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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1928
Page
8
Mrs. Mary Houston a representative of the Volunteers of America has been in town for two days preparing for the tag-day campaign and went to Mt. Pleasant this morning.
A large number of residents attended the ice cream social held at Pleasant Hill school where Miss Edna Chilcote is the teacher.
Mrs. George Cady departed for Get eseo Illinois this morning and will return to her New York home after visiting sister Mrs. Will Harvey. The note mentions old battery trade in valued at 10.00 toward a new Genuine FORD 13 plate battery that fits most cars and radios.
Scientists predict future sleuths will read dust traces on clothing to identify a suspect’s occupation and city of origin. From steelworkers to teachers, coal towns to coral pavement, microscopic particles could reveal home city, job, and even past crimes with advancing accuracy.
Mrs Rosa Barnett visits friend Mrs A J Morgan who is ill in Clay. Candy Kitchen promotes homemade ice cream flavors and Sund ay specials. Mrs George Challencombe and Miss Lou Vogt of Chicago return from visits at T A Phillips home. Various residents travel to Moline Des Moines and Washington for visits and engagements. Phillips and Hebner Druggists advertise wallpaper and decorating help.
The regular meeting of chapter J P BE O held at Mrs E J Browning’s home featured a reading on Wallace Nutting by Mrs Charles Pauls. Members discussed Nutting’s life from ministerial beginnings to health struggles and artistic photography and planned a garden meeting at Miss Maud Hott’s home.
A stranger in a western city turns a crank on the taxi meter and the meter adds 50 cents to his fare, per the Dearborn Independent.
The term mark described a common medieval coin across Europe. The medieval German coinage used the mark as a unit, while the old English mark equaled 15s 4d about 3.25 dollars. Purchasing power then ran roughly three times higher than today.
Inventor Sir Richard Arkwright, known for the spinning frame and mass production of textiles, began his career as a barber. His work marked a shift from hand labor to mechanized manufacturing in the textile industry.
Mrs Alec Gevack visited Pleasant Plain after staying with Mr and Mrs Frank Bruty. Miss Nellie Loder spent the day in Brighton. Mrs Harry Wood was at Fairfield while Will Williams returned from Cedar Falls. Enna Jettick Health Shoes ad appears. Mary Thompson of Havre visited, J F Simpson and Mrs Earl Simpson drove to Muscatine. Marion E Anderson, candidate for Governor, spoke for 15 minutes from KTNT at 8 15 tonight.
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