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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1925
Page
8
Mrs P C Herillat of Winfield visited Winfield this morning for shopping and socializing. Notes list grocery feeds for cash or trade, Moltases candy kisses at 2 He per pound, and a sale on Gold Seal Congoleum Art Rugs at Crail's. Miss Cora Irwin, Wallace school principal, plans to attend summer school in Cedar Falls after the school term.
Mrs Ella M Wigan at 457 Green and Mr and Mrs A A Kennard visit Crawfordsville after months in California on their way home to Malta Ohio. They also toured M C DeLonge and T W Randall homes. The Kennards head to Malta. Whiz Bang 9 piece orchestra tonight. Candy Kitchen offers tutti frutti chocolate vanilla honeycomb ice cream. Mrs J R Palmer and daughter Stella plan Stuart Iowa visit with sister Mrs Butterbaugh. Arthur Teeter rehospitalized Iowa City University Hospital after pleurisy and pneumonia. Mrs Hugh Teeter travels to be with him. Plenty of peonies for decoration. A J Waldschmidt 3612.
Mrs Verne Terry and her baby son Keith of Knoxville visited Washington with relatives and returned home this morning accompanied by Mrs Repps. Rev W B Shelley arrived for their sale. Mrs James Swift returned from Davenport with her new grandchild. Numerous local notices advertise purses at Phillips Drug Store and sales at Crail's.
Estate sale of the residence formerly occupied by Joe D. Daniels. Offers should be submitted to D. J. Ross or G. J. Breitenbach, Administrators, to settle the estate. Contact for details and filing deadlines.
Mr and Mrs Bert Errett of Ke-Wanee Illinois spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs F L Wilson returning Monday morning. D F Macon auctioneer Washington Iowa phone 251 Red. Reed C O Dayton ill at home in North Washington with flu still confined and ankle infected. Wilsons walk in Waliknvo this morning to visit Thad Smith's home.
Speed specialists from France and Italy join American drivers for the thirteenth annual 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30. Thirty three cars are eligible with six on the official list, many using superchargers and 122 cubic inch engines, aiming to surpass last year's 8.4 mile per hour track record and claim a share of the near $100000 prize.
A hatchment is a lozenge or square panel bearing the arms of a titled person, hung cornerwise on walls to publicly note the person's demise and convey heraldic acknowledgement in a household notice.
The fragment notes that wise counsels observed grant grace while neglected guidance becomes a hindrance to undutiful children, emphasizing the value of prudent advice in shaping behavior.
In Lisbon a Romanian man named Ivan Gludiosa has spent seven years in jail without uttering a word. He was arrested in 1918 for vagrancy after being found asleep on a park bench. He later joined the prison staff as an assistant cook but refuses to speak to anyone, including the Romanian Consul. Doctors say he is normal and derives joy from birdsong, preferring the prison life to liberty.
The quote notes that even strong figures carry weaknesses and blemishes, yet it is foolish to overlook their valuable qualities and focus only on infirmities. It reflects a nuanced view of character and virtue.
In Laly workers gather hot hay baths from geass beneath Monte Recco to treat rheumatic troubles. The practice claims potential cures for various ailments.
State Senator M. L. Bowman of Waterloo will speak at the legion hall Wednesday night May 27 under the Keokuk County Farm Bureau auspices. County Agent John Sloss of Sigourney also plans to attend as area farmers and business leaders gather. Memorial Sunday services featured wreaths and flags at Lafayette Center, Talleyrand, and Tyrone cemeteries with Rev. C. B. Rayhill delivering the address at Talleyrand. Mrs. G. G. Vincent reports little hope for her aunt Mrs. Agnes Beard’s recovery from Monmouth Ill. Mrs. James Nelson learns of sister Mrs. McKee’s Los Angeles death. Clark Nelson of Des Moines is among Keota’s former residents referenced.
The waltz originated in France but was adopted and refined in Germany where it is often linked. It gained popularity across the continent early in the nineteenth century and reached England in 1812.
A Boston transcript ads a bachelor with ample means seeking a good young girl with bright red hair and blue eyes, who is life abstainer and pipe player, preferably named Maury Patricia Fitzpatrick.
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