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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
8
Lieut J E Edgington arrived home yesterday afternoon from Camp Greenleaf Chikamauga Park Georgia for a 10 day furlough. The item playfully asks to ask his mother when she last had ice cream and suggests bringing Honeymoon ice cream to her at a soda fountain.
The notice highlights Martha Washington Candies as a fresh Mother’s Day treat and notes hog prices at 10.15 per hundredweight. Weather is listed as partly cloudy with a much colder night ahead.
Mrs. H C Hancher arrives from Chicago to visit parental Jacob Simmering. Henry Winklemann visits from Illinois on his way to Montana. Miss Carol Ritchey starts work at Phillips Hebner. Mrs. John Tallenaar of Sigourney travels home from Davenport. Wilma Palmer attends an opera in Ainsworth. Mrs. Clara Eagle White returns to New Orleans after weeks with relatives. IlIida Carter nurses in Wyman. Mrs. R D Miner and daughter Marilyn visit Cedar Rapids relatives. Hamill spends evening in Ainsworth. Lea Miller returns from Arkansas. Mrs E B Getzler taken to Iowa City. daughter Mrs J M Uttertach accompanies. Mrs. Harry Kilgore visits Squire family in Ainsworth. Mrs. W P Gardner and Pearl. Mrs. Roy Gardner. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers. L S Hewitt. Samuel Stattler. Walter Bower shop in town. Mrs. George Tripp goes to Sioux City to see her son Roy.
Anne Claiborne confronts a surveying party planning a railroad across her land. A spirited encounter with Geoffrey Lytle leads to a budding romance as his effort to secure eminent domain clashes with her guardianship of her plantation and her stubborn pride. The railroad ultimately runs through her land.
Wolf Floral Co offers Snapdragon Verbenia and pansy plants at 50 cents per dozen. Mrs Frank Casey and daughter Frances Jane along with Miss Lucy Casey Miss Vivian Caldwell and Miss Beulan Harvey traveled to Fairfield yesterday to visit friends and relatives.
While touring England Mark Twain dined with Punch editors and marveled at a menu listing dishes after his works. He recalled this as one of his happiest memories despite receiving many honors including an Oxford doctor’s robe.
The article explains why some mountain peaks retain snow year round while others at the same height and latitude do not. It cites temperature differences along parallels and varying precipitation between eastern and western portions of continents affecting snow persistence.
Supplemental meal or tiffin is a light repast between breakfast and lunch. PathFinder Magazine traces its name to the northern English word tiff meaning to drink. In India tiffin is a general custom with curried foods and fruit. In England and here it can refer to any afternoon lunch between noon and dinner.
Personal notices from Centerville include Mrs Elizabeth Bennett heading to Texas with plans to visit Fort Worth and then Centerville. Mrs J A Hawthorne travels to Crawfordsville for a day visit. Mrs Mary Quinn and Mrs R A Shaw are seen in town visiting relatives.Mrs D C Kilgore visits Brighton to see her daughter while Mr and Mrs Chris Orendorff shop in town. Mrs Ed Robison returns to Fairfield after visiting the Robison home. Mr and Mrs F C McDale welcome a new baby girl.
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