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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
8
Arell was ochords ey oh Mrs Arch Sanders returned last evening from Kenta where she visited relatives.
Mrs Sarah Truax visits Brighton and many residents travel to see relatives. Fresh pies and cakes, angel food, and various breads are advertised at Cook's. A new baby born to Mr and Mrs Baughman north of town. Mrs Max Lowe visits West Liberty. Mrs Reed and Miss Marek visit Adams home. A mourning visit by Mrs Simkins and travel notices for Wellston Titus Ainsworth and Cedar Rapids. Down's continues 40 cent dinners.
Atchison stores advertise Goodrich 55 tires arriving with prices 30 x 3% 10.90 and 30 x 8 106.00 while local residents revisit friends from Burlington and Oskaloosa. People travel for visits, weddings, and commencements as neighborhood news notes social calls and a remodeled store setup at Dean's on South Iowa Avenue.
A collage of brief notices from Washington Iowa including Elgin wrist watches at Stephen’s and fresh chocolates at Dean’s, visits by Mrs. J L Marshall and Mrs J O O’Brien, Memorial Day flowers by Wilson Flower Garden, funeral attendance for Dr Jenkins, sale items at Brown’s Tire Shop and New York Store, gear kettles crepe de chine waists, cleanings by Washington Cleaners, and a last call for the telephone directory with orders by May 26.
The document enumerates nineteen stones, six metals, one hundred four trees and plants, thirty five animals, thirty nine birds, six felines, eleven reptiles, twenty insects and other smaller creatures.
A fragmented OCR style snippet emphasizes poetic phrasing about love beauty and language. The text appears as stray lines referencing months and notes by Leigh, with no clear event, date, or participants to identify. It resembles a literary aside rather than a news item.
A garbled note describes how certain dust mixtures such as flour sugar and other powders can ignite or explode when combined in specific ratios. The fragment notes danger to people handling fine powders and hints at a case or incident involving a dust explosion risk.
A mother questions her observant son about a scratel found on heirloom furniture. The boy answers in plain terms that it is merely a birk, showing practical interpretation over superstition.
An Armenian lace display will be part of the Colonial Tea and art exhibit at the Fortnightly club on Thursday June 1. Proceeds from lace sales go to Near East relief. The event at the Commercial club gymnasium requires tea admission and features heirlooms, quilts, rugs, furniture, jewelry, and more guarded overnight by a committee headed by Mrs. Henry Eleher.
Heavy rains and pavement work have created a mud island around the high school. Attendees are advised to approach from the west on Jefferson Street to avoid ankle deep mud as crossings near the school are torn up for paving.
A violent rain storm struck between 11 30 and 12 80 today, dropping about .80 of an inch in under an hour. Late yesterday afternoon another .29 inch fell with thunder and lightning. No serious damage from lightning is reported in the vicinity.
A Wayland News poem about a mother and son missing the lad who has gone away. The speaker promises to cheer each other and work the farm until vacation when the family expects the lad to return with happiness and good cheer.
A quick home fix describes applying a blob of cotton and thick glue around a loosened nail. The material is pressed into the wall to secure the nail and prevent plaster from falling further.
The greatest bird gourmand is the vulture of southeast Europe. Seven vultures can strip a horse carcass in thirty minutes. After such a meal they can fly only a short distance. They stand puffed-out, with drooping wings and blood-shot eyes, emitting hideous cries.
Community notices list various church and service club gatherings through May 26. Events include Baptist Ladies League social, South of Town Embroidery club, Catholic Daughters meeting with banquet tickets, choir practice, bridge club, quilting and mission society meetings, Moose dance, Young Women’s Missionary Society, Damascus Shrine, American Legion Auxiliary wreath and bouquet work, Bible department study, and Women’s Home Missionary Society events with mite box opening and upcoming Wellman convention.
A brief historical summary outlines the U S flag’s star count across key conflicts. It notes 18 stars from 1776 to 1788, 1 star in 1812, 29 in the Mexican War, 34 in the Civil War, 45 in the Spanish American War, and 45 at the present time.
A letter to Richmond Times-Dispatch notes a peculiar observation by a general at Capitol square regarding the Statue of Washington and the pentitentiary, asking if it holds any significance.
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