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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1920
Page
4
A reader describes Venus appearing bright in the western sky during evenings, its changing height, and its half illuminated crescent phase. The article notes Venus size similar to Earth, thick atmosphere, and uncertainty about life while suggesting Mars as a more promising site for exploration.
An opinion brief notes a Swell auto duster case near resolution. It mentions ABE MARTIN and a referenced couple, Joe Lark and his wife, who are described as nearly destitute. The fragment hints at remaining buttons or controls on TM in the context of the dispute.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason celebrates the farmer as the true producer who quietly drives the world’s wheels. Poem contrasts vocal celebrities in arts, politics, and combat with the farmer toiling from dawn to night, saving families and the nation through hard work.
Advises making reservations promptly due to crowded trains and scarce sleeping accommodations. Notes a shift in planetary location affecting travel patterns and increasing demand for transit and lodging.
Mrs. Doty awarded 8500 after jury verdict in Eldora suit against Vigars for injuries when the defendant's automobile struck the vehicle she rode in. Trial noted as July 1916 incident near Whitten with other district court cases and local indictments discussed.
Miss Bernice Hunting of Batram station Tripoli Syria died when an automobile carrying several passengers on a cliff road in Indialoa was struck by another car and plunged over a precipice. Three others were killed and one infant unharmed. Soldiers guarded the scene as friends from Tripoli and Beirut took the body to its final resting place after rites in Tripoli Girls' School.
The Yonkers Statesman cites the Observer of Events and Things praising a society girl who outshines others yet may neglect her own home in a pointed societal remark.
Swiss water works rely on turbines aided by electric motors to pump water to a town situated 1500 feet higher, illustrating an early integration of hydraulic and electrical systems for elevated supply.
October production fell sharply across Detroit area plants with Ford leading at 99 967 cars and trucks. Buick Oldsmobile Packard Studebaker and others pared back output while several lines prepared inventories and planned later reopenings. Executives reported a slow but rising trend and expect improvements by early spring.
Reports from over two hundred Y W C A cafeterias across the country indicate that more than twelve million meals were served to hungry people last year. The cafeteria program has grown so large that Y W C A is offering a special training course for cafeteria directors in New York City and in western extension schools.
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications need a constitutional remedy. LUS Catarrh Medicine works through the bloodstream to mucous surfaces. It explains the role of the Fustachian tube in hearing and warns that permanent deafness can result if inflammation persists. One hundred dollars offered for any cure not achieved by Catarrh Medicine.
A memo outlines that cafeteria directors should combine practical cooking skill with marketing and management, and to maintain 200 centers to meet standards of convenience and appearance. It notes specialists from headquarters will visit centers to enforce these standards and ends with guidance to tell merchants you saw the ad.
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