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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1921

Page

8

Local notes with visits, meals and sales reminders

Mr and Mrs A C White return from Clinton NL where son Frank trades in machine and die works. Dean's oyster stew and Chocolate Shop dinners offered. Mrs Ruby Skipton teaches in Cone en route to West Chester. Mrs Martin Swift visits Muscatine for Sunday with son Dick ill. Red River Ohio potatoes $1.50 per bushel at car. orders via J A Cunninghams Sons. Mrs Dudley Crone visits relatives and returns to Keota with niece Marguerite Hicks for Sunday. Dean's hot sandwiches. Extra fancy Red River Early Ohio potatoes on track next week. Mrs 8 Sellers travels to Burlington to join daughter and future home. Special Sunday chicken dinner at Chocolate Shop. M Haupert of Sigourney visits John Goodman and Jacob Sheetz homes. Red River Early Ohio seed potatoes 2 bushel sacks $1.50 at car. Farm ers Exchange phone 181 or 80.

Red River R. L. Lytle U. S

Local notices mix travel, dining, and social updates

Morning passengers to Muscatine leave for Davenport trips while local diners advertise 40c meals at the Chocolate Shop. Announcements note Phillip Randolph born to the Taylor family in Minneapolis. Phi Delta Theta pledges from Iowa State University include Harvey and Droz. Dean’s advertises specials and visiting Tipton relatives stop by.

David W. Harvey Washington Keith Droz Keota Phi Delta Theta Fraternity State University of Iowa Iowa City

Bargain Sale on Powder Puffs and Elena Hair Nets

Our eleven cent powder puffs and Elena Hair Nets are on offer. The powder puff, normally a 25 cent item, is featured as a bargain in this sale.

Elena

Local notices and ads from Washington to Cedar Rapids scroll

Mrs Will Simpkins of Ainsworth spent yesterday in Washington. Miss Mae McNamara travels to Cedar Rapids for Mt St Joseph alumnae meeting and reads on program then visits Fulda Minnesota. Gwendolyn Long arrives Grinnell for week at home. Yale Tire offers mileage value. Ades family to Boone Iowa for new home. Fresh oysters at Deans.

Will Simpkins Ainsworth Washington Mae McNamara Cedar Rapids Mt. St. Joseph's College of Dubuque Fulda Minn

Local Society Notes From Ainsworth and Surroundings

Miss Amy Edworthy and Mrs Yard join Miss Bess Jones Doris Fields and Co W Long and daughter Helen for a Baptist association meeting in Ainsworth. Mrs A J Peterson and Mrs S H Henderson of Ainsworth shop in town. Mrs A B Fullerton visits Columbus Junction to see Mrs James Smith. Mrs John Falstrom of Carbon crf WI changes cars here en route to Olds Iowa. D F Macon auctioneer Washington Iowa advertises Red 74 end of line.

Amy Edworthy Yard Bess Jones Doris Fields and Co W. Long Helen Ainsworth The Baptist Association John Falstrom Carbon Crf Olds Iowa

Wesleyan College Now 79 Years Old

Mt Pleasant Sept 30 Nearly four score years ago a 26 by 54 foot building in Mt Pleasant housed the first college west of the Mississippi. Wesleyan College began in 1842 and now marks its 79th anniversary with a 35 percent enrollment rise and notable graduates including Winfield Scott Mayne.

MT. Pleasant Iowa Des Moines Mississippi Missouri River Burlington College Rank Iowa Wesleyan College Lowa College of the West Winfield Scott Mayne Council Bluffs Al.s. Smith Wesleyan College United States

Lakes Formed by Glaciation

More than 90 percent of the world’s lakes owe their existence to glaciation, reflecting how ice ages shaped aquatic landscapes and landforms across continents.

Hesseltine Family Holds Second Reunion in Sun Set Park

The Hesseltine relatives gathered over one hundred members and friends at Sun set Park on Sunday September 4 for reminiscences a noon dinner and an afternoon of social activities A business session set the date for the third annual reunion to be the third Sunday in August 1922 with William Hesseltine president and Verna Guy secretary.

Hesseltine Sunset Park William Hesseltine Verna Guy Eva Strum Ida Hesseltine Dennis Hesseltine Douglas Hesseltine Susie Hesseltine

Yeats recalls Dublin to Bedford Park move and church sign

In his Dial reminiscence William Butler Yeats recalls moving as a boy from Dublin to Bedford Park. He notes he rarely attended church but vividly remembers a wooden porch sign stating the congregation are requested to kneel and the kneelers are provided with pegs for the purpose.

William Butler Yeats Dublin Bedford Park Dial Yeats

Also Mentioned on This Page

Graham Lemmon’s A. C. White Clinton, NL Frank White Dean's Houe Mr&s Ruby Skipton Cone West Chester Biys Chocolate Shop Martin Swift Muscatine Dick Swift Red River Ohio J. A. Cunningham’s Sons Dudley Crone Marguerite Hicks Sellers R. Wilson Carol Ernest Carlson White Way Garage New Accessory Sales Room Sota William Boyer Edna Tobin Davenport John Willer Tipton Theodore Michels Michels KR. W. Grege Partners & Merchants Bank Ireta Pauls Phillip Randolph H. A. Taylor Minneapolis Minn Taylor W. J. Taylor McRaimara Undertaking Co Illinois Pennsylvania Kentucky Tennessee John Shields & Sons Dailey’s Taxi Local and Country Service Stuart Taxi W. L. Dalton Victor Records Rubie Blake New York Baltimore Buzz Vicnamaras Manmnhardt Teadtor Journal Brunswick October Bennie Krueger Gondolier Sehley Santiago New York City McElhinney Drug Co Hebner’s Stephen Gwendoyin Long Grinnell Yale Mannhardt Bros Clarence Ades Mildred Jack Nora Boone Ades Wife Mre,i Ines W. W. Wilson A. J. Peterson S. H. Henderson A. B. Fullerton Columbus Junction James Smith D. F. Macon Sanders & Skipton Hesseltine Reunion
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