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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1929
Page
7
A discussion notes the high cost of road maintenance and the short usable life of binders, averaging 15 years with about six usable days per year. A horse lasts many more days, and J. O. Singmaster reports selling more horses this year with better prices. A Jones County farmer cites horses around ten years old and no colt production.
In Pilotburg on May 27 Mrs Frank Stransky reports a large school picnic where over one hundred attendees from Pilotburg and Summit joined near the Pilotburg school. Parents and friends brought filled baskets and enjoyed the gathering. Oscar Wilson also has a new Whippet car. Mr and Mrs Harold Snyder are mentioned in passing.
A condensed list of local professionals including doctors W L Alcorn M D and W A Applegate real estate, merchants, and service stations. It notes office locations phone numbers and specialities such as obstetrics kidneys bladder and pediatrics. The page reads like a historical business directory with addresses on Washington Street and nearby avenues.
Local notices list regular meetings for Washington Chapter No 98 O S and Damascus Shrine No 10 J and Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M with officers and meeting days. Rail and train timetable details for Golden State routes follow, alongside a community note on a birth, a death, and a family visit, plus a farmer’s county commentary mentioning Jones county land and horse farming.
A reader from West Chester’s Journal shares notes on local life in Verdi, addresses street conditions, praises quiet neighborhoods, and recalls visiting President Hoover’s birthplace in West Branch. The letter mentions cats for sale, health updates on Henry Hites and Mrs Hennon, and pride in Washington County's land as Hoover memorabilia boosts tourism.
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