Visit
A woman and her niece stand at the Grand canyon and joke about the site aging. The elder quips that the canyon isn’t dirtier than six years ago, prompting a light moment amid their visit.
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Grand Canyon
Rabbit Breeding Regions Ranked By Product Quality
California leads in fur producing rabbits with Texas, Utah and Oklahoma close behind. The text notes California offers rabbits 265 days yearly and describes crossbreeding among ermine, Russian white, Himalaya, and Angora varieties to achieve desired coat qualities.
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California
Texas
Utah
Oklahoma
Himalaya
Angera
Early Disillusionment in a Child’s First Love
A young speaker recalls an eight year old’s crush on a neighbor’s boy three years older. The moment ends abruptly when the boy mocks the narrator’s new shoes, declaring they are big enough for an elephant, ending the innocent affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Noisy Luncheon Etiquette and Rumor in a Busy Era
A chaotic social scene is described with advice on modesty when flirting and a closing jab about a businessman who can attend many noonday luncheons without harming his work. A sly remark about the man’s drink is noted as a rueful aside.
Stranger Boards Train In West Town Encounter
A stranger steps from a western train into a busy town and asks a man who resembles a local if he lives there. The brief scene captures a moment of crossing paths in a frontier setting.
Notice to Contractors for Sunset Park paving bids 1922
Sealed bids will be received by the Washington Iowa Board of Park Commissioners until 6 pm on May 4 1922 for about 2000 square yards of Concerto Paving in Sunset Park. Proposals on printed blanks must be enclosed sealed as instructions require. The Park Commissioners may reject any or all bids.
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Board of Park Commissioners
Washington
Iowa
Sunset Park
Frank Stewart
Park Commissioners
Washington Park Commission
Cleaning technique for breadcloth stains
Broadcloth describes a stain removal method using one ounce fine pipe clay twelve drops alcohol and turpentine. Moisten a small area, rub on the spot, let dry, then rub off with a woolen cloth.
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Evening Journal
Washineten
Laws
Mutual
Ady
Tilliating
Abe Martin
Walt Mason
Auntie
Boozeless
Jeney
Gvennee
Ganana
Mary Landon Baker
Allister McCormick
Ab Hall
East
Mary
Clark & Enslin
West Side Square
Abe
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
Bree
Wrigley
Ars
R. W. Gregg
F. & M. Bank
T. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
J. E. Edgington
M. D
F. & M. Bank Bldg
Morrison & Morrison
Irvin E. Huston
Southwest Corner
Farmers’ Union
Washington, IA
H. Bateman
M. D. Blair
General Practice of Medicine
Real Estates
J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
Brookhart Bros. Law
Opera House
Mutual Phone
C. J. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
Austin Sutherland
C. F. Boller
D. D
City
Washington St
Golden State
Washington Branch
Xcept Iek
Eday
Avi
John Park
Washington Lodge
H. T. Carris
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus Chapter
W. C. Bell
H. P
Zeredatha Council
O. B
Belva Carris
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shrine
W. S
Katheryne H. Beatty
Susie B. Edgington
Worthy Scribe
Amos Chapter de Molay
Ira Jones
G.C
Frank Langworthy
Washington Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
Mitchell
Elmer McFadden
Covenant Lodge No
North Iowa Ave
W. F. Murdock
Noble
Russell Goodin
Brighton
Hall
North
Iowa Avenue
Ing
Welco
B. E. Nicholson
Bwimear Maweaaan Gani
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