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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1921
Page
8
Community groups from Fortnightly clubs and affiliated societies schedule meetings and events in early October. Dates include October 4 6 8 12 with venues in church halls homes and Woodman hall. Members urged to attend pay dues and assist with charity activities.
Editorial style ad notes career risk for merchants and promises long wear. Meyers promotes Kid Gloves at 3.89 pounds, 2-bitton items at 2.50, wool slipover sweaters at 23.89, school girl tams at 2 to 2.50, merchandise like hosiery and gloves, plush coats from Winfield and Pleasant Plain shoppers, and georgette blouses at 6.89.
Local news item updates include Mr and Mrs M Hoppert returning to Sigourney after a visit, Miss Nellie Hall of Sedalia visiting Wellman relatives, and various ads from Dempsey Land Company, Geo W Stewart, Karl F Libe, and other local businesses. Also mentions births, auctions, rummage sale notices, and residents traveling to Davenport and Chicago.
Mrs Jay McNamara and three Phe and Miss Lucy Dempsey visit Omaha for two weeks. Dinner at the Chocolate Shop 40c. New heating stoves and ranges priced. Miss Mabel Anderson visits grandmother Mrs Dan Anderson. Dr KR W Gregz dentist. Mrs Karl Gesting visits from Ainsworth. Miss Edna Goodwin to Denver for missionary work. Presbyterian rummage sale planned. Mrs A A Clendenning and Margaret return from Washington. Potatoes in car sale at $1.50 per bushel. Yale tire promo. Miss Augusta Altenhofen to Harper. Wagons and wagons boxes price drop. Dr J W Frey visits. Best burial vaults at Hebner's. Mr and Mrs Marvin Williamson welcome their ten pound boy.
Fragmented OCR shows a social notice listing items like cup and sauce dish plus a meal invite. It mentions rain plan at Mrs Cunningham and attendance at homes of Mrs Bennett and Mrs Kulm. The text is incomplete and sketches a small town social fragment.
The store's top three items were Jie powder puffs, Olive hardwater soap at 3 cakes for 25 cents, and hair nets at 8 cents each or 2 for 15 cents.
Mrs A Bennett of Keota visited Washington with relatives. Mrs J G Ranous of Keota shopped in Washington. Miss Nell Engle of Brighton was in town for shopping. Peonies for sale nine varieties advertised. For red taxi call H Worley 5006 Blue cor and pump repairing by E P Foss 605 Red.
Miss Martha Godfrey daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Godfrey attends Knox College at Galesburg Ill has been elected to the student council She is one of fifteen members chosen from a nearly 1000 student enrollment and one of two juniors to win the honor The position is regarded as a fine distinction and her hometown friends celebrate her achievement.
The Rotary club held a noon lunch program featuring a picture of about forty members. Graves the photographer arranged the pose as members draped themselves gracefully before the Commercial Club. A request from Des Moines for the image was noted as the local club shows growing interest and enthusiastic membership.
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