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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1922
Page
6
Larry Gilford faces a dull workday until a pink letter from Erma arrives revealing she will visit his office in half an hour. A dream reunion in the office reveals her forgiveness and renewed affection, ending with his happiness and a looming real encounter.
A long stored 1834 Azores plant case, lying in a London warehouse since 1834, is presented to Kew Gardens by the Royal Botanic Society. Messrs Joseph Barber requested acceptance of the case, which carried a docket with collector Carew Hunt and collection date 1834.
A class of eighteen the largest ever at Wayland High School will receive diplomas Thursday evening May 25 at the Wayland Opera House. Miss Olive Wyse is valedictorian. Rev T S Cleworth will deliver the address. The yearbook will feature class photos and school activities.
In Boone county observers hear of possible oil in the Ledges near the state park as Jack Hunter touts a 12 to 14 mile field. Auto tourists are lured by Ridgewood Drive, a new scenic route from McGregor Heights to Marquette with campsites, trails, and a Wild Life School funding by the Commercial club. Swift justice also noted in Floyd county where George Lewis robbed a till and received a five year term at Anamosa after quick legal action.
A hunter recounts a clash between a white owl and an Arctic owl after a talird was shot and retrieved. The Arctic owl attacked with a six foot wingspan, engaging fiercely until the victor was forced to shoot twice to end the fight.
A ship unloading at Wortland Oregon revealed tusks claimed as walrus ivory were in fact mastodon ivory. Native traders substituted tusks, deceiving buyers. The ancient mastodon tusks, though old, were well preserved and larger, increasing their value despite the fraud.
A London writer surveys composers whose names start with the letter B in a list that includes Bach Beethoven Bax Bliss Bridge Berners Brahms Berlioz Borodine Baite Bennett Bellini Buntock Bizet Bishop Bruneau Beccherini Balakireff Boyce Busoni Byrd and Bull.
A wartime style prompt urges readers to dig for vitamines in rations and bread. It links nourishment with vigor and directs effort toward finding vitamins in the limited food supply.
Two farmers in Poweshiek County seized a mother raccoon and seven young, kept them in a cage for an exhibition, and were arrested when a game warden confiscated the pets. They paid $10 to settle with the state of Iowa under a closed season law from the last general assembly.
A concise meditation on greatness, citing Lavater's idea that true achievement lies in silent, disciplined effort. The passage suggests persistence through countless tasks before moving on, likening the disciplined person to Samson who does not reveal his struggles.
Three Iowa college towns vote to ban Sunday moving pictures but theatre owners defy the results and show films. Appeals are pending in each case as the matter proceeds through higher courts.
An ancient Indian burial ground was uncovered in a gravel pit near Fertile Worth county revealing a woman and a man skeletons. Experts estimate the remains are at least a century old, suggesting a prior Indian settlement or camping area along Lime Creek.
The oblique portrait notes Mrs. Andrews born in 1829 in Elmira New York and long resident of Des Moines. Her father John Dolson served in the American Revolution. Weather figures show 1921 precipitation under 25 inches in several Iowa counties with eastern Jones County recording up to 47 inches and statewide averages between 30 and 35 inches.
Seven year old Ernest Babbitt died in an Iowa City hospital after choking on a corn kernel. It partially lodged in his windpipe and moved to a lung during a failed non surgical attempt, and he could not be saved despite surgical intervention.
Garland explains Iowa roads benefit from a road maintainer mounted on a motor truck using a horse scraper blade. The test cut smoothing time to twenty miles per day at lower cost. Prisoner counts rise in Anamosa and Ft Madison. April placements reach 2,780 with 847 on farms. Ruth Law and Charles Oliver voyage across Iowa in a touring car toward California.
While touring, the famous aviatrix shared with friends that she has no plans for more flights unless she might change her mind. She noted that of twelve students who studied aviation with her a decade ago, only two are still living, expressing a desire to quit while still possible. The couple then traced a Carroll connection to Leonard Wieland and visited Wall Lake where Wieland now lives.
In Graettinger Palo Alto county A G Herke has imported a gold machine from Denver and runs 100 tons of gravel for gold. Bernard Smith near Herke orders a similar machine and plans a hundred tons of gruel. Scientists at Iowa City plan rare specimen studies in tropical regions. The Fiji New Zealand expedition for the university museum, led by Prof C C Nutting, leaves Iowa City May 14 for Vancouver and May 19 to Honolulu arriving Fiji June 3.
Lars Bladine filed with the Waverly district court a lien against W. W. Simpson for 2087.50, adding to a 100 fine and costs from a Dubuque federal court. Charles Baker of Cedar Rapids received an honorary French aviation commission for his World War I service, having served with the French air forces before joining the U.S. aviation section.
D L Sage aged 84 died recently in Burlington at his daughter Mrs W H Maxwell home. Born on a farm near Hillsboro Van Buren county he spent most of his life in Jefferson and Henry counties including twenty five years in Mount Pleasant.
Horticulturalists of America meet August 15 in Peru Madison county to honor Jesse Hiatt fruit grower who developed the Delicious apple. A monument will be erected then group visits Des Moines and a college. The original Delicious apple tree remains on the Hiatt farm now owned by William Landis of Peru.
Thomas H. Ince presents Hail the Woman as a groundbreaking American life drama aimed at meeting the public’s demand for better and bigger pictures. He credits C Gardner Sullivan with story and continuity and emphasizes portrayals of real people facing contemporary social issues.
A young player paused mid game when his father called from the stands. The boys urged him to stay, but he replied that he could not ignore the voice in the vale.
Kenosha Wisconsin evidence praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for postnatal female troubles. Mrs Frep P Hansex recounts relief after using the remedy during and after pregnancy and urges other women to try it, noting decades of use and motherly endorsements.
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