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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1927
Page
8
An old classified note advertises battery charging service at 75 cents from Triangle Auto Supply Co. Readable fragment mentions hour service and price, indicating a hardware store offering quick car battery care.
A letter from Geo. L. McDaniel praises a Parker Duofold pen with a 25 year point found on a high school office desk. The author asserts the pen offers comfort and reliable service for school tasks and endorses the Parker brand from McEthinney Droog Co.
A report notes Africa hosts trees over four feet in diameter that stay under one foot tall. Another item states Reykjavik will be heated with hot water from nearby springs, a bold regional plan.
Final standings show eighth graders leading with 52 2 3 points, seventh graders 40 1 3, and sixth graders 6. Winners include Carl Frederick in pole vault and Edwin Hale in the hundred yard dash with multiple placers across events.
The report notes a strong wind and dark clouds around 11 p.m. with initial fear of a twister, though damage was minimal here though Williamsburg reportedly faced severe wind. Rain persisted, prompting demand for sturdy footwear as a shipment of Goodrich brown boots with white soles proves popular.
Miss Irene Myers arrived from Fairfield and visits relatives, while Mrs Louis Wenger travels from the county hospital to Wayland. Des Moines man Fred Gessler passes through en route to St Louis after six weeks illness. Mrs May Chester Culp arrives from Memphis to visit Edna Palmer. Gladys Maxwell of Cedar Rapids visits Crawfordsville area. Mrs Frank Haney and Mrs W M Bailey spend days in Davenport. Moorman’s Poultry Mineral yields strong results for local customers. John E. Jackson.
Douglas Eastwood and Walter Eastwood return from Fairfield where they visited family. Mrs. O J Patton returns to Burlington after visiting Lulu Kyle. Roll and Mrs Davis leave hospital in Crawfordsville after appendicitis operations. Faith Brown visits Brighton aunt L H Richardson. J R Krusor and Gweneth Krusor return from St Louis with Muscatine visit. H E Brown and wife come home from Mt Union Iowa after visiting their son.
The note lists Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake alongside a collection of place names across Newfoundland Cape Breton Prince Edward Anticosti and U S locations including Virginia West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Hinltig.
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