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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1925
Page
4
Local Notes from Riverside and Surroundings
Riverside news covers visits and travels of residents including Rev William Schmidt’s visit to Mrs Elizabeth Keifer and kin, David Wieland’s wintering move to Kalona to stay with daughter, Ray Page’s return to Clinton, Alma G Olds in Iowa City, and the Knight family entertaining Mrs Kudebek of Minnesota. Ivan McCreedy’s marriage to Lela Black in Carlton Illinois and relocation to Burlington is noted. Senior Needlework club gathers at Mrs William Griffin with refreshments. Baby Charles Cloyd Whitlock born November 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Whitlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Wieland
Kalona
Charles Schaffer
Ray Page
Clinton
Ed Page
Alma G. Olds
Iowa City
John Stephens
R. C. Knight
Kudebek
Minnesota
C. V. Dautremont
Cedar Rapids
Norbert
Ivan McCreedy
William McCreedy
Carlton
Illinois
Lela Black
Greenfield
Ill
Burlington
Coe College
State University of Iowa
Hunsinger Construction Co
William Griffin
Joseph Heitzman
Cloyd Whitlock
Charles Cloyd Whitlock
Local notes on shipments visits and society meeting
H A and R Q Woodford shipped a carload of hogs to Keithsburg on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Edgar McClurg visited Fairfield on Thursday. Farmers unloaded a car of lime here last week. The Missionary Society met with Mrs Eva Forbes on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
H. A
R. Q. Woodford
Keithsburg
Edgar McClurg
Fairfield
the Missionary Society
Eva Forbes
Bud’s nephew killed business partner in dispute
Opportune days for lessons emerge as Tipton Bud’s nephew killed his business partner yesterday over winter operations while the other was in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton Bud
Florida
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Substitutes Brand Loyalty
A spoof piece recounts a shopper praising Johnson's mothballs for health, while a druggist touts Kickshaw as a rival. The narrator vows to avoid brick-and-mortar substitutes and insists on Johnson's, lamenting switchable brands and consumer credulity.
Christmas Shopping Early This Year
A playful note suggests starting Christmas shopping early and praises belief in the mind reading idea. The text uses light humor about a Scotch ship and sea gulls to tease detection from afar.
Local church gathering and community notices
A meeting ended with refreshments provided by the hostess Miss Lydia Meacham. Nelson Woodford is recovering from a sciatica bout. Bruce Robinson has returned to school after several days away. A coal car was unloaded this week. Clay church had no services due to weather and Rev. Anderson could not come from Oskaloosa. R S Woodford and A J Morgan traveled to Brighton on Thursday. Mr and Mrs A J Morgan hosted Thursday evening for the sixth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Warren Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Woodford
Bruce Robinson
Anderson
Oskalooss
R. S. Woodford
A. J. Morgan
Brighton
Warren Morgan
Village Socials and Visits Highlight Weekend
Mr and Mrs Tom Nicholson hosted a Friday evening gathering with family musicians. Wayne Norman and Ray Redlinger visited friends near Ainsworth and Earl Redlinger filled in on route one for several days. Clayton Nicholson husked corn for Murray Smylie. Mrs Al Crone is ill in Washington hospital. Mrs Thomas Gerdes visited the John Gerdes home. Agnes Anderson installed a new radio. Clark Hopping visited Riverside on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Tom Nicholson
Nicholson
Wayne Norman
Sherd Wilson
Ainsworth
Ray Redlinger
Earl Redlinger
Clayton Nicholson
Murray Smylie
al Crone
Washington
Mr Jones
Thomas Gerdes
John Gerdes
Agnes Anderson
Clark Hopping
Riverside
Washington visitors expected at Baxter Ing ham home
Sweet of Washington are expected today for a visit at the Baxter Ingham home. Mr. Voorhees is a nephew of two ladies and he and his wife are en route to St. Louis. John Lamansky is in Ottumwa hospital. The Methodist Sunday School enjoyed a party in the church basement Thursday evening. The weather was threatening and attendance was light, but attendees report a very enjoyable time. Postmaster W. W. Jamison and family are due home Sunday from a visit with relatives in Kentucky and Indiana. Oscar Johnson left Thursday for Ipsie Montana after visiting here. Brighton Rebekah lodge held a covered dish after their meeting Tuesday. Mrs. Lucy Morgan planned to attend but roads were impassable. she plans to be present at the next meeting. Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Taylor plan a winter in Florida with his relatives. About thirty five attended Armistice Day party at the Boys club rooms for Legionnaires and their wives. Ira Saunders has a large cut on his left jaw from a car cranking accident. Mrs. Will Statler, who has heart trouble, is somewhat improved and sitting up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Indiana
Oscar Johnson
Ipsie
Mont
Brighton Rebekah Lodge
Lucy Morgan
Clay
State Assembly
Ottumwa
G. W. Taylor
Florida
Boys’ Club
Legionnaires
Ira Saunders
Will Statler
Day Passes Quietly Amid Odd Local Notes
Harry Ward draws a heated letter from Leigh Hunt Wallace accusing him of theft. Jesse Miller recalls delivering popcorn to Welt Phral Company with thirteen pounds short. The American Legion quartet sang recently, and Jesse jokes about the group, yet others disagree with his remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ward
Leight Hunt Wallace
Leigh
Harry
Jesse Miller
Welt Phral
Well Qualified Man Hires Out To Farmer
A city man out of work is hired by a farmer but leaves at 4 AM saying he will find a place to stay all night. The startled farmer calls him back to breakfast, but the man declines to work and walks off down the road.
