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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1926
Page
4
A reader notes a dilapidated Ford with severe mechanical issues. The vehicle has missing bodies parts, a busted carburetor, engine problems, leaking radiator, dry differentials, bent front, blown tires, and numerous worn components. Despite the damage the owner claims the car still has speed and is a "good old Ford" in its frame.
The paper states exclusive publication rights for all news dispatches credited herein and local news. It also notes ownership of rights to special dispatches published in this issue.
The fire department city offices and several local groups move to new quarters with tenfold space. The old Commercial club rooms become home to city offices G A R American Legion W A C S A W V band and rest room for women. The change saves money and offers a ready base for future growth and enterprise in Washington. The Chamber of Commerce seeks financial support for a forward looking program and to back new and established businesses.
A collage of language notes and quips on usage and spelling. It covers misused phrases like am I not, mispronunciations of eau, and the word remedial. It also weaves temperance as moderation and abstinence, plus a humorous Dundee tea joke about a rock in the teacup.
The new Chamber of Commerce will be a strictly business venture focused on encouraging local enterprises in Washington, Washington County, and Iowa. It seeks to foster business effort amid a national shift of populations toward big centers and rural scatter of branches, urging readiness for changing economic scenes.
A speaker rails against fat hoarding, claiming twenty million people in the United States hold two hundred million pounds of fat. He says this surplus could feed an army’s energy needs for sixty days, urging moderation as many dieters harm health and vitality. He warns against overemphasis on economy that would antagonize producers and notes both over and under eating among adults and young women.
The White Way garage in Washington Iowa debunks rumors, confirming Tucker and Eicher remain the Buick agents and service station. They invite customers to visit for proof and to view two new Buick models arriving next week. A Vermont note mentions Middlebury noting a sand pocket in marble, and a radiogram from Needles Station Isle of Wight marks a first paid transmission.
Political notice states candidate Peter Schantz files for the Board of Supervisors for the term beginning January 1 1928 subject to Republican voters at the June primary. Includes a dated line with numbers and stray dates.
X C Ferguson announces his candidacy for the June Primary seeking the Republican nomination for a second term as a member of the Board of Supervisors for the term starting January 1 1928. He urges Republican voters to support him.
Readers urged to contribute to the By the Way column with light verse and humor. The piece quotes jokes, witticisms, and world snippets from various papers and personalities, urging participation and noting playful misprints and social quips.
G W Weber purchased the former Letts home opposite Columbus high school this week. The residence, one of Louisa county’s finest, sits on 37 acres. Also noted: C EK society of Cairo food sale at Mc Queen’s Saturday and Priscilla club gathering Friday at Mrs. C E Pierce’s home.
Columbia Camp 3145 MWA to initiate candidates Friday evening. Columbus City Township Farm Bureau meets at Columbus City Methodist church Monday with tr. Strong of the Bureau of Animal Industry as speaker. Committee includes Mesdames Duncan Owen and Rausenberger. A 1926 summer course for American undergraduates graduates and teachers at the University of Berlin is planned.
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