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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1934
Page
3
A genealogy column appeal from Alma M. Hanson of Havana Illinois seeks guidance to establish a local genealogy page. The note requests publication of surname sources and names with clear dates and addresses for contributor letters.
Notice seeks any information about the family of William Berlet born in Washington Iowa aged about 80 who died in Chicago and asks to notify Washington Police Chief or the General Column Editor. Dated 1857 April 26 with multiple follow ups listing dates and names for a continuing inquiry.
A bustling column notes Prohibition era memories from 1884 as residents recall the Jugenheimer brewery, lamp-lit streets, and fence building on East Main. Local updates cover weddings, repairs, garden work, charity events, and community figures including Dr. Witzigman, the Cubbins family, and the Berdo bank dividend.
An old Washington Price ad for Axtell and Davis promotes a patent bustle device described as adjustable and detachable. It touts uses from fashion support to a life preserver and pillow, with humorous exaggeration about its impact on figure and mobility.
The hospital board awarded a contract for a new electro refrigeration system to a local firm. The price cited was 1060.28 dollars with an estimated monthly cost of 14.70 dollars.
D A RR contest awards prizes of 2.50 to seventh and eighth grade writers. Margaret Ann Flenner of grade eight and Evelyn Nebergal of grade seven tied for best history student, with many excellent papers submitted.
A historical overview of the Overland Mail era from 1784 to 1884 detailing the Santa Fe Oregon and Mormon trails, the rise of stage coaches, Concord coaches, and the Pony Express. It covers riders, routes, stations, costs, notable figures like Buffalo Bill, and the shift to railroad mail contracts ending the Pony Express era.
The piece traces initial colonial schooling from home-based lessons by a housekeeper to early field schools in Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. It notes pupils reciting beside fireplaces, girls learning spinning and sewing, and meager, improvised schoolhouses with bark roofs and short terms.
A Washington writer profiles Edith Fellows, eight year old star in a Richard Dix film. Dix and director John Robertson praise her natural talent and empathy, recounting her harsh early life and grandmother as caretaker while noting her rise from casting bureaus to a breakthrough scene.
A fragmented verse piece reflects social satire and personal brag in a small town setting. The narrator comments on boasting, domestic folly, and the value of a secret, hinting at broader wit about community life and individual pride.
More than 525 cities have at least 100000 residents, with about nine-tenths located in the Northern Hemisphere. The statistic highlights global urban distribution and the concentration of large cities in northern regions.
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