Cartoonist’s joke about a plumber who turned burglar
In a chatty exchange at a gathering, readers debate a cartoon about a plumber who becomes a burglar. The group questions why a plumber would commit burglary, prompting a defensive reaction from the burglar in the crowd, M. T. Dome.
Double funerals and illness sweep Brighton community
Mrs. Sarah Herrman and relatives attend the double funeral of her sisters Mrs. Pfeiffer and Mrs. Fichtner in Brighton. Other items note Mrs. FE Smiley of Morning Sun visiting for millinery work, a grandson funeral in Fairfield for George Alton Williams age 18 from typhoid fever, several family children ill with the same disease, and attendance at church events in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Sarah Herrman
Andrew Herrman
Otto Montagne
E. L. Pike
Ottumwa
Beedle Announces Marriage of May McGuire to Harvey Wooley
Relatives report May Finley McGuire wed Harvey James Wooley on November 10 in Chicago. The couple will reside in Gary Indiana with Wooley a longtime local. Also noted is Mrs T E Young visiting Washington with her sister Mrs A T Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Oscar Milton Beedle
Nice
Finley McGuire
Harvey James Wooley
Chicago
Ill
Gary
Indiana
Wooley
T. E. Young
Washington
A. T. Brown
Hudson Essex Cars Boost Sales with New Payment Plans
Hudson-Essex Motor Car Company reports rising sales and production. New pricing features include modest down payments and 12 monthly terms. The Hudson Brougham and Sedan models are highlighted with low down payments and monthly payments as part of a novel sales approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson-Essex Motor Car Company
Secret Ambitions and Rodeo Tales From a Morning Walk
A glimpse of secret ambitions surfaces as Frank Macon points out three boys claiming movie star names Tom Mix Hoot Gibson and Frank Hoxey. In Mexico City a rodeo scene unfolds with boys mimicking toreros while a grocer jokes with a child and Fritz Minick notes a Des Moines screening of The Woman Pays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Macon
Frank
Tom Mix
Hoot Gibson
Frank Hoxey
Mexico City
Steen
Humorous Side to Grim Tragedy Emerges From Corpus Christi Storm
Mrs. Sandy Hook notes there is no humor in the hail storm report while Mr. W. P. Helscher of Corpus Christi recounts a eight year old disaster. He and his family survived a tidal wave and long darkness, later returning home to find graves refused. A safety pin in ashes and odd jokes close the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Helscher
Corpus Christi
Flea Prank Ends With Clothes In Kitchen Range
A Missouri family awoke to fleas on them during an evening gathering. The man removed his clothing and placed it in the kitchen range suspecting the pests hid in his underwear, prompting a comic moment captured in the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Daily English Lessons Word of the Day FALSITY
W L Gordon presents daily vocabulary notes including misused forms mispronunciations and spelling tips. Today's focus is FALSITY the quality of being false with an example asserting the falsity of a statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Scots Ship Mystery at New York Harbor
A humorous street corner exchange recalls a man claiming the greatest battle, then a joke about two Jews and a Scotchman over a quarter. The tale continues with a second anecdote of two men watching a strange ship approach New York harbor and labeling it a Scotch ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kern
Waterloo
Gettysburg
Maine
New York Harbor
Red Cross Message From White House President Coolidge Interview
President Coolidge in a Washington interview on November 7 urges public support for the Red Cross. He says the organization needs strength in numbers and will be stronger for the nation’s standing as a legion of mercy applying the golden rule of peace on earth. Treasury grants permit Red Cross chapter erecting at post offices and government buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Washington
American Red Cross
Legion of Mercy
Treasury Department
Disabled Veteran Joins Red Cross To Support War Effort
A patient at Edward Hines Jr hospital Maywood Illinois joined the Red Cross with a five dollar membership, saying he wished to beat President Coolidge to it. He noted extended hospital care since the war and that Red Cross has always been his friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hines, Jr
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Evening Journal
Iowa
East Main Street
THE
Associated Press
William Schmidt
Kinross
Elizabeth Keifer
Abe Martin
BY Walt Mason
Johnson
Johson
Lydia Meacham
Lesson Teadher
American Legion
Jesse
Mrs. F
M.T. Dome
FE. W. Smiley
Morning Sun
Jno. Morgan
George Alton Williams
Ira Schafer
Hudson-Essex
Fritz Minick
Des Moines
W. P. Helscher
Texas
Mr. Helscher
Taft
Corpus Chrteti
Howe
Boy Scout
Boy Front
Toledo
Tudor Sedan
Fordor
Or. Dei
Detroit
Tudor
Ford
Ford Motors Company
Detroit, Mich
Red Cross
Lyon
Chrysler
Hugh A. Piper
BK. Srd St
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