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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1921
Page
4
A Washington councilman reports damaged city light globes from be bee shots raising city costs and the threat of restricting sale or carrying of such guns. Officials urge parental guidance to stop wanton property destruction by youths and to protect public utilities.
Wartime pamphlet language urges aggressive action against rats describing them as public pests and private nuisances. The text calls for relentless measures to destroy rats and their descendants across generations, reflecting harsh societal campaigns of pest control.
Abe Martin muses on modern romance and work love as the Felt Boot League opening game, set for today, is postponed due to a sick photographer. The piece blends humor with a jab at corporate perks and employee relations.
The poem portrays a man branded by bad credit and social scorn as he wanders the town in constant fear. Neighbors mock him as Jim Jinx while his family endures hardship from unpaid bills and store tab relations. A remedy is simple: repay creditors to regain standing.
The pastor will preach at both services this Sunday with usual features. Attendance is high and growing. A hearty welcome is extended to all who can attend next Sunday if not committed elsewhere.
Mrs. W. H. Hoening reports severe illness from influenza two years earlier left her 89 pounds and weak. She tried Taniac, gained 11 pounds and regained strength, now eats freely and feels improved after years of poor health.
Sunday services at St Pauls Evangelical at 11 with Sunday school at 10 30 and bilingual German English preaching led by Carl W Klein. First United Presbyterian conducts Sunday school at 9 45 worship at 11 0 0 with evening service at 7 30 and a 6 30 Christian Endeavor. Special music arranged for both services includes organ preludes anthems and offertory solos with detailed program notes.
A polemical piece warns against rats as disease carriers and calls for strict quarantine. It notes ships are monitored to prevent rat-borne plague from entering ports, cites bubonic plague origins in Central Asia and Europe, and urges decisive action to control rat populations to protect public health. The tone is campaign like urging harsh measures.
Sunday services feature a sermon on Gods Most Wonderful Gift by the church choir Miss Kerr sings Thou Art My God by Bloant. The pastor continues the series with Capital Labor and the Public as subtitle. Sunday school at 9 45 and Christian Endeavor at 6 30. A R Oates pastor.
A congregational prayer meeting is set for 11 00 with all expected to attend. A Bible study meeting follows at 6 30 PM.
Bergie Larson, a Grinnell College student, will play Andoniram Penn in the play Mother Revolts to be presented at the Colonial theater in Grinnell on May 13. The production was dramatized by the class in dramatic composition.
The program lists 11 o clock preaching, Sunday school at 2, A C League at 6, and 7 30 evening preaching with the Rev R B Manley of Os kaloosa. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these church events.
The article recounts Wyoming as the first state to grant women political rights, noting Congress created the Wyoming Territory in 1868 and its constitution allowed women to vote. It covers early exploration rumors, 1743 visits by Sieur de la Verendrye, 1804 Yellowstone exploration, forts along the Oregon and Salt Lake Trails, and Wyoming’s 1890 entry as the fortieth fourth state with an area of 17,914 square miles.
Regular Methodist Episcopal services span Sunday with 9:30 Sunday school and 10:55 morning worship. Dr. Bowers preaches on Pentecost and later on More than Conquerors. Evening service at 7:20 features music by Mr. T. Brookhart and others, led by Dr. W. W. Bowers with Alma Huppert. Florence Carr leads B Y P U and Miss Rudd leads prayer meeting.
Public worship at 11:00 AM and 7:30 PM. Morning sermon on Proverbs 4 23. Evening topic from 1 Peter 3 1 7. Sabbath school at 6 45 and Christian Endeavor at 6 30 with a mission study of Freedmen via stereo opticon. Mid week prayer Wednesday at 7 30. Next Sabbath Dr W C Williamson will preach both services in pastor’s absence. L Mountford pastor.
Grinnell, May 13. Clem Beeler, 56, of Grinnell, was fatally crushed while coupling a tractor to a grader on West Street, two and a half miles north of town near the Carlstrom home. His foot caught and his body was dragged into the machinery as his abdomen was crushed and a foot mangled. He died shortly after arrival of Dr. Parish.
A well known local patrolman dies leaving a wife and three children. The community honors his service as tributes flow from towns across the county.
Ottumwa will host a June 2 banquet at Hotel Ottumwa to mark the 50th anniversary of the Des Moines Valley Medical Association. D. A. O. Williams will be toastmaster, with speakers from across the state. Lafe Young of the Des Moines Capital will attend and Governor Nate Kendall may join.
Valley churches announce regular Sunday evening services at 7 30 p m all welcome Pastor Carl W Klein leads the Valley congregation in evening worship consistent with prior practice
A house sparrow once allied with finches and not given to singing was raised among piping bull finches and transformed into a songster in natural conditions.
At about 2 30 AM fire struck the F W Klein barn and hog house near Eagle Grove Iowa Thirteen horses one calf and four hogs perished while the crew saved the cribs and machinery shed The loss was nearly covered by insurance A want ad will sell it.
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