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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
6
Mrs Badenoch of Chicago spoke at the Fortnightly club on planning household work and time budgets. She urged a budget for time, a ventilated kitchen, and efficient layouts to save energy. Her floor and cellar plans illustrated minimizing motions for cooking and laundry. A social hour followed with guests enjoying tea.
The article praises decorating ministers graves with the cross flag also used across nations. Initiated by Rev. H. C. Millice of the Iowa Conference at Kellogg Iowa the practice has earned broad notice among ministerial groups. It urges honoring the graves of ministers buried at Washington during coming services and notes suggestions to decorate ministers wives’ graves as well.
John F. Deems runs as Republican candidate for governor with primaries set for June 7. The notice highlights his gubernatorial bid and election timing.
Popular idol William Farnam appears in The Orphan at the Fox Theatre on Saturday. He plays an outlaw amid cowpunchers and Indians in a Clarence Mulford story showing his dash and vigor. Supporting cast includes Louise Lovely Henry J. Hebert G Raymond Nye Olive White and more under J Gordon Edwards directing.
Des Moines May 26 Clinton county reports the largest sum yet in Iowa toward the River Marne statue gift for France. The gift campaign treasurer John Blair lists Clinton contributions led by $159.33 from Clinton. George Cossoe serves as state chairman for the gift committee.
Boone leads with 122.92 and Story with 119.72 in a fundraising drive for school children and elders. Several counties report varied gifts, with Allamakee 26, Des Moines 10, Jasper 50, Washington 85.14, Macon 80.54, and others contributing, while Dubuque Greene Hamilton and more send individual subscriptions. The statewide quota is 6,000 and only three men per county were asked to participate.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Midwestern life and a palm and coconut but lacks readable names, dates, or events to form a coherent news item.
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