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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1919
Page
8
Bethlehem Commandery No 45 asks Sir Knights to attend on Tuesday at 7 30 p m December 2 for a number of candidates. Members are urged to be punctual and present. Signed J Db Glasgow E C.
The Knights of Pythias announce a regular meeting Monday at 7 30 PM at 2462 J H Squires C C. Election of officers to be held. Light refreshments served.
Notice prohibits hunting with dogs or guns on the property at 24612 NY 4 CC. Signed by R. Shaffer and T. T. Himmelreich.
Reverend W. St Stryker of the M E church asks every member of the men's Bible class to attend next Sunday. Special observations on the lesson will be given to benefit the group. Bring another man along. R H Clyde secretary. 24512
A mail box arrives with a single piece of wedding cake for Nellie a four year old girl The child treasures the pretty box with white ribbons and asks to keep it as a souvenir The mother urges patience awaiting a safer moment to carry it somewhere special
Local notices warn readers that Pictorial Review and other New York City magazines will publish late after a month of idleness. Renewals should be submitted early to avoid missing issues, with a saver club offer available through Nita Belle McKoon of Washington Iowa.
Miss Montgomery county superintendent hears the band in Iowa City and plans a second listen tonight. Paul Kurtz returns to Cedar Rapids after Thanksgiving at home. Mr and Mrs John Glenn of Sedalia Missouri visit Mrs A Glenn for her 92nd birthday and depart at midnight. Mr and Mrs L S Patterson travel from Beatrice and Lincoln Nebraska visiting relatives and Everette considers California business. Fred Peterson returns from Eur eka Colorado praising mining prosperity. Harry Thomas thanks the Journal for the union choir’s faithful rehearsals and performance at the recent meeting.
The text argues that joy and cheerfulness boost work, family harmony, and learning. A cheerful worker eases labor and avoids conflict, a cheerful spouse eases a partner's burdens, a cheerful parent aids children, a cheerful teacher fosters order, and a cheerful child is more teachable. Overall cheerfulness powers daily life and the soul.
A Virginia tombstone reads Aliza White weighed 00 pounds open wide the golden gates with a grim humor. The inscription adds a sly smile amid the sad fact of death, reflecting quaint epitaphs found in old churchyards worldwide.
A humorous exchange shows a doctor doubting a patient’s claims of diet and finances. The patient mumbles about a hotel meal while dismissing the doctor’s diagnosis as nonsense, reflecting dietary and economic pressures in a lighthearted moment.
Town items include visits by Mr and Mrs W H Mohr of Fairfield and Mr and Mrs C A Dewey of Shelbina. Dr J A Glendining leaves for St Petersburg Florida for winter. Bittertone tablets advertised with guarantee. Real estate sales and remodeling by J M Warner home in Columbian addition. California trip ends with relocation plans. Million Dollar Band to perform despite snow.
The W. A. Whiting elevator on North Town avenue was sold twice in a week. Jesse Busby acquired the business and Bowen farm nine miles southwest, then sold it to Washington Elevator company members J. M. Godfrey W S Eldridge D H McLaughlin and Dr C W McLaughlin in part exchange for an eighty acre Wells ton farm. The transfers cover the elevator real estate and grain and coal operations. Whiting family plans to remain in the community. The deal was arranged by J F H Taylor and will take effect early February.
Readable items show funeral director taxi service chiropractor stock salt and tires for sale. Listings mention McCall Brothers Atenay Bagenge City Bus and Taxi and Liberty Bands piano house advertising phonographs pianos and player pianos with delivery options.
The London Mail notes there is no consensus on how the phrase sending to Coventry started. One theory claims Coventry barred soldiers, preventing women from speaking to defenders. Another suggests during the civil war rebellious men were sent there for safekeeping, leaving lasting negative memories.
The piece notes how ancient Rival Province methods extract salt from seawater by natural basins and dammed channels. Ocean tide fills a pan then recedes, leaving muddy sediments scooped with coconut shells. Trade routes connect distant tribes seeking the salt.
The Keota football team held a season ending banquet at the Lindle hotel on Thursday. The room featured blue and gold decor and a suspended football centerpiece. Each place included a miniature football with the menu and toast program. Gilbert Adams was elected captain for the coming season.
Munich reports former Empress Augusta Victoria was given ten minutes to collect her possessions before being expelled from Berlin on November 9 1918. A Royalist Whospher said soldiers loyal to the crown shot four guards at the palace and ordered her to Potsdam with only her photographs and limited belongings.
Albert Thomas of France was selected by the governing body of the international labor conference as the first director general of the international labor office under the League of Nations. Arthur Fontaine was named permanent chairman, with Thomas to serve provisionally until full governing body is formed, likely for three years.
Senator King of Utah announces a plan to move enforcement of the deportation law for radical aliens from the labor department to the Department of Justice. He labels the labor department as “honeycombed with bolshevism” and unfit to administer the act.
Tacoma officials refused to intervene with 22 hunger striking T. W. W. detainees after Assistant City Attorney Frank Carnahan said the city cannot be held responsible. The council reported no obligation to feed the protesters.
French occupational groups moved into Marash Aintab and Ourfa, key centers of the Allepo district. A clash with pillagers is reported near Marash as troops advanced in the region.
The excerpt advises keeping the battery fully charged to resist freezing and describes specific specific gravity levels at various temperatures. It recommends storing the battery in a place not dropping below 20 degrees above zero or keeping it fully charged at all times during winter.
Captain Walter Neal sole survivor recounts the disaster off White High Point on Lake Superior. He says the Myron sank after twenty hours at sea and that the nearby McIntosh drew close then refused aid, leaving Neal with frozen legs aboard the pilot horse Ta vero Weather.
Berlin reports Germany will not replace ships saying 400000 tons of docks dredges and tugs offer is refused as an offset to sinks at Scapa Flow. Government insists the case go to the Hague tribunal despite Entente pressure. London dispatches say Britain will push Adriatic settlement with Yugoslavia through the peace conference supreme council.
Calumet Mich Nov 20 the steam er YTioga went aground on Eagle River reef and was abandoned to the marine underwriters. The vessel is full of water and valued at 175000 dollars with cargo worth 250000 dollars.
Governor Saunders in Lincoln recalled a small settlement on a stream called Weeping Water. The joke contrasted Minnehaha meaning laughing water with Weeping Water, noting the playful confusion and local lore in a light political moment.
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