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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1921
Page
8
Mrs Elmer Grecian and her son Beryl return from Des Moines after a State Fair visit. The baby placed third in the 10 000 and under city population class with a score of 95 after a strict exam. Also notes praise for Parisian Sage hair product from local advertisers.
Mrs Emma Morrison visited Fairfield this morning to see her daughter Mrs Goeke. Presbyterian ladies will hold a rummage sale in the former Orr grocery building on Saturday Oct 8 on the south side square. Mrs Elizabeth Messersmith returned home to Davenport after visits to A J Wald Schmidt and Albert Franzen homes. Mrs Sym Schuity of Lexington is in Washington shopping today. Ads note knives and forks in latest patterns with price claims. Martin Houk of Omaha visits Sherm Welch and John Miller in Knoxville.
Ten years ago today Agent Russell of Rock Island sold a woman a ticket to Keota and she returned part of the change saying he had given her too much. Russell suffered several days from shock.
An advertisement asks for 25 men to try a Valet AutoStrop Razor for 30 days on the square, shoulder to shoulder. The pitch claims no sale, no new razor, only a lending offer and opportunity to sell oneself on the experience.
The Des Moines Branch missionary convention opens with arrival of officers and literature agent Miss Nianette Henkle. Future sessions will include finance committee meetings and candidate reviews as delegates and visitors descend on Washington homes for hospitality coordination.
In the event that you do not find me in the other fellows can give you the same dope.
Mrs. Fred Neiswanger and Mr H F Case left for Des Moines as delegates from the Presbyterian church to attend the Missionary convention. Mrs. Morris Crayne of West Chester visited for the day. Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Durst and Mrs. Ray Bickford of Wellman Keota area were in Washington on business. A. J. Waldschmidt advertises peonies and plant sales. Other items note local visits, potatos for sale, and revival travels by Rev. Caldwell and Mr. Thompson in Buchanan Iowa.
A young savers record notes a girl with a savings account balance of 37 dollars and 44 cents. Her Liberty Bell Bank passbook was kept close, underscoring the strong deposit habit shaping her early financial discipline.
Sherman Welch and John Welch were seen in Columbus City with the elder ill. Clara Wallace visits Cedar Falls on county school business. Dr Jack Marshall travels to St Louis for short business. Mrs Alice Steever returns from R L MacGugin home. Dempsey Land listing offers 130 acre farm near Washington and nearby residences at low figures. Sheriff Denison to Ottumwa for a brief business trip.
Sidney Couch of Adel begins as assistant teacher in the commercial department at the local high school after graduating from the state university and completing one year of graduate work. Washington schools close Thursday and Friday for a teachers institute at the high school under Miss Clara Wallace. The Centennial school is closed for the entire week.
A man escorting two friends noticed a wide-open house window and shouted in, provoking a bucket of water from a furious resident who warned him to be home before ten. Local humor follows the odd confrontation near a late evening home.
Frnest fell ill and missed a day at school. His mother fed him kindly and cared for him. The next morning he headed to class and grumbled that he should have stayed sick, admitting he did not appreciate the relief while it lasted.
The passage describes a papermaker spider in Africa's interior spinning a two inch square surface from fine papery threads. It places eggs beneath the surface and seals it with a delicate border, creating a papery nest in about three weeks.
A Neolithic era engraving about six millennia old was discovered in Wales. The plaque bears triangular symbols likely carved by Iberian workmen, with substantial remnants suggesting early cross cultural contact.
The source notes that the Bible's middle verse is the fifth Psalm verse 3 and offers a fragmentary reading “It is better to take refuge in Jehovah … to put confidence in …” with incomplete wording and unclear attribution.
A lighthearted note on how a wife phrases a husband with a coy request for money. The piece plays with words around “little” in a domestic joke style, reflecting social humor of everyday exchanges.
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