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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
4
A call to start a practical home building campaign in Washington urges leadership to plan and finance a effort to add fifty moderate priced homes. The piece notes housing limits, high material costs, and labor scarcity but stresses community action to attract and retain residents with better schools churches roads and housing.
A humorous verse contrasts Eskimo life with domestic chores. It imagines an Eskimo freed from cleaning, sitting in peace, while women clean elsewhere and furniture is sparse. The speaker longs to join the Eikimo when a vessel sails, tired of sitting on stairs and cluttered rooms.
A Cedar Rapids Republican quote insists there are millions of pounds of meat in storage and more being stored, challenging reports of a shortage. The Des Moines Register notes front page attention for Mars communication news.
A Burlington Hawkeye columnist notes that the quiet citizen’s vote carries equal weight to vocal speakers, and silent ballots can surprise professional politicians in the election results.
May 6 Crawfordsville notes report children enjoying the Atterbury Bros circus on school grounds with elephants dogs and ponies attracting attention. Mrs Alice Davidson hosted Care-Away circle. refreshments by Margaret and Marian Davidson. Mrs W B Stump arrived from Columbus Junction for a short visit. Mrs Fred Franklin hosts twins Donald and Daisy visiting with FE Franklin. The item ends noting the marriage of Miss Margaret Roberts and Thomas P Williams of
Des Moines May 6 retrenchment and reform committee of the state legislature discussed steps to relieve a shortage of expert office help at the state capital. Private businesses are outbidding state officials for office assistants, prompting immediate action. A salary raise is expected to be the measure.
Sudan grass described as a top forage crop, second only to alfalfa for feeding value and far above millet. Low seeding cost, adaptable to most soils, easily harvested with a mower, with two cuttings possible per season. Seed is sowa grown and weed free.
A wedding occurred yesterday at the home of the bride’s sister Mrs. Hugh Davis in Williamsburg Ja. The ceremony was performed by Rev Owens of the Welsh Salem church. The couple will visit Excelsior Springs Mo for a time then plan a trip to Wales.
A Detroit Free Press quoted line shows a patient asking which operation the doctor is best at. The exchange highlights humor about medical skill and choice of procedure.
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