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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1920

Page

5

Election Bulletins Record Shifts in Harding Cox Across States

Partial returns show Harding leading in New York and Ohio with large margins in Boston and Hartford. Early tallies from Connecticut Connecticut and Illinois hint at Harding gains while Cox shows strength in urban precincts. statewide totals trend toward Harding with notable Democratic and Republican race outcomes across multiple states.

New York New Hampshire Moses Connecticut Brandegee Erie County Cox Harding Smith Miller U. S Walker Wadsworth Hardford Massachusetts Boston the Globe Illinois Chicago The Daily Journal Democrat Ohio Rome N. Y Syracuse New York City Longeran Lake Tyler Buffalo Cleveland Debs Bridgeport Brandagee Longergan Michigan South Carolina Iowa Pottawatomie County Webster County South Dakota Queens

Oil Found In Well Near Columbus Junction

Guy Mullin living 2½ miles southeast of Cairo completed a 160 foot well. Water tested in Iowa City contained oil and, when ignited with a match, produced a blaze of about 4g.

Columbus Junction Guy Mullin Cairo Iowa City

Foolish Melancholy and Tow Spirits in Hysterical Passion

A fragment reflecting on melancholy as unbidden tears that disrupt a settled life. The passage likens sorrow to an ink stain on white paper, suggesting it carries no meaningful content yet alters perception.

Lockheart

Stop Up Mouse Holes With Soap Plugs

Advice to seal holes using a plug of common washing soap to prevent further pests. Claims soap also deters rats and ants and offers lasting peace from intruders.

Rural Route News and Local Social Notes

Rural Route reports visits and gatherings, with parties at the Morrow, Carria, and Zeck homes. Doris Zeck underwent tonsil and adenoid surgery, while Riverside hosts a large Halloween event by the Foresters. Mrs. Judd Brown travels from Fort Morgan to visit relatives in Des Moines area.

Riverside Forester Hall Women's Catholic Order of Foresters Forester Lodge Sue Mn Margaret W. D Alma Ott Livermore H. T. Griffin Des Moines Convention of the Eastern Stars Judd Brown Fort Morgan Colo N. Schnoebelen

James Pierce Dies at Des Moines Home

James Pierce publisher of the Iowa Homestead and other farm papers died in Des Moines yesterday of heart failure at age 72 after appearing in usual health. Born in Ohio in 1848, he moved to Iowa with his parents and lived there ever since, publishing the Iowa Homestead for 25 years and regarded as a political power in the state.

Des Moines James Pierce Iowa Homestead Pierce Ohio Iowa

Brainy Lizard Unearthed Shows Giant Length in Colorado

Archaeologists in Colorado have pieced together a 14 feet high creature from a deep pit. The fossil shows a giraffe like neck reaching 20 feet above and a total length over 50 feet. The animal reportedly had a brain finch in diameter.

Colorado

Iowa Farmers Face 200 Million Loss If Corn Stays Low

Des Moines reports warn that if present corn prices persist below the 1 per bushel fair price, Iowa farmers could lose about 200 million dollars on an estimated 415 million bushels. Prices at country elevators run 66 to 60 cents, with regional bids as low as 53 cents in Kossuth county for new corn. The farming bureau links declines to market manipulation, free trade, and reduced exports while noting national farming groups push for coordinated marketing. A. L. Middleton of Eagle Grove serves on the state’s 17 member marketing committee seeking price stability and farm relief.

Des Moines Lowa Farge Bureau Farm Bureau Kossuth County A. L. Middleton Eagle Grove Iown Board of Trade In Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Boards of Trade

Fragmented Prose on Public Cost and Policy Tradeoffs

Readable excerpts discuss the idea that increasing policy costs harms consumers who will pay for it with their birthright and a preference for simple prosperity over complex subsidies. The fragment hints at debate over tradeoffs in public projects and taxation.

Little Everett Lee Givans Obituary

Everett Lee Givans son of Mr and Mrs Edward Everett Givans born September 22 1920 died Sunday morning October 31 1920 at five weeks four days old The brief notice expresses sorrow and faith in eternal rest with lines of verse about angels guarding his dust and the Savior’s resurrection.

Everett Lee Givans Edward Everett Givans

Blythees Marry in St Paul Brides from Yankton

Dr and Mrs BK Blythe arrived in Riverside after their wedding in St Paul on October 27. The bride, former Mrs Hazel Mannion of Yankton, SD, had resided in Riverside years ago. Friends extend congratulations.

Presbyterians Cancel Midweek Meeting in Iowa City

Presbyterians announce no midweek gathering this week due to the Presbyterial conference in Iowa City. The Baptist church will host Sumio Uesugi M A BLD known as The Billy Sunday of Japan speaking Wednesday at 7 30 PM. He is a scholar nearing his doctor of philosophy and an able speaker with notable Christian experience. Everyone is invited.

Presbyterians Iowa City Japan Sumio Uesugi Baptist Church Uesugi

Hall's Catarrhal Deafness Medicine Ad Claims Cure

An ad claims catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local apps and must be treated constitutionally. Hall's Catarrhal Medicine supposedly acts through the blood to restore the Eustachian tube and mucous surfaces, promising $100 for a cure and offering free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledy Ohio

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