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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1919
Page
8
Local ads list Deans specials on pecan pralines ice cream and crushed fruit sherbets plus vanilla strawberry chocolate bricks. Numerous notes report residents traveling to Muscatine Eldon Des Moines Keota and Iowa City for visits business or family matters. Long itemized notices mention car deliveries at Jones Auto Co and a fox denial by Rock Island keepers featuring local shops and services.
Advertising notice for magazine subscriptions with club arrangements. Contact Nita Belle Mc Koon after 5:30 PM or write in care of the Journal to receive a price list and consider savings by joining a club. Authorized representative listed.
A famed pen owned by Isaac B. Reed of New York once refused at fifty dollars. The pen supposedly traveled with presidents Lincoln and Grant and was crafted from a carved box used by George Washington to hold surveying instruments. The box came from the lid of a Mayflower captain's desk.
Sita Belle McKeon promotes Keep in touch with world events through magazine subscriptions. Consumers may save by subscribing via clubs or single subs, call 50 Red after 5 50 p m or write to Journal care of the office to receive a price list.
The Lorton Transcript notes an opportunity for a Wright company to secure a large corporate deal. The ad hints at a lucrative chance, urging interest from potential buyers and investors.
Sheriff McCarty locates a Ford owned by Sheriff Charles Barnest of Des Moines County that was stolen three weeks earlier. Thieves drove it toward the West Chester Keota area, abandoned it, and delayed owner contact until Burlington officials secured the plate and confirmed the match.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M calls a special meeting on Tuesday May 6 starting 2 00 PM to perform Third Degree work on three candidates. Dinner served at 6 30 PM in the ball and work resumes afterward. Visiting brothers invited. W M L D Langworthy 6713 is authorizing.
The bagpipe is not confined to Septhane lore but centuries old in Asia. Historical references show dancers using the instrument in the thirteenth century, Raphael depicted a bagpiper, and the Pied Piper of Hamelin is associated with this instrument.
Ainsworth dealer J A Marsh advertises two 10-20 Titan Tractors ready for quick delivery to prevent crop losses from late plowing. The copy touts the tractors as among the best on the market and invites buyers to verify with current owners.
Charles Stafford and Burr Taylor traveled to Davenport Friday to pursue a land deal. The brief note records their business trip and the nature of their negotiations.
Miss Carolyn Hamilton led a program of vocal solos and readings featuring pieces such as Violets and When the Minister Comes to Tea. Accompanists included Doris Chalmers Helen Harvey and Irene Pierce. Afterward BD Macon auctioned boxes to amused buyers, selling many dainty and prettily decorated items.
About two hundred persons were in attendance at the meeting, reflecting strong local interest in the issue discussed.
About forty Washington business men visited A H Guzeman yesterday to celebrate his 111st birthday. They honor the community's oldest citizen each year and will continue as long as he lives. A R Miller spoke briefly and the group offered warm wishes.
Return of the 168th regiment to Iowa remains uncertain but it is expected the Rainbow division troops will be at Camp Dodge early in the week.
A New York report says the regiment will depart for home some time today while the War Department states it cannot leave Camp Upton before the middle of next week delaying their return.
The beech tree in temperate zones of Europe, America and Asia yields creosote and related compounds used as medicines. Creosote, creosote carbonate and guaiacol support hygienic measures that have reduced deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis.
An Alaska law offering a 50 cent bounty on each bald eagle killed has led to more than 6,000 eagles killed in 19 months. The bird, emblem of America, is blamed for destroying salmon deer and game birds.
A compact saying notes that good manners are built from small self sacrifices. The line attributes the thought to Kineraoa and frames etiquette as daily, modest acts.
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