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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1927
Page
3
Notice to qualified electors of Washington County Iowa that a special election will be held on June Sth 1927 with two questions on road improvements and bond issuance for primary road funds The polls will be open 8 am to 7 pm at designated precinct locations and voting rights apply to general election electors.
Douglas Kaebel Fran cis Hertig Gladys Hertig Pete Lauber Andrew Kauffman Mrs Fred Hildebrand and daughter Pearl Anna Mae Conrad and Bill Conrad spent Sunday at Arthur Conrad's Joe Boase and family visited Webb Yakle's Sunday Mr and Mrs George Hotle and daughter Rosella called at Arthur Conrad's Saturday Mrs John Martin and Gladys Her
In the palatial Sellen and company bond office a prize salesman and a stranger share a hearty laugh at a joke about a newspaper report. The mirth lasts several minutes as the manager questions the gag and the salesman explains the customer found it funny.
A brief report notes fraudulent acts targeting Buddha devotees. A purported craftsman offers pearl images of Buddha but uses a wooden wedge in production, signaling deceit and misrepresentation to buyers.
A New York Times letter asserts Irish surnames are the oldest in Europe aside from the Venetians, with most Irish names tracing back to the eleventh century or earlier. It contrasts Irish Gaelic origins with English surnames often Norman-French in age and notes widespread anglicization of Irish forms.
A man hurries home on a cold night as his teeth chatter and the air grows frosty. He moves quickly through shadowed streets, seeking shelter from the biting wind.
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