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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1918
Page
10
A girl confronts Behe after a stolen kiss, her line noting familiarity as the incident unfolds within the Boxton Tran script setting. The moment centers on recognition and tension between the characters.
Names and brief movements appear throughout the notice with several people traveling to Muscatine Winfield Carter Des Moines and Carter places and ads inviting readers to see tire and tailoring services. The Willis Beatty family announces a new son named Clifford.
A collage of small town items features Rothschilds advertising new neckwear and dresswear while locals travel for visits and events. Readers are urged to visit the Rothschilds department, shop Wayne knit hosiery, and attend a Gladwin dance at McKain's Hall with Shubert orchestra.
Cable greetings from sons in France to mothers show family ties and morale. Local art student donate a painted oil coastal scene to the Red Cross using knife-applied color. Chrome Yellow and Chrome Green lifted from explosives licenses easing dealer handling. War stamp sales in the first ward report strong progress with office hours. Dr. Cole draws crowds in Davenport for a free talk on soldiers in France. Reed Salladay listed as eligible for second lieutenant at Camp Stanley and Camp Custer.
The page blends ads and social notes. Martin Nielsen offered cleaning and pressing at Roths Childs. W B Wilde of Peoria visits due to his father Daniel Wilde illness. Mrs. Sarah Cox and Mrs. Ora Cox travel from Fairfield to visit Geo Barham and plan to return to Minneapolis. Leslie Blacketer and son from What Cheer visit relatives Owen Williamson. Blacketer will enlist in the engineering department soon. A subscription offer for Des Hineator and Everybodys Magazine with prizes is available through Nita Belle Mehoon. subscriptions for Pictorial Review and Ladies Home Journal are also taken.
William Quinn passed the Des Moines exam and enlisted in the United States navy. He, son of the late George Quinn, has lived with his grandmother Mrs. Thomas Quinn and aunts Miss Molly and Miss Theresa Quinn. He was to report yesterday to the Great Lakes training school at Chicago.
The nurses of district No. 2 express thanks through the Journal to all who assisted May 4th including Dr. Perry those who provided automobiles flowers and decorations and Mrs Crall and the Hospital Auxiliary for the luncheon at Deans The visiting nurses enjoyed courteous treatment in Washington and found the meeting highly successful Elisabeth Finlay Bapt Washington County Hospital.
The note states a Kurtzman piano can now be bought for about half the corn bushels or half the hoes required two years ago, mentioned near Stephen's N Side Jewelry Store.
A brief quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson links enthusiasm to achievement, asserting no great work occurs without it and emphasizing motivation as a driving force behind success.
A bold sales pitch touts top prices for hides and waste in hopes of securing a lucrative deal, arguing mutual loss if business is not pursued.
Irving C. Johnson of Oskaloosa Iowa declares his run for judge in the Sixth Judicial District and asks voters for support at the upcoming June primary election.
First Ward committers urge enlistment at the courthouse stating thrift and wartime values and urging all residents to join today.
The 2nd Ward headquarters have been moved from Mayor Minck's hardware store to the Wilber Miller parlors on Main Street 7012.
The Columbus Journal recalls a fourth grade memory of Eddie O'Toole who slyly altered the song title in the singing book from The Fairy Revel to The Hairy Devel, slipping the joke past the teacher.
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