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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1922
Page
10
Local shoppers find reductions on china like Crail's stock including cre tone curtains hats and damask, with bedding remnants at half to two thirds off. Dean's advertises 45c to 40c ice cream and homemade cake and Rossi shows samples of foreign script and a Russian ruble note collection. Citizens note a missing $1760 Russian money and offer a cash reward for its return.
A jumble of short items notes washroom services at Washington Steam Laundry and local shops, friendly visits, and shopping in Washington with references to Crail's Lady's braces and Dean's 40 cent dinners. Mentions Edna Talbott returning to Mercer Missouri and various social calls and church event plans.
A string of local residents travel to Ainsworth Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and Washington for W F M S Conventions Sunday school meetings and church events. Many visit relatives attend musical lessons and relocate for new posts including Mr and Mrs Gibson moving to Fairfield.
A southern preacher omits references to hell during a hot sermon. A congregation member asks why, and the preacher jokes that spiritual fire is triggered by the right season and timing, noting that hell would speak for itself if needed.
The text discusses how temperate region trees and many tropical species show growth rings with density contrasts. It cites examples such as basswood, aspen, paper birch, tulip poplar, buckeye, tupelo, yellow cedar, and various pines, firs, and spruces, as noted by the American Forestry Magazine.
An extract describing nature and human labor, contrasting earth’s life with mechanical force. It notes the earth’s sweetness and resilience beneath darkness, and suggests true expression can only come from natural ease rather than force. Richard Jefferies.
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