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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1919

Page

8

Public Auction At Private Residence On East Jefferson

At 401 East Jefferson opposite the new high school building a public sale starts Saturday Oct 4 at 2 30 PM. Items include bedroom suite couch Morris chair kitchen cabinet commodes carpets chairs tables Edison phonograph records chickens apples garden hose tools and other articles. Also offered is the five passenger auto brand Sensible Sis in first class condition. Auctioneer: J Martin White Has Brown.

East Jefferson J. Martin White Brown

Royal Arch Masons Meet October 2 at 7:30 PM

Cyrue Chapter No 1% invites companions to a called meeting on Thursday October 2 to work on the Royal Arch degree. Members should be prompt at 7:30 PM to begin on time. Signed L Langworth H P prospects for a productive session.

Cyrue Royal Arch Masons Royal Arch L. D. Langworth H. P

Local residents share visits and travels across towns

Mist Caroline Hayes returns home from Delta. J F Smith of New York visits with Supt Cr J Smith en route to Minneapolis. Jas Conger arrives from Long Beach to visit brothers in town. Mary Bennett returns from Brighton visiting niece. Frank Gobble travels to Fairfield for Old Settlers celebration. Mrs Chas Lutz and children return from visit to Mrs Arthur Gordon. Verna Warwick of Montezuma visits Mack and Everett Peenblessong. Roy Randle and Glenn Pratt plan trips to Oskaloosa and Grinnell. Mrs Charles Bennett of Los Angeles visits Brighton before heading on.

J. F. Smith New York Supt Cr. J. Smith Minneapolis, Minn Verna Warwick Montezuma Mack and Everett Peen Blessong Roy Randle Glenn Pratt Oskaloosa Grinnell Charles Bennett Los Angeles Calif M. H. Sweet Brighton George Savage Sweet

Local notices and ads mix passengs and sales in Iowa town

East Iowa items list morning passengers to Davenport and Burlington, taxi and bus services, a potato car at City Feed Yard priced per bushel, local visits to Wellman Eldon and Ainsworth, an Early Ohio seed potato shipment, kitchen cabinet for sale, and notices of an evangelistic campaign postponed.

Red River Ohio

Regular Meeting of Washington Lodge No 26

Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds a regular meeting Friday Oct 3 at 8 pm. A large number of petitions to receive and ballots on constitutional amendments will occur. Be there promptly. LL H Langworthily W M.

Washington Lodge No LL. H. Langworthily W. M. Sata

Notion Sale At Feed Yard Saturday Afternoon

A combination sale is listed at the Feed Yard Saturday afternoon under Whittaker and Brown with cataloged items all being offered. The listing notes the sale details and timing as read.

Whittaker & Brown

Notlok closes out debts as Brumback and Dayton seek settlement

Brumback and Dayton announce closure of their implement business and urge all indebted parties to call and settle to close their books.

Heving Brumback & Dayton

Torch of One's Own Brander Matthews on lighting a personal flame

Brander Matthews writes that a torch of one's own light is worth having whether grand or modest. He notes the value lies in tending the flame carefully and keeping it steady rather than relying on another's fire.

Plutarch Brander Matthews

Livingstone Name Tree at Victoria Falls

The Name Tree near Victoria Falls bears Livingstone’s initials and the year 1855 marked on the trunk from his first visit. In a book recounting this, Livingstone notes it was his only instance of indulging in such a mark and only reflects on that moment.

Livingstone Victoria Falls Zambesi Falls

Shift the Strike Probe Inquiries Foster to Washington

Pittsburgh Oct 1 Senator Kenyon chairs the senate labor committee probe into the steel strike. He wired union headquarters that the committee hopes to visit the Pittsburgh district later this week or early next week depending on peace treaty voting. The committee asked William Z Foster secretary of the steel workers national committee to appear before the committee in Washington.

Pittsburgh Kenyon Taconate Labor Committee Investiparne Pitsburgh William Z. Foster Steel Workers’ National Committee Washington

New German Eagle Appears in Berlin

Berlin reports a redesigned national emblem in a black single headed eagle on a gold field. The new escutcheon eliminates the Hohenzollern arms, drops the imperial crown and collar, and shows a sedate eagle with red beak tongue and talons.

Republic Berlin Germany Hohenzollern

Prisoner Survives Mont Pelee Disaster in Dungeon

In St Pierre during the Mont Pelee eruption the city was destroyed and all but one perished. The sole survivor was a prisoner kept in an underground dungeon, whose safety became a notable tale amid the disaster.

St. Pierre Mont Pelee

Dawn Over Hilltop Vision in Stevenson Prose

The passage describes a female figure reaching a hilltop and witnessing a dramatic sky transformation. Eastward light floods the scene as darkness yields to dawn, stars fade like city lamps, and shifting colors from white to silver to gold illuminate an elemental, scarlet horizon.

R. L. Stevenson

Jolly Little Chipmunk in a Sylvan Melody

A brief, lyrical notice paints a small chipmunk scene as part of a larger forest mood. It describes a chipmunk’s chirrup within a vast, comforting sound of nature and a mature blue soul singing to heal earth’s scars with mystic melody.

Waiting Till After the Show Bridegroom’s Hay Loft Retreat

A bashful country groom vanished after the ceremony and was found in the barn hay loft smoking his pipe with his collar off. He explained the collar was too high to wear and promised to wait out the show and take his bride home afterward.

Where the Grocer Was

A family anecdote recounts Doris asking for Smith's grocery through a toy telephone. Her mother notes Doris says Mr. Smith is "up in heaven getting our daily bread" when asked where he is. The tale highlights childlike innocence in a domestic setting.

Doris Smith's Grocery Smith

Diamond's Hardness Described as Adamantine Stone

The diamond is cited as the hardest stone with an adamantine face and unscathed luster. Its name derives from the French diamant and Greek adamao, linking to invincible hardness and unscarred durability through ages.

Farmers seek ten hour day to equalize labor parity

Representatives from Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Indiana urged a ten hour workday for all productive industries at a farm bureau conference in Indianapolis. They argued longer hours reduce production and raise swing costs.

H.C. L Indianapolis Ind State Farm Bureau Federations Michigan Ohio Missouri Iowa Nebraska Indiana

Belgian Royal Visit Planned with Chicago Omitted

King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will visit Chicago during their U S tour, a State Department official announced in Washington. The list of American stops includes nearly every major city, but Chicago is conspicuously absent and officials offered no reason for the omission.

New York Albert Elizabeth Belgium Chicago State Department Washington

Optimistic Thought Amid Fearful Cone Quake

A short, evocative line contrasts brave optimism with sudden tremors as a cone shudders and the speaker quakes in fear. The fragment hints at tension and resilience in a moment of danger.

Never the Same Friendship Poem Fragment

Fragmentary reflection on trust and resilience noting that delicate bonds once broken by heat or violence cannot be fully restored while sturdy stones can be repaired. The piece contrasts fragile ornamental ties with durable yet reparable material.

Walter Lowdon

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